Ok, so I'm into week 5 of cycling.
Great fun just watching lifeforms appear .
The tank setup is now stable in terms of flow in the tank , LR positioning and lighting.
The skimmer is still not functioning properly. Only skims approx 1/4 cup of skimmate every 5 days ( Yellow/brownish colour). Must get this fixed
Water parameters as of this morning are :
Temp = 27 deg
SG = 1.025
KH = 14 ( Raised from 9 - 14 to control bryopsis growth)
pH = 8.4
Ammonia = 0.01
Nitrate = 10
Nitrite = 0.2
PO4 = 0
Raising the Alkalinity to 14 has proven very useful in controlling / eliminating the bryopsis I had growing on my LR. ( Thanks Viper, Jaquesb , Mike)
Lots of GHA growth has however started on the top rocks.
Will keep an eye on this before it gets out of hand.
Great fun just watching lifeforms appear .
The tank setup is now stable in terms of flow in the tank , LR positioning and lighting.
The skimmer is still not functioning properly. Only skims approx 1/4 cup of skimmate every 5 days ( Yellow/brownish colour). Must get this fixed
Water parameters as of this morning are :
Temp = 27 deg
SG = 1.025
KH = 14 ( Raised from 9 - 14 to control bryopsis growth)
pH = 8.4
Ammonia = 0.01
Nitrate = 10
Nitrite = 0.2
PO4 = 0
Raising the Alkalinity to 14 has proven very useful in controlling / eliminating the bryopsis I had growing on my LR. ( Thanks Viper, Jaquesb , Mike)
Lots of GHA growth has however started on the top rocks.
Will keep an eye on this before it gets out of hand.