Like with everything, everyone does something different. My tank is holding at 75* (74.7 to 75.6) currently I have only about 1-1/2” sand and 10# of dry rock and 10# of LR in my 75gal DT and about 2 ½” of sand in the sump. Have some shells and some crushed coral in sump for now but will be removing most in the near future. SG is around 1.023 to 1.025. It’s been hanging around 1.023-1.024. It hit 1.025 last night.
LQQKs like most are saying 78* for a reef tank. This is the direction I’m going but it will be slow. I hope to put 1 or 2 fish in this weekend but it might be too early. It’s been running for 3 weeks with LIVE SAND I got from someone that was from their tank that was taken down and sand was not washed, can you say DUST STORM. Don’t even get me started, lesson learned. Took me a week with using a 350 magnum filter and a 7”x24” 25 micron filter sock to clear it up.
I have had the LR in it for a week now. I just started testing this week when the LR was put in it. I don’t know what the levels were previously. My LFS said that with the LS I used it was REALLY dirty (showed here the pics) and FULL of ammonia and really low on the PH. I have been adding the reef buffer and stability as recommend for a week now. Looks like all the levels are good now. And has been holding for a week.
It LQQKs like the LR is starting to have some stuff attached to it. One LQQKs like it has some tiny red fin fans or something like that. There were a couple of rubbles in the LS I got and it LQQKs neat it has some fibers or maybe hair on it now and it’s moving in the water current. I have a tree on one of the rocks someone told me it was a weed. But I don’t know yet.
Here are some tests that were done this morning. the ammonia is more yellow than the picture is showing. What do you think? I know about the Api test kit but it was what I had and it’s what all the LFS sell, why?
As for lights, I don’t have anything special yet. Only a T-12 coral life single bulb. I will be getting either T-8’s or T-5’s later. Both have the 10k options.
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LQQKs like most are saying 78* for a reef tank. This is the direction I’m going but it will be slow. I hope to put 1 or 2 fish in this weekend but it might be too early. It’s been running for 3 weeks with LIVE SAND I got from someone that was from their tank that was taken down and sand was not washed, can you say DUST STORM. Don’t even get me started, lesson learned. Took me a week with using a 350 magnum filter and a 7”x24” 25 micron filter sock to clear it up.
I have had the LR in it for a week now. I just started testing this week when the LR was put in it. I don’t know what the levels were previously. My LFS said that with the LS I used it was REALLY dirty (showed here the pics) and FULL of ammonia and really low on the PH. I have been adding the reef buffer and stability as recommend for a week now. Looks like all the levels are good now. And has been holding for a week.
It LQQKs like the LR is starting to have some stuff attached to it. One LQQKs like it has some tiny red fin fans or something like that. There were a couple of rubbles in the LS I got and it LQQKs neat it has some fibers or maybe hair on it now and it’s moving in the water current. I have a tree on one of the rocks someone told me it was a weed. But I don’t know yet.
Here are some tests that were done this morning. the ammonia is more yellow than the picture is showing. What do you think? I know about the Api test kit but it was what I had and it’s what all the LFS sell, why?
As for lights, I don’t have anything special yet. Only a T-12 coral life single bulb. I will be getting either T-8’s or T-5’s later. Both have the 10k options.
Holley
