Yes, they're diatoms Good sign!. I always cycle my tanks with my lights on a timed schedule.
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I'm still working on figuring out how to get my blues and whites on different timers. My light came with one North American plug and 2 euro style plugs. I'm going to have to get crazy with adapters.Yes, they're diatoms Good sign!. I always cycle my tanks with my lights on a timed schedule.
Wow. Your moonlight varies with the cycle of the actual moon...the fish must be like "who needs the ocean?"Yeah I know what you mean.... Well on my 48 I'm running 2- 24"pc lights (equivalent to t5s) 1 is a 50/50 and the other is 460mn (royal blue) plus a single deep blue LED stunner stip for night viewing. I have them on a day/night timer. Meaning when the PCs turn off the led comes on. The lights are on an 8 hr schedule. No sump on this tank.
My 180 dt is another animal however. This tank has 2 AI Sol Blue LEDs and 6 85w 60" ATI T5s plus a sump light on opposite the dt lights.
The LEDs come on with royal blues and gradually add in blue then whites at 6:30am and ramp to half by 9 am when 2 blue+ turn on, then at 10 am 2 coral+ turn on and at noon the last 2 blue + turn on. By this point the LEDS will be at their peak and don't begin to slowly ramp down until 4 pm. At 6pm - 8pm it's reverse of the on schedule and off at 8pm but the LEDs are still ramping down until 10pm when they go into moonlight mode. Even the moonlight varies in intensity due to the moon phases. Then at 1am they go off.
Year it's amazing how expensive lighting can be. Eventually I'll probably sell the aquamana and go for a Kessil, but for now I'm going to see if I can make this work.Lol, yeah but you better get something cool like that at $400 a light unit. AI (aqua illuminations) are the leading competition for radions. But mine are 3 years old and came out just before the multicolored LEDs. They do have some pretty cool settings like cloudy days, lightning and you can even set them to your local weather. However I don't use all that because the T5s are so bright that you notice little of the effect unless it's after the t5s are off. Now, if I could afford 3 AI 52s I would add them to the 2 I have and be done with t5s and changing bulbs. But I'm not about to spend an additional 2k on lights. Lol.
This is great news! Cycle complete 5ppm for Nitrates is a good number and in safe range. Just remember that everything you add will bring that number up some so don't add too much at one time. Clean up crew this weekend and maybe a fish or 2 next weekend. You might want to add some chaeto to your sump also.
Yea I am very excited. I'm going back and forth between ordering a cuc from reef cleaners or going to my LFS. Last time I was in there they had an anenome that died in the tank with all of the snails and hermits, could that possibly mess up my tank if I got my cuc from there? I know reef cleaners only has cuc in their tanks, and they say there's no chance of any diseases or parasites being transferred. So I'm a little nervous to get cuc from my LFS.
Well that seals the deal, reef cleaners it is.Sadly I know where you're coming from. My lfs sold me 50 astrea snails that were infected with pyramidal snails. I never knew they could come in on snails and didn't see them when i added them to my tank. I am STILL battling them. I'd go with reef cleaners but check them anyway when they arrive.
Haha well if he likes the tank half as much as Finding Nemo, I'll be happy.Good news, glad to hear it! You're little guy is adorable He's going to enjoy the tank as much as you lol