Silly ?

[ponydesigns]

Just did my tests:

P.H. 8.4
Salinity 1.022
Amm 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrates 0
Calcium 360
KH 10 179ppm
Phos 0
temp 83
Do I need to do a water change?
All I have in Tank is:
3 Scarlet Hermits
3 Trochus Snails
2 Pepp shrimp

 

[cthegame]

How long has it been since your last water change? Temp is a bit high.

 

[ponydesigns]

Its been a week

 

[UnderwaterWorld]

Just did my tests:

P.H. 8.4
Salinity 1.022
Amm 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrates 0
Calcium 360
KH 10 179ppm
Phos 0
temp 83
Do I need to do a water change?
All I have in Tank is:
3 Scarlet Hermits
3 Trochus Snails
2 Pepp shrimp

Since Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate are all 0 then no, but changes are usually every 2 weeks 10-15% and 20-25% every month, what do you have your heater set at/ what lights

get your tank around 76-78 but do it a couple degrees a day or something or your inverts will probably die

 

[ponydesigns]

Dont Know about heater, all it has is +/-
The lights is what came with the tank kit.
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[UnderwaterWorld]

so what kind are they and how many watts

well lower your heater a tiny bit and then check to see if your temp is down in the morning
what's ur house temp

 

[ponydesigns]

Their flourescents and 15 watt
The shops around here have theirs around 82-84 for fish and corals

 

[UnderwaterWorld]

fish breath easier at lower temps

I would keep it 80 at the highest

 

[yote]

No more than you have in there,I wouldnt worry about a water change right now.
You may want to go a head and a small fish or 2 to keep the bacteria going.
Even though your temp is borderline,IMO,You dont want to make any drastic changes to your heater.Just turn it down a notch or 2 every day untill the temp is around 77 to 78 degrees.

 

[reeffreak]

Underwater world and Yote have you well covered.
78 degree is more ideal than where you are at now.

 

[Doc]

toss in a small fish - royal gramma - and enjoy. watch those temps

-Doc

 

[LionFish]

Yup congrats on the cycle . and Welcome to the reef.

 

[Bifferwine]

I agree with what everyone else said. Once you get fish, do water changes once a week. Try to work on getting those temps down.

 

[MikMcgyver]

A small fan will do fine, just let it blow across the surface a bit and temps will drop a couple of degrees...

 

[fishbait]

you're calcium looks a little low also. even though you don't have corals, snails and such will need it to grow their shells. try to keep it between 380-450.