S.O.S.!!!
- Thread starter spryandspringy
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The cannon-fodder (read: damsels) just got released into the tank after dripping tank water into their bag to get them acclimated. No one's dead yet. Second time's the charm?
This morning finds two very healthy and active damsels in my tank. Ammonia is slowly rising, and nitrites have just barely begun to make an appearance.
THE CYCLE BEGINS!
Now, here's a question for y'all: If the Tusk doesn't survive and return to me in a few weeks, I'm thinking of doing the whole coral/anemone/creepy-crawlies thing in this tank. It sits near a very large window and gets indirect sunlight throughout the daylight hours. Would that be a benefit to those creatures that need bright, broad-spectrum lighting? Might this be a good location for such a setup?
Just trying to make lemonade out of my lemons here, folks!
THE CYCLE BEGINS!
Now, here's a question for y'all: If the Tusk doesn't survive and return to me in a few weeks, I'm thinking of doing the whole coral/anemone/creepy-crawlies thing in this tank. It sits near a very large window and gets indirect sunlight throughout the daylight hours. Would that be a benefit to those creatures that need bright, broad-spectrum lighting? Might this be a good location for such a setup?
Just trying to make lemonade out of my lemons here, folks!
blacktip said:
Yep, lots of algae!
If you want to get into 'reef' keeping, get out your chemistry books!
Hopefully you have a good 'sensai' for reefkeeping in your town.. I keep a live rock and fish only tank, but I have some good inverts as well. A big brittle star that acts like an octopous, and a giant spiny sea-urchin as an algae eater.
I need to get some vids of my brittle star eating! Hes AWESOME!
Oddly when I had this tank set up for freshwater this tank had very little algae compared to some others. I am starting to think that the laws of biology and chemistry are suspended in that area of my home.
In any event, my idea was not to skip the special lighting for coral and inverts, but just that the location of the tank might make it a good candidate; a little extra sun would be that much better for them. Not so, huh? Also, what reef-safe fish (in case I do go that direction) are good for controlling the algae that I can anticipate?
As for a "sensai" in the local area, no such luck, so I'll have to rely on you good people. "I've always relied on the kindness of strangers."
In any event, my idea was not to skip the special lighting for coral and inverts, but just that the location of the tank might make it a good candidate; a little extra sun would be that much better for them. Not so, huh? Also, what reef-safe fish (in case I do go that direction) are good for controlling the algae that I can anticipate?
As for a "sensai" in the local area, no such luck, so I'll have to rely on you good people. "I've always relied on the kindness of strangers."
