Just starting out

ethorman · 01/27/2012, 10:36 AM

Just starting out here with my first tank its a 55 gal that my friend and wife got for me for xmas. So far I have about 60lbs of live rock, with 80 lbs of sand from reefrocks.net. Up and running about 2.5 weeks. Stats are:

Temp-80
PH-8.3
Salinity-1.024
Ammonia-.25 ppm
Nitrite-5.0+ ppm
Nitrate-10 ppm

Just cycling without anything in the tank right now, did the shrimp method only with a skimmer of course and looks like hopefully I can start adding fish soon. Thanks to aarond21 for his help.

kcochran0010 · 01/27/2012, 11:00 AM

Looks good. Welcome to the hobby!!

bumski667 · 01/27/2012, 12:35 PM

Great start!

When i cycled my 180, i used Dr Times One and Only, and added fish in 2 days

130 lb of dead rock and 160 lbs of dead sand.

Bretts05jeep · 01/27/2012, 12:40 PM

Dont worry soon you will be spending all your exrta money on coral and fish.

ethorman · 01/27/2012, 01:53 PM

^ I can't wait, but I know that I have too.

aarond21 · 01/31/2012, 09:43 PM

Dang good looking tank brother! LOL! As for the

Im taking you up on that! Glad we got you in the hobby bro, lets get that THANG cycled and some live stock in, so the wife dont kill us!

Glock23 · 02/01/2012, 05:21 PM

I just starting and i have a 55 gallon too, just waiting to buy supplies. Trying to figure out what protein skimmer to buy, what do u have?

sainty333 · 02/01/2012, 06:41 PM

Looks like a fine start! One observation....your lights might mess with your thermostat reading.....the house might be a littler cooler then normal...but reefing requires sacrifice!

01/27/2012, 10:36 AM	#1
ethorman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 13	Just starting out Just starting out here with my first tank its a 55 gal that my friend and wife got for me for xmas. So far I have about 60lbs of live rock, with 80 lbs of sand from reefrocks.net. Up and running about 2.5 weeks. Stats are: Temp-80 PH-8.3 Salinity-1.024 Ammonia-.25 ppm Nitrite-5.0+ ppm Nitrate-10 ppm Just cycling without anything in the tank right now, did the shrimp method only with a skimmer of course and looks like hopefully I can start adding fish soon. Thanks to aarond21 for his help. Last edited by ethorman; 01/27/2012 at 10:44 AM.

01/27/2012, 11:00 AM	#2
kcochran0010 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Louisville Kentucky Posts: 676	Looks good. Welcome to the hobby!!

01/27/2012, 12:35 PM	#3
bumski667 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 49	Great start! When i cycled my 180, i used Dr Times One and Only, and added fish in 2 days 130 lb of dead rock and 160 lbs of dead sand.

01/27/2012, 12:40 PM	#4
Bretts05jeep Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: McHenry, IL Posts: 510	Dont worry soon you will be spending all your exrta money on coral and fish.

01/27/2012, 01:53 PM	#5
ethorman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 13	^ I can't wait, but I know that I have too.

01/31/2012, 09:43 PM	#6
aarond21 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 109	Dang good looking tank brother! LOL! As for the Im taking you up on that! Glad we got you in the hobby bro, lets get that THANG cycled and some live stock in, so the wife dont kill us!

02/01/2012, 05:21 PM	#7
Glock23 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 34	I just starting and i have a 55 gallon too, just waiting to buy supplies. Trying to figure out what protein skimmer to buy, what do u have?

02/01/2012, 06:41 PM	#8
sainty333 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Duluth Minnesota (superior WI) Posts: 63	Looks like a fine start! One observation....your lights might mess with your thermostat reading.....the house might be a littler cooler then normal...but reefing requires sacrifice!