Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board

Hello everyone just wanted to say hello and that I'm happy to have joined this forum :)

I got my tank 3 years ago had fresh water fish in but it lasted only about a year now I'm back and into the salt water my girlfriend said she'll help this time and I got it going 7weeks ago I have an Eclipse 29g tall fish only tank.

I went to the store today and I met MidKnight and he was very helpfull and I thank him for referring me to the great site :mrgreen:

To my ignorance I started my tank cycle with fish and one died but I think it was due to agresivness by the other fish at least thats what the fish store said. But I'm happy to informed that the others are doing well I tested my tank today and I got these results:

Ph 8.0 - 8.3
NO2 <0.3
Kh 8*dh
Nh3 0mg/L
Salt 1.023

So from what I was told I was safe to get new life into the tank so I got these:

2 Clownfish
10 Crabs
2 Shirmps
2 Feather Dusters

Here are some Pics

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...so/Fish007.jpg
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...so/Fish014.jpg
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...so/Fish016.jpg
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...so/Fish004.jpg
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1.../Fish021-1.jpg

Now I have a few questions when I placed one of the feather duster the "feathers" fell off is it dead? but the good news is that after carefully looking at my tank I notice that I see 4 baby feather dusters is hard to see but here are 2 of them

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...so/Fish023.jpg
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...so/Fish010.jpg

I love it

Now I have notice that I have been getting brown algae

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...so/Fish006.jpg

Will the crabs eat these??

Thank you for your info and time.