Jump to content

Beginner's diary of saltwater aquarium

wryan

By wryan,
in Members Tank & Specs

 Share

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 69
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

tofubox
tofubox

Welcome to the forum! Great to see a new reefer! Very soon, u will find out how addictive this hobby is Just some advice for the scaping. Depending on what you plan to keep, you might not requi

Posted Images

Admiraltian Collaborator

Admiraltian

Posted
Posted

Pipe organ

Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture.

Lightings : Ecotech  Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank.

Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil.

Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer.

FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos.

CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor.

BPR: Marine Source Biopellet  Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. 

Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump.

Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M  Sine Wave Pump for  Frag Tank.

Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • SRC Member
james72 Newbie

james72

Posted
  • SRC Member
Posted

Your leds may be too low and too strong for your corals.

Btw, my tank is 2 years old and I don't even have confidence to put in a Mandarin.

Cheers,

James

Cheers,

James

Reviving my reef tank :

Crystal glass 53" x 22" x 17" rimless (inclusive of 12"x22"x17" IOS)

Life Reef HVS3-24 with mazzei venturi

ATI Sunpower 8 x 39w T5 (4 x Blue plus, 2 x Aqua blue special, Coral plus)

ZET Light 3 x 3w LEDs moonlight

Arctica 1/3 Hp + 1/4 Hp back up

Vortech mp40w x 3 + Jebao wp25

Eheim 1264 x 3 + water blaster 5000

Vortech back up battery

TLF-150 + Rowaphos

Activated carbon

Kamoer 3 channel + CaCl2 + NaHCo3

150L Refugium with DSB, miracle mud, cheato

2ft T5 x 2 light tubes for refugium

Link to comment
Share on other sites
sherman Enthusiast

sherman

Posted
Posted

Your NO2 must be zero. It kill

6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09)
5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)
2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)

5*2.5*2(LED only)

Eheim return 1 * pump

1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil
2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40,
1X6085 Tunze wm,

1 CURVE 7 Skimmer

  1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 

1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3

Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium

1 Full spectrum E27 led light

1 CR control by bubble count

Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016

Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft 

 nLekOfpYts.jpg
[/quote]


 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
wryan Newbie

wryan

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Your leds may be too low and too strong for your corals.

Btw, my tank is 2 years old and I don't even have confidence to put in a Mandarin.

Cheers,

James

Well...I added into my tank because a fellow reefer was decommissioning and I was there to pick up some items. He told me this fish is easy to care for. so he just passed it to me. so far, it's doing well in my tank. colour of it is really vibrate. so I take that as a good sign!

Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

Link to comment
Share on other sites
wryan Newbie

wryan

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Check your salinity.What device you use to check?

I checked it with a refractometer. currently 1.025.. I think the problem was because I used a hydrometer and that meter was off..

Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

Link to comment
Share on other sites
slapper Apprentice

slapper

Posted
Posted

Could be cos of the high temperature? Your parameters seems ok tho not ideal but it shouldn't melt your corals. Anyway the mandarin may be starved to death as your tank is newly setup with no Copepods. I don't keep them in my tank now as I feel such fish should be left in the sea or very well established tank with lotsa pods.


My Tank Journey

Link to comment
Share on other sites
slapper Apprentice

slapper

Posted
Posted

Could be cos of the high temperature? Your parameters seems ok tho not ideal but it shouldn't melt your corals. Anyway the mandarin may be starved to death as your tank is newly setup with no Copepods. I don't keep them in my tank now as I feel such fish should be left in the sea or very well established tank with lotsa pods.


My Tank Journey

Link to comment
Share on other sites
wryan Newbie

wryan

Posted
  • Author
Posted

I've got a chiller.. temp at 24 degree. I think the problem is the salinity. I think my refractometer is the wrong type. And I am getting a wrong reading.. will confirm again soon..

Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • SRC Member
ASHWIN Newbie

ASHWIN

Posted
  • SRC Member
Posted

Is it? if its too cold, I'll definitely change the temp..

Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

Yes 24 Is Abit tooo cold..As Our LS Come from warmer parts of the world..Il Say a temp of 25-26-27 Is Optimum..Just nice

Cheers Bro!

