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02-13-2008, 07:43 AM
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Update
Nitrite .2 mg/L
Ammonia 1.2-2.4 mg/L Brown diatoms on the sand and glass--pretty mild so far compared to the algae I've grown in my freshwater tanks. Added 1 cup live sand from another source 2 days ago to seed mine. Added 8 lbs. live rock tonight for a total of 10--7 lb. of it was in a big square block that I got cheap and split in half. Might reduce some of it to rubble for the refugium. I like the design of the tank so far--it's nice to have the fluctuations in water level limited to the sump area, though it might cause problems for a protein skimmer if it is sensitive to variation in water level. Does anyone know how much of a problem this is with the Rio nano skimmer? Evaporation seems high to me--about 1 litre per week. Any advice more than welcome... Regards, Nevin 
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02-16-2008, 06:38 AM
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nitrite 0-0.1 mg/L
ammonia 1.2 mg/L More brown diatoms growing. 10% water change and threw in a bag of carbon today. There's some interesting life on my new live rock. I'm a little suspicious of it after the aiptasia experience, but I think it's good. There are lots of things that look like long brown turds littering the rocks, with "flower" heads emerging from some--guessing featherdusters? Also some stripey tentacles emerging from a hole--brittle star? This picture shows what I think might be featherdusters: http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...g/DSC06949.jpg That's all for now. Any advice appreciated as always! Regards, Nevin
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02-18-2008, 07:31 AM
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Got a Rio nano skimmer today. I can't run it out of the sump area as planned as it needs a stable, high water level. Too early to say how it will work--after a few hours, lots of bubbles in the tank and white foam starting to rise up the neck.
Should I scrape the brown diatoms off the glass or just leave it? There are lots of little "bugs" (pods?) feeding on it. Whatever the two kinds of creatures are on my rock that I mentioned, I seem to have lots of both.
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02-19-2008, 07:43 PM
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The stripey tentacled thingy is probably Spagetti worms which are fine in your tank. Can't really tell from the picture what the others are.
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02-19-2008, 08:23 PM
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Looks to be a cross between a spaghetti worm and feather dusters (with tubes) its hard to tell, they blend in pretty well. Either way, both are good for the tank
 IMO, I'd leave the stuff on the glass for the pods to eat, it will only help your pod population. Scrap it off when it becomes too annoying for you but leave it if you don't mind it.
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02-19-2008, 10:22 PM
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Thanks for the ID--I'll try to get a picture of the other ones soon, but the tentacles are very slim, so hard to capture on my not-so-great camera.
The brown diatoms have died down somewhat, starting to be replaced by green algae. I didn't see a lot of pods on the glass and wanted to "feed" my new skimmer, so I scraped it off today. I haven't been able to get the foam to climb more than halfway up the tube in the Rio, but I suppose I just need to be patient and keep fiddling with it. My water level is stable, so I hope it will stay adjusted once I get it right. Regards, Nevin
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