a little too easy?

Milad · #1 06-04-2010, 11:28 PM

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.

sphelps · #2 06-04-2010, 11:34 PM

Have you put anything in the tank? Nothing will happen unless some kind of organic waste is introduced.

Milad · #3 06-04-2010, 11:39 PM

ive been feeding flakes few times a day. and i have 250+lbs of live rock in there

is that not enough?

Milad · #4 06-04-2010, 11:45 PM

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

intarsiabox · #5 06-04-2010, 11:58 PM

I've started new tanks with live rock that never left the water so there was no die off and never had any algae or diatom blooms. Maybe you just got some really good live rock to start with. Have you started your lighting cycle yet? The amount of LR you have should suffice, IMO if you add too much the tank just ends up looking like a pile of rock dumped in the tank rather than a whimsical reef.

trinac · #6 06-05-2010, 12:06 AM

Gobies are awesome, but they will jump out of the tank! Mine did... Unless you have a cover, but I couldn't see from your photos. My tank cycled quickly as well with no hooplah either. Go get some fish!! Well one for sure to start!!

You will probably experience the "fun stuff" after you add a fish or two. At least thats what happened in my tank. Let me know what fish you get!!

naesco · #7 06-05-2010, 02:01 AM

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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

ALBERTA REEF · #8 06-05-2010, 05:41 PM

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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.