Finally 20 Gallon Setup

[Brack-Man]

Depending on the salt your using...yes most of those elements levels will be ok...however, as you stock the tank with corals those levels will deplete rather quickly, its good to supplement them. *celebrate

 

[SALTY WATERS]

I don't know if you understood me correctly or not. I was tallking about addition of suppliments like calcium, strontium, iodine, and trace elements or anyother elements for that matter. Thats what it said on the home page where i got my live rock from.

I understood sorry if I was not clear on the answer. Ya your salt mix should have all the sufficiant levels. as for once you get into corals still again if you keep up on water changes (depending on the corals you care for and how stocked the tank is) your salt mix will still be sufficiant

 

[Panther28]

Ohh Ok now I got it. I have to add suppliment only when i start adding coral. But if I am doing regular water changes then I might not even need suppliments as the salt will add the suppliments back with the water change. Thanks guys I think I got it. So for the time being I dont need any suppliments. Only at a much later date.

 

[Panther28]

Update: Oct-20-2006


OK People. Its friday and I already got my LIVE ROCK (22 lbs). I am so happy. It looks ok to me but have never seen live rock before. I will post some pics from work and you guys let me know what you think of the rock. I am not actually happy with the shape of the rocks but there is nothing I can do now. Anyways will post some pics later from work. Will need some help with aquascaping too! I am not good with that. Later.

 

[Panther28]

Lice Rock

Ok so here are the pics of the LR. From box to tank.


This is the parcel as I received it.

Here is the Foam packing the rock came in.

Here are all the six pieces of rock that I got. I am not happy with the shape of the rocks.

This is one of the biggest rock.

This is the second biggest rock. The shape is horrible.

Now pics of the rocks in the tank. Its a little blurry so bare with me.

This is the left side of the tank.

The right side of the tank.

Ok so these are the pics of the rock. Now what do you guys think. How is the rock? Accepting suggestions on aquascaping or anything for that matter. And please tell me about the rock. Do you think it is good or not? Thanks

 

[Katie217]

what i would to is take that big rock off the top on the left side and put it under the small ones...unless u want those caves

 

[Panther28]

what i would to is take that big rock off the top on the left side and put it under the small ones...unless u want those caves

Yeah! I think I will give it a try when I go home. I don't know about the caves though. Well you know what. If I have the big rock on top I get more surface area for corals. What do you think. Even though that rock is so bad in shape. It's just annoying me!

 

[nealio]

more surface area = more filtration

 

[Panther28]

more surface area = more filtration

^^ Yeh and that too!

 

[saltwater4life]

Nice big peices if i was you i'd take a hammer to a few of those and make them alittle smaller but thats just me cuz in your tank they look big but that is also cool any set up is cool for reefs i think thats why i'm going reef now because there is cool ways to set the tank up
Good luck!!

 

[Panther28]

Nice big peices if i was you i'd take a hammer to a few of those and make them alittle smaller but thats just me cuz in your tank they look big but that is also cool any set up is cool for reefs i think thats why i'm going reef now because there is cool ways to set the tank up
Good luck!!

I was actually thinking of the exact same thing. I will leave one big one and hammer the odd one in to 2. I will definetly do that. I have made up my mind now. Now I just wait? When should I start checking for ammonia and nitrites? Any other suggestions?

 

[saltwater4life]

umm ya and also take some pics of the set up when you finsh killing the LR jk when you hammer the lr

 

[Panther28]

This thing is not going good. My ammonia is very high. My PH is about 7.8. My temperature went up all of a sudden after adding the rock. Its at 82 F. Can't seem to get it down. Any suggestions.

 

[Igor The Cat]

82 is a good temp.

cheers

-Java

 

[Panther28]

82 is a good temp.

cheers

-Java

How about the PH. should I add a ph buffer? Its low at about 7.8. I have no idea why though. And ohh my god the stinch is horrible. when i open the lid the stinch makes ma gag

 

[Igor The Cat]

ya PH is low, but ask somelse about that, but yes curing rock does smell very bad.

cheers

-Java

 

[aresgod]

yea shoot for 8.3 or higher, multiple water changes will help with the smell, and also should help boost your ph....amonia also affects ph, so that could be one of the reasons it is so low.

 

[Panther28]

yea shoot for 8.3 or higher, multiple water changes will help with the smell, and also should help boost your ph....amonia also affects ph, so that could be one of the reasons it is so low.

I will do a 25% water change and see if it will help with the PH. I also got a PH booster. So if the PH does not change after the water change I will add the PH booster and see if it will help. Today I found a creature floating on the water. Small brown in color like a bug with many legs. Any ideas what it is?

 

[Igor The Cat]

ph booster? meaning what? a chemical? if so DONT use it, EVER.

and as for the bug thing sounds like its possibly a Zoa Predetor or Isopod but heres a good ID website Melev's Reef - Visual Identification

cheers

-Java

 

[Panther28]

Actually it is a chemical. I will return it. I just like short cuts. Will return it later on. The Bug is not a zoa Predetor. its a little long has 4-8 legs in front. its hard to explain. I was tring to catch in and post a pic but he vanished.