It's Alive /muwahhahhahhaaaaaaa ..... Sort of

[Scutterborn]

Yeah, its still too early for much of anything to happen. I'd wait a week then test to get an idea of where your at. It's still gonna take time though.


-Ben-

[TwistedMind]

going to pick up 40 more pounds of sand on saturday, I may look into some bottled bacteria. Is there anything in particular anyone would recommend to give me the purple algae on the rocks? I dont mind green, but colorful is what saltwater is all about yes?

[allan]

Don't worry about purple, that comes with time. And in time you will begin to hated the stuff as it grows on your glass as well as your rocks.

[TwistedMind]

Finally got all the rock and sand in, even got 20 pounds in the refugium. Holding at 79 degrees, got a box full of rubble, I cant decide wether I should throw it in the refugium or save it for future fraggin in a year or so.

Day 7 and my skimmer still isn't doing ****. I hope its because there isn't anything in there that really needs to be cleaned.

so, 80 pounds of live sand 60 in the tank, 20 in refugium, 75 pounds dead marco rock, 6 pounds Live Pukani Rock.

ammonia is at .25 nitite is 0, nitrate I think I did the test wrong because it never changed color like it was supposed to.

KH is at 179 ; GH I think i did the test wrong. I put around 30 drops in the tube just seeing if it would ever turn green from the orange color and it didn't. my chart only goes to 12 drops lol. Salinity is at 1.027 or 35 PPM

thats all for now.

Of yea new pics. with all the rock and sand.

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[350gt]

Did you put anything in to help kick off the cycle?...


Also, in the first chamber, I would put that rubble in there and place a piece of egg crate on top of it.... Then you have a place to lay that cheap filter floss to catch big items and left over food from getting into your sump....

[350gt]

Oh wait.... I just noticed it pours over, that wouldn't work..