Ahoy's 18g Nano Adventure!
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ben1987
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Last pic looks like an LPS coral skeleton to me
seffieuk
I used to be indecisive but now I'm not so sure!
Nice start to your journel = well done 
Aquascape also looks nice, except for what looks like a large shell on the bottom - i haven't got my glasses on so may be mistaken
and a plasitc plant if I am not seeing things!
You are right, you will need RO water to keep corals and to be honest the sooner the better really as you do not want to add any extra phosphates etc which might be in your tap water and as you say you already have a coral in there, what is the coral?
When your tank has cycled you will do a 50% water change
As Ben says the last picture looks like a lps skeleton
Seffie x
:fish;
Aquascape also looks nice, except for what looks like a large shell on the bottom - i haven't got my glasses on so may be mistaken
and a plasitc plant if I am not seeing things!You are right, you will need RO water to keep corals and to be honest the sooner the better really as you do not want to add any extra phosphates etc which might be in your tap water
and as you say you already have a coral in there, what is the coral?When your tank has cycled you will do a 50% water change
As Ben says the last picture looks like a lps skeleton
Seffie x
:fish;
xxBarneyxx
Fish Aficionado
I've never been overly fond of Hex tanks but this one looks really nice.
With the RO water if you are planning on getting corals you it is best to use it in your salt mix from the start. I would say after you have finished the cycle do a large 50-60% water change using RO saltmix.
I doubt you will be able to keep any corals under them LED's I'm afraid. You can use LED's for a reef tank but they are specilist high power ones. As they cost about £5 per LED its likely that the LED light you have is just using standard white LED's which wont provide enough (or the right kind) of light for coral growth. For a cheap option I would look at Power Compacts (might be the only option given the tank shape other than a MH which is expensive).
Looking forward to watching this progress
With the RO water if you are planning on getting corals you it is best to use it in your salt mix from the start. I would say after you have finished the cycle do a large 50-60% water change using RO saltmix.
I doubt you will be able to keep any corals under them LED's I'm afraid. You can use LED's for a reef tank but they are specilist high power ones. As they cost about £5 per LED its likely that the LED light you have is just using standard white LED's which wont provide enough (or the right kind) of light for coral growth. For a cheap option I would look at Power Compacts (might be the only option given the tank shape other than a MH which is expensive).
Looking forward to watching this progress
seffieuk
I used to be indecisive but now I'm not so sure!
Lol, can you imagine a hermit that big - think i might have nightmeres about that one tonight
No, there is no reason why you shouldn't keep the shell - as you say, it is just not to my taste
Your readings are fine, I would have expected to see an ammonia reading, but looks like your tank is cycling
Your nitrites will decrease and the nitrates increase - when this happens do a 50% water change and then test again in a couple of days
Looking good
Seffie x
No, there is no reason why you shouldn't keep the shell - as you say, it is just not to my taste
Your readings are fine, I would have expected to see an ammonia reading, but looks like your tank is cycling
Your nitrites will decrease and the nitrates increase - when this happens do a 50% water change and then test again in a couple of days
Looking good
Seffie x
seffieuk
I used to be indecisive but now I'm not so sure!
You do mean that you added tank water to the bag don't you, just it reads like you added a slit to the bag so the bag water and tank water mixed
I'm sure (i hope) you didn't add the bag water to the tank, did you?Seffie x
ps it's exciting isn't it
-Nemo-
Build-A-Reef
Its amazing how interesting hermit crabs can be when there's nothing else in the tank
Looking good so far.
I've always been a fan of hex tanks, hoping to get one with some seahorses in the near future
Looking good so far.
I've always been a fan of hex tanks, hoping to get one with some seahorses in the near future
xxBarneyxx
Fish Aficionado
The damsel will probably be an issue later on once its bigger to be honest. However I would agree that added them both at the same time while young may help with this.
Yes that is a shrimp molt, you can leave it in there, something will end up eating it and it wont do any harm
When adding new livestock it is always a good idea to turn the lights off on the tank and leave them off for at least a couple of hours. The reason for this is that it is less stressful for the fish which will already be stressed from the moving.
Watchman gobies are cool
Yes that is a shrimp molt, you can leave it in there, something will end up eating it and it wont do any harm
When adding new livestock it is always a good idea to turn the lights off on the tank and leave them off for at least a couple of hours. The reason for this is that it is less stressful for the fish which will already be stressed from the moving.
Watchman gobies are cool
-Nemo-
Build-A-Reef
Invertebrates molt their entire body. Sometimes its hard to tell them from the actual thing! Hermit crabs in particular are tough to distinguish between dead hermit and molt. Don't worry about the molts, just leave them in the tank.
Can't wait for some pictures!
Can't wait for some pictures!
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