Its been two weeks since I got a pair of Long fin Clownfish!
They finally settled and started to learn their feeding cues! Much less food waste now!
I got some diatoms in the sand and glass but the copepods and snails are catching up nicely!
Now is just a lil maintenance 😁
Excited to add a cleaner shrimp and/or hermit crabs in the next couple of week! (Still deciding on the hermits) What you guys think?
And now I’m researching for compatibility for the anemones and soft corals
or maybe just add the Euphyllia instead is anemones🤔
Harvesting Copepods for my Red Mandarin Dragonet.
Live Rotifer and Copepod time ...
Only one is interested.
Any tips to start a Copepods Culture?
Day 30.
Only 3 fish, but lots of easy corals, copepods, some inverts and live rock. Plus a steady dosing routine of nitrification bacteria.
The "ugly" stage lasted less than a 4 days and I think I am most happiest with the growth of that patch of macroalgae which I am sure is ripping out the Nitrate and phosphate but is wiping out the pest algae.
The goni isn't thriving but a drop of manganese seems to be assisting now, and I should probably try and get the peppermint shrimp out now they took care of the aiptasia but are now free to harass the BTA. Which the Clowns are not impressed by.
Hey guys, im a month in with my first nano (80l) and hitting a bit of trouble which id love some advice on.
Currently no fish, but added 4 trochus snails 10 days ago to start getting some life in there once cycle was complete.
My LFS recommended adding 2 bags of copepods and 2ml of phytoplankton once a week whilst we don't have fish to (i think) speed up algae growth.
For the last 5/6 days the water has looked a bit cloudy and nitrates have dropped from 18 to around 2 or 3. Chat GPT is saying it could be a bacterial bloom.
Continued in comments...
Huge Shoutout to TiaCollectionCoral for some awesome coral!
The ReefBay tank is getting its first corals. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to follow JDHAquatics tank series. And to see what these coral look like when they open up.
Did you know you can buy coral, fish, inverts & copepods all from within the ReefBay App?! Checkout the ReefBay marketplace.
15 days up and running, the chromis are still alive! Ammonia and Nitrite are 0 and Nitrate is at 15. This weekend, I added a bunch of macro algae and a tank background. The rocks and some of the sand are beginning to turn orange/brown. In 2 more weeks I hope to add some snails and copepods.
Its been two weeks since I got a pair of Long fin Clownfish!
They finally settled and started to learn their feeding cues! Much less food waste now!
I got some diatoms in the sand and glass but the copepods and snails are catching up nicely!
Now is just a lil maintenance 😁
Excited to add a cleaner shrimp and/or hermit crabs in the next couple of week! (Still deciding on the hermits) What you guys think?
And now I’m researching for compatibility for the anemones and soft corals
or maybe just add the Euphyllia instead is anemones🤔
🚨 CopepodsForSale is offering FREE SHIPPING for a limited time!
🦠 Why Copepods?
- Natural live food for fish and corals
- Boosts biodiversity and tank stability
- Essential for pod-eating species
🌱 Why Phytoplankton?
- Feeds copepods, corals, and filter feeders
- Increases pod reproduction and survival
- Supports a balanced nutrient cycle
Working with Reef By Steele, I have been cultivating my own copepods and my own phytoplankton two different types of phytoplankton, one is diatom based and the other is just straight phytoplankton. The diatom beast helps compete in reducing diet blooms in your tank while feeding your corals, and obviously cultivating copepods makes my red mandarin very happy.
I feel like I am coming out the other side of of double Dino's (Ostreopsis and prorocentrum). Took about 2 weeks (luckily). Small UV for Ostreopsis. Silicate dosing for Protocentrum. Plus dosing neophos and neo nitro with micro after 7, copepods and live phyto.
Started my first copepods culture. Give Reef By Steele a try they’re awesome and the customer service can’t be beat! Kent and Sherry are the best!! Go to Reef2Reef to vote “Best Live Food Provider-Best live foods, customer service etc….”