Give me tips on my tank

[Raidel]

sun light ruined the picture dont mind that bad lighting Give me your opinions and tips

 

[rayadog]

Tank looks too new and too clean to have established adequate bacterial filtration. I might add more rock too but would likely need to see a full tank shot, know the size of the tank, type of filter on the tank and what makes flow in the tank. If you have the torches on the open top of the rock work they won’t need strong flow but a medium to low flow; so your powerhead/wavemaker might be okay higher up in the tank.

Tank/rock is likely going to get ugly and you’ll sort of have to let it do it’s thing while occasionally doing water changes to knock it back.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Can you post a full tank shot? Its hard to judge because I only see 3 rocks. Whats your intentions for this tank? The corals look very close together, it will become a problem in about a year from now.

 

[Paul B]

I also feel this tank is way to new for corals. I would put some small fish in there for a few months first to get that bacteria working and maturing the rocks a little.

 

[Raidel]

I also feel this tank is way to new for corals. I would put some small fish in there for a few months first to get that bacteria working and maturing the rocks a little.

the tank has been up for 2 months but thank you

 

[Raidel]

I also feel this tank is way to new for corals. I would put some small fish in there for a few months first to get that bacteria working and maturing the rocks a little.

2 months old before i added anything

 

[Raidel]

Can you post a full tank shot? Its hard to judge because I only see 3 rocks. Whats your intentions for this tank? The corals look very close together, it will become a problem in about a year from now.

 

[Raidel]

Tank looks too new and too clean to have established adequate bacterial filtration. I might add more rock too but would likely need to see a full tank shot, know the size of the tank, type of filter on the tank and what makes flow in the tank. If you have the torches on the open top of the rock work they won’t need strong flow but a medium to low flow; so your powerhead/wavemaker might be okay higher up in the tank.

Tank/rock is likely going to get ugly and you’ll sort of have to let it do it’s thing while occasionally doing water changes to knock it back.

 

[xxoczukxx]

2 months old before i added anything

Two months is insanely young. The whiteness of the rocks in the tank are an indication. Thats barely time after the cycle has passed, you havent even reached the ugly stage yet.

 

[slingfox]

If you want better feedback then you should provide a full overview of the system including the equipment, full list of livestock, and parameters.

From the pictures it looks like the tank is very very new. For comparison, I added a new block of dead/sterilized dry rock that was coral skeletan to my tank two weeks ago. As shown in the picture it is no longer bone white and is grown some some diatoms and cyano as it slowly matures. The original bone white coloration can be seen towards the center bottom at the entrance to the cave my Azure Damsel uses:

 

[Raidel]

2 months old before i added anything

Two months is insanely young. The whiteness of the rocks in the tank are an indication. Thats barely time after the cycle has passed, you havent even reached the ugly stage yet.

the rocks were in another take for 4 years the tank is whats 2 months old

 

[Reefering1]

the rocks were in another take for 4 years the tank is whats 2 months old

That other tank was a running reef tank of 4 years?

 

[Raidel]

the rocks were in another take for 4 years the tank is whats 2 months old

That other tank was a running reef tank of 4 years?

yup

 

[Paul B]

the tank has been up for 2 months but thank you

Yes I know. But the rocks look like a few days old and don't have enough bacteria on them for corals.

You asked for opinions, thats mine, but good luck.

 

[Reefering1]

yup

there is zero life on those rocks. Did you strip them in muriatic avoid before using in this tank?

 

[TylerHaworth]

My opinion is you need to slow down and prepare for some uglies, any light strong enough to support the coral is also going to turbocharge algal growth on rock that bare.

No way that rock has been in a system for four years, even in an unlit sump it wouldn't be that white.

How did you cycle? How do you test? What livestock is in there? What are your future plans?