Hello all, my name is Tiffany and I am a new member. I have done very small nano FOWLR SW tanks before (I’m talking 10 gallon and 3 gallon here) successfully without many problems. This tank however is my first larger one and I figured I’d join up incase any problems/questions came about. They say smaller tanks are easier but we shall see ;D I aquired my 29 gallon aquapod with everything you could possiable need from a friend in grad school who didn’t have the time for it anymore. Benefits of this = live rock, live sand, cycled water, some corals and a goby (who didnt survive the move) included. I still had my teeny tiny 3 gallon up and running at the time so I was able to use this to store the goby and annemone during the reset up. Goby sadly died after day two but didnt look so good when I put him in the nano so I’m not suprised he didn’t make it once he got into the bigger tank. I’ve been up and running now for about a month and everything seems to be going smoothly. All my test are coming back fine and fish are looking great! (I know fish are probably premature at this point but the tank was already well established before the move and I used about 50% of the original water, not to mention my blue tail damsel and the new goby were awfully squished in the 3 gallon so I figured I’d move them over and see how it went, lol.) I am currently experiencing a slight algae bloom but am heading off to the lfs on monday to make additions to my meager clean-up crew, which should help. Hopefully I can avoid the temptation of purchasing any new fish since I should probably give the tank a little bit longer to settle in, however this has never stopped me before and I’ve never had any casulties (maybe I’m just lucky?). I also have a RODI that came with the tank which I am looking to part with (the listing is in the market place fourm). Anyways, just wanted to introduce myself and give a general overview of what I’m working with. Let me know if you have any questions/input. I know the 3 gallon will probably spark some interest lOl
Hey Tiffany - welcome to the club. I think I missed it somewhere but what size is the new tank?
Contrary to what you’ve heard - big tanks are easy to do then small tanks. With a larger tank there is more water to dilute any mistakes, in a small tank a small overdose of anything can wipe out the tank quickly. Do you already have an RODI unit? That is one piece of equipment I think is essential to this hobby if you want to avoid constant algae issues.
If your ammonia and nitrite are reading 0 then you are ready for fish. Using cured live rock usually greatly speeds up the cycling process.
Looking forward to seeing pictures and hearing more about the tank as you go.
Craig
:Welcome) tiffany. new blood is always welcome. cannot wait to see a pic of a 3 gallon. c’mon, no teasing.
Craig… the new tank is a 29 gallon. You are Saint:)right the bigger tank should be easier ( I said it backwards lol ) however the smaller tanks were always so easy and with the larger tank I now have corals so it might be slightly more challenging. I do have an rodi but im selling it i have never used one in the past and my systems have been just fine. Moliken- the 3g has been broken down but I do believe I might have a few pics somewhere still…ill have to look.
Hello Tiffany and welcome to the club. Congrats on the new tank looking forward to seeing some pics.
I had a 5 gallon reef tank running for almost a year before I took it apart for my mantis shrimp. I like the little nanos but like my big tanks better little less room for error, although water changes on the little tank were a piece of cake. ;D
Billrob, that’s what I’m talking about lol. I took like two cups out, put three back in and was done. I have to use a five gallon bucket now lol!