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OK, it's been more than a week since my last update. Tank is doing awesome. All fish are alive, well and healthy. My scallop is still thriving, imagine that! Added lots of stuff, including a frogspawn, a candy tip anemone and real nice yellow open brain that I just got from AO tonight (Thanks...
OK, did my first big water change and my first water test. Here are the results (may Ihave the envelope please......)
pH: 8.0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 30
Calcium: 460
Ammonia: .25
Phosphate: 2.0
Do I pass??? ???
The "collector's box" it came in was so cool, I figured it was going to be more like an iMax type show, but yeah, we were both laughing hysterically, making comments about "so this is what porn is like for reefers", LOL
Good to know. He had moved himself on the far side of the tank where all the rocks were clustered and you could hardly see him. Not that I can control where he goes most times, but I had made a nice spot for him with sand that was surrounded by rock and a rock overhang so he was somewhat...
I took over Bryan's 15g nano when he got the 72g up and running. Up until I got it, it was only housing a shallow sandbase, a few rocks and some cluerpa (sp?) Since then, I've gotten 4 fish (domino, jewel and yellowtail damsel and a 6 line wrasse) as well as a spikey star, a featherduster and a...
I also bought "Saltwater Aquariums for Dummies" book to give me some pointers and there is a lot of great information in there too. Has a whole section on what fish you DON'T want in your tank. And yes, seahorses were on the list. :-\