Mercatoris care tips

[coral dweller]

what does cured mean? I assume it means its been treated.

 

[ekocak]

Here, I wrote this on live rock a little while ago, this'll help. You'll need about 1.5 lbs per gallon in order for your tank to work:

What’s live rock?

 

[coral dweller]

Hmmm... ok.

 

[coral dweller]

Hey, what salintity p.h. and other conditions like that are required for an octo tank?

 

[ekocak]

Salinity should be about 1.025. Ammonia and Nitrite should be 0. They're the most lethally toxic. Nitrates you want as close to 0 as possible. Try to keep them under 15 ppm. pH should be about 8.1 to 8.3. Turnover rate should be higher than normal for most similar sized tanks, meaning you want a pump that can push the entire volume of water through itself multiple times in an hour. On my 40 breeder tank I have a 20 gallon sump with a 568 gph pump. You also need to have a decently powerful protein skimmer, to deal with inking events and to keep the nitrates at bay.

 

[coral dweller]

The water from my tank was tested and it was 100% perfect, and, we got our octopus today! It's tiny and strong! I'm so happy! I think I'll name it Cthulu.

 

[coral dweller]

I think I'll start keeping a journal about it.

 

[DWhatley]

I would like to encourage you to keep a journal. In addition to helping others, they are great to go back and review for yourself.