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people say mature tank but what do they mean. how long does it take to have a "mature" tank. what are specifications of a mature tank? o and give me input on my tank its under "its alive"!!!
 
6-8 months with stable parameters is what i would say mature, only 6-8 months of a good tank, if there is a crash dont count the time that the crash happened.
 
I don't think tank maturity is based on a set time. I look at it as the time it takes for the live rock/sand to enter a state of equilibrium, when die-off slows and is eventually matched, and exceeded for a time, by the formation of new life; and when the diversity of organisms in the sand bed and rock becomes very high.

Therefore, if a tank is set up with live rock and sand from a mature tank, it can become "mature" in as short as a few weeks. However, if a tank is set up using sterile materials (such as tufa or lava rock) and the only microfauna introduced is from the fish/corals, then maturation may take years, or may never happen at all (especially if there are many microfauna eaters such as six-lined wrasses or dwarf angels). So, the time it takes is highly variable.
 
well, whats the rush, not saying there is anything wrong but whats the rush?

It is a debateable thing, some people judge maturity by micro and macro fauna like lynden, others by age, and others by stability.
 
well lately ive been wanting to get a pistol shrimp for my goby. but i dont think ive got enough sand. and i have limited space for corals with 17-18 lbs of lr so if i added some i wanted to know if it would be benificial.

heres my video of my tank i think you can tell i dont have enough rock.

http://s191.photobucket.com/albums/z69/mil...aquarium030.flv

along with a pic

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z69/mil...aquarium022.jpg

but then again its not even about making my tank mature faster i was just curious.
 
It's up to you if you want to add more live rock. You could fit plenty of corals in your tank as it is; remember, many corals branch like a tree, and most can be placed on the sand bed. The tank will also be easier to maintain with less live rock, with a possible downside of less biological capacity.

Unfortunately, you probably don't have enough sand for a pistol shrimp. How much do you have? In the picture the depth looks under an inch.
 
with pistol shrimp, putting corals in sand is.... well, risky.
 
right then... well since you all saw the video can you gather any info on what is wrong with my pom pom xenia?
 
when pistol shrimp dig they push sand, similar to the way a dog digs, if they dig near a coral, they will start putting sand on the coral. Thats why most people with substrate corals etc like brain corals, put them on a platform of either egg-crate or rock or something.
 
It looks like a very well cared tank looks good!

xenia looks ok to me?

and musho gotta ask you this as its been bugging me, what size tank have you got?
 
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