My husband, Mike and me (Stacy) inherited a 55 gal tank, 100 lbs of live rock, and some fish from a firend of ours a couple of months ago. When we told him we wanted the aquarium, we had no idea what we were getting into. It was a living nightmare at first, but now our tank has cycled, and we are having a blast. A friend is keeping the animals/fish in their QC tank until ours is stable. I am sure I will have many questions, so here is the low down on where we are right now...
155 gal tank
Sea Clone 100 Protein Skimmer
Corallife Lunar Aqualight - 2 -65 watt actinics, 2- 65 watt compact flourescent daylights on timer
Live Aragonite Sand
2 - Mag Jet 900 powerheads
1 - Mag Jet 400 powerhead
Magdrive 9.5 pump
Sump (still using bioballs)
100 lbs live rock
2 damsels (hanging in there through all the problems we've had)
RO system for water changes
Water Chemistry
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate:15
SG: 1.022
Temp 80.5 F (chiller should be delivered any day now)
pH: 8.0 (just added buffer today)
Phosphate: .03
Ca: 340 ppm
We have what I believe is red slime. It is a red powdery algae.
So that is the low down. We have struggled with temperature fluctuations, and high nitrates which have caused various algae blooms.
This is an awesome hobby - better than I ever imagined and I look forward to sharing with you all!
SG
155 gal tank
Sea Clone 100 Protein Skimmer
Corallife Lunar Aqualight - 2 -65 watt actinics, 2- 65 watt compact flourescent daylights on timer
Live Aragonite Sand
2 - Mag Jet 900 powerheads
1 - Mag Jet 400 powerhead
Magdrive 9.5 pump
Sump (still using bioballs)
100 lbs live rock
2 damsels (hanging in there through all the problems we've had)
RO system for water changes
Water Chemistry
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate:15
SG: 1.022
Temp 80.5 F (chiller should be delivered any day now)
pH: 8.0 (just added buffer today)
Phosphate: .03
Ca: 340 ppm
We have what I believe is red slime. It is a red powdery algae.
So that is the low down. We have struggled with temperature fluctuations, and high nitrates which have caused various algae blooms.
This is an awesome hobby - better than I ever imagined and I look forward to sharing with you all!
SG