Invertebrate question

[dhmx220]

All my fish are in the qt tank for 8 weeks now. How do i prevent my inverts from starving out since there is no fish waste to eat?

 

[rdnelson]

Drop a pinch of food in the tank now and then. They will eat anything they can get.

 

[cedzaquaddiction]

Amen to that... I unknowingly purchased some tubeworms that my fish refused to eat. Well, the DT was going to be fallow for 10 weeks.... Let's see how these inverts like the worms... They loved them. Never seen hermits and such run to the glass when I apporached before. They kept me from wasting $10.00 on tubeworms. LOL!!!

Seriously: Just feed the CUC. Doesn't take much food to keep them happy.

 

[dhmx220]

Ok thanks for the response guys. Quick question, should i be dosing a and b on a 29 gallon or is weekly wc enough? I have a few sps. The rest are lps and softies

 

[cedzaquaddiction]

I'm new to the coral thing, but, I dose along with weekly or bi-weekly water changes (opposite schedules). Perhaps someone with more knowledge than myself can chime in...

Best of Luck!!!

 

[rdnelson]

Dosing should only be done if needed. Is it needed? Only testing will tell. For someone new, I would not dose anything without testing first. As time goes by, you will get a feel for what your tank needs and can dose without testing every time but only to spot check. But until that time, would only dose if a test result told me I should.

Here is a tip if you haven't already learned it. When it comes to Cal and Alk, a lot of people forget about Mag. Make sure your magnesium is around 1350 before you worry too much about calcium and alkalinity. The corals need that level of magnesium in order to make effective use of the other two. In addition, if mag levels are not right, it is very easy to set off an imbalance between the other two. When you have that imbalance, things don't work correctly, as in, no matter how much you dose alkalinity it doesn't seem to come up.

But unless you have a lot of corals that are demanding calcium, you shouldn't have to worry much and the salt mix should give you everything you need.

 

[cedzaquaddiction]

rdnelson99;831533 wrote: Dosing should only be done if needed. Is it needed? Only testing will tell. For someone new, I would not dose anything without testing first. As time goes by, you will get a feel for what your tank needs and can dose without testing every time but only to spot check. But until that time, would only dose if a test result told me I should.

Here is a tip if you haven't already learned it. When it comes to Cal and Alk, a lot of people forget about Mag. Make sure your magnesium is around 1350 before you worry too much about calcium and alkalinity. The corals need that level of magnesium in order to make effective use of the other two. In addition, if mag levels are not right, it is very easy to set off an imbalance between the other two. When you have that imbalance, things don't work correctly, as in, no matter how much you dose alkalinity it doesn't seem to come up.

But unless you have a lot of corals that are demanding calcium, you shouldn't have to worry much and the salt mix should give you everything you need.

Dang. Very informative. Learn something new everyday. I love this hobby!!! Keep playing with your wrasse, and share the knowledge here!!!

 

[dhmx220]

Thanks for the help guys!