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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..

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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!

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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.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes

Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they don't like.

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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
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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?
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Was at Ah Being and he say his light quite good to use for LPS.
What do u all think
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Think there better light out there if u hv the budget.

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.

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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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And how did the kh get so high?

His calcium also very high.

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.

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