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10/30/2014, 01:24 PM | #1 |
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Tank Readiness Check
Hey folks,
Just wanted to get a readiness check on my new tank. It's a 125 gallon with 30 gallon sump with the following equipment and water parameters: 1x Aqueon 300w heater in sump 2x 800 GPH power head Bubble magus curve 5 skimmer Sycra 5 return pump 90 lbs live rock (it's extremely skeletonized and has massive surface area) ~60 lbs black Hawaiian sand Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 15 Phosphate 2 (not sure why...I'm not feeding and its RODI water) Temp 79.3 Tank has been up for a little over 2 weeks. I tested it by increasing ammonia up to 2 ppm and it was converted to nitrates within 24 hours. I currently have 3 turbo snails and a cowrie snail in the dt, with cerith, nassarius and macro in refugium. Is this thing ready for fish? It'll be FOWLR Thanks
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DT: 125 gallon with 30 gallon sump (6 gallon refugium with DSB, Chaeto), 2x 800 gph power heads, bubble magus curve 5 skimmer, aqueon 300w heater, syncra 5.0 pump (FOWLR) DT: 29 Gallon Reef |
10/30/2014, 01:29 PM | #2 |
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Phosphate could be leaching from your rocks
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10/30/2014, 01:33 PM | #3 |
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Oh I bet you are right. Guess I need to get a reactor
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DT: 125 gallon with 30 gallon sump (6 gallon refugium with DSB, Chaeto), 2x 800 gph power heads, bubble magus curve 5 skimmer, aqueon 300w heater, syncra 5.0 pump (FOWLR) DT: 29 Gallon Reef |
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