Finally getting started after decades of saying..."We want a reef tank!".
As for the setup -
Coralife Biocube 32
Coralife tank stand
InTank Media basket and Fuge basket
Mix of Life Rock and Live rock
Cobalt Flat NeoTherm 150w
Red Sea Coral Pro Salt
Carib Sea Arag-Alive Hawaiian Black (~30 lbs in tank)
Purchased - not in use yet
Filter Floss
ChemiPure Elite
Seachem Purigen
Currently dosing during cycle with Dr Tims
No LFS - going to rely on suggestions for good online retailers...
Our experience with fish/aquariums
We have had a KOI pond for about 15 years and turned it into a KOI pond plus aquaponics garden ~4 years ago...
Amy took care of our freshwater and saltwater tanks ~ 20 years ago, but that is long gone and was only fish.
The cycle so far -
Rocks in - Amy did the Aquascape!
Day 1
Please feel free to give tips/tricks/comments/criticisms etc...
As for the setup -
Coralife Biocube 32
Coralife tank stand
InTank Media basket and Fuge basket
Mix of Life Rock and Live rock
Cobalt Flat NeoTherm 150w
Red Sea Coral Pro Salt
Carib Sea Arag-Alive Hawaiian Black (~30 lbs in tank)
Purchased - not in use yet
Filter Floss
ChemiPure Elite
Seachem Purigen
Currently dosing during cycle with Dr Tims
No LFS - going to rely on suggestions for good online retailers...
Our experience with fish/aquariums
We have had a KOI pond for about 15 years and turned it into a KOI pond plus aquaponics garden ~4 years ago...
Amy took care of our freshwater and saltwater tanks ~ 20 years ago, but that is long gone and was only fish.
The cycle so far -
Date | Temp | Salinity | PH | Ammonia | Nitrite | Nitrate |
2/14/2020 | 76.3 | 1.028 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2/15/2020 | 77.9 | 1.028 | 8.3 | .5 ppm | 0 | 0 |
2/16/2020 | 79.2 | 1.028 | - | - | - | - |
2/17/2020 | 78.6 | 1.028 | 8.3 | 1.5 ppm | .5 ppm | 5 ppm |
2/18/2020 | 77.2 | 1.028 | 8.3 | 1 ppm | 2 ppm | 10 ppm |
Day 1
Please feel free to give tips/tricks/comments/criticisms etc...