BubbaGumpShrimp
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I am having trouble maintaining a stable salinity range of +/- 2.
I do weekly water changes of 10% to 30% depending on whether I am vacuuming the detritus. I mix my own water with "Reef Crystals" and get that at about 21/22 usually.
I recently purchased a 40b and hope to start with some corals once the tank is established, stable, and I have continued to do research on the subject. But I would like to be able to consistently maintain 25/26 salinity and right now I don't have the hang of it yet.
My current setup is 10g nano with live sand (1 1/2"), and live rock. Snails, Hermits, Emerald Crab, Fire shrimp, feather duster, 2 ocellaris, 2 small (1/2") chromis, 2 Banggai Cardinals, 1 orange firefish, 1 yellow tail Damsel. All fish are 1" or less in size (except firefish).
I run a Aquaflow 50 filter (no bio media, sponge and carbon only), the small Coralife protein skimmer, and a Hydor 240 power head. I also have an Aquaflow 20 with Seachem Matrix in the media chamber as an experiment to see if it can reduce nitrates once bacteria is established (since my tank is currently overstocked with fish).
All fish are healthy, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 10. Tank is 90 days old.
I welcome all comments but am trying to develop my skill at maintaining a stable salinity for future attempt with corals once 40b is ready (several months in the future).
I do weekly water changes of 10% to 30% depending on whether I am vacuuming the detritus. I mix my own water with "Reef Crystals" and get that at about 21/22 usually.
I recently purchased a 40b and hope to start with some corals once the tank is established, stable, and I have continued to do research on the subject. But I would like to be able to consistently maintain 25/26 salinity and right now I don't have the hang of it yet.
My current setup is 10g nano with live sand (1 1/2"), and live rock. Snails, Hermits, Emerald Crab, Fire shrimp, feather duster, 2 ocellaris, 2 small (1/2") chromis, 2 Banggai Cardinals, 1 orange firefish, 1 yellow tail Damsel. All fish are 1" or less in size (except firefish).
I run a Aquaflow 50 filter (no bio media, sponge and carbon only), the small Coralife protein skimmer, and a Hydor 240 power head. I also have an Aquaflow 20 with Seachem Matrix in the media chamber as an experiment to see if it can reduce nitrates once bacteria is established (since my tank is currently overstocked with fish).
All fish are healthy, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 10. Tank is 90 days old.
I welcome all comments but am trying to develop my skill at maintaining a stable salinity for future attempt with corals once 40b is ready (several months in the future).
you can also dose lime water in the same set up. However I recommend researching that since it has the ability to bomb your nano setup
