I'm excited for my tank!

[thatreefguy22]

In this post I talk about my new buy!

Light:
Aquatic Life t5ho dual lamp.
pump:
hydor koralia nano 425.



Finally, after 3-4 months of having my 20 gallon long set up and running. I have better lighting...at first I only had one of those x1 bulb fluorescent light fixture. My upgrade was to a T5HO dual lamp fixture. 10,000k daylight, 420/460 actinic blue. Looks gorgeous!

And my return jet is fighting along side my new hydor koralia nano 425 I also bought with this light. $20 for this pump, brand NEW! gotta love dr foster and smith

I'm excited to see what I decide on putting in my tank. seems like yesterday I was asking questions about cycling...this tank has come alone way with in the past few weeks...even though it is still empty of fish/corals.

Got most of the equipment, though. would like a ATO, skimmer, and a timer to time these lights.

Question:
how long should I keep my lights on?
I'm a night owl, so I'm up during the night...a lot.

lastly, here are a few photos.

thanks for reading! happy reefing, fellas

 

[patsfan1130]

Looking good! Thanks for sharing

With nothing in the tank the lights aren't really necessary but we all like to stare at our tanks

 

[thatreefguy22]

Looking good! Thanks for sharing

With nothing in the tank the lights aren't really necessary but we all like to stare at our tanks

Hey, no problem!, I'm just breaking them in. my roommate is going to turn them off while I'm at work tonight. They'll be on for about 7 hours.

I do have 2 turbo snails in there. Might add my clown fish back in a few days. I've had them in the QT for weeks! because I was a bit worries on how their pooped looked. It was white and stringy, I feed them frozen mysis.
And with this shipment, I also got some dry food pellets, Marine S formula (for small fish) and one clown eats like crazy, most likely the female...she's big.

And she seems to be pooping normal, as in it's not stringy as much. Still a bit white in color, though. Well, I just fed them that new food today...so I don't know.

What would you say about adding them back to my DT? They don't have ich/flukes...they breath just fine, and swim a lot.

sorry to change up the subject, just want them to be in my DT!

 

[patsfan1130]

The tank has been up for 4 months? so it's cycled? I only ask due to your statement about coming a long way in the past few weeks? If it's cycled and your water chemistry is good I'd add em You QT a fish because of how their poo looked?

 

[thatreefguy22]

The tank has been up for 4 months? so it's cycled? I only ask due to your statement about coming a long way in the past few weeks? If it's cycled and your water chemistry is good I'd add em You QT a fish because of how their poo looked?

To your last question....Yeah, I'm a newb to having saltwater fish. any fish, at that! except when I was a young lad! haha I had few freshwater, nothing big.

Yes, my tank is cycled pretty well.
I do water changes when it's really needed. 20ppm nitrates+...but I try ti stay with 10% weekly...sometimes wait 2 weeks to do a 20%. I change it up, seems to work just fine with me. Usually every sunday is a chance to do any water changes needed.

My next purchase will be a PROTEIN SKIMMER!! Any suggestions on one that would fit in the aqeon proflex sump model 1?

My percula pair have been in this QT since 11/29/13...I got them the 24th of November.

So, I think this QT period is far over done...eh, I'ts my first attempt in looking at marine fish in my own home. At least I took some kind of precaution

Thanks a lot!, I'll be acclimating these fellas to the DT real soon...and they are back in their home!

 

[thatreefguy22]

These guys go all gonzo for the marine s pellet food going to feed this twice a day, and frozen mysis once a week. Just from this marine s, they get big belly's.

But anyway, I absolutely love this light. Corals are well on their way into my tank