well i got pods and....something else strange going on

hotrodolds · 01/28/2009, 12:01 PM

got everything from the 20 that started to leak over to 30 sunday. The water has cleared up from transferring everything. Unfortunately i don't think the two hermits made it, cant find them anywhere. The 4 astreas seem happy. Anyways though woke up to find pods all over the place which is great news, i never noticed a single one in the 3weeks that the 20 was up. Today they are all over the glass and everywhere.

Problem is i've got white particulate floating around everywhere still. It doesn't seem to be clearing up at all. Any ideas on what might be the cause of this? provided my PH, Nitrites/ates and ammonia are all in line do you think its safe to finally start adding some fish?

Was going to start with either a sixline wrasse or a pair of clowns.

NCMBM · 01/28/2009, 03:36 PM

six line wrasse can be very territorial and most likely not a good choice to be in there alone. Mine will harrass any new fish his size or smaller. Tormented a long nose hawk so much he would go over the overflow and into the sump. Finally had to trade the hawk in as I couldn't catch the six line to remove him instead.

Sk8r · 01/28/2009, 04:09 PM

Not yet on the fish: if you've got loose sand blowing around, it hasn't gotten its bacterial coating yet: I wouldn't push the tank quite yet: let the algae grow and let the cleanup crew do its work. Get your fish and put them into 2 weeks of quarantine, in a barren glass tank, to be sure they have no parasites.

hotrodolds · 01/28/2009, 06:28 PM

sounds like this will be turning into a 1.5 month ordeal before i get to add fish eh....

as far as the sixline being territorial here is the fish list.

Dwarf lion
sixline
pair of clowns or some other colorful open water sort of fish

option 2
dwarf lion
snowflake eel
yellow tail damsel or something like that

Tank has got be taken down come graduation in december no matter what, so i will be upgrading to a bigger tank or rehoming everyone and taking a break from the hobby after college.

Sisterlimonpot · 01/28/2009, 06:38 PM

quite possible

cvincenti · 01/28/2009, 07:35 PM

Got any live rock in there? If so, there are a number of starter cultures that I've used with good success that cycle the tank in days. Could save you some time.

Jason Donohoe · 01/29/2009, 06:33 PM

Sk8r,

Do you only do a 2 week QT? I thought 4 or even 6 weeks was standard. Or are you reccomending 2 weeks because there is nothing else in the tank?

Thanks.

01/28/2009, 12:01 PM	#1
hotrodolds Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brandon, FL Posts: 600	well i got pods and....something else strange going on got everything from the 20 that started to leak over to 30 sunday. The water has cleared up from transferring everything. Unfortunately i don't think the two hermits made it, cant find them anywhere. The 4 astreas seem happy. Anyways though woke up to find pods all over the place which is great news, i never noticed a single one in the 3weeks that the 20 was up. Today they are all over the glass and everywhere. Problem is i've got white particulate floating around everywhere still. It doesn't seem to be clearing up at all. Any ideas on what might be the cause of this? provided my PH, Nitrites/ates and ammonia are all in line do you think its safe to finally start adding some fish? Was going to start with either a sixline wrasse or a pair of clowns. Last edited by hotrodolds; 01/28/2009 at 12:13 PM.

01/28/2009, 04:09 PM	#3
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Not yet on the fish: if you've got loose sand blowing around, it hasn't gotten its bacterial coating yet: I wouldn't push the tank quite yet: let the algae grow and let the cleanup crew do its work. Get your fish and put them into 2 weeks of quarantine, in a barren glass tank, to be sure they have no parasites. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/28/2009, 06:28 PM	#4
hotrodolds Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brandon, FL Posts: 600	sounds like this will be turning into a 1.5 month ordeal before i get to add fish eh.... as far as the sixline being territorial here is the fish list. Dwarf lion sixline pair of clowns or some other colorful open water sort of fish option 2 dwarf lion snowflake eel yellow tail damsel or something like that Tank has got be taken down come graduation in december no matter what, so i will be upgrading to a bigger tank or rehoming everyone and taking a break from the hobby after college. __________________ 90g LPS reef. 2x250w lumatek ballasts/phoenix bulbed FNI pendents. 2 K1s 2 MJ1200s. Sumpless, no supps. Current Tank Info: 29g finished cycle 1/18/09. 2 K1s, FNI 150wMH Occ. Clown, LPS, and a monti cap. Last edited by hotrodolds; 01/28/2009 at 06:38 PM.

01/28/2009, 06:38 PM	#5
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	quite possible __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

01/29/2009, 06:33 PM	#7
Jason Donohoe Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada Posts: 638	Sk8r, Do you only do a 2 week QT? I thought 4 or even 6 weeks was standard. Or are you reccomending 2 weeks because there is nothing else in the tank? Thanks. __________________ Jason Current Tank Info: 72 gallon bowfront softie tank

01/28/2009, 03:36 PM	#2
NCMBM Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Alamance County, NC Posts: 47	six line wrasse can be very territorial and most likely not a good choice to be in there alone. Mine will harrass any new fish his size or smaller. Tormented a long nose hawk so much he would go over the overflow and into the sump. Finally had to trade the hawk in as I couldn't catch the six line to remove him instead.

01/28/2009, 07:35 PM	#6
cvincenti Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Jersey Shore Posts: 61	Got any live rock in there? If so, there are a number of starter cultures that I've used with good success that cycle the tank in days. Could save you some time.