New in hobby waterbox cube 20

[Pepone]

Hi everyone, My name is Pepe i living at the south Spain near to the Mediterranean sea.
i just bought my first salt water tank a waterbox cube 20

Equipment:
stock filter sock
stock filter sponge
stock activated carbon
Bio media Marine pure gems
Return pump Jebao dc 1200 i change the stuck pump because make so much noise
Fzone Aquarium ATO pump.
sand aquamedic Bali sand
7kg around 15 lbs of die rock.
Heater Sicce scuba 100W
wave maker voyager nano 2000L

 

[fishguy242]

hi, welcome to the reef...

 

[Pepone]

since it is my first reef tank i follow the advices from the store guy because i have 0 idea.
also i think already see the 90% of the reef videos on youtube hahahah
the store guy give me a bottle of aqua vitro seeds for start cycling.

the cycling program

Day 1 lights off and 10 ml of seeds
day 2 lights off and 5 ml of seeds
day 3 lights off and 5 ml of seeds
day 4 lights off and 5 ml of seeds
day 5 lights off and 5 ml of seeds
day 6 lights off and 5 ml of seeds
day 7 lights off and 5 ml of seeds adding rotifers and copepods
day 8 lights off and 5 ml of seeds 1 ml of easy booster
day 9 lights off and 5 ml of seeds 1,5 ml of easy booster
day 10 lights off and 5 ml of seeds 2 ml of easy booster
day 11 lights off and 5 ml of seeds 2 ml of easy booster
day 12 lights off and 5 ml of seeds 2 ml of easy booster
day 13 lights off and 5 ml of seeds 2 ml of easy booster
day 14 lights off and 5 ml of seeds 2 ml of easy booster
day 15 lights off and 5 ml of seeds 2 ml of easy booster
day 16 lights off and 5 ml of seeds 2 ml of easy booster
day 17 lights off and 5 ml of seeds 2 ml of easy booster
day 18 lights on 4 hours ,5 ml of seeds and 2 ml of easy booster
day 19 lights on 4 hours ,5 ml of seeds and 2 ml of easy booster
day 20 lights on 4 hours ,5 ml of seeds and 2 ml of easy booster
day 21 lights on 4 hours ,5 ml of seeds and 2 ml of easy booster
day 22 lights on 4 hours , 2 ml of easy booster
day 23 lights on 4 hours, 2 ml of easy booster
day 24 lights on 4 hours , 2 ml of easy booster
day 25 lights on 4 hours, 2,5 ml of easy reef and 5 ml of 460

 

[marcinpolak]

 

[Pepone]

Day 7 adding live to the aquarium
rotifers and copepods and Phytoplankton for them

 

[resortez]

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Welcome to Reef2Reef, love the tank you have!!

 

[Pepone]

Welcome to Reef2Reef, love the tank you have!!

thankyou I'm very excited to own my first salt water tank

 

[Pepone]

Today i bought these test. the store guy tell me this is the important parameter to measure.
and wait one week more to start mesure
.

 

[Pepone]

day 14 my first test

10 nitrate maybe a little bit less

 

[Pepone]

The light as just arrived I’m a little bit loose about configuration can you help me?

 

[Pepone]

i made this filter media by myself, my plan is change the filter shock of the rear chamber put this media whit filter sponge, carbon and bio media and put a skimmer in the center chamber

 

[Pepone]

i buy these two carbon any problem if i mixit?

 

[fishguy242]

I would not mix together, use both at same time ok if needed .
be sure to rinse before using...

 

[Sthomp01]

Welcome to Reef 2 Reef

 

[Pepone]

I would not mix together, use both at same time ok if needed .
be sure to rinse before using...

you mean i can used in different bag at the same time no? i planning do it in this way thanks for the reply

 

[fishguy242]

Correct , just be sure not to strip Po4 down too low...

 

[Pepone]

i bought this tunze 9001 skimmer but i have some problems fitting in my tank i fixit glue the magnet on the side

 

[Pepone]

 

[fishguy242]

nice , double check with tunze ,make sure outer magnet is waterproof ...