first sw tank...

[madehtsobi]

so i decided i wanted to try sw since i got this from a friend of mine for free!

he had dead rock n dead sand and i just purchased some live sand.

tanks been up since last night but somehow the waters turned yellow?

added some carbon and new purigen so hopefully itll help

picking up a hob skimmer tomorrow.

havent tested anything yet...just waiting for it to run its course...

one pic for now... wife doesnt like the layout so mess with it some more.

[eklikewhoa]

Make sure there wasn't copper or any meds used with the rock or sand.

Maybe its just dead stuff leaching from the rocks into the water column?

[madehtsobi]

rocks been sitting outside for like a year or so...lol

sand n tanks been indoors.

yeh i think its dead stuff leaching too. time will tell...

[eklikewhoa]

Copper doesn't dissipate, I believe, some other meds could have dyes our what not that dried and now leaching as well.

Do a few water changes to be sure and test with the cheap frags!


Btw, congrats bro!

[madehtsobi]

ohh ok...just did a test and everything seemed pretty normal and not extremely high so thats a good thing.

yeh ill do one this weekend. gonna see if the carbon n magic beans work first...


thanks bro! congrats to u too on the new place!

[Ballinxalex]

Congrats on the tank I wish I had time and money for a sw I have always wanted one

[madehtsobi]

first sw tank...

Thanks! Just convert over!!!

Water looks to be clearer this morning!!

[rage]

rocks been sitting outside for like a year or so...lol

sand n tanks been indoors.

yeh i think its dead stuff leaching too. time will tell...

When you said sitting outside, did you mean outdoor where it may have been rained on?
If that is the case, it's not good. You should have rinsed and soaked the rocks in clean water for a few days to make sure all chemicals, pollutants are leached out completely first.
It seems, right now, they are leaching out into your tank water. I would not trust that water so much.

[rage]

ohh ok...just did a test and everything seemed pretty normal and not extremely high so thats a good thing.

yeh ill do one this weekend. gonna see if the carbon n magic beans work first...


thanks bro! congrats to u too on the new place!

There are bad stuffs in the water that we don't test for.

[madehtsobi]

yeh its been sitting outside outside... i did rinse it pretty well and let it soak for a couple hours too.

[madehtsobi]

first sw tank...

So I turned my ac70 into a small refugium. And just put some live rock rubble n there

I also have a 2215 running.

Is the 2215 necessary? Or should I run another type of filter?

[Andrew_B]

Something ive noticed with my salt tank... anything where bacteria can build up on needs to get cleaned every 3-4 days. I seem to get algae outbreaks if I forget to change a filter pad after a week. My tank is clearer now with no use of mesh or filter sponge pads/filter socks than I did with them. I think an eheim would be just a massive nitrate factory unless cleaned a couple times a week

[madehtsobi]

first sw tank...

So just do away with the 2215and just keep the hang on fuge?

What other filter should I run?

[eklikewhoa]

You can use the 2215 as a polisher but that's gonna need to be cleaned frequently.

Get a AC110 as a fuge, then maybe some flow inside the tank and call it a day.

[madehtsobi]

first sw tank...

Whats frequent? Trying to have minimal work lol

Yeh I got koralia nano for flow.

Yeh if I can find a 110 I'll swap it out.