93 Gallon Cube Build

[DeepSeaReefer7]

Hey fellow reefer in ct! I enjoyed reading your thread so far! can't wait to keep reading, you have a beautiful setup,

 

[tdyrkacz]

Hey fellow reefer in ct! I enjoyed reading your thread so far! can't wait to keep reading, you have a beautiful setup,

Thanks. The thread may slow down while I cycle the tank, but will pick back up once I begin stocking.

 

[derekstank]

Extremely nice stand. And even more impressive tank set up. Very nice.

 

[tdyrkacz]

Looks like I'm starting to get some diatoms.

 

[Suicideissleep]

Looks good def nice setup so far

 

[ryan weiland]

Nice build

 

[tdyrkacz]

Thanks

 

[tdyrkacz]

Last night I checked my phosphates. They were at .66ppm. I ran GFO onvernight and they dropped to .12ppm.

Ammonia is at .5ppm
Nitrites 2+ ppm
Nitrates 5 to 10 ppm

 

[Suicideissleep]

No need to add gfo let ur tank cycle and build a bacteria base. Once ammonia is gone then add live stock and build it slowly once your water changes stop keeping your phos down then run gfo

 

[tdyrkacz]

No need to add gfo let ur tank cycle and build a bacteria base. Once ammonia is gone then add live stock and build it slowly once your water changes stop keeping your phos down then run gfo

Why do I not need to worry about the phosphates yet? I was under impression that high phophates will lead to algea blooms... like the diatoms i'm seeing. Can you tell me why i don't need to worry about it yet? Thanks.

 

[Suicideissleep]

You want your bacteria to grow that eats the waste in ur tank so by using gfo you might be stunting your cycle causing it to take longer

 

[tdyrkacz]

That's the info I was looking for. Thanks.

 

[tdyrkacz]

I just got home from a 5 day vacation. It looks like the cycle is over. 0 Ammonia and 0 Nitrites.

 

[tdyrkacz]

A little something came in the mail today.

And these were from a trade with a local reefer.

 

[Snailpowered]

Make sure you get a healthy clean up crew in there if you havent done so already, it will help clean up the diatoms that you have in the tank. Also, if you dont have a tang or some other kind of algae eating herbivore then you dont need to offer dried seaweed in the tank.

 

[tdyrkacz]

My cleanup crew consists of

Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit Crab 12
Nassarius Snail 10 -- Although I'm not sure if they survived shipping... so far they are not moving
Peppermint Shrimp 1
Porcelain Crab 1
Banded Coral Shrimp 1
Brittle Sea Star 1
Sea Cucumber, Atlantic 1
Electric Blue Hermit Crab 1
Serpent Sea Star 1,
Bumble Bee Snail 1,
Dwarf Zebra Hermit Crab - 5

Not sure why i thought they would eay sea weed. I thought i read it somewhere.

 

[RossMerrigan]

Beautiful setup! Following along..

 

[philfree]

Awesome build!
I'm sure your sick of hearing it, or it just sounds redundant, but that stand is gorgeous!
Look forward to seeing this one fill in and grow!

 

[tdyrkacz]

Awesome build!
I'm sure your sick of hearing it, or it just sounds redundant, but that stand is gorgeous!
Look forward to seeing this one fill in and grow!

Thank you. Not at all. It was a labor of love.

 

[tdyrkacz]

It seems that my cucumber is a climber. He climbed up to the ledge on the right side of the tank. Didn't know they could do that. The Brittle Star likes to hide under the rocks and the banded shrims stays hidden most of the time.