New reefer from Melbourne, Australia

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Welcome to R2R!

Here's a pic from one of my favorite articles on reefkeeping, applicable to new hobbyists and old as well:

The nitrogen cycle is only the startup of a SW tank cycle. The next 6-12 months is a maturing phase, and it's typically in this time frame where algae outbreaks occur and things can sort of roller-coaster, and if you stock the tank up too quickly, you might see corals randomly dying & fish getting sick, etc...hobbyists can very easily fall into the trap of chasing problems = making more problems => giving up and selling everything off. We don't want that to happen to anyone!

Long-term stability and balance are the keys, and you just can't shortcut the process significantly. That's always the #1 thing to keep in mind!

 

[Reefing Madness]

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Welcome to R2R

 

[JAYD]

Welcome to R2R :) Does that tank package come with sump ?
Have a look on the Aquascape discussion page you should get some ideas there

 

[AlyciaMarieee]

Welcome friend!;)

 

[dbaussiereef]

Welcome to R2R :) Does that tank package come with sump ?
Have a look on the Aquascape discussion page you should get some ideas there

Hi Jayd, Yes the package came with a sump, heater, skimmer and pump so enough to get someone started. It really is a pretty good value for money package to get started if you can put up with a few little things mostly related to noise.

I have just ordered a Jeboa pump to upgrade the standard as i think there is a little too much flow causing some noise from the flow on return to the sump so the Jebao controller should help with that, plus and i really wanted a spare.

 

[dbaussiereef]

and for those interested i dosed with Dr Tim's One and Only and ammonia less than 3 weeks ago to start a cycle... ammonia is now at 0, nitrites are about .25ppm and nitrate is about 20ppm so i think that has worked pretty well in a short time frame.

with my freshwater tanks I have used the API product in the past and it certainly took a lot longer than that !