Northstar24
The Tang Herder
My wife really wants a madarin, and every time she sees one at the fish store I've told her that my tank isnt ready becasue I've yet to see more than one or two 'pods in the tank. (I've only seen a few larger ones that get caught in the sponge in the sump.
I've tried looking at night, both with and without a flashlight and I havent seen them crawling on the glass as I've read in many posts
I've got at least 200 pounds of rock (I've added some addtional rocks once in a while for my tangs/angels so I dont know the exact weight). While much of this was dry rock at the start, I've added a good 30-40 pounds of rock that was full of life.
My question is this, how long should it take for a sustainable population of pods to develop? My water tests are coming back good, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0. Nitrate 0 (with no detectable nuisance algae) SG 1.025
My tank has been up about 10 months (since August of '10) how long should the tank be running before a mandarin can be considered? The current stock list of my 180 is in my signature
Edit: I have a 40 gallon fuge in the stand that has live rock, chaeto and caulerpa
I've tried looking at night, both with and without a flashlight and I havent seen them crawling on the glass as I've read in many posts
I've got at least 200 pounds of rock (I've added some addtional rocks once in a while for my tangs/angels so I dont know the exact weight). While much of this was dry rock at the start, I've added a good 30-40 pounds of rock that was full of life.
My question is this, how long should it take for a sustainable population of pods to develop? My water tests are coming back good, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0. Nitrate 0 (with no detectable nuisance algae) SG 1.025
My tank has been up about 10 months (since August of '10) how long should the tank be running before a mandarin can be considered? The current stock list of my 180 is in my signature
Edit: I have a 40 gallon fuge in the stand that has live rock, chaeto and caulerpa