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New here on r2r and hoping I can share my journey with the rest of you while keeping track of my new build.
My first foray into salt started as a poor student back in 2005. Mixed results with minimal effort, lost the tank after a poorly planned move and I've been out since about 2009.
For this tank I'm looking to establish a stable, healthy, and pest free oasis for my critters. Looking at a mixed reef with plenty of fish. I'm wanting to put a greater emphasis on the chemistry side of things and hope this will help me find the sweet spot for coral growth.
On to the equipment...
Display is a 40 x 20 x 20 3 pane starphire with black back. Almost coast to coast overflow with a Herbie overflow and dual returns.
Sump is 36 x 24 and relatively boring so a picture will do.
Filled 'er up on Saturday and have about 90 gallons total water volume.
Have 2 200w ehiem heaters and a jaebo 4000 return feeding my manifold.
Still on the lookout for lights, skimmer, ato and water mover. Leaning towards 2x ocean revives, bubble Magus curve 7, tunze osmolator and gyre 230. Thoughts?
Parameters as of today
Temp 79
Salinity 1.022 (at time of tests, have brought it up to 1.025)
Ph 7.6
Ammonia .2
Nitrite .05
Nitrate 0
Wondering if my ph is low cause I'm not running a skimmer at the moment or my low salinity or just cause hasn't cycled yet.
Should I keep testing all these daily or just focus on ammonia and Nitrite untell I see some spikes.
Introduce yourself I'd love some input! Now photos!
My first foray into salt started as a poor student back in 2005. Mixed results with minimal effort, lost the tank after a poorly planned move and I've been out since about 2009.
For this tank I'm looking to establish a stable, healthy, and pest free oasis for my critters. Looking at a mixed reef with plenty of fish. I'm wanting to put a greater emphasis on the chemistry side of things and hope this will help me find the sweet spot for coral growth.
On to the equipment...
Display is a 40 x 20 x 20 3 pane starphire with black back. Almost coast to coast overflow with a Herbie overflow and dual returns.
Sump is 36 x 24 and relatively boring so a picture will do.
Filled 'er up on Saturday and have about 90 gallons total water volume.
Have 2 200w ehiem heaters and a jaebo 4000 return feeding my manifold.
Still on the lookout for lights, skimmer, ato and water mover. Leaning towards 2x ocean revives, bubble Magus curve 7, tunze osmolator and gyre 230. Thoughts?
Parameters as of today
Temp 79
Salinity 1.022 (at time of tests, have brought it up to 1.025)
Ph 7.6
Ammonia .2
Nitrite .05
Nitrate 0
Wondering if my ph is low cause I'm not running a skimmer at the moment or my low salinity or just cause hasn't cycled yet.
Should I keep testing all these daily or just focus on ammonia and Nitrite untell I see some spikes.
Introduce yourself I'd love some input! Now photos!