a little too easy?

[naesco]

Originally Posted by Milad

im thinking of going to the LFS tonight and buying a couple snails, hermit crabs and a goby or two and see what happens!

I wouldn't if I were you. I would wait a few days to make double sure your tank has cycled otherwise you will lose the fish

[Reef_surfer]

patience is virtue

[Milad]

i bought 5 turbo snails, 5 black snails, 5 blue hermits i think, and 2 scarlet hermits
i stayed away from the fish for now.

[tony_3a]

Originally Posted by trinac

Ha! Maybe you have another fish that pesters them into hiding? Mine are out all the time, dithering around. Not the worst trait! But ya, I'd be even more peeved if the little buggers just hid all day long.

I agree, i just finished cycling my tank with 2 chromis and they are always out! Its cool they are always darting around and in view, only hide at night for resting. They also eat like pigs.

[naesco]

Originally Posted by tony_3a

I agree, i just finished cycling my tank with 2 chromis and they are always out! Its cool they are always darting around and in view, only hide at night for resting. They also eat like pigs.

For the benefit of new reefers and without any reflection on Tony because obviously he didn't know, the use of live fish for cycling is considered in the hobby as inhumane.
Putting a fish through the torture and likely death in cycling a tank is unecessary when a schrimp from you grocer will do.

[Chaloupa]

I've had the exact happen...I just set up a 10'long 300g tank and put in a prawn to rot.....2 weeks in and my levels are all perfect. I have never had a tank cycle like this. Usually it's your 6 week, hurry up and wait! I'm not going to put a bunch of anything in there....as of yet until I get good readings for a bit. It just seems too good to be true, however all my rock was cycled and the tank is 10 feet away from the rock tank, so chance of die off...all the water was taken from existing tanks, and the sand was 6 bags of regular sand with 1 bag of live. I also added Cycle by Hagen....but am quite happy so far....

[trinac]

Glad that you have something to watch in your tank this weekend! Woop!

[trinac]

Naesco, I just noticed your avatar... very fitting!!! lol The Fenner police?!

[Milad]

you guys mean a frozen shrimp i get from save on foods? or costco? just toss one in?

[ALBERTA REEF]

Originally Posted by Milad

so my tank has been running for 2 weeks, everything is at zero. The water is so damn clear that if there werent waves then you wouldnt know there was water in the tank.

i thought there was suppose to be crazy **** happening first two weeks. algea blooms, brown **** everywhere, water all dirty looking and all brown.

what the hell is going on? this was too easy, i was expecting worse.

Now you jinks its.