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Started cycling on 9-23-2019 with ammonia and dr tims one & only.

 

Hoping this goes well since its my first saltwater tank.

 

Setup = 

imagitarium 6.8g aio

hydor Centrifugal 260gph

5lbs of marco dry rock

bare bottom 

 

 

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10 minutes ago, Spencer88 said:

Started cycling on 9-23-2019 with ammonia and dr tims one & only.

 

Hoping this goes well since its my first saltwater tank.

 

Setup = 

imagitarium 6.8g aio

hydor Centrifugal 260gph

5lbs of marco dry rock

bare bottom 

 

 

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it’s cute! 😊

 

what are you gonna put in there?

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22 hours ago, Clown79 said:

It's such a cute tank.

 

An rfa tank would be cool.

That would look pretty good.  I'm still trying to decide on what type of corals i want to mess with.  

20 hours ago, kimdawg said:

Looks like a good start.  I love all of the possibilities of a new tank.

Thanks

23 hours ago, WV Reefer said:

Inverts are more interesting than coral or fish most of the time. 

I defiantly agree at times. I've seen some pretty interesting inverts. 

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Hmmm, pretty strange - I suppose every cycle is different and can often take more time to do certain things than others - you could try a little water change and raise the temps a little to slightly encourage the system's metabolism.

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On 10/5/2019 at 4:15 PM, Wonderboy said:

Hmmm, pretty strange - I suppose every cycle is different and can often take more time to do certain things than others - you could try a little water change and raise the temps a little to slightly encourage the system's metabolism.

The temp has been between 78.5-79.5. But i guess i could raise it a bit more. Thanks for the input 

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4 minutes ago, Spencer88 said:

Installed this today. Seems to be off on temp though. But i'll give it a few days to see if it can get right.

Those Finnex Titaniums are supposed to be pretty solid, so I hope it works out for you. 😊

 

Cool little tank! How's the cycle coming along?

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Just now, billygoat said:

Those Finnex Titaniums are supposed to be pretty solid, so I hope it works out for you. 😊

 

Cool little tank! How's the cycle coming along?

yeah seems like a solid product. The cycling is coming along well and shouldn't be much longer till its done

 

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Algae and diatoms do not affect fish and may actually benefit them as a good source but also the algae takes up the nutrients that are toxic to your fish. Algae is only bad because most people think it’s unsightly and it can irritate corals

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3 hours ago, Spencer88 said:

So today i started to notice diatoms and a smudge of gree. Algae on the rocks. Will this effect the fish I just added?

 

Natural process of a maturing tank.  Expect to see many algae blooms to come.

 

On the other hand, I love algae!  I consider it free food for my snails and Blenny.  I'd be more scared of not having any algae and getting Dino's.

 

I noticed in my tank, whenever I get an algae bloom, I soon after get this beautiful Coralline algae spotting.  My rocks look like Christmas lights with all these spots of Red, Purple, Pink, and Green.

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How's this tank going? I just picked up the same tank used a week ago with some rock!

 

Upgraded the pump, added a powerhead, and am starting a refugium in one of the back compartments. 

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