Origami April 4, 2011 Share April 4, 2011 Matt, why do you think you need to do a water change out? The ammonia is food for the bacteria that you're trying to develop. Let the tank cycle. Don't try to control the ammonia with water changes at this point. Instead, let the bacteria populate and consume it. If you want, raise the temperature of the tank up to 81 or 82 degrees for now. This will help accelerate the bacteria reproduction. Drop it back to 77 or 78 later, before introducing livestock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 4, 2011 Author Share April 4, 2011 oh i thought someone said to do a 50 percent water change. cool I will raise the temp tonight thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami April 4, 2011 Share April 4, 2011 oh i thought someone said to do a 50 percent water change. cool I will raise the temp tonight thanks. That was back when you reported a 1ppm ammonia level. You said later that this was a bad test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 4, 2011 Author Share April 4, 2011 now i remember sorry about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltwaterworx April 5, 2011 Share April 5, 2011 Nassarius snails do well and are fun to look at. Slow IS the way to go! Always have a PLAN before the purchase! Looks like everyone on here already has you on the right path. Youre in good hands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 5, 2011 Author Share April 5, 2011 Today's readings Amm .5 nitri. .2 Nitra 2.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&Fmgr April 5, 2011 Share April 5, 2011 come up to the store and ask for some of our sand from our tank. that should help a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami April 5, 2011 Share April 5, 2011 Today's readings Amm .5 nitri. .2 Nitra 2.5 Not worried. It's cycling. Continue to monitor things. It's getting there. What temperature are you running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 5, 2011 Author Share April 5, 2011 79-80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami April 5, 2011 Share April 5, 2011 That's good. Continue being patient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 5, 2011 Author Share April 5, 2011 Thanks for your help Are thier any good forums that talk about fish selection based on the siz of my tank that i can read? I want to build a list. What happens at the monthly meetings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami April 5, 2011 Share April 5, 2011 Did you say that you had the Paletta book, Matt? (Maybe it was somebody else.) His book, "The New Marine Aquarium" was one of the first that I bought a few years back. In it, he has a few livestock charts. More important than the specific chart, though, is the whole notion of compatibility between species - size, temperament, experience required, physical needs, etc. You can learn a lot by browsing the livestock selection at sites like Live Aquaria, too. They have a compatibility chart located here: http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/compatibility_chart.cfm Here's another: http://www.fish.com/Fish.com%20-%20Saltwater%20Fish%20Compatibility%20Chart.pdf Once you have some ideas, run them by Sean. He can help you tune the list so you're not overstocking, or running into some other potential problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 5, 2011 Author Share April 5, 2011 No paletta book i will look into one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami April 5, 2011 Share April 5, 2011 I've got one you can borrow, Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 5, 2011 Author Share April 5, 2011 that would be nice thanks this is great i love this site. could i get it from you at the meet or could i pick it up at your house. would love to see your tank/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k April 5, 2011 Share April 5, 2011 What happens at the monthly meetings? Hey, did anyone tell this guy aboutthe initiation rituals? You'll have to eat a dozen Formula One fish cubes in under a minute and you'll have to chase them with a shot of skimmer nog. If you make it, you'll have to run a gauntlet of the officers flailing you with airline tubing. Then they give you the membership card... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 5, 2011 Author Share April 5, 2011 hahahahaha that is funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager April 5, 2011 Share April 5, 2011 i'll bring the nog... the avast skimmer is tuned and the nog is nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami April 5, 2011 Share April 5, 2011 Funny? No he was serious. I think we've resequenced it a bit, though. The flogging is first now. We had too many gastrointestinal events when trying to do this part of the ritual after the skimmer nog. BTW, Matt, we have quarterly, not monthly, meetings of the membership. At the meetings, we have special speakers that are invited/flown in to speak on a variety of topics, social time, snacks, and raffles of equipment and livestock. Other members and sometimes vendors set up tanks to sell frags as well. And finally, meetings give opportunity to people to meet up and exchange or pick up frags/equipment that they've committed to purchase in the week run up to the meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 5, 2011 Author Share April 5, 2011 Thanks I will take my prilosec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 6, 2011 Author Share April 6, 2011 Today's readings Amm .5 nitri. .2 Nitra 2.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami April 6, 2011 Share April 6, 2011 Today's readings Amm .5 nitri. .2 Nitra 2.5 Same as yesterday? Keep waiting. I have that Paletta book with me today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 6, 2011 Author Share April 6, 2011 ok where can i meet you or do you want me to come to your house i work in falls church and drive to leesburg i can stop in ashburn on the way up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&Fmgr April 6, 2011 Share April 6, 2011 Hey, did anyone tell this guy aboutthe initiation rituals? You'll have to eat a dozen Formula One fish cubes in under a minute and you'll have to chase them with a shot of skimmer nog. If you make it, you'll have to run a gauntlet of the officers flailing you with airline tubing. Then they give you the membership card... leave him alone ya Ogre, i met matt and he is a really nice guy....unlike you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 7, 2011 Author Share April 7, 2011 Tom thanks for the book I read some last night. Love your tank setup gives me something to look forward to sean i will be stopping by to get the filters and refractometer this evening. Today's readings Amm .25-.5 nitri. .2 Nitra 2.5 -5 It would be really nice if there was a machine that would take all these readings???? You guys are great. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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