New Tank

[Klag]

Hello,

I bought a new to me tank last week used, it is an upgrade from my Fluval Evo 13.5 (still waiting to transfer fish and coral), it is a Waterbox AIO 50.3. It came with a Reef Octopus hang on skimmers, 2 Ai Primes, wave-maker, Carbon and GFO reactor. A bunch of corals, a pair of clowns, a coral beauty, sand sifting star, and a tang.

I was wondering if I should be running the GFO reactor, no carbon was loaded into it, and should I load carbon?
Should I add more media to the back of the tank?
Should I replace the plastic cans with stuffing back to filter sock?
Should I replace the Ai Primes

Any other advice is greatly appreciated!

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[Uncle99]

Welcome to R2R
Carbon, fine, you can run that 24-7 if you want.
GFO, if your phosphate is too high say above .2ppm. Maybe 0.03-.1ppm is a better target.
Not sure why I’d touch anything else.
Let that settle for a few weeks and see what your numbers show.
Then you can move forward in correcting where (and if) needed.
Enjoy.

 

[Sean Clark]

Welcome to R2R.

I was wondering if I should be running the GFO reactor, no carbon was loaded into it, and should I load carbon?

Not without anything adding Phosphates, no for now.

Should I add more media to the back of the tank?

What kind of media? For what purpose? Probably no.

Should I replace the plastic cans with stuffing back to filter sock?

Personal preference. Some people like filter floss, some prefer socks.

Should I replace the Ai Prime

Why? Perhaps in the future to suport your livestock but right now you are fine.

Asking questions is the best way, keep them coming.

 

[Klag]

Carbon, fine, you can run that 24-7 if you want.
GFO, if your phosphate is too high say above .2ppm. Maybe 0.03-.1ppm is a better target.
Not sure why I’d touch anything else.

Thank you, I have a Phosphate Hanna Checker on the way for the new tank. If it's high run it and if it's good keep it off?

 

[CoralB]

Welcome !!!

 

[Uncle99]

Thank you, I have a Phosphate Hanna Checker on the way for the new tank. If it's high run it and if it's good keep it off?

Yup, you only use GFO to lower (slowly) phosphate in your waters, then once you get to say 0.03-.1ppm, stop running it until the level starts to rise.

Nitrates can run 5-15, maybe 20ppm, if you need to lower this (slowly) you can carbon dose that down.

If you ran it always, some have the potential of “zeroing” phosphate, and 0 phosphate (or nitrate) is a really bad number.

That imbalance brings on pest type algaes. Dinos almost certainly.

The tank looks great.

 

[fishguy242]

hi, welcome to the reef...

 

[Big Smelly fish]

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Welcome! Test you parameters before making any decision on GFO. Carbon is always a good way to go in the beginning.

 

[Klag]

Welcome to R2R.

Not without anything adding Phosphates, no for now.

What kind of media? For what purpose? Probably no.

Personal preference. Some people like filter floss, some prefer socks.

Why? Perhaps in the future to suport your livestock but right now you are fine.

Asking questions is the best way, keep them coming.

I was wondering if I needed sponges, or possibly something like ceramic pellets to allow good bacteria grow. The only equipment in the "sump" is the protein skimmer, return pump, and the filter floss

 

[Antics]

Welcome!

 

[Sean Clark]

I was wondering if I needed sponges, or possibly something like ceramic pellets to allow good bacteria grow. The only equipment in the "sump" is the protein skimmer, return pump, and the filter floss

You have plenty of surface area for bacteria on your rock. You are good.

 

[N1tew0lf1212]

Welcome to team r2r awesome upgrade

 

[Projects with Sam]

 

[Just John]

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board!

 

[blaxsun]

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Welcome

 

[mehaffydr]

Looks Great
Welcome to R2R