George's 30 Gallon Breeder Project
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Droskie20
where's nemo?
theres no avoiding it lol turn your power heads on and by 2m itll look so much beter. lol but yo i like the set up.
Droskie20
where's nemo?
2m is tomorrow lol youll be good in a week tops
Samhain
Satin, Lace, and Sequins
You will be really happy with the Marineland's. It's an excellent little light for the price point, especially if you got the dual cord one (don't know if they're out yet). But they will let you keep just about anything you want to keep in a 30, including SPS and nems. Do you have any stocking plans yet?
As far as fish probrably,
Yellow/Purple dotty
Prawn Goby
a clown fish
maybe another Goby
As for corals I really like the
richordias, Yellow, Green, Purple Polyp Zoas,
probrably will get a frogspawn
As far as clean up crew I'll go with some nass snails, Cerths ,2 fire shrimps sand sifting star an emerald crab.
For the future I want to get a nem but I heard they are very hard to keep.
JustinsReefTank
Reefing newb
I would definetly think about getting a bigger heater. 100 watts in a 30 is a little small. They are rated for up 25 gallons max. You have a 30 plus a sump. I would think about a 200 or 300watt
On the box it said rated 30 gallons. I\ got that one becuase it fits right in my HOB fuge, its very small and its one less piece of equipment I have to see in the display tank.
I don't have a sump I have a CPR refugium.
first_time_reefer
Reefing newb
you could get 2 100 watts if it's the right size, that way if one quits you still have another working until you can get the other replaced. just a thought
Droskie20
where's nemo?
I like it dude
lilmatty5dimes
Reef enthusiast
Very nice. Your on the right track. keep it up
Ok so I get the feeling I'm running into a little problem here, In one day I have had a significant increase in algea. A very sudden drop in PH Salinity and nitrites went up a bit.
Up until this point the only drastic thing that has happened is that we had a little accident with the fuge overspilling a little due to the expansion of some cotton pads I put in the fuge that cuased it to stop the water flow back into the display tank. When I realized this I immediately turned everything off including lights and pumps.
After I cleaned up the mess i thought I plugged everything in but I didn't. I forgot to plug my flow pumps and heater so I only had the light running.
Can someone give me advice as to how my PH salinity have gone down.
The tank has only been filled with pre mixed water by the pet store and here are my params.
My salinity is a 1.022 tested with a hydrometer.
Here is what the tank looks like from one day to another.
I run the lights from about 6:30 am to 9 PM at night as there is no one in my house to turn them on after I leave and I get home late.
Please help I'm trying to start off on the right foot. Should I do a water change or should I get PH buffer.
Up until this point the only drastic thing that has happened is that we had a little accident with the fuge overspilling a little due to the expansion of some cotton pads I put in the fuge that cuased it to stop the water flow back into the display tank. When I realized this I immediately turned everything off including lights and pumps.
After I cleaned up the mess i thought I plugged everything in but I didn't. I forgot to plug my flow pumps and heater so I only had the light running.
Can someone give me advice as to how my PH salinity have gone down.
The tank has only been filled with pre mixed water by the pet store and here are my params.
My salinity is a 1.022 tested with a hydrometer.
Here is what the tank looks like from one day to another.
I run the lights from about 6:30 am to 9 PM at night as there is no one in my house to turn them on after I leave and I get home late.
Please help I'm trying to start off on the right foot. Should I do a water change or should I get PH buffer.
Droskie20
where's nemo?
do not do anything!!! your tank is cycling let nature take its course!
whats gonna happen is ammonia and nitrite will go back to 0 and nitrate will rise, (normally takes 3 weeks) then and only then should you do a water change. remember your cycle is done when your ammonia and nitrite go up then back down to 0. as far as ph and salinity when your cycle is done your first couple of water changes will balance everything out
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