My Expensive Hobby - 4x2x2 Tank

[shetland]

On Christmas Day 25 December 2016, After conducting a test on the water perimeter, and since its measure 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite, I proceed to transfer some of the Main Display Water to my 63l Nano Marine Quarantine Tank and to let it Cycle as well. Since the water test result shown 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite, I once again proceed to get my first batch of fishes to quarantine them in my QT. 

However, I was too over confident that the 63l Nano marine Tank can sustain this 8 fishes that I got....... There was an ammonia spike and I had to do an emergency 30-40% water change on the next day 26 December 2016. However after 1 day, I did a test again on the QT, and ammonia level is still high at 0.5ppm. Therefore I had to make a decision to add them into the main display tank after acclimate them once again. Based on my understanding, I got my clown fish from Coral Farm and they had already quarantine the fishes there and so far they looks healthy and eat well.

As of today based on the latest water test, my Main display tank is having 0 ammonia reading, but slight nitrite 0.25 ppm and 0.25ppm Nitrate. All the inhabitants are currently doing well in the Main Display Tank. 

I have to admit that it was kinda too overconfident for me to one shot introduce 8 fishes to my 63l nano marine QT.... Lesson Learnt.......

Right Now there are doing well in the main Display tank. And I will monitor them for the next 4-6 weeks for now. 

[yukok.lim08]

Ur QT tank is my main tank..... what bio media u use for QT ?


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[shetland]

4 minutes ago, yukok.lim08 said:

Ur QT tank is my main tank..... what bio media u use for QT ?


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I am using the Marine Pure Balls as the Bio media for my QT tank 

[shetland]

saw this in my refugium mud soil.. Anyone know what is it? It look like eggs...

[shetland]

A little updates on this week Number 4. Below are the Tank water perimeter and statistics

 

[shetland]

Also added additional CUC in End of week no 3.

9 Trochus S

3 Nassarius Snail

Total CUC as of today

18 Trochus Snail (One in sump)

6 Astrea Turbo Snail (All in DT)

7 Nassarius Snail

2 Cleaner Shrimp

[shetland]

This week a little hardworking did a 25% water change.. And added one new members into the family. A Black ribbon Eel. 

Its an amazing creature. Manage to get it to feed on frozen silver fish (saltwater) on Day 3

Decided to remove the mineral mud that i added previously cause afterall i think its too messy to maintain that.

[shetland]

I wont be having any corels or anemones added into the system at least not in the coming 10 weeks or so. Want to let the tank mature further before adding in LPS and SPS.

Trying to control myself to be patient LOL.. seeing so many poison and temptation.. OMG....

[shetland]

Oh i forgot to include.. I added 3 Tube worms into the system last week too.

 

[Jairus]

wow 8 clowns bro! haha they wont fight?

[shetland]

22 hours ago, Jairus said:

wow 8 clowns bro! haha they wont fight?

Nope never fight.

They got a new home today.

[Jairus]

so colourful! haha the colour contrast is very vivid

[LKCD]

You all are PRO.
After reading all the Post.
Learn a lot.
I did everything Wrongly.
Thanks .
This is my 24"/12"/15" Tank.


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[xeneryx]

I'm curious on your chiller too. I can't decide between hs90 or 66. Is it powerful enough to chill your tank?

[shetland]

On 09/01/2017 at 1:37 PM, xeneryx said:

I'm curious on your chiller too. I can't decide between hs90 or 66. Is it powerful enough to chill your tank?

Yes the 66 is enough to chill the tank.

[yukok.lim08]

How long it take to chill down for 1 degree and once it kick off, take how long it will kick in again?


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[shetland]

Coming End of week 6. 

Did a 40% water change today. Po4 on the high side 0.03 to 0.06. Also add Rowa reactor today.

One more thing.. the chaeto (Macro algae) in my sump did not make it. Not sure why.. it turn brown and white. 

 

[yukok.lim08]

0.03 for po4 consider high? I think still managable?


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[shetland]

Not sure why but seem to growing Green hair Algae. so trying to control it.

 

[Daniel_k]

Coming End of week 6. 
Did a 40% water change today. Po4 on the high side 0.03 to 0.06. Also add Rowa reactor today.

One more thing.. the chaeto (Macro algae) in my sump did not make it. Not sure why.. it turn brown and white. 
 

I had this issues too end up I dump the idea of cheato . Anyway Nice thread !


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[pcw]

How are your nitrates? Got a picture of the type of lights you use for your chaeto? Also, any idea what your iron levels are?

[shetland]

1 hour ago, pcw said:

How are your nitrates? Got a picture of the type of lights you use for your chaeto? Also, any idea what your iron levels are?

The nitrates are at about 0.2ppm.

The light i use my QT Led light. The Nano Marine 63l.

I never test for iron. 

[$andy]

After dosing iron my chetos started growing

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[ReDDeviLs]

On 1/13/2017 at 7:46 PM, yukok.lim08 said:

0.03 for po4 consider high? I think still managable?


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0.03 seems a good figure to me!

[shetland]

Will be posting this week test result tml.

However realise the colombo testkit not really accurate. A nice fellow reefer lend me his redsea ammonia testkit and the result defer quite a lot.

for the colombo testkit. The ammonia shows 0.5ppm (i was worried at this reading)

after using the redsea test kit. Its show 0 to 0.2ppm. (a more acceptable range)