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After much time preparing, i finally have my first saltwater tank in the cycling stage so i figured id start a thread to show how it progresses.
Current equipment: jbj nanocube 24,
D120 full spectrum led light,
Aquac remora skimmer with maxijet 900 pump, 265 gph return pump,
Tunze nanostream 6015
Jbj nano glo refugium light,
150 w heater.
As of now i have 20 lbs of real reef rock and 5 lbs of live rock.
Ammonia is at .25 as of now but i only set it up yesterday with the 5 lbs of live rock and added the 20 of real reef rock and some sand today.
Livestock plan:
two small clowns,
One firefish,
One or two small gobies,
Various easy to keep beginner corals,
Hermit crabs, snails and other cuc (any reef safe recommendations?)
Does this sound like a safe bio load?
I am still unsure of how i want to set up the back filter chambers. I was thinking of this- just chemipure elite in first chamber (should i add right from the beginning?) skimmer and a small container of chaeto with nanoglo light on back and heater and return pump in the final chamber. Does this sound like a good set up? Any other recommendations?
Here are a few pics of how things are right now. I plan on adding another rock or two to finish up the aquascaping. Sorry its cloudy, just added sand about an hour ago.
Just whites
Just blues
Whites and blues
Let me know what you think.
Current equipment: jbj nanocube 24,
D120 full spectrum led light,
Aquac remora skimmer with maxijet 900 pump, 265 gph return pump,
Tunze nanostream 6015
Jbj nano glo refugium light,
150 w heater.
As of now i have 20 lbs of real reef rock and 5 lbs of live rock.
Ammonia is at .25 as of now but i only set it up yesterday with the 5 lbs of live rock and added the 20 of real reef rock and some sand today.
Livestock plan:
two small clowns,
One firefish,
One or two small gobies,
Various easy to keep beginner corals,
Hermit crabs, snails and other cuc (any reef safe recommendations?)
Does this sound like a safe bio load?
I am still unsure of how i want to set up the back filter chambers. I was thinking of this- just chemipure elite in first chamber (should i add right from the beginning?) skimmer and a small container of chaeto with nanoglo light on back and heater and return pump in the final chamber. Does this sound like a good set up? Any other recommendations?
Here are a few pics of how things are right now. I plan on adding another rock or two to finish up the aquascaping. Sorry its cloudy, just added sand about an hour ago.
Just whites
Just blues
Whites and blues
Let me know what you think.