You
need to be very patient
whenever
your tank is being
cycle. New aquariums do not have the required bacteria for your saltwater aquarium inhabitants
to thrive and eventually survive. Cycling is the method in which your are establishing the biological filtration
you have in your system. Usually, new saltwater aquariums can
be cycled in a month or so.
To be honest, when our tank was 1 week old, we already added two clownfish. We can’t help it! A local fish store owner also told us to do so, as it helps your tank to cycle. When your fish throw out their waste on water this waste is eventually converted to ammonia - that's the start of the cycle.
To be honest, when our tank was 1 week old, we already added two clownfish. We can’t help it! A local fish store owner also told us to do so, as it helps your tank to cycle. When your fish throw out their waste on water this waste is eventually converted to ammonia - that's the start of the cycle.
Many of these tough fish can withstand ammonia but
a lot of them don't. This technique is somewhat
cruel. It will be much easier and less cruel
to utilize some commercially available
test kits. However, our two clownfish survive the process and they are now big and healthy. We started adding marine inhabitants after a month... adding 2 loads week after week.
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clownfish |
Clownfish or also called anemonefish because anemones are their best buddy
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damsel |
Blenny are generally found amid crevices and rocks on the bottom of its environment
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blue tang |
Tangs will eat meaty foods, but it is crucial that they eat plenty of marine based seaweed and algae. These kinds of food will strengthen their immune system, reduce aggression and boost their health.
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colonial anemones |
Zoanthids is small sea colonial anemones. Not only are these animals easy to maintain for the most part, they are
easy to frag and can be placed under various lighting schemes with
consistent success.
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elegance coral |
Elegance coral will do best in low flow and low to moderate lighting.
Tube worm make food from chemicals - a process called chemosynthesis.