NewCaliCaptives
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Hey guys! I Just joined R2R for the missing macna sale! This is a great forum and has been very helpful to me over the past couple of years so I am excited to finally become an active member! I breed Ball Pythons and Crested Geckos, among owning MANY other reptiles. Loving animals is in my DNA and I have always been MOST fascinated with the marine side of things. Ive been pushing the old lady to let me get a tank forever and we finally got one! We picked up a Waterbox Cube 10 from the LFS.
A couple of years ago I had a 40 breeder for about a year, I loved it so much BUT I ended up getting some type of parasite or disease in my tank. I dont remember exactly what it was but I was told that it was pretty much incurable, and after running it fallow for 3 months without results I assumed It was as well.
ANYWAY...
Ive been bit by the bug again ! And my experience now with keeping the reptiles has led me to another possible conclusion as to why my last tank didn't work out so well. CHLORAMINES! :mad: Here in Wichita we use HIGH levels of chloramine in our water. Ive always used an RO system for tank/animal water but it was always something small like the Aquatic buddy, single stage carbon, no DI. So here I am now with a BRS 6 Stage double carbon and double DI detecting 0 ammonia in my filtered water, as it should be! I now feel much better about my chances of success this time around.
Current setup:
- Waterbox Cube 10
- AI Prime 16HD
- 12lbs cured LR from LFS
- 10lbs Fiji Pink
It was completely cycled in less than a week, and I added a Ricordea the end of the second week. Yellow watchman and his pistol shrimp pal, 5 blue leg hermits and a turbo snail followed 2 weeks later.
Question: All my flow comes from the return pump, which I don't think is nearly enough. In the market for a powerhead! I have strongly been considering the MP10. For 2 reasons. First because in such a tiny tank, I don't want a powerhead sticking out! I love the low profile on the westside combined with no chords in tank. Second the ability to customize flow with the app. I know id be running it at super low setting and probably never even pass 40%, but the changing/randomized flow has really sold me on getting a DC powerhead. Is the MP10 too much? Any other suggestions? I have a couple zoa frags coming in next week and would love to be able to get a Monti or birds nest.
Even though I had a tank for a short spurt of time a little bit ago, I am still new to this and could be wrong about a lot of this! Any help would be greatly appreciated, and I look forward to being on R2R!!!
A couple of years ago I had a 40 breeder for about a year, I loved it so much BUT I ended up getting some type of parasite or disease in my tank. I dont remember exactly what it was but I was told that it was pretty much incurable, and after running it fallow for 3 months without results I assumed It was as well.
ANYWAY...
Ive been bit by the bug again ! And my experience now with keeping the reptiles has led me to another possible conclusion as to why my last tank didn't work out so well. CHLORAMINES! :mad: Here in Wichita we use HIGH levels of chloramine in our water. Ive always used an RO system for tank/animal water but it was always something small like the Aquatic buddy, single stage carbon, no DI. So here I am now with a BRS 6 Stage double carbon and double DI detecting 0 ammonia in my filtered water, as it should be! I now feel much better about my chances of success this time around.
Current setup:
- Waterbox Cube 10
- AI Prime 16HD
- 12lbs cured LR from LFS
- 10lbs Fiji Pink
It was completely cycled in less than a week, and I added a Ricordea the end of the second week. Yellow watchman and his pistol shrimp pal, 5 blue leg hermits and a turbo snail followed 2 weeks later.
Question: All my flow comes from the return pump, which I don't think is nearly enough. In the market for a powerhead! I have strongly been considering the MP10. For 2 reasons. First because in such a tiny tank, I don't want a powerhead sticking out! I love the low profile on the westside combined with no chords in tank. Second the ability to customize flow with the app. I know id be running it at super low setting and probably never even pass 40%, but the changing/randomized flow has really sold me on getting a DC powerhead. Is the MP10 too much? Any other suggestions? I have a couple zoa frags coming in next week and would love to be able to get a Monti or birds nest.
Even though I had a tank for a short spurt of time a little bit ago, I am still new to this and could be wrong about a lot of this! Any help would be greatly appreciated, and I look forward to being on R2R!!!
