Eric's 65-Gallon Project!

[project5k]

oh yea, thats the one thing that is constant in this hobby... well, that and being broke...

 

[Sharkie]

LOL oh, don't worry you'll be changing those rocks soon... i just redid mine after moving... and OH, i just spent the whole morning doing it again... lol. tank looks great! can't wait to see the progress!

 

[Ted]

well just got on after rearranging the rock that I rearranged last night. Still think that rock on the bottom is gonna look better on the top. Yesterday it was in the middle lol:D

 

[Eric Noa]

Well since some of you guys said it was okay to add some Snails and hermit crabs and went a bought some... I also got this little guy a Yellowtail Damsel, the pictures are from this morning.

 

[Smitty]

Congrats on your 1st additions.

 

[Ted]

nice looking damsel. Watch him when you add more fish they get aggressive.

 

[Eric Noa]

Thanks guys

 

[yote]

Congratulations on the first additions.
But like Ted said,keep an eye the yellow tail devil.They can get mean.

 

[dcantucson]

Eric your next Thread may just be about trying to catch and remove that Damsel! :lol:

 

[Eric Noa]

You are right Dcantucson... Thats gonna be hard. lol

 

[Bifferwine]

Nice fish! I have a yellow tail, and I have found that they are one of the least aggressive types of damsels, so I'd say you have a good shot at this guy being passive.

 

[yote]

I'll give you 50/50 with him being aggressive.
I had a yellowtail that killed EVERYTHING I added to the tank.

 

[dcantucson]

I'll give you 50/50 with him being aggressive.
I had a yellowtail that killed EVERYTHING I added to the tank.

(Except my Mantis Shrimp) :bounce::mrgreen:

 

[Eric Noa]

Hey guys,

I just tested my water again and here are the results.

Ammonia - 0ppm
Nitrite - 0ppm
Nitrate - 0-5ppm

Calcium - 80ppm
KH- 161ppm
Phosphate - 5ppm

 

[Smitty]

Double check that cal...80ppm is really low. You should be between 350 and 500 for calcium.

 

[Eric Noa]

I'll test it again... Are the other things good?

 

[daugherty]

your po4 is really high also

 

[Eric Noa]

double check that cal...80ppm is really low. You should be between 350 and 500 for calcium.

lol ;d ;d ;d ;d i didn't read the instructions correctly for the calcium.... Im just retested it the right way it is at 500ppm

 

[Eric Noa]

your po4 is really high also

How can I lower it

 

[daugherty]

stop feeding as much food you are adding something to the tank that is making these levels go up.
you can also get some GFO and run it in a reactor it help reduce the levels
how much do you feed?
do you use tap water?