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[PacoPetty]

This is what the water looks like after I rinsed the Chemi-pure.

 

[PacoPetty]

Now that is a beautiful stand.

Thank you!

 

[PacoPetty]

Added the Fritz Turbo Start 900. I will start dosing Dr. Tim’s ammonia tomorrow.

 

[Ippyroy]

Hi and welcome. Nice cabinet.

 

[PacoPetty]

Hi and welcome. Nice cabinet.

Thank you! I was thrilled with how it turned out.

 

[PacoPetty]

Added the Fritz Turbo Start 900. I will start dosing Dr. Tim’s ammonia tomorrow.

I ordered Dr. Tim's ammonia chloride and the bottle said to dose 4 drops per gallon so I did. However, I watched one of his videos and he said 5 drops per 10 gallons and that is a huge difference. I was worried but luckily for me the Fritz Turbo Start 900 handled it all in a couple of days. All of my parameters are looking good so hopefully I can add a pair of clownfish next week.

 

[PacoPetty]

Day 12 First diatoms appear on top of rock closest to the surface. I added another heater because I am having trouble keeping the tank at 77° even though I am using an Inkbird controller. I have been dosing with microbacter seven for the past six days.
Temp 75.4°
Salinity 1.026
PH 8.0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 5.0
Ammonia .25

 

[Pau Hana Reefer]

A late “welcome to R2R!!!” Looking great!

 

[PacoPetty]

Tha

A late “welcome to R2R!!!” Looking great!

Thanks!

 

[PacoPetty]

I am not get much flow at all with my stock pump. I added 1/2 Loc-line witha Y fitting attached to three knuckles on each side with two flow generators and I barely have any flow. Should I upgrade the pump and if so what is the best pump replacement for the Biocube 32?

 

[PacoPetty]

I did my first water change tonight and added the In Tank fuge basket with Chaeto and a fuge light I velcro to the back of the tank. I am running the fuge light for 12 hours opposite the tank lights schedule. I added some pods from my LFS to the fuge too.

 

[PacoPetty]

Fuge light

 

[PacoPetty]

Day 34: The tank has been a little cloudy so I added a Hydor Koralia 750/850 gph powerhead for some surface agitation and I also added an air stone to the return chamber to try to raise my pH a little. It has been staying around 7.8 and I would like for it to be a round 8.2.

 

[PacoPetty]

I forgot to post that I added the Sicce Syncra 2.0 return pump along with the loc line flow generators on February 19.

 

[fishguy242]

hi might want to start a build thread or start new thread etc .. will get responses there happy reefing

 

[Fires Fish]

 

[Birddog61]

Welcom back

 

[PacoPetty]

Almost 5 months in and I am very happy with the tank’s progress.

 

[PacoPetty]

The pumps and power head are turned off so all of the occupants come to the front right corner because they know that means it’s feeding time.

 

[PacoPetty]

My Halloween crab hitching a ride on one of my Turbo snails.