SwimShagy89's 14G Bio-Cube Diary

swimshagy89

swimshagy89

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oh really? i was looking at those but i decided on an Si. i really like it because there are so many mods you can get for it, but GTI's are really nice as well.
 
silverdak

silverdak

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Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2777747
no problem buts its going. gonna buy a gti. also if you want join our crew
wait thats your 350Z??? nice I am guessing your parents are loaded?? haha your profile says 16 doesn't it?
 
nissan577

nissan577

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yea i am lol. and naw they are not loaded i wish. it was my dads but he gave it to me as a high school present. but i want the gti badly
 
swimshagy89

swimshagy89

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-Update-

Its been exactly 2 weeks since the setup of my 14g bio-cube. Its been about 10 days since I've put my LR in. So I've been patiently waiting for the cycle to complete. Heres my test results after having the tank set up for 2 weeks.
Ammonia - 0.25
Nitrite - 0.05
pH - 8.2
Nitrate - 5.0
Water Temp - 77-78
Hydrometer Reading - 1.21
What do you guys think of the results? Normal for 2 weeks? I do think I put alittle too much LR in at once though.

Here are some updated pics.


 
subielover

subielover

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Yup everything is looking as it should. If this is going to be a reef tank though you should bump up your specific gravity to about 1.025-1.026, other than that, it looks like it is cycling nicely
 
swimshagy89

swimshagy89

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so today i bought a hermit crab, just to eat up some random crap that was left on my live rock. ( of course i never washed it off when i got it
)
after having him in my tank for about two hours i came back in my room and the tank was so cloudy because he was stirring up all the mud that came on the rocks when i got it.
soooo I took out all the LR and washed them off in a bucket full of saltwater. needless to say all the rock is clean now and looks much better than before.
my question is did I just hurt my tank/cycle by doing that? this is my 2nd time setting up a saltwater tank and its going alot better than the first time lol.
thanks for stopping by and i really appreciate it if someone tells me if I hurt my tank or not by doing so. I'm such a newb
 
swimshagy89

swimshagy89

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updateeeeee.
tank is surely but slowly cycling, ammonia levels have been dropping so i'm happy about that
and im hoping it will be ready in about a week!
anyways, i'm new to corals and stuff since this will be my first reef tank (i've only had strictly fish before), and i was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on a smaller powerhead for a 14g biocube. i don't want to buy one of those giant ones at the pet store that blow your fish away lol.
so any suggestions on a small power head? and does anyone have any suggestions on some hearty colorful corals for me??? thanks!
 
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