New 12 gal Nano dx

[ixp7633]

Im new to saltwater and wanted to start a reef tank, last night i added my live rock to my new 12 gallon nano dx, everything is doing well except my ph but i bought some proper 8.2 to fix the problem... Hope you like the pic i'll put more on as i add stuff in the up coming months

 

[sir_dudeguy]

looks cool so far cant wait to see some corals in there. what are you planning on doing as far as livestock/corals?

for the pH problem. whats it at? what salt are you using? do you have any open areas in the hood? not sure, but i dont think that nano cubes have any open tops on them which doesnt alow for proper gas exchange, which will lower pH. also, try to get a powerhead to point more towards the surface so that you have surface aggitation...that will also help w/gas exchange.

cool tank
keep us posted

 

[ixp7633]

Thanks, my ph is at 7.8 i used the proper 8.2 stuff and got my ph up to 8.3 but it rebounded back this morning im not sure what kind of coral i want yet propbably some softies, im using corallife salt

 

[smketyr]

Gas exchange and salt mix. Like sir-dude said get some agitation on the surface. Try a different salt mix: with tropic marin all my elements are present water params stay stable. I do a 20-40% water change weekly. IO and Ocenic are good salts as well.

 

[ixp7633]

i opened my tank lid and turned my power head towards the surface more, hopefully that will help

 

[kass03]

IO and reef crystals is good salt.

I use IO myself but live aquaria uses reef crystals (same company but reef crystals has more calcium) and their aquaculture facility is awesome.

I never had a PH problem on any of my tanks so can't help you there.

kass

 

[EclipseAgent]

One thing I would have to recommend is to NOT lean rocks on the glass..

 

[sir_dudeguy]

why is that? many people do w/no problems. It may scratch it (specially acrylic) but nothing besides that, unless you slam it down on the glass lol.

 

[ixp7633]

from the pic it looks like its touching but its really not

 

[mdisalvo55]

my 12 gallon jbj nano just cracked so just be careful

 

[EclipseAgent]

Pin point pressure for an extended amount of time at a small location will cause something to crack overtime.