new 29 gal tank

hamholla · 10/22/2010, 12:50 PM

hey everyone!

So i started a 29 gallon last weekend and as of now i have a protein skimmer running along with a heater. I do not have powerheads yet, but the skimmer is doing a good job so far, lots of micro bubbles though! I also put a piece of shrimp in to start the cycle off.

anyways ive been adding live rock slowly bc its expensive and today my tests read
ammonia - 1.0
nitrate - 1
nitrite - .1

am i doing anything wrong?

hamholla · 10/22/2010, 02:05 PM

should i add a cuc one my nitrite hits 0?

KeMo · 10/22/2010, 02:18 PM

sounds right. Yes you can add a cuc once your cycle is done. That is when Ammonia and Nitrites read 0.

hamholla · 10/22/2010, 02:24 PM

also i know that aiptasia isnt something that i really want in my tank, but it has recently shrunk up and the tentacle looking things are shrivled

is this a sign that my water quality is bad?

hamholla · 10/23/2010, 01:43 PM

i found a tiny brittle star in my tank today! i also found a pink work with spikes on it crawling around on a piece of rock it has since gone into hiding though... any idea on what it could be?

also i am still wondering if i need to do anything about the shriveling aiptasia... does that mean something is wrong?

muttley000 · 10/23/2010, 04:25 PM

In my experience you can't get your water bad enough to Kill aiptasia without killing everything else first! Sounds like you have a bristle worm, watch your fingers around it!

KeMo · 10/23/2010, 06:11 PM

Cant really tell you what kind of star fish it is with no info or anything LOL
best thing too do is get a pic and post it in the invert section. As for the worm, are the spikes or do they look like the legs on a Centipede ?
I dont know about the apt shriveling up are you positive ? They can retract when they feel threatened . Are you testing your water ?

hamholla · 10/23/2010, 06:36 PM

its definitely a bristleworm, and there are 2 brittle starfish, and i have been taking water tests and as of 2 pm i had

ammonia= 2ish
nitrite = <.1
nitrate = 1

still pretty early in my cycle, i did something stupid and tried to just add instant ocean salt to my dt instead of premixing it which more than likely killed alot of stuff in my tank including the aiptasia. (newb mistake) At least i don't have any livestock in my tank haha

thanks for the support guys, and i appreciate the replies!

10/22/2010, 12:50 PM	#1
hamholla Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: columbia sc Posts: 57	new 29 gal tank hey everyone! So i started a 29 gallon last weekend and as of now i have a protein skimmer running along with a heater. I do not have powerheads yet, but the skimmer is doing a good job so far, lots of micro bubbles though! I also put a piece of shrimp in to start the cycle off. anyways ive been adding live rock slowly bc its expensive and today my tests read ammonia - 1.0 nitrate - 1 nitrite - .1 am i doing anything wrong?

10/22/2010, 02:05 PM	#2
hamholla Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: columbia sc Posts: 57	should i add a cuc one my nitrite hits 0? __________________ 55 gallon freshwater amazon biotope with angelfish 29 gallon mixed reef, 10 gallon DIY sump, 4x24watt T5HO lunar LEDs Current Tank Info: 55 gallon freshwater amazon biotope

10/22/2010, 02:18 PM	#3
KeMo Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 357	sounds right. Yes you can add a cuc once your cycle is done. That is when Ammonia and Nitrites read 0. __________________ 39Gal Reef Tank. 40 Lbs Fiji LR , 25 Lbs Fiji LS DeltecMce600,MP10-es Specs-ph8.0-8.3,salinity1.024-6,calcium450,alkalinity,8.4-9.4,magnesium1400.Temp.77-78 Blue Mandarin,BTA,Mushroom,ToadStool,Torch,cuc Current Tank Info: 30 gal Reef

10/22/2010, 02:24 PM	#4
hamholla Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: columbia sc Posts: 57	also i know that aiptasia isnt something that i really want in my tank, but it has recently shrunk up and the tentacle looking things are shrivled is this a sign that my water quality is bad? __________________ 55 gallon freshwater amazon biotope with angelfish 29 gallon mixed reef, 10 gallon DIY sump, 4x24watt T5HO lunar LEDs Current Tank Info: 55 gallon freshwater amazon biotope

10/23/2010, 01:43 PM	#5
hamholla Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: columbia sc Posts: 57	i found a tiny brittle star in my tank today! i also found a pink work with spikes on it crawling around on a piece of rock it has since gone into hiding though... any idea on what it could be? also i am still wondering if i need to do anything about the shriveling aiptasia... does that mean something is wrong? __________________ 55 gallon freshwater amazon biotope with angelfish 29 gallon mixed reef, 10 gallon DIY sump, 4x24watt T5HO lunar LEDs Current Tank Info: 55 gallon freshwater amazon biotope

10/23/2010, 04:25 PM	#6
muttley000 MTS Sufferer! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 1,926	In my experience you can't get your water bad enough to Kill aiptasia without killing everything else first! Sounds like you have a bristle worm, watch your fingers around it! __________________ Next step on the system is adding A 90 gallon! Current Tank Info: 475 multitank system is now running! Several hundred gallons of additions planned!

10/23/2010, 06:11 PM	#7
KeMo Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 357	Cant really tell you what kind of star fish it is with no info or anything LOL best thing too do is get a pic and post it in the invert section. As for the worm, are the spikes or do they look like the legs on a Centipede ? I dont know about the apt shriveling up are you positive ? They can retract when they feel threatened . Are you testing your water ? __________________ 39Gal Reef Tank. 40 Lbs Fiji LR , 25 Lbs Fiji LS DeltecMce600,MP10-es Specs-ph8.0-8.3,salinity1.024-6,calcium450,alkalinity,8.4-9.4,magnesium1400.Temp.77-78 Blue Mandarin,BTA,Mushroom,ToadStool,Torch,cuc Current Tank Info: 30 gal Reef

10/23/2010, 06:36 PM	#8
hamholla Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: columbia sc Posts: 57	its definitely a bristleworm, and there are 2 brittle starfish, and i have been taking water tests and as of 2 pm i had ammonia= 2ish nitrite = <.1 nitrate = 1 still pretty early in my cycle, i did something stupid and tried to just add instant ocean salt to my dt instead of premixing it which more than likely killed alot of stuff in my tank including the aiptasia. (newb mistake) At least i don't have any livestock in my tank haha thanks for the support guys, and i appreciate the replies! __________________ 55 gallon freshwater amazon biotope with angelfish 29 gallon mixed reef, 10 gallon DIY sump, 4x24watt T5HO lunar LEDs Current Tank Info: 55 gallon freshwater amazon biotope

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