Sounds good .
BTW: Nice aquascaping.
Once you start filling up with corals, this will look great.
BTW: Nice aquascaping.
Once you start filling up with corals, this will look great.
Willie85's system
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Thx Apollo appreciate your commentsSounds good .
BTW: Nice aquascaping.
Once you start filling up with corals, this will look great.
Day 30 Cycle (8 Aug 2015)
Tests
Day 2
Salinity - 1.025
Temp - 26.6 @ 16h15
PH - 8.0
NH4 - <0.25
NO2 - 0
NO3 - 0.2
KH - 7.3 dkH
Day 9
Salinity - 1.027
Temp - 25.5
PH - 8.0
NH3 - <0.25
NO2 - 0.1 ppm
NO3 - 2.5 ppm
KH - 7.0 dkH
Day 20
Salinity - 1.026
Temp - 25.4
PH - 8.0
NH3 - <0.25
NO2 - 0.5
NO3 - 50
KH - 6.1 dkH
Day 23
Salinity - 1.025 SG
Temp - 26
PH - 8.0
NH3 - <0.25 ppm
NO2 - 0.5 ppm
NO3 - 50 ppm
KH - 7.0 dkH ---> dosed 42g of bicarb on Day 20
CA - 540 ppm ---> very high (Don't know why?)
MG - 1350 ppm
Day 30
Salinity - 1.025 SG
Temp - 25.5
PH - 8.0
NH3 - <0.25 ppm
NO2 - 0.01 ppm
NO3 - 0.5 ppm
KH - 6.1 dkH ---> dosed 57g of bicarb on Day 30
CA - 560 ppm
MG - 1290 ppm
Getting to the end of the cycle
No2 started to go down
No3 is also gone way down
I'm going to wait another week, I want my NO2 on 0 ppm, before adding CUC.
Nice black skimmate coming out of the skimmer
Tests
Day 2
Salinity - 1.025
Temp - 26.6 @ 16h15
PH - 8.0
NH4 - <0.25
NO2 - 0
NO3 - 0.2
KH - 7.3 dkH
Day 9
Salinity - 1.027
Temp - 25.5
PH - 8.0
NH3 - <0.25
NO2 - 0.1 ppm
NO3 - 2.5 ppm
KH - 7.0 dkH
Day 20
Salinity - 1.026
Temp - 25.4
PH - 8.0
NH3 - <0.25
NO2 - 0.5
NO3 - 50
KH - 6.1 dkH
Day 23
Salinity - 1.025 SG
Temp - 26
PH - 8.0
NH3 - <0.25 ppm
NO2 - 0.5 ppm
NO3 - 50 ppm
KH - 7.0 dkH ---> dosed 42g of bicarb on Day 20
CA - 540 ppm ---> very high (Don't know why?)
MG - 1350 ppm
Day 30
Salinity - 1.025 SG
Temp - 25.5
PH - 8.0
NH3 - <0.25 ppm
NO2 - 0.01 ppm
NO3 - 0.5 ppm
KH - 6.1 dkH ---> dosed 57g of bicarb on Day 30
CA - 560 ppm
MG - 1290 ppm
Getting to the end of the cycle
No2 started to go down
No3 is also gone way down
I'm going to wait another week, I want my NO2 on 0 ppm, before adding CUC.
Nice black skimmate coming out of the skimmer
Sure you looking forward to adding fish and corals. Great scaping.
I sure am !!
The waiting is almost over then I'l just have to control myself not over stocking
Day 35 Tests (13 Nov 2015)
Salinity - 1.025 SG
Temp - 26
PH - 8.0
NH3 - <0.25 ppm
NO2 - 0 ppm
NO3 - 0.5 ppm
KH - 7.5 dkH
All Parameters looked good on friday
Did a WC on Saturday and added my first fish
Two ocellaris clowns, one hermit and one mexican turbo snail.
Will give this livestock two weeks to see what happend and if all is good after two weeks Il start to stock more hermits and snails with one fish.
Will do tests again tonight to see what they are after the wc.
Salinity - 1.025 SG
Temp - 26
PH - 8.0
NH3 - <0.25 ppm
NO2 - 0 ppm
NO3 - 0.5 ppm
KH - 7.5 dkH
All Parameters looked good on friday
Did a WC on Saturday and added my first fish
Two ocellaris clowns, one hermit and one mexican turbo snail.
Will give this livestock two weeks to see what happend and if all is good after two weeks Il start to stock more hermits and snails with one fish.
Will do tests again tonight to see what they are after the wc.
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Day 38 (16 Nov 2015)
Parameters after water change
Salinity - 1.027 SG
Temp - 25.4
PH - 8.0
NH3 - <0.25 ppm
NO2 - 0 ppm
NO3 - 0 ppm
KH - 7 dkH
CA - 540 ppm
MG - 1200 ppm
Seems I will need to dose for KH and MG with this salt
Parameters after water change
Salinity - 1.027 SG
Temp - 25.4
PH - 8.0
NH3 - <0.25 ppm
NO2 - 0 ppm
NO3 - 0 ppm
KH - 7 dkH
CA - 540 ppm
MG - 1200 ppm
Seems I will need to dose for KH and MG with this salt
Day 45 23 Nov 2015
Salinity - 1.025 SG
Temp - 26.4
PH - 8.0
NH3 - <0.25 ppm
NO2 - 0 ppm
NO3 - 0 ppm
KH - 6.4 dkH dosed bicarb 42g
All livestock still doing well, I will be adding some more cuc and a regal if I can get my hands on one this weekend.
Salinity - 1.025 SG
Temp - 26.4
PH - 8.0
NH3 - <0.25 ppm
NO2 - 0 ppm
NO3 - 0 ppm
KH - 6.4 dkH dosed bicarb 42g
All livestock still doing well, I will be adding some more cuc and a regal if I can get my hands on one this weekend.
Day 45 23 Nov 2015
Salinity - 1.025 SG
Temp - 26.4
PH - 8.0
NH3 - <0.25 ppm
NO2 - 0 ppm
NO3 - 0 ppm
KH - 6.4 dkH dosed bicarb 42g
All livestock still doing well, I will be adding some more cuc and a regal if I can get my hands on one this weekend.
Salinity - 1.025 SG
Temp - 26.4
PH - 8.0
NH3 - <0.25 ppm
NO2 - 0 ppm
NO3 - 0 ppm
KH - 6.4 dkH dosed bicarb 42g
All livestock still doing well, I will be adding some more cuc and a regal if I can get my hands on one this weekend.
Thx RiaanLooking Good!!
is the cubicus boxfish a herbivoir ?
Nope.....but he is grazing on algae and eats frozen brine shrimp.
He is the smallest in the tank, bit smaller than a R1 coin.
Not sure, think its 40 mm square tubing with a 3 mm thickness, Ill confirm tonight.