New to the hobby looking for advice

[harrisgunter]

Biocube 14 w/ led canopy and media basket with chemipure elite, filter floss, and purigen.

1 fire and 3 orange skunk clowns
Green monster goniopora
Waving hand anthelia
Red montipora
Blue sponge coral
Feather duster
Sexy shrimp
Chaeto

Anything else I should add or any suggestions going forward?

 

[sfin52]

Biocube 14 w/ led canopy and media basket with chemipure elite, filter floss, and purigen.

1 fire and 3 orange skunk clowns
Green monster goniopora
Waving hand anthelia
Red montipora
Blue sponge coral
Feather duster
Sexy shrimp
Chaeto

Anything else I should add or any suggestions going forward?

You mave have a problem with the third clown one they pair off. You could add a warchman goby/pistol shrimp combo .

 

[RandyL]

Might be a good time to invest in a water testing kit if you don’t already have one. Developing a regular testing regimen can help you know if things are stable and healthy. This also serves as a good way to know what to do if something (heaven forbid) goes awry down the road. You can start with something that’s fairly inexpensive and allows you to monitor ammonia, nitrites and nitrates.

 

[Lavey29]

Chemipure already has purigen and carbon in it. Why add more purigen?

 

[gbroadbridge]

Biocube 14 w/ led canopy and media basket with chemipure elite, filter floss, and purigen.

1 fire and 3 orange skunk clowns
Green monster goniopora
Waving hand anthelia
Red montipora
Blue sponge coral
Feather duster
Sexy shrimp
Chaeto

Anything else I should add or any suggestions going forward?

I'd respectfully suggest that you slow down and let things settle for 6 months before adding anything else.

How are you testing?

 

[Lavey29]

I'd respectfully suggest that you slow down and let things settle for 6 months before adding anything else.

How are you testing?

Solid advice

 

[harrisgunter]

I'd respectfully suggest that you slow down and let things settle for 6 months before adding anything else.

How are you testing?

I am using an API test kit and have 0 nitrates, 480ppm calcium, 214ppm KH, and my phosphates were a little high at .25ppm which caused a good bit of diatoms but I did a water change and added some more snails.

 

[harrisgunter]

Chemipure already has purigen and carbon in it. Why add more purigen?

I just had seen other successful people do it so I copied them haha. What would you suggest instead in the media basket?

 

[Lavey29]

I just had seen other successful people do it so I copied them haha. What would you suggest instead in the media basket?

Floss and chemipure for now. You want nitrates 10 to 15 and phosphate. 05 to .1 if you already have corals. Weekly water changes are critical for nano tanks.

 

[harrisgunter]

Floss and chemipure for now. You want nitrates 10 to 15 and phosphate. 05 to .1 if you already have corals. Weekly water changes are critical for nano tanks.

My nitrates are less than 10… what would I do to raise them? And yes I have been doing bi weekly water changes and barely getting by so I’m going to start doing it weekly now.

 

[Lavey29]

My nitrates are less than 10… what would I do to raise them? And yes I have been doing bi weekly water changes and barely getting by so I’m going to start doing it weekly now.

Start by feeding fish more to raise nitrates 10 is fine. Frozen food raises nitrates. Pellet food raises phosphate.