pickle311
Mon, 19th Sep 2005, 05:04 PM
The tank has been running for about 2 weeks now.
SG - 1.025
Ammonia - 0
Nitrate - 0
Nitrite - 0
PH - 8.1
Temp - 80.7 durring the day, 79.8 at night
P04 - 0
Ca - 300
Alk - 9.0
I know Ca and Alk are low. I just got my C02 bottle filled today and have started up my Ca reactor. Ca and Alk should be dialed in pretty soon. I'm shooting for Ca = 400 - 430 and Alk = 10.0
My skimmer has started skimming but I'm having trouble getting it dialed in. It's either pouring really wet foam into the collection cup, ir the level is 6 inches down the tube. I'm slowly adjusting it to get it where I need it at.
So what do you think, can I start adding some things? I would like to go ahead and add my fish and inverts. That way they can get settled in and the anemone can find a good home before I start adding corals. I'll wait to add the corals until the Ca and Alk are in check.
One last question, I have an Aquacontroller Jr. that will be controlling my PH. What PH should I have it set at to turn the C02 on and off? I have the PH probe in a cup that the effluent is dripping into, not the tank.
TIA
SG - 1.025
Ammonia - 0
Nitrate - 0
Nitrite - 0
PH - 8.1
Temp - 80.7 durring the day, 79.8 at night
P04 - 0
Ca - 300
Alk - 9.0
I know Ca and Alk are low. I just got my C02 bottle filled today and have started up my Ca reactor. Ca and Alk should be dialed in pretty soon. I'm shooting for Ca = 400 - 430 and Alk = 10.0
My skimmer has started skimming but I'm having trouble getting it dialed in. It's either pouring really wet foam into the collection cup, ir the level is 6 inches down the tube. I'm slowly adjusting it to get it where I need it at.
So what do you think, can I start adding some things? I would like to go ahead and add my fish and inverts. That way they can get settled in and the anemone can find a good home before I start adding corals. I'll wait to add the corals until the Ca and Alk are in check.
One last question, I have an Aquacontroller Jr. that will be controlling my PH. What PH should I have it set at to turn the C02 on and off? I have the PH probe in a cup that the effluent is dripping into, not the tank.
TIA