Hitchhikers On Lr

[fiskkeeperpro]

As i dont hav any is this bad? because everyone seems 2 have them in their journals.

my stats are:
PH- 8.2
Hardness- 16
Ammonia- 0.2
Nitrite-0.2

I havent measured nitrate atm, should i do this everyday during the cycle like the other stats above?

 

[Mr.September15]

No, hitchhikers are considered as a "bonus" that comes with live rock. When you buy live rock you get the live rock but sometimes theres other things that come on the rock which are the hitchhikers. But it's totally normal not to have hitchhikers.

 

[fiskkeeperpro]

oh ok, thx

 

[Musho3210]

lets get a picture of the live rock, sometimes live rock without any hitchhikers could be an indication of base rock (dead rock)

Be sure to check at night, most "hitchhikers" are nocturnal.

 

[fiskkeeperpro]

I dnt think it is base rock, because some bits have and are covered in purple and one has a green sponge type thing.

Ill try and get some pics tho.

 

[fiskkeeperpro]

When taking the pics i saw a watery bubble in one of the holes, could this be a creature? i also saw the same type of bubble on the centre of a piece of rock last night, it could be air tho?

http/i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc262/f...ro/P1010189.jpg

http/i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc262/f...ro/P1010188.jpg

http/i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc262/f...ro/P1010187.jpg

http/i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc262/f.../P1010187-1.jpg

sorry about the quality on some of them

 

[Musho3210]

seems pretty live, whats the salinity and what are you using to test it?

 

[fiskkeeperpro]

my salinity is 1.026 and im using a refractometer made by aqua medic

 

[fiskkeeperpro]

my salinity is 1.026 and im using a refractometer made by aqua medic

 

[Musho3210]

hmm, i guess just check on it at night time, moonlights, flashlight, either way works.

 

[fiskkeeperpro]

ok, thx 4 ur help musho, i guess if i dnt have any its not the end of the world lol