finally

[texasaggie]

well I've been in this site for about a year now and finally got my own tank set up. I have had a 10 gallon set up for about 6 months but was looking for something with a little more room. So now i have a 120 gallon tank i finished the stand earlier this week and just finished the plumbing today and filled it up. now just waiting for the cycle to begin.




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[jrnannery]

Grats, man. Just a minor upgrade. Some folks might not even notice. Keep us posted. I love brand new startups!

[justahobby]

Grats on your first build/ tank thread! Well, you won't be able to fit much more, but 110 extra gallons might work :P What kind of livestock do you have now, plan for in the future? Lighting, filtration?

[hobogato]

nice looking stand too!

[texasaggie]

Thank you, jrnannery ,


Grats on your first build/ tank thread! Well, you won't be able to fit much more, but 110 extra gallons might work :P What kind of livestock do you have now, plan for in the future? Lighting, filtration?
right now i have a clown fish and a bicolor psuedo, I'll be using t5 lighting and adding led's in the future. i don't know what skimmer i got i bough it off my gf's nephew and he said it was the right size, he's had a couple of tanks like this so i trust him.

[Mr Cob]

cool stand...glad you are posting.

[justahobby]

Wow, that is a sweet stand!!! Don't hesitate to ask us if you have any questions when setting up your equipment, etc. Will you be adding a sump (highly recommended)?

[texasaggie]

thanks yea that stand took me a while to finish figured out wood isn't exactly like working with metal took me a few tries to get it right and yes justin i got a sump from Mr Cob that he wasn't using anymore planning on getting some macro to grow in there as well.

[justahobby]

Oh, that will be a good sump. That was a sweet deal on it too. When you get ready for macro just post on here. There is usually at least one person looking to thin out their crop.

[Europhyllia]

beautiful stand! looks very solid :)

[texasaggie]

thanks when do you usually put the macro in the sump? and i was just wondering how long does it usually take for the water to clear up? and thank you karin it should be pretty solid i made it out of 2x4s and beaded board.

[Reefer4ever]

I just set up a 36 gallon bowfront and it cleared up this morning. I added the sand and water Wednesday night. I guess that is 36 hours? Good luck with your tank:)

[texasaggie]

thanks yea i just put the water in last night so i guess I'm still ok. dylan have you noticed any spike in your water parameters yet i used a live rock from my 10 gallon but i checked my water 2day and everything is good. my small tank cycled right away but this one hasn't shown anything yet?

[Reefer4ever]

I actually can't get live rock until tomorrow. I haven't tested my water. None of my tanks have went through an initial cycle yet, luckily. And I hope this one doesn't either. I'm supposed to get some live rock and I'll let you know:)

[texasaggie]

oh you've never had a tank go through an initial cycle how long did you wait b4 you started adding livestock then?

[Reefer4ever]

I try to wait a couple of weeks just in case it does go through one. If the tank doesn't go through a cycle, I think I am going to add a fish next weekend. Some people will disagree with this, but If the parameters are okay, then I see no reason to wait.

[texasaggie]

ok cool i've wondered about that just haven't heard of anyone that has had a tank without an initial cycle thanks for the info.

[allan]

My tank never "cycled" however I never added any livestock until my nitrates started to register.

I would advise the same, and by no means should you introduce a selection of fish. One at a time, and start with friendly/hardy fish.

You should, IMO, get all of your intended LR (or most of it) before you contemplate your livestock. I didn't see any in your tank, although you may have gotten it in there already.

Not sure what others here think about the macro, but I would want to put it in as soon as I could, probably up to two or three weeks before I planned my first addition to the display tank. With the macro you will be getting a litany of other creatures (copapods, star fish, arthopods, and furry worms to mention a few) which will starve with no food being added to the tank. The macro itself will weather a few weeks, but the purpose of the green stuff is to export nutrients by periodic trimming of the growing mass.

Anyway, you can toss my name in as a willing sponsor to your macro needs down the road although someone else may be much closer.

Good luck to both of you, I remember when I started and find myself excited with your progression.

[texasaggie]

i started with a mixture of LR and i guess it would be cured rock. i am in no hurry to put livestock in the tank the first 2 fish going in there are the clown and psuedo in my 10 gallon and they are happy right there until everything is safe in this tank.

[texasaggie]

Well just gonna give ya'll an update tested water today and my nitrites were showing a little right at .25ppm water is alot clearer though.Also picked up some cheato for the fuge and added a small pc for it to start growing.


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[Europhyllia]

And now what? Nothing since January?

[texasaggie]

Sorry, school has been pretty crazy this semester i have not been able to get on for a while and update everything is going good all my chemical levels are where there suppose to be. I have a clown fish, 2 blue damsels, a psuedo, and a pajama cardinal. After i get my lighting set up a little better it will be time to add some coral. The only thing is i have this brownish red algae that wont go away and my turbos are having a hard time keeping up. Is there anything else that i can start doing to get this algae off?

[jrnannery]

Looks like diatoms, maybe? Perhaps you are getting that cycle after all. Circulation doesn't look like it is a problem. Lighting is adequate?

[texasaggie]

lighting is a little on the white side how long do the3 diatoms usually last? i have had this algae for about 2 wks now.

[Europhyllia]

I had a really bad bloom before that lasted for about a month

[texasaggie]

is it best to just let it die off, or is there something that I can do to get rid of it??

[CoryDude]

I had a really bad bloom before that lasted for about a month

Same here. I syphoned as much as I could during water changes, but it mostly went away on its own.

[texasaggie]

are the diatoms hard to scrape off? ive tried using my finger nails but it doesnt remove any of it.

[texasaggie]

so figured out that i had red slime algae so i dosed with chemi clean red algae remover already noticed it disappearing showing the nice coraline underneath hopefully it can really take off now that the red slime is gone :)

[texasaggie]

Just got back from spring break and noticed cynao was blooming back again.. so i dosed again with chemi clean AGAIN. Hopefully I can post some good pics with some nice coraline growing

[allan]

The way I understand it, chemipure will get rid of the cyano but not the cause.

[texasaggie]

after reading more about chemiclean you are right it only does get rid of it. i just cant figure out whats causing it ????

[Europhyllia]

How old are your bulbs? T5s tend to shift towards the red spectrum that the cyano likes fairly soon.

When I sold my (actually really high quality) T5 fixture and went to all LEDs the red slime disappeared within a week or two.

If the bulbs are older I bet replacing them will help. If your fixture isn't outfitted with fans, add some: overheating makes the bulbs age even faster

[texasaggie]

ok sorry about not updating sooner its been a rough couple of weeks. first i lost my clownfish which ive had for a year in a half already then the next day i lost my BTA to my powerhead so i took out the little livestock i had in the tank and completely tore the tank down. rearranged the rock and let it re cycle got everything back in now and just put in a cleaning crew to keep algae at bay. everything is looking good now and hopefully i can get some new pictures up soon.