20 Long Reef Build

[Rhino]

Well after looking when I got home the heater stays on all the time. Temp is at 80.2. I calibrated the heater again when I got home it was off quite a bit. There is a 5 degree difference between the ambient room and the tank, of course my ceiling fan is going. Amazon currently has 100 watt Aqueon Pro heaters for $25 which has free shipping. Will be upgrading. Will use the Eheim Jager for warming saltwater for water changes. Thanks to all for the advice.

 

[Rhino]

Here are the tank params for tonight:

Temp:79
Specific Gravity: 1.025
Ph: 7.8 (is this low?)
Alk: 8
Ammonia: 0 (dosed back up to 4ppm)
Nitrite: 10
Nitrate: 10
Phosphate: 0
Calcium: 440


Dose the Ph seem a little to low to anone else?
I have also been thinking of stocking here in the last few days and here is what I am thinking right now:

1-Maroon Clownfish
1-Firefish
1-Yellow Clown Goby
1-Six Line Wrasse (maybe)

Still working on inverts and coral selection.

 

[Mrc8858]

PH is a little low. Try to get a lil more surface agitation. As for stock list I would say 3 fish is pushing the stocking limits. Imo you should pick 2 fish for this tank especially if you have corals planned in the future.

 

[Rhino]

PH is a little low. Try to get a lil more surface agitation. As for stock list I would say 3 fish is pushing the stocking limits. Imo you should pick 2 fish for this tank especially if you have corals planned in the future.

Easy choice then. Maroon clown and yellow clown goby. What will the extra surface agitation do?

 

[Mrc8858]

It will increase your PH due to better gas exchange

 

[Rhino]

It will increase your PH due to better gas exchange

I never knew that thanks for the info!

 

[Mrc8858]

Refugiums help out also to stabalize PH since your PH will drop in the dark you can run your fuge light during night hours to keep the PH at consistent levels

 

[Rhino]

Refugiums help out also to stabalize PH since your PH will drop in the dark you can run your fuge light during night hours to keep the PH at consistent levels

Cool info. Thanks! Will have to look into adding that sump after all.

 

[bioteacher]

I have a maroon. Mine is pretty cool, but he can be aggressive. He is defiantly the tank bully. Definitely no other clowns if the maroon is in there. I have 2 percs in addition to the maroon and they are confined to one small part of the tank. If they come too far out he rushes them. I am thinking about getting rid of mine because of this. He also tries to bite my fox face lo.

 

[Rhino]

I have a maroon. Mine is pretty cool, but he can be aggressive. He is defiantly the tank bully. Definitely no other clowns if the maroon is in there. I have 2 percs in addition to the maroon and they are confined to one small part of the tank. If they come too far out he rushes them. I am thinking about getting rid of mine because of this. He also tries to bite my fox face lo.

Lol hardcore

 

[Rhino]

So I have a bunch of stuff growing out of my live rock, I think the last pics are Aiptasia, but what is the stuff in the actinic pics?

 

[Rhino]

I am thinking now that they are covered in feather dusters.

 

[bioteacher]

Could they be star polyps? Hard to tell under actinics. Could you get a picture under full light?

 

[Rhino]

Could they be star polyps? Hard to tell under actinics. Could you get a picture under full light?

I will try to take a better picture as soon as I get home.

 

[Rhino]

Another Pic:

 

[Rosesrblu1]

Looks like a duster colony to me.

 

[Rhino]

Looks like a duster colony to me.

So no problem right?

 

[reefrunner69]

Might be hydroids.

 

[Rosesrblu1]

If they are dusters, no. Keep an eye on it.

 

[reefrunner69]

If they are hydroids they are considered pests. They can sting corals, so be careful of placement.