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jeffreylesser · 08/24/2009, 09:55 PM

Thanks, the tank is doing pretty well. I do have a few questions though:

1). Is this sponge dying?

I have been feeding the tank Phyto2. I was feeding 1/2 cap of each of the phyto2 bottles. They are for two types of phyto plankton. The directions say a teaspoon for every 25 gallons but I don't want to polute the tank. I was doing this everyday other day. I bumped up today to a capful of each bottle. On the off days I started putting about a pencil eraser sized amount of cyclopeze in the tank, my new clownfish love it. I'm wondering if I am underfeeding, or is this to be expected. My parameters are pretty good:

0 Amonia
< 10 Nitrates
< .2 Nitrites

I have yet see see Nitrates ot Nitrites at 0, but I am sure this is part of the new tank process. any thoughts?

2). The blade Gorgonia seems to have shed a clear layer of "skin". It has nice polyp extension, is this normal or should I be worried?

08/24/2009, 09:55 PM	#5
jeffreylesser Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 278	Thanks, the tank is doing pretty well. I do have a few questions though: 1). Is this sponge dying? I have been feeding the tank Phyto2. I was feeding 1/2 cap of each of the phyto2 bottles. They are for two types of phyto plankton. The directions say a teaspoon for every 25 gallons but I don't want to polute the tank. I was doing this everyday other day. I bumped up today to a capful of each bottle. On the off days I started putting about a pencil eraser sized amount of cyclopeze in the tank, my new clownfish love it. I'm wondering if I am underfeeding, or is this to be expected. My parameters are pretty good: 0 Amonia < 10 Nitrates < .2 Nitrites I have yet see see Nitrates ot Nitrites at 0, but I am sure this is part of the new tank process. any thoughts? 2). The blade Gorgonia seems to have shed a clear layer of "skin". It has nice polyp extension, is this normal or should I be worried?