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25-01-2013, 10:20 AM | #41 |
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not sure if its precipitation or something else... can see its milky/chalky and not debris that caused the cloudiness.. bought new salt already and will do 50% wc tml before live sand and live rock goes in tomorrow. Very excited!
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25-01-2013, 11:53 AM | #42 |
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If you're going to be keeping sand sifting creatures like pistol shrimp/goby pair or miniature wrasses, make sure you position the live rock firmly on the ground first before pouring the sand in.
You will definitely need filter floss to filter out debris after you pour the sand in! |
25-01-2013, 12:19 PM | #43 | |
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Noted! will put live rock in first before sand.. and i'll add additional filter floss other than the stock one to filter debris. |
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27-01-2013, 12:29 AM | #44 |
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Today marks the day my dream comes true... thought all along ever since 2007 i've been keeping only freshwater fishes but always have this dream of having a marine tank.. but only till now did i get a chance to set up my first ever marine tank.. though small but its a good start i guess!
preparing tank for set up.. using 5lbs of Caribsea live sand. and 4 KG of live rocks (bought from a reefer who very kindly chose out those with coraline algae for me, Thank you again if ur reading this!) inital rock scape., Since its my first time, i had totally no idea how the rock should be placed.. i just try to make sure it flows through well.. After a few hours of cycling, water is almost crystal clear now.. the right bottom rock rests fully on the sand, is this ok? will it start trapping detritus? More accurate light color.. not really that blue like the above picture.. the 6x3w (4 white 2 blue) beamswork LED light is really bright, creating those light rays.. beautiful. Turns out the 1000l/hr dolphin HOB flowrate seems to be just nice to push the flow through the rocks and towards the back.. seems like a smooth flow overall.. or should i be aiming for a faster flow? I've got a couple few more questions anyway.. 1) i've got Seachem purigen and Rowaphos now, should i add them in my HOB now or wait till cycle finishes? 2) I read that coraline algaes needs light to grow.. how long should i on my light for now? 3) Should i do WC during cycling period? (intend to leave it to cycle for a month) 4) i got this Iwarna top-up water free from another reefer and the bottle states that it promotes growth of coraline algae, but it dosn't state the amount to dose for my 34L tank.. any idea? Thanks in advance and apologies for all this questions.. and thanks to all those who have helped me extensively so far.. i appreciated it alot. |
27-01-2013, 10:29 PM | #45 |
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28-01-2013, 01:00 AM | #46 | |
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I'm still a newbie infact my pico tank just crashed not long ago due to some corals I got from Vietnam I'll help to answer in what ways from my experience with other reefers' help along the way. Maybe we can go shopping for livestock together pm me if you are interested
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28-01-2013, 01:23 AM | #47 |
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Hey, thanks royston, im so sorry for your loss..hopefully you'll be back stronger!
my rocks already have quite abit of coraline algae. will adjust lighting to 4 hours and add rowaphos.. thanks for ur help!!! |
28-01-2013, 08:57 AM | #48 | |
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it take about 6 mths before it start to spread to your glass and rocks... |
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28-01-2013, 10:32 AM | #49 |
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