yote
In Memoriam
Yep,water changes will bring your nitrates down.
Happy I could help:D
Happy I could help:D
Rushy's first 55g Reef Effort - V Early Stages
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Rushy
Reefing newb
Carried out a 5% change tonight Yote with RO, then tested the SG, pH, Nitrate and Alkalinity, the values are really encouraging: -
SG - 1.026 (from 1.028)
pH - 8.5 (No Change)
Nitrate - 5mg/l (from 10mg/l)
Alkalinity - 12.3dKH (from 15.6dKH)
Another partial change this week with RO and we'll be there I think, thanks for all your help!! :D
yote
In Memoriam
Nothing wrong with those parameters at all.Wheres your nitrites at now? Have they zeroed out?
Rushy
Reefing newb
Hi Yote, I'm pretty chuffed, I might be an excited little boy (well as much as is appropriate for a 36yo anyway!!!) in the LFS on Saturday Morning!! :mrgreen: I didn't test for nitrites last night as I had tested them the night before and only tested the parameters I thought that would be significantly affected by the change. Will test them tonight and tomorrow though in preparation for (hopefully) bringing home the Black Tomato Clown I have reserved. However, the last two tests, they had pretty much zeroed out.
And just a side note, I'm now firmly in the 'RED SEA PRIZM SKIMMERS ARE CRAP' camp. I guess they wouldn't be quite so bad, if Red Sea actually knew how they worked! Priming the skimmer was a ridiculous task on it's own, because the instructions were so poor, and I've been thinking to myself for the last week or so, that it's been in there, it's not really doing a lot. This morning I removed the air inlet tube and just left it dangling from the plug, that the instruction insist you must connect it to, and hey presto, within seconds skum in my collection cup!!
yote
In Memoriam
I,ve never heard anything good about the prizm skimmers.Just get a better skimmer when you can.
And we expect pics when yu get a fish in there:D
And we expect pics when yu get a fish in there:D
Rushy
Reefing newb
Yote - I kept the box, think it's gonna find it's way onto Ebay!!!! :D
The conversation when I get home tonight is going to go something like this I think - Baby, I need a new skimmer, Oh and (in a whisper, to the left hand side of her, because she's hard of hearing on that side!!), I need to strip out that rubbish lighting I have, that came standard with my tank and redesign it or go and buy something with lots of t5 ho's!!!
Don't worry Yote, there'll be pics!! :mrgreen:
flojo
Reefing newb
haha yes many pics and good luck with that convo..hahaha.
Rushy
Reefing newb
Flojo - I think I'll just take a leaf out of your book, just do it and put it in there, she'll never notice, unless of course a jumbo lands in our garden, then I might give the game away!! :mrgreen:
Rushy
Reefing newb
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Hahaha great looking clown! And even greater name! I love it.
Rushy
Reefing newb
....as you can see after much patience, I'm finally there, first inhabitant is in the tank, and I'm so chuffed!!! Also added a few shrimp today 'Surf & Turf' the Cleaner Shrimps and 'Michael Flattley' the Dancing Shrimp. A few updated pics attached :bounce:
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Rushy
Reefing newb
Thanks Biffy, today has been a good day! It is a lovely looking fish, was a little subdued at first, but settled surprisingly quickly. Seemed to fee ok this evening, although the Cleaners thought they were at an all you can eat buffet!!! :mrgreen:
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Surf and Turf... Hahaha. They look really good. I'm glad you like them!
Rushy
Reefing newb
I went to get peppermints, but they didn't have any :-( So came away with the cleaners, they look pretty cool though, and they are fun to watch! Got a very cool worm to, but I don't think it made the journey home!
SigEpLucas
Nano Reefer
hey your clown looks great! He's a lot bigger than my first, I just added a 1 inch ocellaris a couple days ago! I love all the clowns. Great name as well!
Rushy
Reefing newb
Thanks Lucas, he's about 2.5in long, and quite the chunkster!!! They are stunning fish, it's great how different the tank looks when there is something swimming about. The wife chose that!! The one who thinks I'm a loser!! Haha!!!
SigEpLucas
Nano Reefer
ha yeah figures when it comes time to pick the fish she wants in! Good luck with him can't wait to see what else is to come
Rushy
Reefing newb
Lucas buddy, the funniest thing is, last week in the LFS, she spent half an hour trying to get this poor boy to get this (admittedly pretty - I think Coco) white and pink tube worm that was quite small, without a tube. Off course, everytime the fella went anywhere near it, it disappeared into the sand bed. Today she spent 40mins!! And all because it's PINK!!! However after all that trouble and perserverance I don't think the poor thing survived the journey home, which is a shame. Pic attached! If anyone can identify it I'd be grateful :D
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SigEpLucas
Nano Reefer
maybe a feather duster or something, I know if my gf went with me to the LFS and saw anything pink she would want that as well!
dustin_P74
Reef enthusiast
i think its a feather duster too
