Tank looks chalky

[Eniram]

Hi added in coral life salt mix yesterday and water is still chalky any reasons for it to be that way?

[Harlequinmania]

This is normal, since the sale maybe not 100% dislove yet.. Just run the pump and filter and leave for a few hour and it should be clear..

[thomas_lim]

Hi added in coral life salt mix yesterday and water is still chalky any reasons for it to be that way?

This is norm for this salt mix. Some tend to stay chalky for several hours.

There are several mix like Tropic Marin Pro, Marine Environment, H2Ocean Pro which clear up much faster.

I can't say which is the best but the above mentioned salts are several of the better salt around.

[hammy]

Hi added in coral life salt mix yesterday and water is still chalky any reasons for it to be that way?

calcium precipitation...sometime it happen if u add water to salt.... problem will be minimise if u add salt to water

[Eniram]

Thanks guys. So shall i add in live sand first then live rocks to cycle the tank or just live rocks to cycle the tank?

[Harlequinmania]

Thanks guys. So shall i add in live sand first then live rocks to cycle the tank or just live rocks to cycle the tank?

You should put in both to speed up the tank cycling..

[Eniram]

Thanks

[izzac]

guys, talking about adding marine salt. can i add it to tap water? or need mineral water only?

[Jameshong]

Thanks guys. So shall i add in live sand first then live rocks to cycle the tank or just live rocks to cycle the tank?

Recommended to add both together but remember to put Live Rock in first follow by laying the Live sand .

[Solo77]

if add tap water, might have algae issue.

[tiffanydunk]

use only distilled or reverse osmosis water. No mineral water or tap unless as in future u will have algae problems.

[[V]tEc]

not true......sometimes i lazy so use tap water for my water changes....i can onli find coraline algea in my main tank...lol.......

[Morpheous]

not true......sometimes i lazy so use tap water for my water changes....i can onli find coraline algea in my main tank...lol.......

I second that.... have never used Distilled or RO, and its still running fine after so many years... (but of coz carbon and phos media is used)

but if there are some water parameters that u want to control or u suspect something is wrong with the tap water, thats a diff story...

[Eniram]

So whats the ideal depth of the sand bed? not thinking of a deep sand bed just normal sand bed 1 inch?

[reefcrazy]

since u are using marine salf and not nsw, i strongly recommend u dose bacteria. it will help to shorten the cycling time drastically. i used prodibio's biodigest when i started my tank a year ago and it worked for me. i started adding fishes after only 3 days and corals after 5 days. everyone of the ls survived.

and as far as water is concerned, feel free to just use tap water. i tested our tap water before - NO3 and PO4 were both untraceable. i have since been using tap water for my wc everytime but i leave the tap water to stand for at least 3 days before the wc to allow the chlorine to dissipate. for smaller wc, i have no qualms about using our tap water straight and have never experienced any problems.

hope this helps.

[Eniram]

since u are using marine salf and not nsw, i strongly recommend u dose bacteria. it will help to shorten the cycling time drastically. i used prodibio's biodigest when i started my tank a year ago and it worked for me. i started adding fishes after only 3 days and corals after 5 days. everyone of the ls survived.

and as far as water is concerned, feel free to just use tap water. i tested our tap water before - NO3 and PO4 were both untraceable. i have since been using tap water for my wc everytime but i leave the tap water to stand for at least 3 days before the wc to allow the chlorine to dissipate. for smaller wc, i have no qualms about using our tap water straight and have never experienced any problems.

hope this helps.

Where can i get this bacteria starter?

[Eniram]

Where can i get this bacteria starter?

Thanks guys for all your comments,

Any recommendation for a good algae cleaner? Have some green slimy algae growing on rocks and am cycling them now so wanna get rid of the algae

[samareef]

Where can i get this bacteria starter?

Hi Eniram,

You can get Bio Digest from Marine Life in Hong Leong Gardens or Petmart in Serangoon North or Pacific Reef in Pasir Ris Farmway 2.

Happy Reefing!

Sam

A-Reef

97470599

[Eniram]

Hi Eniram,

You can get Bio Digest from Marine Life in Hong Leong Gardens or Petmart in Serangoon North or Pacific Reef in Pasir Ris Farmway 2.

Happy Reefing!

Sam

A-Reef

97470599

Thanks sam, so any recommendations to remove green hair algae from rocks?

Am currently using hermit crabs and turbo snails and tank is in its 1st week cycling so can't add algae blenny.