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Thanks for the nice welcome and advice, I will send pic as soon as the cam batteries are charged. Yes crispin i test the SG once a day and it measures to 1.023 I measure it with a hydrometer not the floating tipe this one looks like a triangle that you scoop water into.i have got a OR unit.No i dont have a test kit yet, but i take sample water every saterday to the local pet shop for testing they test at this stage only PH and nitrite,the PH is 8.2 and nitrite 0 reading.i buy salt water at the pet shop. is that for water cvhanges, or did you get the full +-800l from them to start as well.
do you top up with RO?
My sump has got 5 compartments, the first compartment host the Reeftek protein skimmer (nice skimmer from what i hear) second compartment is filled halfway with silica sand and crused coral,third and forth compartments are filled with filter floss and soft rock (whats soft rock?)and last compartment host the return pump a AP4660 145w 4800l/h.
In the tank base i got crused coral ( how thick a layer? and more importantly how big are the particles?) and 4.5kg live rock (going to need lots more but good to start
O and my mistake the fish its a Fox Face.
sounding good over all phillip
glad to know you have a fish that actually likes algae and not hunts pods
but incase you arent awear do take care of the fox faces top spines, can be very painful indeed.thanks crispin
No the hole 800L i got and for cvchanges, my OR system delivers about 24l per day yes i do top up with OR water when i see that the SG goes up near to 1.026 I add about +-10L OR water every second day. The light are about 150mm from the water.
No the hole 800L i got and for cvchanges, my OR system delivers about 24l per day yes i do top up with OR water when i see that the SG goes up near to 1.026 I add about +-10L OR water every second day. The light are about 150mm from the water.
Hey guys i bought a polario dual action pump two days ago but i do not really like it i used it for about 10 minutes and then boxed it.Is any one using it with joy ? I'm thinking of getting rid of it,it's way too powerful and big for my juwel 180.
I am using one, awesome, awesome pump. What size is your tank ? Maybe 12000L / h is too much flow for your tank
Philip, topping up every second day can be quite dangerous to your PH and a whole bunch of different params. SG should be kept as constant as possible, try and get yourself or make your own auto topup unit to keep the salt gradient constant.
Are you talking about this guy ?
If yes, he will try nip the fish if he swims into his territory but won't go and hunt him down.
Chances are the Dragonet starved to death if he wasn't eating prepared food. These creatures need a large amount of live pods from your live sand and rock to stay alive and they not as good at hunting as their competition (wrasses, hermits, shrimps)