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Found some issues with the water i was using to replace evap which was causing my ammonia readings to be off. Readings now
Ammonia = 0
Nitrite = 0
Nitrate < 5
Purchased heater and temp stays fairly steady at 76
So far only have
Flame angel
Fox face
Royal gramma
3 chromis
2 red burrowing...
It could be my test kit I am going to grab a different brand and test again. I thought the same thing and was a bit concerned. It could also be my adding of new fish and the tank needing time to adjust.
75g continues a month later
PH = 8.0 maybe a bit higher
Ammonia is < .25
Nitrite is nearly 0
Nitrate is nearly 0
Temp 75 Ranges from 74-76 in a 24hr period
added today Flame Angel, royal gramma, 2 orange crabs
Ok it has been a few weeks. I will post some more pictures tonight. After the brown algae disappeared I had a green hair algae outbreak. I have pictures of that to. It was all over my rock. actually looked kind of pretty but it had to go. I purchased the following and now have a clean tank.
20...
coming up on day 14
7 days with water and starting to see some green and brown algea. Seems about right though tank is starting to cycle and I am starting to see some Nitrate present.
Lights were getting pretty hot inside hood so I picked up two 90mm PC fans and a molex to 12v dc adapter...
75g Setup continues Day 7
Ok Finally Day 7 and a lot of progress. Over the past 7 Days I have been working on the hood and other aspects of the tank. I just ended up purchasing and repairing an old hood.
In addition to the hood I have:
* Day 2 painted the back of the tank instead of using...
Starting a new marine 75g does not have an overflow and drilling is not recommended. What type of filter would the experts recommend?
I am considering a canister like the lifegard or ocean clear which would allow me to be flexible. On the other hand I would like a sump with wet/dry but have...
Since the tank does not have an overflow and drilling is not recommended with the type of glass that its made of what type of filter would the experts recommend. I am considering a canister like the lifegard or ocean clear which would allow me to be flexible. On the other hand I would like a...
Well here I go, after much grovelling to the wife I got my 75g. I got our 3 boys in on the act and she caved. :) Had to go it cheap so I found a decent 75 Oceanic on craigs list with stand for $150.
The tank needed some work so I have recaulked it and cleaned it up a bit. I used 100%...