Hello guys,
Finally I kick start a marine tank.
Well here the specification:
Tank size: IM Fusion Nano 10 (Second hand)
Chiller: Low end thermostat chiller (Second tank)
Light set: IM 6 LED
LED Watts: 6 x 3 Watt
Color: 3 x 10K and 3 x 456nm
Current: 600mA
Single Light Cycle
Should just be enough for LPS.
Pump: Comnpact 600
Skimmer: SkimMate Ghost Skimmer
Did i short of anything?
Preparation:
Spend 3 hours scrubbing it notice there two chips at the corner, well I wonder why didn't the seller informed my friend that there such defect. Before she buy it over, well newbie purchase didn't check properly, hope it would not affect the tank condition.
Continue:::
One beautiful rock from Iwarna, what do you you guys think of it? Where should i improve on.
Tentatively will just place it in the middle, since my lightset can only focus the middle of the tank. With this setup water will flow freely around the rock. No dead spot.
Check it out. Angle of the nozzle OK?
Today went F&M to get some items.
Edmund told me that the 3 Key princple was to maintain a marine tank was: Mag, CA and KH, (Phosphate and Nitrate) later part, too complex for me.
Well happily buy, AF products nice packaging plus for my tank size not too costly.
Since i'm use tap water for TOP of tank, recommend seachem Prime to remove heavy metals and Brightwell Aquatics 7 bacteria for cycling.
Than I realize something is amiss, MG,CA,KH this three trance elements, i can actually get it from the AF salt http://aquaforest.eu/en/product/reef-salt/
Below are the parameters.
Parameters of a salt are presented below:
Cl – 19000-19500 mg/l
Na – 10500-10600 mg/l
Mg – 1300-1380 mg/l
S – 840-890 mg/l
Ca – 410-440 mg/l
K – 380-400 mg/l
F – 1,2-1,3 mg/l
Fe – 0,08-0,09 mg/l
Sr – 7-9 mg/l
dKH – 7,4-8,2
pH – 7,8-8,2
Does it means that, every time i do a WC with AF reef salt, all these parameters will be replenish back into my tank?
If that so I do not even need to buy, AF Mg plus Ca plus and KH plus, now the headache part. I still need to buy test kit to measure Mg,Ca,KH before dosing.
Which way is more cost effective??? Just weekly water change with reef salt??? or do dosing??
Lastly i haven decided should I cycle with Tap water of Sea water? What your suggestion?
If tap water i have to purchase salt lo.
Let me know your valuable feedback thanks.
