NEW TO R2R

BRB · May 30, 2016

glb said:
Did you know that all caps in posts is considered yelling?

YES I DID, SO IF EVERYONE KNOWS I ALWAYS USE CAPS AND AM ALWAYS YELLING THEN EVERYONE KNOWS I NEVER GET ANGRY OR MAD.

DannyB · May 31, 2016

BRB said:
HEY EVERYONE
JUST WANTED TO STOP BY AND SAY HI.
HAVE BEEN IN AND OUT WITH AQUARIUMS SINCE I WAS YOUNG BUT BRAND NEW TO REEFING. SO ANY TIPS IS ALWAYS GREAT.
CURRENTLY HAVE A 25 GALLON SETUP WITH A 5-10 GAL SUMP THAT I AM WORKING OUT A FEW BUGS TO GET IT WORKING CORRECTLY.
I HAVE SOME RANDOM LED LIGHTS I GOT WITH OTHER PARTS ON CRAIGSLIST, SO I HAVENT FOUND THE BRAND YET, SO I DONT KNOW WHAT I HAVE.
GOT 2 DAMSELS, 2 MANDARINS, A BLASTO, A FEW MUSHROOMS, AND A FEW OTHER PIECES... I WANT TO GET A GOOD MULTI COLORED ZOA / POLYP COLONY GOING.

ANY TIPS TO KEEPING UP WITH KEEPING EVERYTHING STABLE? AS I HAD A MISHAPPEN ABOUT 2 MONTHS FROM SETUP WHEN I FIRST INTRODUCED EVERYTHING TO THE NEWLY CYCLED TANK AND NOTHING LASTED A WEEK... CURRENTLY EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT STABLE AND ALIVE FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW.

ANY SUGGESTIONS ON ANY PARTS, CORALS, LIGHTING, INFO ON NEW REEFING OR ANYTHING PLEASE LET ME KNOW, THANKS...

Welcome to R2R!!

My biggest tip for you is to add pods to your tank very often with 2 mandarins eating them. They will be hard to keep fed in a 25g tank. As far as stability, Check your alk often and read up on Kalk/limewater and how to implement it. It is cheap and easy to use and once you have it dialed in your alk and cal will be stable.

Happy Reefing and keep the questions coming.

BRB · May 31, 2016

DannyB said:
Welcome to R2R!!

My biggest tip for you is to add pods to your tank very often with 2 mandarins eating them. They will be hard to keep fed in a 25g tank. As far as stability, Check your alk often and read up on Kalk/limewater and how to implement it. It is cheap and easy to use and once you have it dialed in your alk and cal will be stable.

Happy Reefing and keep the questions coming.

AWESOME, THANK YOU VERY MUCH ILL HAVE TO CHECK OUT THE KALK/LIMEWATER

HOW OFTEN WOULD YOU SAY TWO 1.5" MANDARINS WILL GO THROUGH THE 2 16OZ BAGS I ADDED?

DannyB · May 31, 2016

It won't take long at all. I would look into raising copepods with 2 mandarins. I have one in a 55g and i am raising my own. Better safe then sorry

BRB · Jun 1, 2016

DannyB said:
It won't take long at all. I would look into raising copepods with 2 mandarins. I have one in a 55g and i am raising my own. Better safe then sorry

I'm not sure if i am raising them or not but i put half in my sump and half in my tank... how do you raise copecods?