Recent content by lilladybug05

I dunno how the chemi pure and purigen pulled your nitrates down so fast... Ive had my tank up and running for about 5 weeks. Added shrimp 4 weeks ago had two mini cycles and my nitrates were super high , did a 40% water change brought them down some , but still around 60 -80 and I added chemi...

Mine is working well, using it right now actually :) Even have it set up in our bath tub in case of any leak mishaps :)

I know and I finished reading my saltwater for dummies book today lol and ive already read the 101 best inverts and 101 best fishes books too hahhaah Now I started to re write my aquarium log so I have everything together so that will take me a little while , I guess then Ill just have to read...

weeeehooo :) Making water now to do the 50% change :) I think I will do another 25% on the weekend and then let it sit again for a week or so and make sure those levels stay steady... then maybe... maybe get that pair of clowns :) yayyyyyyyyyy only a few more weeks Having the cycle over makes...

Well I believe the time has come that my tank has cycled .... Its been 9 days since I put the 2 pieces of raw shrimp in and I believe my levels are correct for the water change. today's parameters SG 1.024 temp 79.3 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrates 80+ phosphate .5 ( was 2.0 before I put a...

I was thinking yellow clown goby, would a watchman be better ?

Ohh yes and possible rough draft fish list Green chromis (how many ? maybe 3 ??) pair of clowns goby of some sort (maybe yellow) pajama cardinal Im not for sure, just throwing an idea out there

Yeah it goes clear from top to bottom, but its all in kinda a row. I pushed it more twords the back so there was more open room in the front so when I do get fish I will be able to see them more. Well IDK but I would think since I'm putting 2 media in one compartment maybe I should keep them...

Yup, thats what it said like 4.5 gallons. I feel like I have too much rock in my tank though compared to some ppl. Its like 60 lbs but it just looks like so much. I guess it will hopefully be better for filtration. Tomorrow I am redoing the canister filter again lol (taking back out the rock...

Its the medium one , thats all I could fit, so 19" Wide by 12"High by 4"Deep I put about a 3" sand bed in. By CPR

Thank you, That is actually called an acorn barnacle... you can buy them at reefcleaners for very little (not really rock) ReefCleaners.org | Clean Up Crews and Macro Algae - Food/Dry :thumb: I did get the HOB refugium up tonight :) nothin in it besides sand and little rock rubble and a chemi...

Some new pictures of the tank after I moved the rocks again. (off my phone, sorry about the poor quality)

My ammonia is already going down even though its decompossing , not sure if that has something to do with using 20 gallons of the old tank water and old filter and rocks maybe... im assuming that there was quite a bit of good bacteria in the tank already so its spreading fast there fore making...

I added two fairly good size pieces , not sure if thats too much?

So today I have the rusty /yellow/gold/ brown looking algae I believe to be diatoms. My ammonia levels are between 0- .25 Nitrites are rising now .5 Nitrates are still super high at 80+ Do I ever take the rotting shrimp out ? or just leave it in to decompose?