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Old July 4th, 2007  
Fish Mentor
 
Tank cycled

I have been cycling a new 29 gallon tank the past couple of weeks using live rock. The cycling process finished a couple of days ago, so yesterday I went and obtained the first inhabitant for the new tank. You will never guess what my kids want to name the thing. He/she is a true percula, and has already started eating, which I take to be a good sign. So far though he has shown no interest in the rock whatsoever...pretty much just hangs out in the top left of the tank, with an occasional foray to the far away waters of the right side of the tank.
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Old July 4th, 2007  
Master Of Fish Poo!
 
Re: Tank cycled

That's a beautiful clown.. are you planning on getting an anemone for him/her to host?
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Old July 4th, 2007  
Fish Mentor
 
Re: Tank cycled

I would like to eventually, but it is a ways off. My current lighting is no where near adequate for that, and I still have lots of research to do before taking that step. Not to mention finding a likely bank to knock off to fund the upgrades.
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Old July 4th, 2007  
Master Of Fish Poo!
 
Re: Tank cycled

yea, even without doing saltwater we know the feeling.. you can spend so much on tanks & all.
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Old July 5th, 2007  
Moderator
 
Re: Tank cycled

sgould,
Sounds like you've been doing your homework ! An anemone needs a mature tank (6 months old +). Even that doesn't guarantee success. Go slow ... It's not a race. Your tank looks great !
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Old July 5th, 2007  
Fish Keeper
 
Re: Tank cycled

sounds like you've been doing yuor homeowrk too and if i ever got a saltwater i would get a clown and a moorish idol( alough a friend of mines dad has a saltwater tank and had 6 but died he said there nearly impossible to keep though) , a blue tang etc. to get the cast of finding nemo lol :P Callum!
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Old July 5th, 2007  
Master Of Fish Poo!
 
Re: Tank cycled

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Originally Posted by agsansoo
sgould,
Sounds like you've been doing your homework ! An anemone needs a mature tank (6 months old +). Even that doesn't guarantee success. Go slow ... It's not a race. Your tank looks great !
ahh.. i learn something new.. when i'm ready to do a SW tank, i'm sure i'll be asking you and our other SW members a lot as well as researching, but i don't mind learning a bit now either. i'll remember that.. and that's 6 months from the tank start or 6 months from the addition of live rock and/or fish, inverts, etc?
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Old July 5th, 2007  
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Re: Tank cycled

About 6 months from the tank start is a good rule of thumb. Some tanks stabilize sooner, some later. It's when your tank parameters are the same week after week. (FLBettaCouple - Come join the fun ! )
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Old July 5th, 2007  
Fish Keeper
 
Re: Tank cycled

Congrats on the new family member! What a cutie.
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Old July 5th, 2007  
Master Of Fish Poo!
 
Re: Tank cycled

Quote:
Originally Posted by agsansoo
About 6 months from the tank start is a good rule of thumb. Some tanks stabilize sooner, some later. It's when your tank parameters are the same week after week. (FLBettaCouple - Come join the fun ! )
LOL.. well, if i could do a successful breeding of L046 Zebra Plecos, maybe the funds raised by selling the babies would let us get a SW tank.
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Old July 5th, 2007  
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Re: Tank cycled

Those are beautiful fish ...! How much do they go for ?
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Old July 5th, 2007  
Fish Mentor
 
Re: Tank cycled

I got the reef bulb put in today. It is really amazing at how different the live rock looks with the change in lighting.
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Old July 5th, 2007  
Fish Mentor
 
Re: Tank cycled

Same view, with the hood and reef light on.
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Old July 5th, 2007  
Fish Mentor
 
Re: Tank cycled



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LOL.. well, if i could do a successful breeding of L046 Zebra Plecos, maybe the funds raised by selling the babies would let us get a SW tank.
Are you serious? Do you have L046? One of these years! : I would drool all over your tank just watching one!

Fish in the Frozen North 8)
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Old July 6th, 2007  
Master Of Fish Poo!
 