300Gallons of Pure Goodness! >Dimensions 6x2x2 (Foot)

1: Maxspect 160 Watt qty-2

2: Vortech MP 40 Wes

3:Jaebao WP40 qty-2

3: Skimz Becket Skimmer/ Ehiem 1260

4: Dymax XC 900 Calcium Reactor

5: American Pinpoint PH Controller

6: Iwaki MD 55 And MD 70 (Return)

7: Hydra Aquatics FR45 Reactor

8:Hailea 10HP Chiller

R2R forum->>>http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/photography-forum/154896-ashwins-reefing-photography.html

Link to comment
Share on other sites
wryan Newbie

wryan

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Yes 24 Is Abit tooo cold..As Our LS Come from warmer parts of the world..Il Say a temp of 25-26-27 Is Optimum..Just nice

 

 

Cheers Bro!

Alright! thanks for the confirmation. I will change it once I get home. what's the regular temp reefer usually set? 26 degree?

Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • SRC Member
ASHWIN Newbie

ASHWIN

Posted
  • SRC Member
Posted

Alright! thanks for the confirmation. I will change it once I get home. what's the regular temp reefer usually set? 26 degree?

Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

No Problem..Most Reefers keep it 26Degress I Do to..Some keep at 25 i think more toooo 26degress!

cheers Bo

300Gallons of Pure Goodness! >Dimensions 6x2x2 (Foot)

1: Maxspect 160 Watt qty-2

2: Vortech MP 40 Wes

3:Jaebao WP40 qty-2

3: Skimz Becket Skimmer/ Ehiem 1260

4: Dymax XC 900 Calcium Reactor

5: American Pinpoint PH Controller

6: Iwaki MD 55 And MD 70 (Return)

7: Hydra Aquatics FR45 Reactor

8:Hailea 10HP Chiller

R2R forum->>>http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/photography-forum/154896-ashwins-reefing-photography.html

Link to comment
Share on other sites
sherman Enthusiast

sherman

Posted
Posted

Change slowly . Do not up more then 1 degree each time.

6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09)
5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)
2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)

5*2.5*2(LED only)

Eheim return 1 * pump

1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil
2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40,
1X6085 Tunze wm,

1 CURVE 7 Skimmer

  1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 

1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3

Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium

1 Full spectrum E27 led light

1 CR control by bubble count

Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016

Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft 

 nLekOfpYts.jpg
[/quote]


 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
wryan Newbie

wryan

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Just tested my water

Ammonia 0

Nitrite 0

Kh 8

Ph unable to check due to wrong ph test kit

Nitrate 20

Temp 26

Salinity around 1.025 or 1.026

however, my lobo and leather coral don't look good.. and I have no idea why. advice anyone? :wacko:

Posted Image

Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • SRC Member
james72 Newbie

james72

Posted
  • SRC Member
Posted

New tank syndrome

Cheers,

James

Cheers,

James

Reviving my reef tank :

Crystal glass 53" x 22" x 17" rimless (inclusive of 12"x22"x17" IOS)

Life Reef HVS3-24 with mazzei venturi

ATI Sunpower 8 x 39w T5 (4 x Blue plus, 2 x Aqua blue special, Coral plus)

ZET Light 3 x 3w LEDs moonlight

Arctica 1/3 Hp + 1/4 Hp back up

Vortech mp40w x 3 + Jebao wp25

Eheim 1264 x 3 + water blaster 5000

Vortech back up battery

TLF-150 + Rowaphos

Activated carbon

Kamoer 3 channel + CaCl2 + NaHCo3

150L Refugium with DSB, miracle mud, cheato

2ft T5 x 2 light tubes for refugium

Link to comment
Share on other sites
wryan Newbie

wryan

Posted
  • Author
Posted

So after some water change and a few days passed, my zoas still closed and leather seems to be dying. I don't know what's going on.. Posted ImagePosted Image

However! My lobo looks like it's doing better after I shift it in to an area with more shade. Posted Image

And this hitch hiker mushroom or yuma when I got live rocks from a fellow reefer is doing well! Opened up and I think it grew a little! Hehe.Posted Image

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 3 weeks later...

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing


×
×
  • Create New...