V3ganbullets
New member
Hello,
I am complete newbie to the hobby, started new tank 3 months ago and been lurking here for a few months before that.
Tank is Some old Juwel about 100ltr i got it second hand.
There is juwel box filter and heater, it came with lid with 2 t5 but i ditched lid and replaced light with chinese AquaMars 65wats LEDs. I have also added small Kent protein skimmer, it works about once a week and pulls some foam but mostly does not do much, I plan to replace it soon. I have added 2 powerheads Hydor Koralia 900 & 2200.
3 moths ago I have added about 2 inch of sand and 8kg live rock from LFS, 2 weeks later added another 2kg of live rock - there is alot of live rock in this tank.
I have monitored ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and phosphates and after 6 weeks there was no ammonia and no nitrites. At this stage some datomes started showing up, Another trip to LFS resulted in 5 Trochus snails and Nessarious snail.
After about 2 weeks with chems fairly stable I have added 2 Clowns and a Cardinal. One Clown jumped out after 3 days and my cat had a surprising lunch.
After another week I have added Fire Shrimp and Hallowed Hermit crab, and after another week Pink Candy Cucumber and Tuxedo Blue Urchin.
I keep temperature at 79-80F,
salinity 34-35,
phosphates are stubbornly at 1
Ammonia is below 0.25 usually 0 but it is so feint it is hard to judge accurately
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 40-50
I change water once a week - 20ltr, urin RoDi water.
There are some green algae in the tank, not much and it is not hairy, what kind can it be?
Few weeks ago I have noticed some growth on one of the rocks, looks like tiny polyp and when i tease it with water it hides in a tiny tube so I guess is not an algae, perhaps someone can ID it and tell me if it is safe to keep. Sorry about pic quality I am learning how to take pics of my new hobby.
I plan on adding back one more Clown, hopefully this is not too much livestock?
Next to go in are corals, starting with couple of softies, ultimately I have an ambition to have some SPS in there, is this realistic?
I plan on replacing skimmer to Reef Octopus 100,
Changing box filter to eternal Fluval 206
What else?
I am complete newbie to the hobby, started new tank 3 months ago and been lurking here for a few months before that.
Tank is Some old Juwel about 100ltr i got it second hand.
There is juwel box filter and heater, it came with lid with 2 t5 but i ditched lid and replaced light with chinese AquaMars 65wats LEDs. I have also added small Kent protein skimmer, it works about once a week and pulls some foam but mostly does not do much, I plan to replace it soon. I have added 2 powerheads Hydor Koralia 900 & 2200.
3 moths ago I have added about 2 inch of sand and 8kg live rock from LFS, 2 weeks later added another 2kg of live rock - there is alot of live rock in this tank.
I have monitored ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and phosphates and after 6 weeks there was no ammonia and no nitrites. At this stage some datomes started showing up, Another trip to LFS resulted in 5 Trochus snails and Nessarious snail.
After about 2 weeks with chems fairly stable I have added 2 Clowns and a Cardinal. One Clown jumped out after 3 days and my cat had a surprising lunch.
After another week I have added Fire Shrimp and Hallowed Hermit crab, and after another week Pink Candy Cucumber and Tuxedo Blue Urchin.
I keep temperature at 79-80F,
salinity 34-35,
phosphates are stubbornly at 1
Ammonia is below 0.25 usually 0 but it is so feint it is hard to judge accurately
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 40-50
I change water once a week - 20ltr, urin RoDi water.
There are some green algae in the tank, not much and it is not hairy, what kind can it be?
Few weeks ago I have noticed some growth on one of the rocks, looks like tiny polyp and when i tease it with water it hides in a tiny tube so I guess is not an algae, perhaps someone can ID it and tell me if it is safe to keep. Sorry about pic quality I am learning how to take pics of my new hobby.
I plan on adding back one more Clown, hopefully this is not too much livestock?
Next to go in are corals, starting with couple of softies, ultimately I have an ambition to have some SPS in there, is this realistic?
I plan on replacing skimmer to Reef Octopus 100,
Changing box filter to eternal Fluval 206
What else?
