Hey guys!,
I'm pretty new to saltwater tanks and I've already gotten tons of advice from this site to setup! My tank isn't fully cycled yet but will be by hopefully Thursday-Friday next week! I've been dosing with aquavitro, dr.tims, and instant ocean bio Spira. All have helped boost the rate the bacteria colony colonized.
36g bowfront tank.
300w adjustable heater.
X1 480gph WaveMaker.
X1 c360 magniflow canister.
X1 50gph uv sterilizer(currently off for cycle).
30lbs of dry rock.
6lbs of live rock.
I used a mix of rodi water from LFS and instant ocean salt mixed at home.
X1 nicrew 36w dual channel reef light...white, green, and blue hues with timers.
20lbs of pink Fiji live sand.
Ordered a 30g rated skimmer coming Monday.
Digital temp gauge.
Various brands of tests for ph, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, salinity, magnesium, and calcium.
Live stock I have right now:
4 narassius snails
4 trochus snails
4 cerith snails
I'll take some nice pictures tomorrow if I can see any of the snails lol most of them were hiding.
I was running a freshwater tank but I ended up donating all my fish from that tank and converted some of the old equipment to this tank. It's been working out quite well so far!
So far....
Ph 8.1-8.2
Ammonia 0.5
Nitrites 0.5
Nitrates 20-40
Salinity 1.025
Temp floats between 79.8-80.6
I'm pretty new to saltwater tanks and I've already gotten tons of advice from this site to setup! My tank isn't fully cycled yet but will be by hopefully Thursday-Friday next week! I've been dosing with aquavitro, dr.tims, and instant ocean bio Spira. All have helped boost the rate the bacteria colony colonized.
36g bowfront tank.
300w adjustable heater.
X1 480gph WaveMaker.
X1 c360 magniflow canister.
X1 50gph uv sterilizer(currently off for cycle).
30lbs of dry rock.
6lbs of live rock.
I used a mix of rodi water from LFS and instant ocean salt mixed at home.
X1 nicrew 36w dual channel reef light...white, green, and blue hues with timers.
20lbs of pink Fiji live sand.
Ordered a 30g rated skimmer coming Monday.
Digital temp gauge.
Various brands of tests for ph, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, salinity, magnesium, and calcium.
Live stock I have right now:
4 narassius snails
4 trochus snails
4 cerith snails
I'll take some nice pictures tomorrow if I can see any of the snails lol most of them were hiding.
I was running a freshwater tank but I ended up donating all my fish from that tank and converted some of the old equipment to this tank. It's been working out quite well so far!
So far....
Ph 8.1-8.2
Ammonia 0.5
Nitrites 0.5
Nitrates 20-40
Salinity 1.025
Temp floats between 79.8-80.6
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