Just added LR to tank.. FEW QUESTIONS

hredder · 01/22/2009, 11:02 PM

Ok, so i think something is wrong with me> I added 45 lbs of LR to my new 90 gallon and im gonna pick up another 45 lbs next week when i get more money. I found myself sitting in front of the aquarium staring at a rock hoping to see something pop out and walk around after a few hours in the tank. Am I alone on this or is this common. Should i call a shrink? LOL. I did find one thing and im not sure what it is, possibly a copopod. There as a brown little bug walks very fast on the rock not more than maybe a centimeter. Its hard to tell what it was. It did have two attenae on the top of his head and i tried to get a look at the abdomen. I think i saw many little feet so im not sure if its a shrimp or not. Any ideas. Also I jsut added the LR today and I had the LS in for a few days now. I just tested for Amonia NH3 and i have a slight amount. Would the LR create Amonia that fast in maybe 3 hours in the tank. Maybe it was the LS that i added a few days ago. Anyways, always looking for suggestions

MileHighFish · 01/22/2009, 11:08 PM

It sounds like a pod, and i also waited when i 1st started for my live rock to "COME ALIVE" welcome to the addiction!! Get ur wallet ready..

MileHighFish · 01/22/2009, 11:11 PM

And yes LR can cause a spike in your levels, but if you just added LR and LS it sounds like your tank is starting its cycle. I wouldnt add livestock for a couple of weeks. I know its hard to wait but nothing in this hobby happens fast except for bad things. Good luck

hredder · 01/22/2009, 11:16 PM

Yeah wallet is alreayd ready. I think i spent close to 1700 estimated and i dont have the lights or the protein skimmer yet..working alot of OT to make up the differnce. nice to know tax refund is coming soon too..lol..so MIke I should add the rest of the LR while its cycling..what would be the benefit for me to wait to add the LR..adding the LR later can cause a small cycle anyways..i will go very slow as i know the faster you go, the harder you fall but i was hoping to at least finish up with the rock. i purchased some tonga rock today but i want to go through premium aquatics for the rest of it...

Flipper62 · 01/22/2009, 11:19 PM

Your NOT alone......There are a lot of crazy reefers out there.....hehehe

Dont call a shrink......get a girl friend.

Its a newbee thing, You just want to see underwater reef life. Thats why it is so cool. The real Deal is that you may see something. or maybe not.....maybe see more things if your drinking a beer.

But the truth is that you will see all kinds of things night after night. I have had things just pop up over night...after a few years of having the tank up & running.

A lot of critters like to come out after the lights go out, Night time for them.......A few years ago I bought a Infrared light to watch everything. It was awesome.

MileHighFish · 01/22/2009, 11:24 PM

I would add the LR sooner then later, I was saying dont add Livestock (fish.. coral.. etc) till the cycle is done.

hredder · 01/22/2009, 11:29 PM

Oh I read your post wrong..absolutely..I was gonna add a blue faced angel and a dragon Moreau tommorrow...ok joking..I'm gonna weight two to 3 weeks key the water stabilize

hredder · 01/22/2009, 11:31 PM

I hate typing on my cell phone.. The auto corrections makes me look like I can't sell or type

troyman · 01/23/2009, 05:22 AM

add all rock as soon as you can your amonia is gonna go off the charts expect about a month so no need to test everyday did you clean rock good before putting it in it takes time for nature to happen i kept temp a little higher speeds up die off around 85 did a samll water change once a week seemed forever but all in one day it happens its part of the fun and also get a big magnifing glass you can see all the small stuff on rock

leilani · 01/23/2009, 10:02 AM

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Originally posted by hredder
I hate typing on my cell phone.. The auto corrections makes me look like I can't sell or type

hehehehe :]

01/22/2009, 11:02 PM	#1
hredder Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tampa Posts: 149	Just added LR to tank.. FEW QUESTIONS Ok, so i think something is wrong with me> I added 45 lbs of LR to my new 90 gallon and im gonna pick up another 45 lbs next week when i get more money. I found myself sitting in front of the aquarium staring at a rock hoping to see something pop out and walk around after a few hours in the tank. Am I alone on this or is this common. Should i call a shrink? LOL. I did find one thing and im not sure what it is, possibly a copopod. There as a brown little bug walks very fast on the rock not more than maybe a centimeter. Its hard to tell what it was. It did have two attenae on the top of his head and i tried to get a look at the abdomen. I think i saw many little feet so im not sure if its a shrimp or not. Any ideas. Also I jsut added the LR today and I had the LS in for a few days now. I just tested for Amonia NH3 and i have a slight amount. Would the LR create Amonia that fast in maybe 3 hours in the tank. Maybe it was the LS that i added a few days ago. Anyways, always looking for suggestions

