Cycle -noob question

[Fish Fan]

I can’t thank you enough for all of the support!!! It’s cloudy so I will leave it for a day or 2 . Do I need to test again or it will be alright?!

I think you're fine, but you can test again if you'd feel more comfortable.

 

[necbov]

After days (be extra safe) and a lot of projects in the next days I will put 2 clowns (big well fed and strong- yeah I want to be extra extra safe).

Clowns will arrive around 08:00 pm (they will travel around 6 hours from where I bought them).

I will do the drip method- I will empty the bag in a bowl and drip 1 drop per second for 1 hour. After that I will take only the clowns (not the water ) and put them in my tank.

No feed the first night also no lights.

My questions is:

A)For the first days or 2 weeks what’s the preferred feed ?! 1 time a day with little food per fish ?! I’ve bought TROPICAL MARINE POWER CLOWNFISH (granules) so I will feed them 2-3 granules per fish ?!

B)Water change 20% 18-20 litres i will do every Saturday?!

C)Light program ?! The first day the lights will be off but from the next day 6hours is okay ?!
I bought Maxspect Jump MJ-L260 Blue LED (63w)

D) Skimmer: scuma nano Blau I turned on just to check and the cup filled with water instantly (so I have to make experiments) , can I put it in use the next day or wait for weeks before using it?

E) media tower: I removed the horrible sponges and put filterfloss. I have also nanomat but needs some trial and error with the water level

Thanks again everyone for the advice and help already!

 

[Fish Fan]

Don't over think your fish additions too much

If the fish are traveling form a short distance, then drip acclimation is a good way to go, but don't drip fish that have been in the bag for 24 hours or longer (like if they've been shipped to you).

Feeding plan sounds good. Clownfish will always tell you that they are hungry; don't believe them

Lighting plan is also fine, but you could just as well turn the lights on earlier. Some people keep the lights off believing that they are going to skip the common ugly algae new tanks get. I think leaving the lights off more or less just delays this onset of ugly algae.

Good luck!

 

[necbov]

Don't over think your fish additions too much

If the fish are traveling form a short distance, then drip acclimation is a good way to go, but don't drip fish that have been in the bag for 24 hours or longer (like if they've been shipped to you).

Feeding plan sounds good. Clownfish will always tell you that they are hungry; don't believe them

Lighting plan is also fine, but you could just as well turn the lights on earlier. Some people keep the lights off believing that they are going to skip the common ugly algae new tanks get. I think leaving the lights off more or less just delays this onset of ugly algae.

Good luck!

The light program 6 hours

It’s fish only right now so I did a basic set

Point 1 (08:00): 0% in all channels (start)
Point 2 (09:00): Purple 25%, Royal Blue 40%, Blue 40%, Green 0%, Warm White 15%, Red 0% (full)
Point 3 (13:00): Purple 25%, Royal Blue 40%, Blue 40%, Green 0%, Warm White 15%, Red 0% (ending )
Point 4 (14:00): 0% in all channels (finish )

 

[necbov]

I’m planning to put bacteria every week with the water change. ( I need to find the dosage for Bacto blend )

Skimmer: Im trying to set it but the cup gets full with water so maybe I will leave it for a few days.

Also I need to restrict the flow as an other member point that is too much maybe ?!

 

[necbov]

Quick pic from today , I just added them

 

[necbov]

Update : more energy after 1 day and always hungry.

I have tropical granules for clownfish and ordered some ocean nutrients formula one and two in flakes also frozen shrimp and brine. I feed 2 times a day 4-6 granules per tine per fish, only the small one takes some time like the granules is too big to eat but he eats. Also I don’t know if it’s the correct amount and I need to find the correct amount and combination with all that food.

8hours (plus 2 hours ramps up/down) 80% blue etc 40% white and 20% red green maxpect j260 lights .

About a week now ++ waiting for algae and put some cuc cleaner shrimp snails etc.

 

[necbov]