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07-15-2012, 05:05 AM
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haha test kit is $40 but a pair of clownfish i can get for $20
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07-15-2012, 05:16 AM
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How much did you lose? I'd bet it's more than $40 worth of livestock, get the test kits. I don't like spending money on equipment, rather spend it on livestock, but losing corals and fish as a result ends up costing more in the long run. Think of the big picture, not short term otherwise you are going to have constant struggles and frustration when you can't quickly figure out what's going on in your tank.
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07-15-2012, 05:23 AM
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any successfull reefer be it fish only or with corals will tell you its worth it to just save and buy the equipment up front, keeping livestock will be that much easier and its cheaper in the long run to pony up
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07-16-2012, 06:33 AM
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If a cuc nuked your tank, guess what? The test kits probably won't be able to test for the nasties it released. They will test for stuff like Ammonia, Nitrites, Nitrates, pH, and some trace minerals maybe. But they won't have test kits for the toxic stuff that a cuc releases when it dies.
Also, Ammonia & Nitrites should always be at ZERO before any livestock goes in the tank. Some Nitrates & phosphates are "okay", but not Ammonia & Nitrites.
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07-16-2012, 07:36 AM
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Your test kits are more for every day, long term use, IMO, as opposed to mainly to test for right now (post-cuc-nuke). Use them to check regularly over the next several months till your tank matures and recovers fully from the cuc-nuke.
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07-16-2012, 10:02 AM
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nice corals// to be honest everyone who starts saltwater jumps right in we all made the same mistakes even when we were told wait 2 months before adding anythign we all added something at 6 weeks ** i didint add for 4 months but i was lazy **, its ok this is how we learn/ personally i dont post much i normally just private message/ but guys you need to go easy on him// he is learning his corals are doing fine// he will prob need to do 4 water changes over the next two weeks of around 20% or so to balance out everything, but besides that its fine. its his money its really his choice and if the store is telling him its fine then well it does not matter what we think does it? when the pro's he went to told him already// ** just like when your car has problems you dont trust the people on some random forum you trust the pros and if they do their tests and say its ok then who are we to judge? yes the store wants to make money but still... but besides that nice start to your tank// iv had mine for around two and a half years now your moving much faster then me lol, i only have one reef lobster in mine but im a fan of the reef over the fish, and no fish = less water changes
 which makes me happy good luck with your pair of clowns,Last edited by bmo; 07-16-2012 at 10:05 AM.
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07-17-2012, 01:05 PM
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and how do i check the cuc nuke ?
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