Agree with Tommy and you, real live rock is risky due to too many potential pests. I’ve started my last 2 reefs with dry rock, seasoned media from previous reefs, bottled bacteria, and no light for 2-3 months when starting the reef. Just think of that time as time to add fish that are shy/more sensitive to bullying, cleanup crew, and algae predators of your choice. Never had any ugly stage, always had sponges and coralline grow very early to help prevent pest algae, cyano, etc. Think the sponges probably hitchhiked from the seasoned media and/or fish that were added early. Can’t remember exactly but I think BRS and/or Jake Adams talked about this method yrs ago and it just made sense to me, which in reefing is sometimes rare given all the snake oils that are being marketed…😂😂
I also got the isopods from TBS. It was a disaster. I caught thousands of isopods in traps over the 6-9 month process of getting rid of them. They would attach to fish but would drop off during daytime and no fish were ultimately harmed, but frustrating nonetheless.
Can you tell me what Zoa’s those are at 3:30? I got some of those in my aquarium but the guy I got them from couldn’t remember what they were called. I was thinking pandoras maybe?
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Agree with Tommy and you, real live rock is risky due to too many potential pests. I’ve started my last 2 reefs with dry rock, seasoned media from previous reefs, bottled bacteria, and no light for 2-3 months when starting the reef. Just think of that time as time to add fish that are shy/more sensitive to bullying, cleanup crew, and algae predators of your choice. Never had any ugly stage, always had sponges and coralline grow very early to help prevent pest algae, cyano, etc. Think the sponges probably hitchhiked from the seasoned media and/or fish that were added early. Can’t remember exactly but I think BRS and/or Jake Adams talked about this method yrs ago and it just made sense to me, which in reefing is sometimes rare given all the snake oils that are being marketed…😂😂
I also got the isopods from TBS. It was a disaster. I caught thousands of isopods in traps over the 6-9 month process of getting rid of them. They would attach to fish but would drop off during daytime and no fish were ultimately harmed, but frustrating nonetheless.
Can you tell me what Zoa’s those are at 3:30? I got some of those in my aquarium but the guy I got them from couldn’t remember what they were called. I was thinking pandoras maybe?