My humble 1.5ft Journey

[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

Hi all,

Just decided to start my 1.5ft tank.

Manage to get my 45cm IOS tank from East Ocean Aquatic Centre..

Live Rocks and Sand from Ng Couple

Did a fresh water bath for the Live Rock to get rid of any bristle worms etc..

And also added some dead rocks from my previous setup pico tank (Fish only tank) which is still running.

Straight after adding the salt water

After running the pump for 3 hours

Let to finalise the Light for my tank...intending to get some corals and LPS

So thinking what to get; maybe a Current - USA Marine Light Set

Will move over my protein skimmer (Boyu WG-308) and cooling fan later from the Pico Tank

Date: 150312

PH: 8.2

Sal: 1.020 (Slowly topup to 1.024)

KH: 5.6dKh

No2: Tentative Nil - API Test Strip

No3: Tentative Nil - API Test Strip

This morning the water still seems bit cloudy and some of the coralline algae seems to dull off and turn brown or maybe the fine sand cover it..

[shy88devil]

Nice upgrade !!! hope to see more update with fish, corals and lps.

I'm using WG-308 too, any review for this skimmer ??? im just started few weeks ago.

[xeneryx]

Hi bro. Nice start. I started with exactly the same size tank as you.

You should upgrade your skimmer. I assume that you're running fowlr and bioload will be high, good to run a better skimmer.

Many good hob skimmers in the market now.

I notice your cabinet is not for this tank. Pls make sure that it can support the weight.

If it's from ikea, I suggest you quickly get a cabinet made to support tanks.

Cheers!

[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

Where can I get such a cabinet?

I am thinking of reef tank..

Skimmer; what is good? Skimz SH1?

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[diki88]

Hi all,

Just decided to start my 1.5ft tank.

Manage to get my 45cm IOS tank from East Ocean Aquatic Centre..

Live Rocks and Sand from Ng Couple

Did a fresh water bath for the Live Rock to get rid of any bristle worms etc..

And also added some dead rocks from my previous setup pico tank (Fish only tank) which is still running.

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Straight after adding the salt water

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After running the pump for 3 hours

Let to finalise the Light for my tank...intending to get some corals and LPS

So thinking what to get; maybe a Current - USA Marine Light Set

Will move over my protein skimmer (Boyu WG-308) and cooling fan later from the Pico Tank

Date: 150312

PH: 8.2

Sal: 1.020 (Slowly topup to 1.024)

KH: 5.6dKh

No2: Tentative Nil - API Test Strip

No3: Tentative Nil - API Test Strip

This morning the water still seems bit cloudy and some of the coralline algae seems to dull off and turn brown or maybe the fine sand cover it..

bro the sand that u got is from the white bags at the lower rack below the skimmers isit? if it is, keep a tab on ur phosphate levels. somehow the 3 times that I use then, 3 times phosphate will spike.

all the best for ur setup.

[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

No... I think it is some Fuji sand..need to go take a look at the bag again.. Spend abt 32sgd for it

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[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

150314

Ammonia - 0.05ppm
NO3 - <2 mg/L
PO4 - 0
Cal - 420
Mg - 1050
KH - 10dkH
Sal - 1.020

Put in the prawn today! To start cycle


Not too sure what is going on with my rock..the Coraline Algae just seems to turn into this white color...did it just die off?


Was at Ah Being and he say his light quite good to use for LPS.
What do u all think

[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

Not sure why all my images are upside dwn... So sorry abt it

[shy88devil]

How much you bought the light from ah beng ? Can pm me thx

[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

I didn't buy..but looking around... Nt sure if it is a good deal anot..

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[Sherilyn91]

That light is for 2ft and I think the stand can't push in to support Ur 1.5ft cube

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[Admiraltian]

Think there better light out there if u hv the budget.

[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

Abt 150sgd budget but if can put on timer for both blue and white will be awesome...

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[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

Thinking what clean up crew should I get..maybe two turbo snail and one Nassarius snail and maybe one crab.. If can find a reef safe one

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[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

Cycle in Progress..

Confirm my tank is under ammonia attack!! Above 8.0mg/L

And also NO2 is at near to 0ppm

NO3 is still 0

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[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

Haiz!! Still got to wait...

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[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

At least I knw bacteria is up and going if nt there will not be any No2

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[Filzan]

Yo bro, just hang in there and be patient till the cycle is over hahaha it sucks i know. Just chillax and do research research and research hahahahah

[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

PO4 - 0

Cal - 570

Mg - 1410

NO3 - 50mg/L

Sal - 1.020

KH - 15dKH

NO2 - 5mg/L

NH3 - >8.0mg/L

Cycling in progress..

KH level is abit high.. Need to reduce...

More Cal helps to reduce KH level and also help by doing a water change?

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[xiggie]

And how did the kh get so high?

[Admiraltian]

And how did the kh get so high?

His calcium also very high.

[xiggie]

His calcium also very high.

Yes .. How come so high? Dose kalkwasser?

[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

Well; I put in the ph buffer.. And so happen to overdose on reef complete... But I guess a water change will help bring things dwn to a more acceptable level

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[Clement Chen]

More cal does not reduce kh. Just water change will do

[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

Yeah.. Intending to do a 30 to 40 % water change

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