Re: Tank cycled

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Originally Posted by agsansoo
Those are beautiful fish ...! How much do they go for ?
they run about a minimum of $200 each i think. we don't have a pair yet.. i won't buy them until i've got a perfectly setup tank ready, cycled and exactly what would be most condusive to encouraging them to breed.. lots of research ahead, but i can't undertake the L046 breeding until after we move anyway, so i have some time.
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Old July 6th, 2007  
Master Of Fish Poo!
 
Re: Tank cycled

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Originally Posted by sgould
Same view, with the hood and reef light on.
wow! yea, the live rock looks incredible! i love how you've set it up and that's a great shot of your percula.
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Old July 16th, 2007  
Fish Mentor
 
Re: Tank cycled

Some updated shots. Population of tank is now 1 Perc. clown, 1 Royal gramma, and 1 skunk cleaner shrimp.
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Old July 17th, 2007  
Master Of Fish Poo!
 
Re: Tank cycled

cool. it's coming along nicely.
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Old July 17th, 2007  
Moderator
 
Re: Tank cycled

Looks good. Like I said in another post ... Now the fun begins, water changes !
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Old July 18th, 2007  
Fish Master
 
Re: Tank cycled

Cool looks really good. I know what you mean by the change in lights, when I recieved my reef lighting it looks so much better. What else are your plans for the tank?

If your lucky you can find zebra plecs for a hundred or under, though theirs no gurantee they will breed. A mated pair is 400-600
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Old July 19th, 2007  
Master Of Fish Poo!
 
Re: Tank cycled

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Originally Posted by atmmachine
Cool looks really good. I know what you mean by the change in lights, when I recieved my reef lighting it looks so much better. What else are your plans for the tank?

If your lucky you can find zebra plecs for a hundred or under, though theirs no gurantee they will breed. A mated pair is 400-600
yea, L046s aren't cheap for sure.
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Old July 21st, 2007  
Fish Mentor
 
Re: Tank cycled

Uh...aren't those freshwater?
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Old July 21st, 2007  
Master Of Fish Poo!
 
Re: Tank cycled

yea, i think they got mixed into the thread when i mentioned funding a SW tank with proceeds from a L046 breeding.. i just got a tank almost the same size as yours and making it a saltwater is an idea, but it must have cost you a good bit of money to set this tank up.
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Old July 22nd, 2007  
Fish Keeper
 
Re: Tank cycled

well when io finally get a SW tank (hopefully have a snowflake moray) i definetly will be turning to u sgould and agsansoo for help

Peace Out callum!
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Old July 22nd, 2007  
Master Of Fish Poo!
 
Re: Tank cycled

same here, i'll want good SW advice.
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Old July 22nd, 2007  
Fish Mentor
 
Re: Tank cycled

Quote:
but it must have cost you a good bit of money to set this tank up
Ballpark of $600 I think.

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i definetly will be turning to u sgould and agsansoo for help
Good lord...your poor fish will never stand a chance! Well, with Agsansoo they'll probably be ok.
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Old July 22nd, 2007  
Fish Master
 
Re: Tank cycled

Quote:
Originally Posted by FLBettaCouple
yea, i think they got mixed into the thread when i mentioned funding a SW tank with proceeds from a L046 breeding.. i just got a tank almost the same size as yours and making it a saltwater is an idea, but it must have cost you a good bit of money to set this tank up.
It's not that expensive, especially if you go ebay or basic setup, see
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Originally Posted by sgould
Ballpark of $600 I think.
600$ isn't bad
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Old July 22nd, 2007  
Master Of Fish Poo!
 
Re: Tank cycled

hmm.. yea, that's the price of an iPhone.
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Old July 23rd, 2007  
Moderator
 
Re: Tank cycled

stop it already
I constantly struggle with keeping my tank well balanced. I'm a big overfeeder. Corals that have died in my tank were from the heat, being in poor shape when I purchased them and poor water conditions. Things I learned the hard way. I try to warn others about. Like those before me.
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Old July 23rd, 2007  
Master Of Fish Poo!
 
Re: Tank cycled

yea, i'm sure SW is harder than FW and FW is a learning experience so you can count on lots of questions from us when we get our 1st SW tank.
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