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Hi Everyone,
I started my salt water tank exactly two weeks ago! I have a 32g coralife biocube. I bought the salt water from my local aquarium store, live sand, and added rock (nothing on it). In my tank, I currently have a heater, sump, 3 5 gallon buckets (one for ro/di water and one for salt water), a 4-stage BRS ro/di system, multi filter stand with some black & white cartridge that came with it, Hydor Koralia Smartwave Reef Pump Kit for Aquariums (a controller and two 425 gph pumps), thermometer, and a fluval test kit.
I am looking at acquiring next:
Next steps are to get my numbers to where they need to be (0 for ammonia and nitrite). I am cycling my tank currently.
My numbers are as follows:
A good amount of algae growth (basically running lights 24/7, using moonrise/sunrise, daylight leds - too much?)
The circulation pump in the upper right is facing downward on the rock, and the bottom left one is facing straight, towards the top if the tank.
I started my salt water tank exactly two weeks ago! I have a 32g coralife biocube. I bought the salt water from my local aquarium store, live sand, and added rock (nothing on it). In my tank, I currently have a heater, sump, 3 5 gallon buckets (one for ro/di water and one for salt water), a 4-stage BRS ro/di system, multi filter stand with some black & white cartridge that came with it, Hydor Koralia Smartwave Reef Pump Kit for Aquariums (a controller and two 425 gph pumps), thermometer, and a fluval test kit.
I am looking at acquiring next:
- Tunze USA 3155.000 Automatic Top off Osmolator for Aquariums
- Hydor Koralia Nano 425 Aquarium Circulation Pump, 425 GPH (for salt water bucket)
- Eheim Jager Aquarium Thermostat Heater 50W (for salt water bucket)
- inTank Aquarium and Pond Value Pack - Bonded Blue & White Poly Filter Floss Pads 600-square-inches
- Red Sea MARINE CARE TEST KIT (to compare to my current test kit)
- Auto feeder (when I get my fish)
Next steps are to get my numbers to where they need to be (0 for ammonia and nitrite). I am cycling my tank currently.
My numbers are as follows:
- Ammonia: Trace
- Nitrite: 0.3
- Salinity: 1.024
- Nitrate: 15
- pH: 8.3
A good amount of algae growth (basically running lights 24/7, using moonrise/sunrise, daylight leds - too much?)
The circulation pump in the upper right is facing downward on the rock, and the bottom left one is facing straight, towards the top if the tank.