Newbie reefer 150 build

[RobertP1969]

Helio PTC smart heater the 700 watt

 

[RobertP1969]

I finally finished my mixing station. I am a plumber by trade so the last thing I want to do when I get home is more plumbing LOL. Kudos to Nautilus that little pump had no problem pumping water to my 1st floor

 

[RobertP1969]

Water in the tank finally

 

[RobertP1969]

I ran a temporary pet line up from my saltwater station for filling

 

[RobertP1969]

That last post was meant to be pex not pet

 

[RobertP1969]

Here was my final aquascape before filling

 

[RobertP1969]

This was the first day I had it completely filled

 

[stewy14]

Everything looks rlly nice! saw some losi and axial stickers in the background, u got any custom rc's?

 

[RobertP1969]

Bought a cheap IKEA cabinet to get my wire mess under control (and yes its fairly neat behind that panel also lol) I loomed all wires for each individual pump etc together and they have their own hole exiting the back

 

[Gumbies R Us]

This was the first day I had it completely filled

Best of luck to the cycle!

 

[RobertP1969]

Everything looks rlly nice! saw some losi and axial stickers in the background, u got any custom rc's?

I had a ton of them until I started selling them to fund this even more expensive hobby lol

 

[RobertP1969]

turned the lights on for a momentary look

 

[RobertP1969]

The above photos are all around 2 weeks old or less my cycle is at the point where the ammonia is @ 1ppm
I went the fishless route and used Fritz Turbo start and Fritz fuel as the ammonia source.I accidentally put in too much of the fritz fuel and raised the ammonia to 8ppm I didn't know the salifert test was testing NH3 and the fritz fuel is NH4. luckily I googled it before I had dumped the whole bottle in

 

[stewy14]

I had a ton of them until I started selling them to fund this even more expensive hobby lol

u got anymore u looking to sell?

 

[RobertP1969]

u got anymore u looking to sell?

I sure don't I sold the last one about a week ago

 

[RobertP1969]

So finally no ammonia, nitrites 0ppm and nitrates 25 ppm best I can tell. it's hard to gauge the shades of pink on the salifert test. Is it water change time to lower nitrates? if so how much?

 

[stewy14]

So finally no ammonia, nitrites 0ppm and nitrates 25 ppm best I can tell. it's hard to gauge the shades of pink on the salifert test. Is it water change time to lower nitrates? if so how much?

please check phosphates immediately...

 

[RobertP1969]

Ok I will have to get a phosphate test

 

[RobertP1969]

Is there a preference for phosphate tests?

 

[stewy14]

I

Is there a preference for phosphate tests?

I use api
but idk