My Nano Diary.

[Die_Grinder]

you nutrafin cycle do the same job as i cant get biospira locally. got a full bottle of nutrafin cycle for christmas form my LFS that i have never used lol.

 

[Aquascaper]

Doesn't contain all the bacteria types required but it will help to start you off

 

[Die_Grinder]

gonna go to another fish store in a bit (lil further away) and see if they got it there.

will it help if i add a few more kilos of LR now? i think i got 6 kilos for a 15 gal uk. was thinking about adding about 3-4 more kilos more.

 

[Aquascaper]

The more live rock the better.
Adding it to the tank now will do more good than any bacteria additives so save your money and buy more live rock.

 

[Die_Grinder]

ok going now..

lol methinks this post should be pinned under how to balls a nano tank

ok i got 2kg of LR plus a new bulb for my light so coral will grow

oh yeah and i am now broke... i got £15 to last me 2 and a half weeks
so now fish in it for at least 3 weeks.

 

[Siamese Fighter05]

oh yeah and i am now broke... i got £15 to last me 2 and a half weeks
so now fish in it for at least 3 weeks.
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More like 3months

 

[Aquascaper]

You're tank will not be ready for any livestock for a while yet so use that time to save up

 

[Die_Grinder]

the guy at my LFS said that the LR would be ok, he said "its tuff stuff"

so you guys say leave it 3 month? guess i will do then.
how long b4 i can add my cleanup crew?

thx for all ye help guys

 

[Aquascaper]

Again, we seem to be going round and round in circles

You don't come across as listening to the advice being given. You need to be testing your tank water constantly for Ammonia, Nitrites and Nitrates, that is the only way to determine what's going on in the tank and where you are in the cycle. That in turn will tell you when it is safe to add cleanup crew.

The live rock may be 'tuff stuff' but it is 100% guaranteed to have a lot of die off due to the freshwater dip you gave it. This will throw your water parameters into chaos and until they settle you must not add anything.

 

[Die_Grinder]

lol i know i know, it will take a about 3 month or so. i will keep testing the water the ammo, no2 and no3. to keep up with the cycle.

just noticed i got a lil hitch hiker on my last load of LR i got. its like a lil hermit crab thing blue and red legs (from what i can see) hes only about 1cm big (if that) and was wondering what his chances of surviving the cycle are? like i said i added about 2kilos of LR today to help with the cycle.

 

[Aquascaper]

He might make it, he might not

 

[Die_Grinder]

ok. well i hope he does survive

dint suppose you know what breed he may be do ye?
hes got blue and red legs tho its hard to see coz hes so small

oh yeah and just lemme make sure i got this right... as you know my salt water iq is 0 lol (tho i am learning lots from you guys and i love you for it )

so when i do a water change i heat the water (RO water) to the same temp as the tank, then mix in the salt get it to the same SG as the tank, then remove water from the tank and add the new?

 

[Siamese Fighter05]

Sounds about right yes, you won't need to do any water changes for a while but at least your getting research in, which is a good sign (after a bad start )

Got a pic of the crab?

Dan

 

[Die_Grinder]

no pic my cam aint exactly good, will see if i can borrow one tho. the lil guy is real small tho. aint been able to find him for the past 20mins lol.

Edit:
found this pic on the google pic search looks the same tho mine is tiny.

also found a limpet on one of my LR's lol

 

[Aquascaper]

That's a common blue leg hermit, not a bad hitch-hicker to get