Thanks guys for the advice. I've numbered the next few questions with some questions within each to answer - told you I was an Engineer by trade...
1. My previous experience has all been with freshwater not reef tanks but I'm happy doing 20% water change every week - sounds sensible to me. Whilst I think the BioCube is supposed to be a 14 gallon tank, with the sand and
LR I've got in it, I'm sure it's nearer to only holding 10 gallons if that sounds reasonable if I added 15 pounds of
LR ?
2. How big do Mexican Turbo Snails get in comparison to my Asteas ?
3. I had a question about the effectiveness or any risk associated with adding a Red Legged Hermit crab along with the current occupants which include 5 Blue Legged - any problems forseen and how big do they get to ??
4..Good news is that the Ich seems to be improving since knocking up the temperature a few degrees - hope I can be sure that's gone from the fish for the time being - Do you know how long I should wait before thinking about adding another fish ? Nothing physically big - I want to keep the tank peaceful and look after the occupants I have - thinking of a Purple Firefish ?? When might it be safe as I've read you have to quarantine fish in a
QT for 6 weeks - does that mean I shouldn't add another fish until Februrary assuming no further outbreaks on the current two occupants...???
5. Do you know of any clubs in Indiana ? Is there a society for instance with varous Chapters ?? - like Muskies Inc. has for fisherman....
6. I am finding it a bit hard to keep my
Ca above 350
ppm. Do I need to get into Magnesium testing and additives ? Or is this stil just a bit too soon for things to have matured and settled down ??? Although I started off using Distilled, my last water change (40%) a week ago was Purified
RO water which I bought by the Gallon from the Supermarket. My
salinity has always been bang on 1.024. Are there any other reasons why the Red Sea Calcium Success doesn't seem to be making the impact I was expecting...????
I'll check out the resources you mention for the Zoas. Be really good to find some bright ones - I am a bit disappointed with the ones I got for $30 from the
LFS. Bit plain...
Sorry for the miriad of questions but I want to avoid any disasters if possible - particularly any which may be inclined to happen fast...!
Cheers for your help !
Still need to get around to starting my own project tank thread so I can leave you alone for a while.
