SRC Member netviper Posted July 27, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted July 27, 2012 Tank has small white "ants" crawling all over the wall with diatoms blooming on the tank wall! what should i do? those white 'ants' looks disgusting! Are they good or bad? No pictures as it is too small to be captured on camera. Those are copepods. They are good critters. As for diatoms, since u r cycling ya tank, u can switch off ya tank lights. It helps to minimize their growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BELL Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 Hey netviper, how will they go away?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter Harlequinmania Posted July 27, 2012 SRC Supporter Share Posted July 27, 2012 The pods is food for your corals, fishes. If you intent to keep fishes like mandarin , pods is their key food source. Many reefer spend money buying this for their tank so I suggest you should keep it too Quote 1000 Gallon Tank in the Hole http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/topic/120957-1000-gallon-3d-hole-in-the-wall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member MadScientist Posted July 27, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted July 27, 2012 The pods is food for your corals, fishes. If you intent to keep fishes like mandarin , pods is their key food source. Many reefer spend money buying this for their tank so I suggest you should keep it too I do not recommend keeping mandarin fish for the purpose of copepods unless you have a full blown refrigum. It's akin to using fish for cycling. Once the copepods are gone, mandarin fish often starve. Since they are harmless, you can leave them alone. Once you start putting in your lifestocks, they will diminish in numbers till they disappear. After that, you would be wishing for them to return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BELL Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 P.s I Have only one Blue Tang in my tank now, sold the rest away as they fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kaykay Posted August 16, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted August 16, 2012 Well I must say that having 4 blue tangs in a nano makes the tank look so surreal. It looks good in fact! - logics aside. Anyway selling the other 3 away can only be good for your tank.. My current 1.5" BT is a sh*t machine. Everyday bomb bomb bomb.. Lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member desideria Posted August 18, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted August 18, 2012 you did the right thing eventually.. having 4 BT in such a small tank is not good in the long run. Best to read up on the fish combination before you buy. Save you time and money and the hassle of having to resell. Quote Cheers, Desi Sheldon (TBBT): A little misunderstanding? Galileo and the Pope had a little misunderstanding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidlow Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Nice!! Where u buy your blue tang from? Quote System 45 - 1.5 ft cube with sump Vortech MP 10 Maxspect Nano Razor 60W BM Nac 3.5 Skimmer BM MF70 reactor - Rowaphos Phosban reactor 150 - NP Biopellet Hailea chiller HS 28A Newbie_David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter mitlancer Posted August 30, 2012 SRC Supporter Share Posted August 30, 2012 Ah, so u r the one... I m the kind man from CF. Hahaha... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BELL Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 Hi Mitlancer! Thank you again! If we get to meet again do let me buy you a drink ( just smth small to repay your kindness 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter mitlancer Posted August 31, 2012 SRC Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2012 Haha, no worries la. I not very young, u say I young, I very happy liao. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Firestarter Posted September 7, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted September 7, 2012 Hi, any updates? Mind to share with me the price of your tank, cabinet and lights? Thinking of coming back to reefing after seeing your setup! Argh! Quote Sometimes the good guys gotta do bad things to make the bad guys pay. - Harvey Specter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BELL Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 @firestarter u may wna PM me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kenny1111 Posted September 15, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted September 15, 2012 no update? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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