Hanali
Tue, 14th Mar 2006, 04:58 PM
Hi guys,
I am new to the group but was semi-active in the reefkeepers board a long time ago.
Anyway after a very long break from doing anything to my reef tank (6-8 months), I just got back to it.
The water is close:
Specific gravity: 1.022
Nitrate: 10-20
Nitrite: 0
PH: 8.4
Ammonia: .25
I am 3 weeks into weekly water changes of 10 gallons for a 55 gallon tank.
New lights have been installed and tomorrow another water change will happen.
Coraline is still growing other than moving around the rocks and some mushrooms are still visable. 3 Hermit crabs still live and 4 Margerita snails are still around, plus TONS of those flat shelled snails that stick on the glass alone with many white fans.
I am having a hard time getting out all the junk in the sand and there is less than there was but it still clouds up the water badly when I sift it.
Anyway to the questions....
I want to make my LR more stable... I saw some green like putty at a LFS and was wondering is this good to standardize my rock structures or are there better methods?
Also where is a good place to get some Live sand to kick start my sand bugs and so on since none of those seemed to have made it? (Bristle Worms, Co-pods - shrimp looking things, and other good cleaners)
I live in Austin, and any help would be great.
I am new to the group but was semi-active in the reefkeepers board a long time ago.
Anyway after a very long break from doing anything to my reef tank (6-8 months), I just got back to it.
The water is close:
Specific gravity: 1.022
Nitrate: 10-20
Nitrite: 0
PH: 8.4
Ammonia: .25
I am 3 weeks into weekly water changes of 10 gallons for a 55 gallon tank.
New lights have been installed and tomorrow another water change will happen.
Coraline is still growing other than moving around the rocks and some mushrooms are still visable. 3 Hermit crabs still live and 4 Margerita snails are still around, plus TONS of those flat shelled snails that stick on the glass alone with many white fans.
I am having a hard time getting out all the junk in the sand and there is less than there was but it still clouds up the water badly when I sift it.
Anyway to the questions....
I want to make my LR more stable... I saw some green like putty at a LFS and was wondering is this good to standardize my rock structures or are there better methods?
Also where is a good place to get some Live sand to kick start my sand bugs and so on since none of those seemed to have made it? (Bristle Worms, Co-pods - shrimp looking things, and other good cleaners)
I live in Austin, and any help would be great.