Equipment:
Bio cube 29 gal w/ LED hood.
Fluval heater
Sow-4 Jebao wavemaker
Sicci 1.0 Return pump
20 pounds Carib sea special live sand
11 pounds live rock 8 dry
Egg crate made filter basket
*level 1 a filter that changes colors depending on what it pulls out will replace with filter floss later
*level 2 Matrix
*level 3 Chempure elite
*per local fish store guidance 2 (captive bred) clownfish after day 2. Upon reading here that was a somewhat rough gamble.
My test kit shows 0 ammonia, .25 nitrates, 1.23 salinity on the refractor, 8.2 ph Temp 78.9 with lights on 77.4 without.
I purchased the aquarium on a great deal, used. It had a couple of scratches and they decided it was time to move on. I grab it, clean it to the absolute best of my ability, and start researching and acquiring the necessary equipment. I know that a lot of what I read here says the light needs to be off for a month, there should be no fish for thirty days, and that pretty much I made major errors (I hope not!).
I've attached a couple of photos of my aquarium setup so far. It's a little cloudy because I messed with the powerhead and shot the substrate everywhere.
Couple of questions I have:
where is the best place to put a wavemaker?
Do I need more liverock, and is that open space too much?
What should I prepare for since I possibly did this all backward?
Bio cube 29 gal w/ LED hood.
Fluval heater
Sow-4 Jebao wavemaker
Sicci 1.0 Return pump
20 pounds Carib sea special live sand
11 pounds live rock 8 dry
Egg crate made filter basket
*level 1 a filter that changes colors depending on what it pulls out will replace with filter floss later
*level 2 Matrix
*level 3 Chempure elite
*per local fish store guidance 2 (captive bred) clownfish after day 2. Upon reading here that was a somewhat rough gamble.
My test kit shows 0 ammonia, .25 nitrates, 1.23 salinity on the refractor, 8.2 ph Temp 78.9 with lights on 77.4 without.
I purchased the aquarium on a great deal, used. It had a couple of scratches and they decided it was time to move on. I grab it, clean it to the absolute best of my ability, and start researching and acquiring the necessary equipment. I know that a lot of what I read here says the light needs to be off for a month, there should be no fish for thirty days, and that pretty much I made major errors (I hope not!).
I've attached a couple of photos of my aquarium setup so far. It's a little cloudy because I messed with the powerhead and shot the substrate everywhere.
Couple of questions I have:
where is the best place to put a wavemaker?
Do I need more liverock, and is that open space too much?
What should I prepare for since I possibly did this all backward?