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@@Stixz_FN thank you!

@@DeckerCorals I’ll look into it thank you 🤍

@@Chromie21 my heater malfunctioning was not at all my fault. Things like that can’t be predicted. I keep my tanks maintained on a weekly basis and the temperature spike happened overnight. I noticed ilthe next morning during feeding. This could have probably been prevented with a temperate kill switch but I don’t have one. The hair algae is just due to my CUC slowly passing and they will be replenished today. Diaotoms will pass. And the salinity spike was my fault, but I’ve had salinity spikes and never caused coral to recess and pass. I am not at all lazy with my tanks 😁

@@xerxeth1861 thank you I’m not this gave me the push to actually go bigger as it will help with stability. The tank is still fresh so I need to accept mistakes. I’ve lost 2 coral now but I’m hoping everything else bounces back.

@@topdawgwl they are. I am. And they are not.

@@rafman8889 can you recommend me some? My originally UV died on me so it’s been 2 or so months of searching for something decent to use.

The coral (the ones that are left) are slowly bouncing back. I have been doing minor water changes and cleaning the tank a bit more. I am getting more CUC this weekend to combat hair algae. The amazing news is I have had coraline algae growing so the tank is maturing. This pretty much gave me the push to start my 32.5 saltwater journey in hopes the stability will help. If you have seeded rock scape, I will definitely be needing some around December/January once I clean out the original tank.

@@WhiskersandWater My main grow tank should be well seasoned by then, even if not I have all the starter stuff like phyto, copepods, clean cheato and hopefully a tank full of amphipods too for once the bio-cycle has finished. Are you making your salt water with RODI water?

@@ridgelon13 I am I have a whole system I set up that I got from bulk reef I just never did make a video on it. It’s been working great. I’ll be able to supply a larger tank with the water I need. Maybe it’s the salt I’m using. It’s the generic stuff you can get at petco which maybe isn’t the best I’m not sure.

@@AludrieaLuna Thank you so much I sure hope so!

​@WhiskersandWater if you don't mind my asking, how long have you been making cool terrariums and the like? I recently got into the hobby myself. I wanted to make a nice home for a jumping spider friend. There has been so much to learn!

@@AludrieaLuna this is my first ever one and I liked it. I was inspired by the trip to Hawaii and I’ve been wanted to own a crestie since I went to my last expo. I did a love of research and mainly drew inspiration from Serpadesign on TH-cam.I still need to add a few more hides, ledges, and a misting system, but the setup is pretty much finished. I’m waiting for my isopods and springtails colony to grow in this setup as well.

@WhiskersandWater Hey there, I'm pretty sure my previous comment got deleted by a bot so sorry about the delayed response! I wanted to say it's cool you're getting a misting system going, I've always wanted to do a sort of rainforest high humidity build. You also mentioned going to a con, how did that go? Also this is likely why my prior comment got deleted but if you'd like to chat outside your comment section feel free to message me. My username is the same across most platforms. I can try and send more details if you'd wanna connect, just let me know.

Go slow, I don't add fish for about a month to start. I'm old school, instead of using a bottle of quick start I drop a piece of shrimp and let it go till the ammonia spikes. When it's 'deadly' take out the shrimp and let the bioprocess take over till you have nitrates spiking and ammonia drops. Water change and add clean-up crew, then about a week later a few fish and wait for the ugly phases to go through. Corals like sps require a lot more time than softies, zoas and pallies are usually my first test corals. Once the first frag is thriving add a few more slowly over time until the whole reef is up and running. The whole time this is going on do water tests and keep a spreadsheet of the parameters so you can watch the progress. Now is the time to figure your tank out and learn to keep your parameters in check, the less sways the better your corals will do.

Ok thank you for the info i just started my evo 13.5 5 days ago and i added ammonia and bacteria ​@ridgelon13

@@fixalot0 Cycling a tank can tank a month or so. I also tried the old school method but im impatient so I did go ahead and use Dr Tims ammonia chloride and Microbacter start XLM. Honestly, it depends on your patience. It took around 1.5 months to fully cycle my tank. Make sure to get ammonia and nitrites to 0 and have your nitrates teeter around 5-10ppm although some hobbiest have it up to 20ppm. API saltwater test kits are great beginner friendly testers that are fairly inexpensive. I made sure fish were suitable for the tank and then got an inexspensive mushroom. So far, all the coral I have in my tank are thriving, eating, and latching unto whatever surface I have. This hobby is definitely all about patience and time. Enjoy!

@@WhiskersandWater THANK YOU

I cleaned it up a bit and he’s already creating bubble nest this morning. Love this little tank! So happy I got it!

Big box stores don’t see the value in their animals and it’s sad.

I’ll definitely be messaging you in regard to future coral and any saltwater questions I have 🤍 i hope you got some good deals today!

Oh shoot really? I was told otherwise. Either way, my female clown loves hosting it. Thank you so much for subscribing!

@@WhiskersandWater i think frogspawn are way nicer than hammers

I am mainly adding phytoplankton for my coral. As I do add more coral, perhaps if I ever consider SPS, I may need to supplement but I don’t use them for now. Thanks for the insight!

Seeded with Dr Tim’s ammonia chloride solution and Microbacter Starter XLM Brightwell aquatics. I also added Dr Tim’s Eco Balance blend. Tank cycled within 2 weeks but waited 2 months for stable reading before adding livestock and haven’t had any issue since then.

@saltylittlebae cool thanks