danrod911
Member
Hi guys...
i am getting a little anxious.....
my info....
56 gallon tank
45 lb of lr
live sand
3 demsels
about 10 hermits
1 shrimp
1 snail
My story..
well i bought my tank because like everyone else saltwater is more colors and more interesting then freshwater.......i have a freshwater at the time as well..........
SO I WENT TO MY LFS AND BOUGHT EVERYTHING I NEEDED TANK, FILTERS, SKIMMERS, SAND, LR..............ETC... BIG MISTAKE I DIDN'T DO ANY RESEARCH....I WENT WITH WHAT THE GUY AT THE LFS TOLD ME...NOT A GOOD IDEA....HE IS AN IDIOT!!!
WELL I WAITED UNTIL THE WATER CLEARED AND BOUHGT THE DEMSELS THAT I HAVE RIGHT NOW AND 2 CLOWNS. THE CLOWNS DIED..... I HAD MY TANK RUNNING FOR A MONTH AND DID NOT TEST FOR ANYTHING (didnt have a test kit at the time). I DECIDED TO BUY THE SNAIL, HERMITS, AND SHRIMP TO CLEAN THE BROWN ALGAE THAT WAS STARTING TO APPEAR.....THEY ARE STILL ALIVE.....THANKFULLY
I BEEN DOING 20% WATER CHANGES EVERY THREE WEEKS... MY TANK IS NOW RUNNING FOR ABOUT 70 DAYS (2 months and 10 days)) AND SINCE LAST MONTH I BEEN GETTING THE SAME RESULTS WHEN I TEST THE WATER
ph 8.2
temp. 79
ammonia. .25 p.p.m.
nitrite- 0
nitrate- 10
salinity 1.025
my water is well water but about a week ago i got my RO water unit and did a 20% water change...also my new Metal Halide have been runing for 3 days now and the brown algae is starting to appear on the sand...
i dont want to add anything else to the tank because of the test results.....
do i need to wait?????more??? is my tank done cycling????
what should i do about the brown algae???? how long should i have MH runnig for????
planning in having corals..... sorry for all the questions
thanks for the help.........
Dan
i am getting a little anxious.....
my info....
56 gallon tank
45 lb of lr
live sand
3 demsels
about 10 hermits
1 shrimp
1 snail
My story..
well i bought my tank because like everyone else saltwater is more colors and more interesting then freshwater.......i have a freshwater at the time as well..........
SO I WENT TO MY LFS AND BOUGHT EVERYTHING I NEEDED TANK, FILTERS, SKIMMERS, SAND, LR..............ETC... BIG MISTAKE I DIDN'T DO ANY RESEARCH....I WENT WITH WHAT THE GUY AT THE LFS TOLD ME...NOT A GOOD IDEA....HE IS AN IDIOT!!!
WELL I WAITED UNTIL THE WATER CLEARED AND BOUHGT THE DEMSELS THAT I HAVE RIGHT NOW AND 2 CLOWNS. THE CLOWNS DIED..... I HAD MY TANK RUNNING FOR A MONTH AND DID NOT TEST FOR ANYTHING (didnt have a test kit at the time). I DECIDED TO BUY THE SNAIL, HERMITS, AND SHRIMP TO CLEAN THE BROWN ALGAE THAT WAS STARTING TO APPEAR.....THEY ARE STILL ALIVE.....THANKFULLY
I BEEN DOING 20% WATER CHANGES EVERY THREE WEEKS... MY TANK IS NOW RUNNING FOR ABOUT 70 DAYS (2 months and 10 days)) AND SINCE LAST MONTH I BEEN GETTING THE SAME RESULTS WHEN I TEST THE WATER
ph 8.2
temp. 79
ammonia. .25 p.p.m.
nitrite- 0
nitrate- 10
salinity 1.025
my water is well water but about a week ago i got my RO water unit and did a 20% water change...also my new Metal Halide have been runing for 3 days now and the brown algae is starting to appear on the sand...
i dont want to add anything else to the tank because of the test results.....
do i need to wait?????more??? is my tank done cycling????
what should i do about the brown algae???? how long should i have MH runnig for????
planning in having corals..... sorry for all the questions
thanks for the help.........
Dan