30 gal almost ready

[jasonr]

well stand is almost complete waiting to put the finishing coats of paint on it an then the tank is time to fill! just gonna need water and about 10-15 lbs live rock

 

[jasonr]

sand and about 10 or so more lbs of rock and she's ready to go. mixing salt tomorrow

 

[Hinds04]

You’re getting there

 

[200 gallon reef]

Very nice set up

 

[jasonr]

day 5
ammonia 8.0
nitrite .25
nitrate 15.0
salinity 1.022
added ammonia yesterday so had a pretty big spike but it's already settling.

 

[jasonr]

also any input on aquascape greatly appreciated!

 

[Sniperhank]

Looks good...I'd add more rock though. Any reason you have your powerhead pointed down rather than up? I'd point it up to ripple the surface.

 

[jasonr]

just trying to find a good water flow, experimenting with different angles of powerheads since my marineland one only goes left to right

 

[jasonr]

also will probably add about 10-15 lbs more rock

 

[jasonr]

quick question. right now I have a hob penguin 150 and wondering if I should invest in a skimmer (hob, don't have room under or sump)? was looking at a reef octopus bh100 and just wondering how much I will actually benefit because it would leave me no room at all with the filter in the back once it's added

 

[nuwave59]

Here's someting to help you with your aquascaping The golden ratio :
Using the Golden Ratio in Aquascaping | AquaScapist
I'd move the rocks in the middle, which I consider your focal point a little bit to
the right, so that it's not in the center, and move the bridge a little bit to the right to, and closer to the front. That's just my opinion though!

 

[jasonr]

finally getting some algae

 

[jasonr]

ammonia 0ppm
nitrite 5.0ppm
nitrate 40ppm

so close lol

 

[jasonr]

new additions today. bought 8 hermits. acclimating them now

 

[spoonman]

new additions today. bought 8 hermits. acclimating them now

Are you cycled? If not you shouldnt put the crabs in there. Also, noticed you said salinity was 1.022 should be a little higher (1.024-1.026).

 

[jasonr]

ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 5-10
salinity was 1.023 this morning and mixing up a little salt water to add later to bring it up some.

 

[jasonr]

they seem to be doing good right now, really working on that sand and algae

 

[jasonr]

new addition as of yesterday.



he really likes resting on top of my powerhead

 

[redsea]

new addition as of yesterday.

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he really likes resting on top of my powerhead

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Very cute!