Low Tech 10g

[Advil_LiquiGLs]

Hey guys! Moving my thread over from Beginners to a build thread. Follow me as I navigate the uncharted waters of my first reef!

Build:
Circulation- Fluval CP1 and Imaginitarium IN CIRC small
Lighting- 25w LED white, upgrading soon to a Nicrew Navareef 65w
Tank- Standard Rimmed 10 gallon
No skimmer, no ato, no refugium, minimal automation
I use an Aqueon Internal 30g Filter on and off as needed for mechanical filtration. Easy to just plop it in and run it if I need to clear up suspended particles in the tank

Thanks for following!

 

[Advil_LiquiGLs]

Anyone know how to attach a link to this thread so that it shows up under my name like how people do that on this forum? Sorry I am not forum savvy at all

 

[Fish Fan]

Looks great, I am a big fan of budget builds!

The one suggestion I might make is that having no ATO and toping off everyday gets old in a hurry. At the least, consider one of these inexpensive gravity fed solutions like this:

Inexpensive gravity fed ATO on Amazon

I ordered this inexpensive ATO last night to try:

NextGen II ATO

Good luck with your build!

 

[Fish Fan]

Anyone know how to attach a link to this thread so that it shows up under my name like how people do that on this forum? Sorry I am not forum savvy at all

Go to this link to get a build thread badge, you've already completed step one (create a thread in the Member's Tanks sub-forum), now you just need to copy the address of this page, then paste that into your profile as shown here:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/so-you-want-a-my-tank-thread-badge.590311/

If you need further help with that, just let me know

 

[X-37B]

Anyone know how to attach a link to this thread so that it shows up under my name like how people do that on this forum? Sorry I am not forum savvy at all

Start a build thread so we can follow is the best way
Check out this simple gravity ato on my 13g.

 

[Fish Fan]

Anyone know how to attach a link to this thread so that it shows up under my name like how people do that on this forum? Sorry I am not forum savvy at all

You can also go to your user setting and paste this same address to your profile signature, and then a link will appear at the bottom of your posts too. Again, let me know if you need help with that.

 

[Subsea]

When you desire upgrading mechanical filtration, consider a canister or a HOB
(Hang on Back) filter

 

[Advil_LiquiGLs]

Hey thanks for the help! Super easy and I got my badge now. Yay

 

[Advil_LiquiGLs]

Finally got my Salifert Calcium test the mail. Now i can get complete readings on my tank.

Temp: 75.5F
Salinity: 1.026
pH: 7.8
KH: 6.2
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 20 ppm
Phosphate: 0.03 ppm
Calcium: 300 ppm?

The only reason why I put a question mark is because I am not sure if I did the Calcium test correctly. It was mightily confusing to do. If anyones got pointers on the Salifert Calcium test because every time I add the second reagent, the water turns blue and i have 4ml left in the syringe, and that's my reading? Bc it turned blue? Very confused

 

[Fish Fan]

See if this helps:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-to-read-salifert-calcium-test.824940/

 

[Advil_LiquiGLs]

See if this helps:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-to-read-salifert-calcium-test.824940/

I read and Im still a bit confused. I did the test again, but this time I put a little of the solution instead of .6 ml like the instructions say (bc my test doesn't turn pink. After .6ml it turns blue) It turns pink after only a few drops of the second reagent, then purple, then blue. The plunger is at .85 at this point. So this means my Calcium is under 100?

Probably should start dosing calcium and Reef Carbonate to raise my calcium and KH levels. The levels are a bit low