55 Patience is a Virtue Seawater Build

[San Raphael Catfish]

Ph 8.4
Ammonia .25ppm
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Salinity 1.022

 

[San Raphael Catfish]

My Taotronics light arrived. Hope to hang it this weekend.

 

[San Raphael Catfish]

Ammonia -- .50 ppm
Nitrite -- 0

I didn't know that Chromis hide when not in groups. My research only said that they were peaceful and would school. Only after doing a search for chromis hiding did I find that.

My chromis is parked in the shadows above my heater.

SRC

 

[San Raphael Catfish]

Install Taotronics light tonight. Will get matching light when I have more cash to spend.

SRC

 

[TommyP]

Looks nice. What happened to dead center lol

 

[San Raphael Catfish]

To answer your question, my wife. She all the sudden got behind the project and wants to get me a second light now.

Chromis and mollie in tunnel.

 

[San Raphael Catfish]

Day 6

Ammonia -- .50ppm
Nitrite -- .25 ppm
Nitrate -- 20 ppm

Just did a water change.

I don't know how you feel about yours, but I love my tank.

 

[Scottyhorse]

Looks good but IMO you should have done a fishless cycle

 

[San Raphael Catfish]

The Chromis is out and about more, he is enjoying the different tunnels.

 

[San Raphael Catfish]

Doing 20% water changes every other day. Just did it this morning.

I have no algae to use the nitrate. I want to get some coralline from somewhere.

Everyone in the tank is looking happy.

 

[ReefNoob0424]

Dude the DIY live rock is friggen awesome! The tank looks great! And I love the huge DSB!

 

[San Raphael Catfish]

Dude the DIY live rock is friggen awesome! The tank looks great! And I love the huge DSB!

Thanks! Looking forward to being done with work for the day and just go home and stare at it.

Got a flat screen upstairs. But I hang out downstairs with the smaller older HDTV so I can look over at the tank. Anyone else do the same?

Waiting for the cycle to be over so I can add a couple clowns.

SRC <><

 

[ReefNoob0424]

That's awesome man! I'm really looking forward to that!

 

[San Raphael Catfish]

Anyone have experience with pistol shrimp? Once the cycle is done, a goby and pistol shrimp are high on the list with a cleaner shrimp and a peppermint shrimp. Planning on adding Xenia and ricordea.

 

[ReefNoob0424]

That's actually what I want so badly! I really don't know either so I'm on the same boat as you!

 

[San Raphael Catfish]

Haha. Patience Patience!

I keep shopping, well virtual shopping at reefs2go. I keep filling my shopping cart. I also check tidal gardens. Coral Props is a couple miles away. Might see if I can go there rather than online order and pick my corals.

Joined a local reef club in Facebook.

SRC

 

[San Raphael Catfish]

Sonomakid, this photo is for you, to help you understand the mounting of the light. The lower hook, cables and clips came with the Taotronics LED.

 

[Sonomakid]

Thank you ! How do you like the light so far ?

 

[San Raphael Catfish]

I am enjoying the light. Looking forward to the time when I have something that needs it, but it makes the fish and tank look great.

Added a cinnamon clown today after extended drip acclimatizing. She is active and happy. My daughter named her "Coral".

SRC

 

[San Raphael Catfish]

Chromis decided to come out and play after all.