TBS Diving update

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9739604#post9739604 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DiazE
Liverock - Richard

My rock had been in tank since saturday late afternoon. Is it time for the first water change? The Sg= 1.025-26

Also: Can I add new sand on top of the LIVE sand provided or do I need to remove it and place it on top of the new?

I am getting Special Grade Reef (Seaflor brand 1-1.7 mm grain).

what are the amonia levels?

N2 and N3 ??

they are what you want to watch on a new tank.

if Amonia is going up then change the water....

 

[DiazE]

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I have the Seachem stick on tank glass Ammonia Alert; the color was showing ALARM (12 o'clock position on the color dial) this morning.

 

[DiazE]

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Being that your from Tampa, have you tried keeping Sea Hares?
I often see them in the late summer at Siesta Beach being washed on shore and many at your feet in the water. There are alot of Sand Dollars as well.

 

[figuerres]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9740647#post9740647 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DiazE
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I have the Seachem stick on tank glass Ammonia Alert; the color was showing ALARM (12 o'clock position on the color dial) this morning.

ok so then you do probably need a w/c asap.

but really I'd get a set of Salifert test kits, Ammonia, N2,N3,PH and dKH (Calcium )

the seachem is *ok* but you want to be watching levels that it will not show.

marine inverts like snails and shrimp (and others) will stress at fairly low levels of Ammonia.

also PH and dKH are important for Corals and Coraline Alge growth.

and they play a role in the growth of other forms of alge, lower PH and dKH tends to slow corals and Coraline growth and favor hair alge and other pest growth.
also the N2 and N3 test kits will help you follow the full cycle when the Ammonia drops down to 0 levels.

 

[figuerres]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9740673#post9740673 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DiazE
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Being that your from Tampa, have you tried keeping Sea Hares?
I often see them in the late summer at Siesta Beach being washed on shore and many at your feet in the water. There are alot of Sand Dollars as well.

No, I do not pickup stuff.... most things that live in shallow / surf zones do not do well in reef tanks, some will but most will not.

and yeah at different times we see all kinds of stuff around tampa

 

[HowardW]

<<< but really I'd get a set of Salifert test kits, Ammonia, N2,N3,PH and dKH (Calcium )

the seachem is *ok* but you want to be watching levels that it will not show. >>>



Actually, I believe the Seachem Ammonia Alert uses the same sensor disc as their regular ammonia test kit and will detect even trace amounts. I always use them when starting a new tank along with Seachem Stability which greatly assists in speeding up the cycle and keeping amm. at a minimum.

 

[DiazE]

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HowardW

Thanks for the replies that help in this great addiction.