The 40 gallon cube rebuild

mch1984 · Saturday at 7:49 PM

JustinP. said:
What did you use to test it?

Hanna for calcium, alk, and phos. Red Sea for mag and salifert for nitrate

JustinP. · Saturday at 7:57 PM

mch1984 said:
Hanna for calcium, alk, and phos. Red Sea for mag and salifert for nitrate

I recommend these as the most accurate (in my experience)

Hanna:
- Alkalinity
-PO4
-NO3

Salifert:
-Calcium
-Magnesium

mch1984 · Sunday at 2:14 PM

JustinP. said:
I recommend these as the most accurate (in my experience)

Hanna:
- Alkalinity
-PO4
-NO3

Salifert:
-Calcium
-Magnesium

I've had good luck with Redsea and Mag in the past. I may try the salifert calcium to see what the difference is with the hanna. I know it's not that high, but I believe it to be in a good spot with the rest of my numbers. That doesn't surprise me; I have nothing to consume at a high level. I will finish the fall semester after this week so I will get my auto water change going after that. That will help keep it going for a while.

mch1984 · Sunday at 2:33 PM

I picked up a couple of candy canes and another shroom from a local reefer. They mushroom in his tank. This came from 6-7" around, and it is pretty stunning. Nothing is opened up in these pics; they were put in the tank about 20 minutes before the picture was taken.

Also, I went in with fine-grained sand, knowing the potential of blowing around. I liked the look of the fine grain and decided I would deal with the results later. I have a few low spots, so I filled them in with a heavy grain. Well see how it works, I don't mind the look at all.

Also, it's starting to get a little brown on the rocks, I'm not bothered by it; it's part of it. Hoping it's short lived.

mch1984 · Tuesday at 5:12 PM

The ugly brown stage is here, I was expecting it, but also held out hope it would stay away. I haven't done any water changes since adding fish. I will do one this weekend and set up the auto water change. Just need to get through finals this week and I can spend some time on the tank. But hey, they fish were out to say hi.

mch1984 · 2024-12-19T13:55:29-0500

Not much as changed, still waiting on my aquasd order, I picked today for a ship date, so hopefully they come tomorrow. I did print a frag plug holder. I'm not sure where to pull my toadstool yet, so I printed this for him. I figure I can move around this way until I find the right spot. Once he gets bigger I'll find a small rock to put him on.