Converting Tropical To Fish Only (Fowlr)

[rcracer20071]

My plan is to have much more soon, I plan to get about another 3-4 kg thursday next week (again cured stuff). Heres my results today, however my tank is turning cloudy, this is good right? it means a bacteria boom and that means my biological filter is getting going right?

24/09/2010 (Day 6) - Salt - 1.024, PH - 8.0, Ammonia - 0.25, Nitrite - 0.00, Nitrate - 0.00
25/09/2010 (Day 7) - Salt - 1.024, PH - 8.0, Ammonia - 0.25, Nitrite - 0.00, Nitrate - 0.00
26/09/2010 (Day 8) - Salt - 1.024, PH - 8.0, Ammonia - 0.50, Nitrite - 0.00, Nitrate - 0.00
27/09/2010 (Day 9) - Salt - 1.024, PH - 8.0, Ammonia - 2.00, Nitrite - 0.10, Nitrate - 0.00
28/09/2010 (Day 10) - Salt - 1.024, PH - 8.0, Ammonia - 4.00, Nitrite - 0.25, Nitrate - 0.00

 

[rcracer20071]

29/09/2010 (Day 11) - Salt - 1.024, PH - 8.0, Ammonia - 4.00, Nitrite - 0.50, Nitrate - 0.00 - I also got another 4kg of live rock today bringing my total amount to 8kg.
30/09/2010 (Day 12) - Salt - 1.024, PH - 8.0, Ammonia - 3.00, Nitrite - 1.00, Nitrate - 0.50

I have ordered some copepods today, also realised that I have the below which hitch hiked on the live rock

1 x small starfish
2 x crabs
1 x small mussel

01/10/2010 (Day 13) - Salt - 1.025, PH - 8.0, Ammonia - 2.00, Nitrite - 2.00, Nitrate - 1.00
02/10/2010 (Day 14) - Salt - 1.025, PH - 8.0, Ammonia - 1.00, Nitrite - 3.00, Nitrate - 3.00 (After this test i did a 1/4 water change)

03/10/2010 (Day 15) - Salt - 1.025, PH - 8.0, Ammonia - 0.25, Nitrite - 0.50, Nitrate - 1.00

 

[seffieuk]

Dont do anymore water changes until your tank has cycled

Seffie x

 

[rcracer20071]

04/10/2010 (Day 16) - Salt - 1.025, PH - 8.0, Ammonia - 0.00, Nitrite - 0.00, Nitrate - 2.00

Does this mean its cycled?

05/10/2010 (Day 17) - Salt - 1.025, PH - 8.0, Ammonia - 0.00, Nitrite - 0.00, Nitrate - 0.00
07/10/2010 (Day 19) - Salt - 1.025, PH - 8.0, Ammonia - 0.00, Nitrite - 0.00, Nitrate - 0.00

 

[Harry1996]

is that nitrate 2 or 20? are you adding any more rock because if you do then it will cause a small cycle again.

 

[rcracer20071]

it is 2 not 20, i have no plans to add any more live rock, if was to add anymore, it would be in very small quantities at a time to minimise any cycling issues.

 

[Harry1996]

looks like you have finished cycling time for cuc
e.g
snails
hermit crabs

 

[FREDD!E]

lmao for a minute I actually thought they were real corals then realised no corals have such bright neon colours . TBH I dont think that suits a FOWLR tank if I were you I would have a fowlr with rock or slate scape looks much better with lots of caves than plastic corals.

 

[rcracer20071]

Hi,
I did go out and get some cuc, so this is what i have now:

6 blue hermit crabs
4 cerith snails
2 unknown crabs as they had hitch hiked with the live rock.

Pics to follow, just giving them some time to get used to the tank

 

[-Nemo-]

Be careful... Hitch hiker crabs are almost always bad crabs...

 

[rcracer20071]

Previously I had ordered some close up lenses (1x, 2x, 4x, 10x) for my Nikon D60 SLR camera, they arrived today, heres my test pics, I cant wait to try it out in daylight. I found that they work better on the 18-55mm nikon VR lens than the Nikon 55mm to 200mm VR lens where I found it impossible to focus with a decent amount of sharpness in the picture.

Saw this on the rock, what is it?

Cerith Snail

Cerith Snail

Blue Hermit Crab

Saw this coming out of a spare crab shell - is it a worm?

I also added copepods etc (250ml) on the 07/10/2010

 

[seffieuk]

Interesting photos - I will try and find the thread for macro etc shots for you to add too, that would be cool

Looks like you have a filter feeder of some sort there and a bristle worm coming out of the shell

Seffie x

 

[rcracer20071]

I have now purchased:
1 x fire shrimp
1 x skunk cleaner shrimp
2 x red hermit crabs
2 x turbo snails
And lots of spare shells for hermits to reduce possible aggression.

Red Hermit Crab

Skunk Cleaner shrimp

Red Hermit Crab

What type of crab is this - this is the one that hitch hiked on my live rock?

 

[rcracer20071]

I got 2 x nemos and 1 x purple fire fish yesterday - pics to follow once they are properly settled in. My tank is finally becomming completly clear, the last two weeks the tank has been getting a bit foggy.

 

[the biffster]

I have now purchased:
1 x fire shrimp
1 x skunk cleaner shrimp
2 x red hermit crabs
2 x turbo snails
And lots of spare shells for hermits to reduce possible aggression.

Red Hermit Crab

Skunk Cleaner shrimp

Red Hermit Crab

What type of crab is this - this is the one that hitch hiked on my live rock?

we have got a crab the
same as the last photo