Jordan's 55 Gallon Reef!
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Mannydouhnut
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Well there is a lot more wiggle room in this hobby so it is possible that you'll be just fine be sure to drip acclimate.
Mannydouhnut
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Drip acclimate the liverock as well to prevent AS much die off as you can
willbratz
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Why would you drip live rock? I have never dripped live rock. I've simply pulled it from my 55 and placed it in my 120, no issues.
Mannydouhnut
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Well he already has high nitrates his tank is also very new so raising the ammonia in could cause it too enter another cycle although it is unlikely it has happened to me when I set up my 40 breeder.
Thank you. I will do a pwc ASAP and keep up with testing my parameters.
As for now, everything at least appears very happy.
Mannydouhnut
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How is the tank today?
Good right now. Water levels are ammonia 0 ppm, nitrite 0 ppm, nitrate 20 ppm. Planning a water change in the next few days. Here's a FTS! I'm working on making a background, as you can see. Lol. It will be black. I'm thinking about investing in a better stand later on down the road.
Edit: I'm also crossing my fingers that I get a protein skimmer for my birthday!! It's the only thing I've asked for.
Robert_ellis
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I haven't met a person with a new tank that hasn't had them. All part of the first stages.
Awesome. I was thinking it was a sign that my tank was progressing. I have the 800 gph wave maker powerhead ordered. It should ship any day! I'm excited about that. The little powerhead from my nano looks pretty pitiful. Lol.
willbratz
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Just wait til you get a hair algae issue
Lol. Noooo! My brother had it really really bad and he changed the filters in his RO system and BAM. It was pretty much gone. So I'm crossing my fingers hoping it doesn't happen. Lol.
willbratz
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I'm fighting it now in my 120. Never had it in my 55 though. I'm gonna just add some algaefix marine and call it a day. I've only got 004ppm in my RO/DI so it can't be that. I've cut my lights and recently cut my feedings to twice a week.
Wow. Well, I'm sure that will do it! I had a serious cyano problem in my 10 g nano, started feeding twice a week, added a powerhead, and the problem was fixed.
bavass
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RO/DI Should read zero PO4. I would change filters
willbratz
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It's not the filters it's the DI resin. Most wait until it hits 007 ppm of TDS. So it's not drastic enough to cause my hair algae.
willbratz
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Not only that I use the same RO/DI MACHINE TO Make the same water that goes in my 55, so I know it's not the water
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