Hope this setup works?

Cmyreef90 · 04/11/2013, 07:45 AM

Hi, iam new to the reef hobby , current tank
90g 48x18x24, corallife t5 4 bulb luna light, bashsea sump 35x14x16, Deltec Mc500 protein skimmer, buckeye feild suply 4 stage RODi, buckeye feild suply carbon & Gfo reactors, 2 mp10wes,120 lbs live rock 100 lbs live sand, refugium has 12 lbs fijji mud and Chato, and 61k light, all lighting on timers.return pump is deep blue 850 gph, buckeye feild suply ATO, gravity feed 5 gallon bucket.

Cmyreef90 · 04/11/2013, 07:53 AM

Parameters ;salinity 1.025 , mag 1350 cal 420, alk 8.6, ph 8.0 temp 78, n03 25ppm, ammonia 0 , nitrite 0

Cmyreef90 · 04/11/2013, 08:18 AM

livestock, 1 McCosker's Flasher Wrasse,1 six line Wrasse, 1 pajama cardinalfish, 1 Mandarin, 2 false peculiar clownfish,2 blue/green chromis, 1 coral banded shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp, 2 emerald crabs, 1 strawberry crab, many snails and hermit crabs, 1 sand sifting star, 1 fighting Konch, small colony of Zoas.

Cymonous · 04/11/2013, 08:25 AM

How old is this tank? Did you go through a normal cycle?

Cmyreef90 · 04/11/2013, 08:37 AM

upgrade from a 55 gallon Fowlr tank, just treated it like a big water change. not too much of a cycle, everything seems to be good except for the high nitrate problem 25ppm. tank up and running about a month

bangbangkhan · 04/11/2013, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Cmyreef90

upgrade from a 55 gallon Fowlr tank, just treated it like a big water change. not too much of a cycle, everything seems to be good except for the high nitrate problem 25ppm. tank up and running about a month

I recently upgraded from a 30g to 90g as well and i am having the same issue of high nitrates...the tank has been up for 10 days..the fish transferred over from the other tank are doing great...just cant get the nitrate to fall.

Cmyreef90 · 04/11/2013, 02:22 PM

Yea, nitrate its my fault....I used 50 lbs of my old live sand that I killed in RO water then added 60lb of new live sand....

Cmyreef90 · 04/11/2013, 02:24 PM

Iam running, bio poly pad, inbetween baffle, hopefully that and water changes should do it

04/11/2013, 07:45 AM	#1
Cmyreef90 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 6	Hope this setup works? Hi, iam new to the reef hobby , current tank 90g 48x18x24, corallife t5 4 bulb luna light, bashsea sump 35x14x16, Deltec Mc500 protein skimmer, buckeye feild suply 4 stage RODi, buckeye feild suply carbon & Gfo reactors, 2 mp10wes,120 lbs live rock 100 lbs live sand, refugium has 12 lbs fijji mud and Chato, and 61k light, all lighting on timers.return pump is deep blue 850 gph, buckeye feild suply ATO, gravity feed 5 gallon bucket. Last edited by Cmyreef90; 04/11/2013 at 08:33 AM.

04/11/2013, 08:25 AM	#4
Cymonous My Clown Attacks Me Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,105	How old is this tank? Did you go through a normal cycle? __________________ 100 Gallon Long with 20L sump 10 Gallon Office Tank Current Tank Info: 2 False Percula Clowns, One Spot Foxface, Diamond Watchman Goby, Yellow Tail Damsel, Engineer Goby

04/11/2013, 07:53 AM	#2
Cmyreef90 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 6	Parameters ;salinity 1.025 , mag 1350 cal 420, alk 8.6, ph 8.0 temp 78, n03 25ppm, ammonia 0 , nitrite 0

04/11/2013, 08:18 AM	#3
Cmyreef90 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 6	livestock, 1 McCosker's Flasher Wrasse,1 six line Wrasse, 1 pajama cardinalfish, 1 Mandarin, 2 false peculiar clownfish,2 blue/green chromis, 1 coral banded shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp, 2 emerald crabs, 1 strawberry crab, many snails and hermit crabs, 1 sand sifting star, 1 fighting Konch, small colony of Zoas.

04/11/2013, 08:37 AM	#5
Cmyreef90 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 6	upgrade from a 55 gallon Fowlr tank, just treated it like a big water change. not too much of a cycle, everything seems to be good except for the high nitrate problem 25ppm. tank up and running about a month

04/11/2013, 02:22 PM	#7
Cmyreef90 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 6	Yea, nitrate its my fault....I used 50 lbs of my old live sand that I killed in RO water then added 60lb of new live sand....

04/11/2013, 02:24 PM	#8
Cmyreef90 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 6	Iam running, bio poly pad, inbetween baffle, hopefully that and water changes should do it