Hi,
I'd like to keep a 29 gal marine tank going to phase new purchases into my
125 gal reef. The 29 gal currently had a large tang "holding" in it for 2+
weeks (until I could trade him for store credit at the LFS) and he did very
well. The tank just has 8-10 lbs of live rock, a coupla snails and a tiny
hermit crab. It only has a small freshwater filter hung on it for
circulation, a heater and a regular freshwater hood with a single
florescent light (on 24x7). There are a couple of tiny (thumbnail size)
soft corals growing here and there. Questions: What do I need to do to
keep the rock "live". Do I have to "feed" it? If so, what? Should I put any
more critters in there to keep it cycled? Again, this is not a show tank, I
just want it there to keep new purchases for a while after purchase so as
not to bring "undesirable" elements i.e. disease, into the reef tank.
Different issue, the reef tank live sand (it's just a dusting of
sand) is developing a fine carpet of light brown or reddish stuff (algae?).
Normal, or cause for some action. If action, what do I do next?
TIA,
Larry aka Newbie
I've heard it said that your worst day when
you're alive is better than your best day
when you're dead. Personally, I think that's
just a bunch of crap that dead people say. (Jeremy Swiller)
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