Saltwater and corals

[Spare time]

All test kits that I need for this adventure.

You need phosphate test kit too (and not the api phosphate test).

 

[JTP424]

No this not a build thread. It's an experiment that if it succeed everybody will benefit.

Sounds good!

 

[Gill the 3rd]

I may have missed it, but what is the experiment exactly? Also ammonia in a coral only system is not a concern, in fact the corals will benefit from it. Id be concerned about the potential for very low nutrients in that system.

 

[Tang namo]

Changing your water every 3 days will be expensive and annoying. I don't see anyone wanting to do that. The more established you make your tank the less work/$.

We will see if I need to change water every three days that was just my guesstimate but water change will depend on the amonnia level.

 

[JTP424]

Oh also! Be sure to keep an accurate level of the water between changes! Although it's a small tank, there will be evaporation, so be sure to also top off with clean RO/DI every now and again so the salinity doesn't creep over time.

 

[Tang namo]

I may have missed it, but what is the experiment exactly? Also ammonia in a coral only system is not a concern, in fact the corals will benefit from it. Id be concerned about the potential for very low nutrients in that system.

Target feeding will be done for them once a week.

 

[Tang namo]

Oh also! Be sure to keep an accurate level of the water between changes! Although it's a small tank, there will be evaporation, so be sure to also top off with clean RO/DI every now and again so the salinity doesn't creep over time.

I was thinking about that so I'm doing a float valve gravity fed top off. Trying to minimize the cost.

 

[Spare time]

I don't mean to be rude, but what is the benefit of doing this? Just to save money on rock and sand? To see how little you can put in a tank and get away with? I guess I am just confused lol.

 

[Tang namo]

I don't mean to be rude, but what is the benefit of doing this? Just to save money on rock and sand? To see how little you can put in a tank and get away with? I guess I am just confused lol.

Yap me too I should change my name to mad scientist. but to save money for pumps reactor skimmers and all the gizmos that we were putting in our tank.

 

[slav621]

We will see if I need to change water every three days that was just my guesstimate but water change will depend on the amonnia level.

Gotcha. good luck! I hope it goes well for real!

 

[Tang namo]

Sure could. If you put a sump underneath it to hold all the rocks and sand and filtration. Could your idea work? Yea but it would be extremely wasteful and if you are doing constant water changes, will the salinity always be precise? Not to mention, would you consistently do those constant water changes? I think everyone here will agree that you might keep it going for a while but eventually you would get tired of it.

Furthermore, as far as experimenting goes: it could work, or it could not, odds are in could not's favor. So, why do an experiment like that with living creatures where the more likely event is that they suffer?

now, if you want to go the cheapest possible. Filter sponge + cheap powerhead.

We put fish when we cycle our tank not knowing for sure if that fish will survive the cycle.

 

[Readywriter]

We put fish when we cycle our tank not knowing for sure if that fish will survive the cycle.

That was frowned upon 20 years ago, and still is.

 

[Tang namo]

Ladies and gents we have our experiment started. I'm just waiting for the temp to stabilized. Then we can put our mushroom in. Result of first time test amonnia,nitrite,nitrate all zero.

 

[JTP424]

Wondering if there is an update!