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Ok so the coralline on the piece live rock is starting to get a diatom bloom with little bubbles all over it. Ammonia is at 8ppm (that's as high as my test kit will measure).

Cool, thanks. Took it out. There was a layer of white milky slime on the shrimp that slipped off into the tank. I'm assuming that was bacteria? I pulled it out as it got stuck in the filter pad. -Matt

So I just started a 30 gallon reef tank with about 30 lbs of dry rock. 2 lbs of live rock and 30 lbs of agra alive live sand. I threw in a whole raw shrimp last night and when I checked the ammonia levels this morning they were at 4.0 ppm. Do I take the shrimp out now, or does it need to stay...

Ok so i've found that the tank evaporates about 1/2 gallon of water a day. Seems like a lot. Any way I threw in a piece of raw table shrimp in the tank last night to start the cycle. I tested for ammonia this morning and it's at 4 PPM. Should I take the shrimp out now? or should I leave it...

One more before I hit the hay.

After a long day, the tank is finally full. I grabbed a price of live rock for the LFS to help seed the tank. I did not have a chance to grab shrimp from the grocery store so that will have to happen tomorrow. Now the wait begins... I made the mistake on keeping meticulous records on this...

Stocking I'm thinking a pair of clowns and a watchman gobi with a pistol shrimp with soft corals. I'm on the road 4 days a week so I want something super easy for my wife when I'm out of town. Suggestions? -Matt

Well last night was fun. After getting all the rock set I was about to pour in the sand. Then I realized it was wet and that I did not have any saltwater to start the cycle. So as I sat down to crack a cold one and call it quits for the night I realized the tank was not level at all. In fact the...

More photos with the lights on at 60%

Ok this is as far as I got tonight. I like the aquascape. The pukani dry rock goes a LONG time way per lb. I still have about 10 lbs left over. I will have to buy the water tomorrow. Also, there are no holes in the back of the stand so I will have to drill one. -Matt