Brand New!

tylerandersen · Feb 14, 2014

Hey, my name is Tyler! I have always wanted a saltwater tank and I just set one up for the first time. I bought an aquatop 21g biotope w LED lighting and a protein skimmer. I honestly am taking things one step at a time. So far I've placed 21 lbs of rock (1/2 live, 1/2 dry) along with API QuickStart. I plan on leaving it for a few days and testing to see where I'm at. Hopefully I have done everything right. May have a few questions here soon :)

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DragKnee · Feb 14, 2014

Welcome to the forum!

Give it at least a few weeks. There may be die-off from the live rock which may make the cycle last longer. In my past smaller tanks, I used live rock and saw very little cycles. You'll get diatoms in the sand due to it being a new tank, that is normal. They will then come to pass a week or 2 after that.

Good luck :)

mike007 · Feb 14, 2014

Welcome to r2r!!!

vlangel · Feb 14, 2014

Glad to have here at R2R! Folks are very nice and very helpful.

Jimbo662 · Feb 14, 2014

Congrats! I started with in saltwater with a 29g biocube. Not knowing that much and not doing enough research came back to bite me. If you don't have an automatic topoff set up make sure you're topping the water off daily. I never thougth about it and while the water level in the tank remained constant...I never saw the water level in the back chamber drop. My salinity spiked and I lost most of my soft corals.

James

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Bry · Feb 14, 2014

Welcome! Take it slow and steady. This is a great place to learn!

crystal181 · Feb 14, 2014

Hi and welcome!

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