My In Wall Reef

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by Mech-a-nic
http:///forum/post/3099155
Added moonlight tonight

Can Moonlight be too bright?

LOL...That looks like a lot....I'd be thinking more about that light being right behind your head at night...

 

[gypsana]

That is awesome, and your little boy is so adorable! Great job!!

 

[mech-a-nic]

Thanks hope it will be cycled soon

 

[dragonzim]

Just be careful when it's playtime! Hate to hear that you all of a sudden have a water bed

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by DragonZim
http:///forum/post/3099647
Just be careful when it's playtime! Hate to hear that you all of a sudden have a water bed

or a concussion

 

[windlasher]

Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3099656

or a concussion
or a dismembered head.

 

[lietz06]

the tank is looking great! hopefully you'll be able to sleep at night with those bright moonlights can't wait to see it done and stocked!

 

[mech-a-nic]

Originally Posted by DragonZim
http:///forum/post/3099647
Just be careful when it's playtime! Hate to hear that you all of a sudden have a water bed

LOL Well if it happens the next one will have to be Acrylic

the tank is looking great! hopefully you'll be able to sleep at night with those bright moonlights can't wait to see it done and stocked!
I can sleep with the regular lights on so we should be ok

 

[mech-a-nic]

ok How early in the cycle can you add hermits?

 

[meowzer]

I wouldn't add anything till your levels of ammonia, trites or trates are 0, at least ammonia and trites anyway

 

[mech-a-nic]

cool, Some brown algle is forming on the sand and rocks now

 

[king_neptune]

movin along^^

 

[mech-a-nic]

I added my 2ed half to my fug today

and did it without the $30.00 bulk head

Here are some pics

 

[mech-a-nic]

well amnoina is gone Nitrates are .25 and ph is 8.2 Cycles is about over

Brown algae is in full bloom added 3 hermits to help out

 

[mech-a-nic]

Well tried some Xenia last night there loving it so far

Readings are:
Amnonia 0
Ph 8.4
Nitrites .25
Nitrates 0
Gravity 1.025
I will move over some more rocks and Xenia add a few hermits and see how it goes. Maby in a week the fish and GBTA's

 

[mech-a-nic]

here is a pic with a dozen hermits and the big Xenia colony 24 hours and there A ok.

 

[abeandlulu]

sweet tank cant wait to see it when its finished

 

[mech-a-nic]

ok ph has jumped to 8.8 now what? I got ph raiser but what do you do for high Ph

 

[mech-a-nic]

ok 30 ML of viniger is to much for a 55 with a sump

Ph droped to 7.8
Added Buffer it is holding at 8.1 I will let it stablize for a day or two

Also got the skimmer working good now

 

[mech-a-nic]

Time to swap tanks

Amnonia 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 0
Ph 8.1
Kh 13.4
Alk 4.8
Gravity 1.024
Cal 440
The Scopas Tang looks happy I think the 46 strech hex was to cramped for him he loves the 55