Jekyl
GSP is the devil and clowns are bad pets
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Before adding coral I would get salifert. API aren't very accuratei bought a API master test kit if thats what you mean?
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Before adding coral I would get salifert. API aren't very accuratei bought a API master test kit if thats what you mean?
Everyone has their preference i would search on here and see what people have said and pick which one works best for you and your budget.oh wow ok thanks ill order that. any preference?
Welcome! I've done a hob budget build before. I may also upload a YouTube video on budget build, not sure yet. I will be uploading how to do a water change/ mixing correctly soon. Message me If you need help/tipsso i have finally decided to try my hand at saltwater tank keeping. i bought a ten gallon kit from petsmart with hang on back filter. i also purchased a power head and Nicrew light from amazon with a glass hinged lid and a 50 watt heater. I purchased two life rock and caribsea live sand. I let the tank cycle for about 2 days and purchased a pair of clown fish (ocellaris). they seem healthy though i know they are fairly hardy. I also first filled up the tank with instant ocean water. yesterday i tried to add an anemone from the store. Yes i did it wrong i only temp acclimated than dropped it in. it was moving around for awhile and then found a place to stay i woke up this morning to it dead and i netted it out the aquarium which made a giant mess.. i did about a 40% water change but i used tap water with instant ocean salt. My salinity before water change was like 33ppm and now after my water change im at about 30 ppm. i just did water test and amoniam is zero . nitrite is zero. my ph is about 7.8-8.0. but my nitrate is between 5-10 ppm. not sure what i should do next. Do i buy some chemicals to reduce nitrate level? i only feed about once a day right now to keep levels low till its completely cycled. any advice would be helpful as i would rather not drain and start all over unless i have to.. i dont know if there are other equipment i should buy? i know 10 gallon is a bad idea because its so small but its what i have to use for the moment.
That "oil slick you see is normal although not desirable. This can be removed by using a surface skimming HOB Filter like the Tidal or by using a reef ready style tank or AIO style tank. It will also hamper your lights ability to penetrate the water to the bottom of your tank with adequate PAR depending on what corals your trying to keep.so i dont know if this is normal or just because i have a new tank. When i look at my water from the top it looks like there is like a cloudy film on there. its not super noticeable but when i look from the bottom up i can see a big difference. Where the powerhead and hob filter break the water it looks clear but everywhere else there is like this white looking film.
there's also stand alone surface skimmers like Eheim Skim 350 or Aquatop SSK-65That "oil slick you see is normal although not desirable. This can be removed by using a surface skimming HOB Filter like the Tidal or by using a reef ready style tank or AIO style tank. It will also hamper your lights ability to penetrate the water to the bottom of your tank with adequate PAR depending on what corals your trying to keep.