Hello,
So I am new to site and SW tanks in general. I currently have a BioCube 29 which I bought used. It has been running for 11 weeks. Cycle is complete. Current livestock is a maroon clownfish and a Valentini puffer. I also have a peppermint shrimp, fighting conch, and assorted hermits and snails. For coral I have one small Frogspawn frag. I have removed the bioballs and replaced it with an In tank media basket running filter floss, Phosguard, and Chemipure. The lights are stock CF and they are 1 year old. I am looking to upgrade and replace. I also added a Hydor Flo deflector on the return pump and a Jebao PP4 wave maker. I will add pics late today of rockwork, etc.
Current parameters:
SG: 1.022
Nitrate: 10ppm
Phosphate: 0.25ppm
Calcium: 320 ppm
KH: dKH 7/125.3
What I want to add: (over time)
-Clown Goby
-BTA
-Starfish (but I don't think that's a good idea in this size tank)
Planned upgrades:
-Steve's LED retrofit w/ moonlights
-Tunze 9001 Skimmer
So I will post pics and info as I upgrade and continue this adventure. For now my questions are:
Should I be concerned by current parameters? I am doing weekly water changes (4 gallons) and using Phosguard
Thoughts on Steve's LEDs? I plan to keep mixed corals (mostly softies and LPS) and a BTA
Do I need a skimmer?
So I am new to site and SW tanks in general. I currently have a BioCube 29 which I bought used. It has been running for 11 weeks. Cycle is complete. Current livestock is a maroon clownfish and a Valentini puffer. I also have a peppermint shrimp, fighting conch, and assorted hermits and snails. For coral I have one small Frogspawn frag. I have removed the bioballs and replaced it with an In tank media basket running filter floss, Phosguard, and Chemipure. The lights are stock CF and they are 1 year old. I am looking to upgrade and replace. I also added a Hydor Flo deflector on the return pump and a Jebao PP4 wave maker. I will add pics late today of rockwork, etc.
Current parameters:
SG: 1.022
Nitrate: 10ppm
Phosphate: 0.25ppm
Calcium: 320 ppm
KH: dKH 7/125.3
What I want to add: (over time)
-Clown Goby
-BTA
-Starfish (but I don't think that's a good idea in this size tank)
Planned upgrades:
-Steve's LED retrofit w/ moonlights
-Tunze 9001 Skimmer
So I will post pics and info as I upgrade and continue this adventure. For now my questions are:
Should I be concerned by current parameters? I am doing weekly water changes (4 gallons) and using Phosguard
Thoughts on Steve's LEDs? I plan to keep mixed corals (mostly softies and LPS) and a BTA
Do I need a skimmer?