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by depths
Tue May 20, 2025 3:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Caring for week-old fry
Replies: 10
Views: 62

Re: Caring for week-old fry

Thanks for all the advice. I'll try baby brine shrimp and see how they respond. Also gonna cut back on the light like suggested. Appreciate the help!
by depths
Tue May 20, 2025 7:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Caring for week-old fry
Replies: 10
Views: 62

Caring for week-old fry

I've got a batch of week-old fry in a 10-gallon tank with a sponge filter, but they're not eating the powdered food I've been offering. Water params are good, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 10 nitrate. Temp's at 78F. Any tips?
by depths
Tue Feb 25, 2025 1:38 pm
Forum: Saltwater Fish
Topic: seeking guidance on marine fish for beginners
Replies: 14
Views: 7241

Re: seeking guidance on marine fish for beginners

I'm gonna try my luck with tap water first, see what happens.
by depths
Tue Feb 25, 2025 11:57 am
Forum: Saltwater Fish
Topic: seeking guidance on marine fish for beginners
Replies: 14
Views: 7241

Re: seeking guidance on marine fish for beginners

Just got my tank and I'm literally buzzing to get started, think I'll be spending the rest of the day unpacking and setting it up. Can't wait to share my progress and I'm sure I'll be back with loads of questions - bear with me, I'm a total newbie to this marine aquarium lark.
by depths
Tue Feb 25, 2025 9:31 am
Forum: Saltwater Fish
Topic: seeking guidance on marine fish for beginners
Replies: 14
Views: 7241

Re: seeking guidance on marine fish for beginners

Thanks for all your help, I must say it's reassuring to hear from people with experience in this area. I'm glad I can finally make a start and see how things go. I've got a better understanding now, so I'll just get on with it and not rush out to buy stress coat.

My tank is 58 litres, which I ...
by depths
Tue Feb 25, 2025 4:29 am
Forum: Saltwater Fish
Topic: seeking guidance on marine fish for beginners
Replies: 14
Views: 7241

Re: seeking guidance on marine fish for beginners

Thanks heaps for all your help, I really appreciate it. My tank's arriving tomorrow morning and I'm getting super stoked, but I want to make sure I do everything right from the start. I'm guessing I'll be asking a heap of questions over the next few days.

Once the tank's all set up, I was thinking ...
by depths
Tue Feb 25, 2025 12:39 am
Forum: Saltwater Fish
Topic: seeking guidance on marine fish for beginners
Replies: 14
Views: 7241

Re: seeking guidance on marine fish for beginners

Hi coltin,

Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate you taking the time to help me out. Your input has been a massive help, especially with the live rock - I was thinking of collecting from the beach but I'm a bit worried about potential contamination, so I'll try to find a local shop that sells ...
by depths
Mon Feb 24, 2025 10:45 pm
Forum: Saltwater Fish
Topic: seeking guidance on marine fish for beginners
Replies: 14
Views: 7241

seeking guidance on marine fish for beginners

I've just ordered the Orca Lynxo Reef Aquarium TL450 and I'd really appreciate any tips you guys can offer. I've had experience with Tropical Fish before, but I'm new to Marine Fish and I'm excited to give it a go. For my first fish, I'm considering a Royal Gramma - I saw one today and it's stunning ...
by depths
Sat Feb 01, 2025 10:32 am
Forum: Corals
Topic: Elegance coral is dying off
Replies: 12
Views: 5692

Re: Elegance coral is dying off

I'm with you on the frustration factor, sounds like you're dealing with a bit of a mystery here. Any sudden changes to tank parameters would be my first guess - can you post those? I've always thought of my corals as real-time indicators of my tank chemistry, they never lie. If everything else in ...
by depths
Sat Dec 21, 2024 12:10 am
Forum: Corals
Topic: Hammer corals making a comeback
Replies: 9
Views: 4814

Re: Hammer corals making a comeback

Just had a similar thing happen to me, lost a hammer to a salinity spike and I'm definitely leaving the skeleton in there now. Got back from a 3-day trip and my tank was down 2 gallons, no top-off with RODI... went from 1.026 to 1.038 in my small 20g, not good. Guess I'll take a cue from you, not ...