Marinne13
Northern Reefer
Ok so I had an eventful weekend, found a used 75G tank that was pre-drilled with an overflow box/stand/canopy for $150!!! lets just say I upgraded from the 30G
so I bought 30 more lbs of sand and 40lbs of base rock to add with my 45lbs of Fiji. I bought another 1050 GPH powerhead and a 300 watt heater for the sump...I already had a 20G long so we made that into a sump and got our plumbing hooked up.
everything is running good, no leaks, salinity is at 1.024, temp is at 78.6...I started testing Ammonia yesterday and it was at 8ppm, should I just let it run it's course?
I really don't want to stall the cycle by doing a water change, my skimmer is working awesome and pulling gunk out...I also have a filter sock with some ammonia reducing media over the sump intake'
should I do a water change or just leave it
also, since the skimmer is pulling out alot and lowering the water level it seems...do I add more salt water or RODI?
so I bought 30 more lbs of sand and 40lbs of base rock to add with my 45lbs of Fiji. I bought another 1050 GPH powerhead and a 300 watt heater for the sump...I already had a 20G long so we made that into a sump and got our plumbing hooked up.
everything is running good, no leaks, salinity is at 1.024, temp is at 78.6...I started testing Ammonia yesterday and it was at 8ppm, should I just let it run it's course?
I really don't want to stall the cycle by doing a water change, my skimmer is working awesome and pulling gunk out...I also have a filter sock with some ammonia reducing media over the sump intake'
should I do a water change or just leave it
also, since the skimmer is pulling out alot and lowering the water level it seems...do I add more salt water or RODI?
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