01/22/2009, 11:08 PM	#2
MileHighFish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NM. Posts: 1,722	It sounds like a pod, and i also waited when i 1st started for my live rock to "COME ALIVE" welcome to the addiction!! Get ur wallet ready.. __________________ See "Red House" for pics!! I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're goin', and hook up with them later. Mitch Hedberg Current Tank Info: Reef tank, 100 gal Lee Mar polished.. 60 sump.. 800 watts mh 20k radium..Ran on "Taiwan HQI Ballast" 330 watt VHO.. 48 watt compacts (dawn/dusk).. sps/lps tank..

01/22/2009, 11:11 PM	#3
MileHighFish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NM. Posts: 1,722	And yes LR can cause a spike in your levels, but if you just added LR and LS it sounds like your tank is starting its cycle. I wouldnt add livestock for a couple of weeks. I know its hard to wait but nothing in this hobby happens fast except for bad things. Good luck __________________ See "Red House" for pics!! I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're goin', and hook up with them later. Mitch Hedberg Current Tank Info: Reef tank, 100 gal Lee Mar polished.. 60 sump.. 800 watts mh 20k radium..Ran on "Taiwan HQI Ballast" 330 watt VHO.. 48 watt compacts (dawn/dusk).. sps/lps tank..

01/22/2009, 11:19 PM	#5
Flipper62 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Naperville, Il. Business Owner, President & CEO Posts: 3,045	Your NOT alone......There are a lot of crazy reefers out there.....hehehe Dont call a shrink......get a girl friend. Its a newbee thing, You just want to see underwater reef life. Thats why it is so cool. The real Deal is that you may see something. or maybe not.....maybe see more things if your drinking a beer. But the truth is that you will see all kinds of things night after night. I have had things just pop up over night...after a few years of having the tank up & running. A lot of critters like to come out after the lights go out, Night time for them.......A few years ago I bought a Infrared light to watch everything. It was awesome. __________________ If todays automobile had followed the same development as the computer, A Rolls Royce would cost $100.00. It would get a million miles per gallon, but it would explode once a year killing everyone inside." Current Tanks... 90 gal Reef... My awesome Office BioCube....( 180 was on hold ..no time ) ... The 180 gal has been sold...Yay..yay..yay. Hobby Experience: 19 years Reef...22 years FW

01/22/2009, 11:24 PM	#6
MileHighFish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NM. Posts: 1,722	I would add the LR sooner then later, I was saying dont add Livestock (fish.. coral.. etc) till the cycle is done. __________________ See "Red House" for pics!! I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're goin', and hook up with them later. Mitch Hedberg Current Tank Info: Reef tank, 100 gal Lee Mar polished.. 60 sump.. 800 watts mh 20k radium..Ran on "Taiwan HQI Ballast" 330 watt VHO.. 48 watt compacts (dawn/dusk).. sps/lps tank..

01/22/2009, 11:16 PM	#4
hredder Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tampa Posts: 149	Yeah wallet is alreayd ready. I think i spent close to 1700 estimated and i dont have the lights or the protein skimmer yet..working alot of OT to make up the differnce. nice to know tax refund is coming soon too..lol..so MIke I should add the rest of the LR while its cycling..what would be the benefit for me to wait to add the LR..adding the LR later can cause a small cycle anyways..i will go very slow as i know the faster you go, the harder you fall but i was hoping to at least finish up with the rock. i purchased some tonga rock today but i want to go through premium aquatics for the rest of it...

01/22/2009, 11:29 PM	#7
hredder Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tampa Posts: 149	Oh I read your post wrong..absolutely..I was gonna add a blue faced angel and a dragon Moreau tommorrow...ok joking..I'm gonna weight two to 3 weeks key the water stabilize

01/22/2009, 11:31 PM	#8
hredder Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tampa Posts: 149	I hate typing on my cell phone.. The auto corrections makes me look like I can't sell or type

01/23/2009, 05:22 AM	#9
troyman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: troy ny Posts: 1,025	add all rock as soon as you can your amonia is gonna go off the charts expect about a month so no need to test everyday did you clean rock good before putting it in it takes time for nature to happen i kept temp a little higher speeds up die off around 85 did a samll water change once a week seemed forever but all in one day it happens its part of the fun and also get a big magnifing glass you can see all the small stuff on rock