My first saltwater aquarium

Urka · Nov 28, 2023

Just some pics of my progress so far.
Added PVC corners to the tank; made the Aquascape; made the covers from a window screen kit.

Cdavis66 · Nov 28, 2023

Looking great! What size is the tank? What are you thinking of using for your cycle?

TX_REEF · Nov 28, 2023

off to a clean start! would love to hear about your equipment and livestock plans.

CasperOe · Nov 28, 2023

Looks like you're off to a great start!! Happy reefing

Gumbies R Us · Nov 28, 2023

Off to a great start! Following along!

kevgib67 · Nov 28, 2023

I’m following this one, keep it updated!

Urka · Nov 28, 2023

Cdavis66 said:
Looking great! What size is the tank? What are you thinking of using for your cycle?

It's a 75 Gallon Tank. I started a fishless cycle a couple of weeks ago using Dr. Tim's bacteria and ammonia. I am at the point where ammonia is processed within 24 hrs but Nitrite and Nitrate are still present

Urka · Nov 28, 2023

Cdavis66 said:
Looking great! What size is the tank? What are you thinking of using for your cycle?

TX_REEF said:
off to a clean start! would love to hear about your equipment and livestock plans.

OASE Indoor Aquatics Biomaster Thermo 350 canister filter, icekap 4k gyre, and Fluval Marine reef 3.0 led light. I am going to start with 2 clownfish, 1 fire fish, 1 banggai cardinalfish, 1 royal gramma, and 1 azure damselfish.

sfin52 · Nov 28, 2023

Welcome to the reef.

lil sumpin · Nov 28, 2023

Great to see. good luck and happy reefing

Urka · Dec 9, 2023

Well, it's day 26 of the fishless cycle and the Nitrite level is still at 5. I am beginning to wonder if I am doing anything wrong

Urka · Dec 9, 2023

Since I don't have any fish in the tank yet, I decided to add some above the tank

kevgib67 · Dec 9, 2023

Urka said:
Since I don't have any fish in the tank yet, I decided to add some above the tank

You can stop there and save a lot of money. Looks great!

Urka · Dec 18, 2023

I finally see the nitrites coming down!!! Going to get the tank to the right temp and salinity, and buy my first couple of fish the first week of the new year. Can't wait!