khaari
Member
Well after a few years of researching on and off, I finally jumped in and set my tank up Friday. :jumping: It's a 29 gal DT with 10 gal sump/fuge. Running a 150w HQI 14K sunpod fixture. Filtration is a HOB overflow rated for 600 gph with a rio 2100 for return.Running a Prizm Deluxe skimmer rated up to 100 gal. 2 Maxijet 900's on each end for flow. 23# base rock and 33# fully cured LR with an extra 2# rubble in the sump. approx 40-45# pink fiji sand and about 10-15 # pink fiji in the sump. Tossed in a raw shrimp fri night and still not registering any ammonia as of today.
temp 80 F
SG/Salinity 1.026/35 ppt
ammonia - 0
nitrite - 0
nitrate - 0
ph - 8.0 (attempting to buffer with Kent superbuffer-dKH, just waiting 24 hrs before retesting)
dkh - 10
calcium - 500
phosphates - 0
using RO/DI with 0 tds. water from tap registers 157 tds.
temp 80 F
SG/Salinity 1.026/35 ppt
ammonia - 0
nitrite - 0
nitrate - 0
ph - 8.0 (attempting to buffer with Kent superbuffer-dKH, just waiting 24 hrs before retesting)
dkh - 10
calcium - 500
phosphates - 0
using RO/DI with 0 tds. water from tap registers 157 tds.