CAmor07 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Hello Everyone, After much stalling, i decided i would start a thread on my tank. Just some quick info, i started my tank on April 17th, its been cycling ever since. So far 0 Nitrites and Ammonia Nitrates have been 20 ppm for about a week and a half now. I did order some food, doses and other stuff for my tank from a guy called Pismo-reefer on here on April 17th, but after sending payment he hasnt said anything and i havent received anything. I did start a case against him, just a bit upset it was my first order from another reefer and the fact i have to now look for the stuff again. So if anyone is willing to sell food,chemicals and doses please contact me. Equipment: 425 Koraline Nano Jager 50W thermostat 17 Pounds of live fiji rock ( no critters) 15 Pounds of carribean live sand API Saltwater Test Kit Refractometer Chemi-pure for chamber 1 Clamp on light with a 5500 k bulb for refugium Cheato for 2nd chamber 3 Chamber will have filter wool Just order a CUC from john also ( highly Recommended ) Current Aqauscape More Recent Pic,, Also am struggling with Algae on glass, however cuc should take care of that real fast Fish Fancy ocellaris Clowns Pair ( Chip & Dale ) Scooter Blenny ( Darwin ) Macros Ulva Cheato Caulpra Red Cheato Shrimp Skunk Cleaner Shrimp ( Charley) Corals Mushrooms Green Stripe Mushroom Ricordia Purple Yuma Blue Mushroom Soft Corals Toadstool Xenia ( Blew away one day and never came back) Colt Coral LPS Candy Cane Ultra Torch FrogSpawn Favia ( not sure what kind ) SPS Orange Montepora Capricornis Deceased Polyps & Zoas Yellow Polyps Toxic Green Zoas Armor Of Gods Red People Eater Green Star Polyps Daisy Polyps Cracker Zoas Darth Maul's Brother Zoas Random Zoas Pics To come Link to comment
CAmor07 Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 Just received my order from john @ Reefcleaners.org Everything was good besides there being a blue dwarf hermit and the cheato was really tiny On the snail you see, there are things life sticking on his back, like little fans that pop in and out any one know what they are and the snail it is? Also is there such a thing as a transparent snail? Thanks Just received my order from john @ Reefcleaners.org Everything was good besides there being a blue dwarf hermit and the cheato was really tiny On the snail you see, there are things life sticking on his back, like little fans that pop in and out any one know what they are and the snail it is? Also is there such a thing as a transparent snail? Thanks the snail in pic 1 is the same as the one in the back Link to comment
CAmor07 Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 Hey Guys ( if theres any of you reading this), What do you think of the water movement as far as you can tell from the pic Link to comment
fishstick41 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Hey what pump do you have in the back? Nice rock work. Link to comment
CAmor07 Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 I just put in a additional pump that has 126GPH Link to comment
SerenityReef Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 I just put in a additional pump that has 126GPH Like your tank! Just starting a BC14 myself, PM me if you have any questions I'll help out where I can. Link to comment
CAmor07 Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 Does anyone know why nitrates would be high if I have done wc and have macro algae, ammonia and nitrite read Zero Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Does anyone know why nitrates would be high if I have done wc and have macro algae, ammonia and nitrite read Zero How much water do you change at a time, and how often? Also what species of macro algae do you have? How high is your nitrate? Link to comment
CAmor07 Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 5 gallons, every other day, nitrates have been there for 2 weeks Macros Cheato Ulva Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 5 gallons, every other day, nitrates have been there for 2 weeks Macros Cheato Ulva Sounds like something is wrong with your test kit. Are you using API? I would take a sample of water to the LFS and have them double-check Link to comment
CAmor07 Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 Ok, i will. Also do fish caree if your tank is loud, with the two bc14 pumps going its really loud Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Ok, i will. Also do fish caree if your tank is loud, with the two bc14 pumps going its really loud It can stress the out if it's too loud. A biocube shouldn't be loud though. It it like water running through the back chambers? Or the pumps rattling? Link to comment
CAmor07 Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 The pumps, i have 2 in there, 1 in the back and 1 in the front along with my nano 425 Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 The pumps, i have 2 in there, 1 in the back and 1 in the front along with my nano 425 Why do you have a return pump in the display part? Link to comment
CAmor07 Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 Its hidden behind some rocks where i had low flow/dead spots Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Its hidden behind some rocks where u had low flow/dead spots I would take that out and replace it with a powerhead like a koralia nano. It will reduce the noise and stop the risk of a fish or coral being sucked into the impeller Link to comment
CAmor07 Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 What should i do about the low flow areas??? Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 What should i do about the low flow areas??? Add another powerhead Link to comment
CAmor07 Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 Turns out my test kit is wrong,nitrates were zero in my lfs Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Turns out my test kit is wrong,nitrates were zero in my lfs Well that's good. You should invest in a quality test kit. Hanna checkers, salifert, and elos are all good brands. Link to comment
CAmor07 Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Hello Guys, Still battling nitrates, did a big wc. Also got a yellow tail to see how he would do. He is thriving and seems extremely happy. Heres a new pic of the scape and what kind of coral or thing is this And where would u put the powerhead Link to comment
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