OK - our 150g has been up now for 5 wks so I thought it was time to post a little timeline of our "adventure" into the saltwater side of the aquarium hobby. Apologies in advance for the quality of some of the photos...we are still learning with the camera and also taking pictures through glass and magnifiers @ the same time. Hopefully these will get resized and make into our gallery when I find the resizers Nikki posted a long time ago.
150g updated pics
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Krish
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Nice photos!!! Tank is looking nice and healthy...Congrats!
Thanks Krish - hope the fam is feeling better...a quick Q though since you're here so early...
What's your theory on a timeframe as far as how long to wait before adding corals? We are have been following our lfs experts advice to the letter so far and he says 3 months...patience is HARD to maintain.
We'll also be adding a 4" Bluejaw Trigger female later today!
What's your theory on a timeframe as far as how long to wait before adding corals? We are have been following our lfs experts advice to the letter so far and he says 3 months...patience is HARD to maintain.
We'll also be adding a 4" Bluejaw Trigger female later today!
Krish
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Thanks man...Things are looking really good today
Well, IMO, seeing corals are real sensitive to nitrates, I'd say whenever you can get them to drop off completely, will always be your best bet, however I'm sure a lot of people probably don't wait that long eventhough they should. I waited about 12 months before adding my first coral, but every system is different. You'll also want to get your calcium, alk and mag levels withing the right range and be able to maintain them there as well before adding them in so there ars a few things that have to be accomplished first before adding in any corals to ensure they thrive. Just a thought
In one pic, I thought I saw a Copper Banded Butterfly. Won't that make it a lil' difficult to keep corals?
Oh, I forgot to add....great pics by the way!!!
Kevin told me that it was reef safe...I guess we'll see? We're also adding a Bluejaw Trigger today whom I'm under the impression is also OK for reefs...but "with caution" hopefully all will go well??
Found this on liveaquaria.com:
Caution should be exercised if housing these fish in a reef aquarium. They may pick on invertebrates, especially anemones and feather dusters. They are an excellent fish when used to control aiptasia, or glass anemones, in the reef aquarium.
Will just keep my fingers crossed!!
Found this on liveaquaria.com:
Caution should be exercised if housing these fish in a reef aquarium. They may pick on invertebrates, especially anemones and feather dusters. They are an excellent fish when used to control aiptasia, or glass anemones, in the reef aquarium.
Will just keep my fingers crossed!!
Kevin would sure know a lot better than I would. I've just always heard that they are iffy in reef set-ups. Hope it works out for you. They're beautiful fish!! I guess they're quite delicate when it comes to diseases as well.
