The Journal Of A Marine Beginner

[sophos9]

Right, have changed about 12% in the tank, dont wanna do anything too rapidly - will get on top over the next week....

On another subject, just noticed this thing... Can someone ID please (sorry photo is rubbish - there is another one but it orange above it)

 

[littleme1969]

Yup your right.. tottaly crap pics..ROFL made my eyes go funny trying to focus on it
Good about the salt though, at least you can move forward from here.
Is the hyker crab like, how many legs, colour etc.. come on.. at least give us a clue..lol

 

[sophos9]

Our digi camera has had it, need a new one!

Its not a crab, its growing on some rock - it opens up into that circular shaped thing thats in the middle of the picture, if anything goes near it, it immediately retracts. Looks like some sort of filter feeder thing....

 

[sophos9]

Righty... spoke to TAP, the manufacturers and highlighted the PH problem and the tests conducted.

They are going to test some samples of the shelf and get back to me, fingers crossed there is a resolution....

 

[littleme1969]

Some type of feather duster worm. They come in all sizes and colours,some are stripped also, and some have fan like fluffy heads too

 

[sophos9]

Some type of feather duster worm. They come in all sizes and colours,some are stripped also, and some have fan like fluffy heads too

Thanks!!

Just googled them, its exactly that... groovy!!

 

[littleme1969]

If you look closely you will see them eveywhere. I have really tiny pink one through to the larger stripy clear ones and some orange ones with fluffy heads As the weeks go one you will see more and more. Mines been up for 6 weeks now and just upgraded to a larger tank and put more live rock in. Just got my first 4 legged starfish Though hes dissapeared again. I spend hours sat here, but then again it does help its on my computer desk..lol so at least I can pretend I'm working

 

[sophos9]

Cool! How are you getting on with a nano reef?

I'm looking at doing a 12% water change each night for the next 7days to get this new water going through the system, does this sound about right (not too much shock for fishies)?

 

[littleme1969]

Yup.. slowly is best as thats quite a large PH rise.
My tank is going great and really enjoying it. Only hitches so far have been with the fish. Soft corals are going great and my Zoos are throwing new heads all the time. A few have doubled in size in just a few weeks I get my last 5kg of rock tomorrow so I can then finish the scaping. My backround has just arrived and I cant decide between blue and black..LOL I seriously need to get a life

 

[gsta13]

Great thread, read it all, (whilewatching the footy) and just finished now! damm i have to be up and at work soon ahh well!
Your tank looks and sounds great cant wait to get mine started now!
Just like to say thanks for putting in the time to make the thread to help us all out! (you aswell Littleme!)
Cheers
Greg

 

[sophos9]

Glad you got some value out of it! Here is the latest picture - the parameters are getting back to norm..

 

[idlefingers]

I'm glad you got to the bottom of the salt problem but where's all the algae? I thought from your planted tank, you were going to teach us the definition of algae but you're not living up to your reputation so far! Nah, jokes aside, it's looking good!

 

[gsta13]

I'm glad you got to the bottom of the salt problem but where's all the algae? I thought from your planted tank, you were going to teach us the definition of algae but you're not living up to your reputation so far! Nah, jokes aside, it's looking good!

Tanks looking great mate! Cant wait to start mine now!
Greg

 

[sophos9]

I'm glad you got to the bottom of the salt problem but where's all the algae? I thought from your planted tank, you were going to teach us the definition of algae but you're not living up to your reputation so far! Nah, jokes aside, it's looking good!

no more algae... and even the tropical has cleaned up since I stopped estimative index dosing!!

Tanks looking great mate! Cant wait to start mine now!
Greg

Cheers mate, interested in how yours goes!

 

[sophos9]

Nothing much to update apart from the water problem is sorted.... The tank is sitting at 8.2PH and the mushroom leather is coming out again. Bit of a lesson learnt here, from now on I will always test parameters of any salty that goes into the tank and will also run fulll tests periodically on the fresh batches - do NOT think that all salt batches are equal!!

Things seem happy, will test tank for all parameters today....