Well still a newbie but Dec 9 will mark the one year point. It's been a very interesting learning experience.
I learned that I wasn't keeping fish or corals.
I learned that it was all water chemistry. If done right the fish and corals did fine. If not the tank was covered in green algae and...
Changing over from Lowes bottled water. Ro/di about halfway at 3gals per week. Tank much cleaner. No red slime. Only mechanical filter is poly yarn. Have sponge growth in the sump compartments. White; looks like Q-tips with a fan on the end. Increased flow with a Koralia 550.
Was using Lowes bottled water (Primo). Found out it had additives and have been replacing with ro/di at 3gal per week. Change things slowly (that's from you guys). First change was tank walls stay much cleaner. Was scraping everyday. Not soo much now.
Was using Lowes bottled water (Primo) but found out it had some additives and am using ro/di replacement at 3gal per week. Am about half way through a complete replacement. Change everything SLOWLY! (that's from you guys). First change is tank walls stay much cleaner. Was scraping everyday. Not...
Thanks to you. You guys cut the learning process exponentially IF you listen.
Next project is to reduce gha as part of my filtration. Promoting anaerobic bacteria ?
Deep sand, algae scrubber or what? I'm lost but not discouraged. Thanks again for all your freely shared knowledge.
Roland
Well the first six months have been interesting. I learned that I'm a water tender not a fish or coral keeper. Keep the water right and everybody is happy. Recent test results:
SG 1.025
Temp 78f
Ph 7.8
Amm 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate less than 5.0ppm
These with API test kit
KH 8.9dKH
Cal 480ppm...
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Project is going well. AquaEuro34 is an all-in-one self contained tank/sump. DT is aprox. 29 gals with a 5 gal sump.
Changed the original set-up quite a bit. I removed the...
After reading and talking about a SW tank I finally did it (much to the relief of everyone in ear shot). I am the proud owner of an AquaEuro 34 gal fully contained aquarium. Cycled with live rock and dead shrimp. The whole process went well and took about three weeks. Am using store bought water...