What to buy today?

Bigquatics · Nov 15, 2018

Hello all I believe that my reef tank has cycled. Please help me decide what to purchase today. Pics Attached!
1. More fish
2.cleaner crew
3. wave pump
4. tank light
open to more suggestions and questions but please help

declanisadog · Nov 15, 2018

Welcome to R2R!

If you don't already have a light, that sounds like a good place to start.

Oscaror · Nov 15, 2018

Bigquatics said:
Hello all I believe that my reef tank has cycled. Please help me decide what to purchase today. Pics Attached!
1. More fish
2.cleaner crew
3. wave pump
4. tank light
open to more suggestions and questions but please help

Well if you don't have adequate flow yet I'd recommend making that the first prioriy

Mikedawg · Nov 15, 2018

Bigquatics said:
Hello all I believe that my reef tank has cycled. Please help me decide what to purchase today. Pics Attached!
1. More fish
2.cleaner crew
3. wave pump
4. tank light
open to more suggestions and questions but please help

I would definitely wait for Black Friday sales on big ticket items like light, and doesn't look like much for CUC to eat. Have you made out your fish and coral list? Bet you'll get some good suggestions when you post it.

Super Fly · Nov 15, 2018

4, 3, 2, 1 - in order of priority
waiting for Black Fri sounds like a good plan too.

Captain Quint · Nov 15, 2018

Welcome to R2R Bigquatics

Your acrylic tank looks great and I really like the LR rubble in the sump.

Thanks for sharing and keep the progress pics coming, please.

Idoc · Nov 15, 2018

Powerhead! You need to get some flow going in the tank!
Lights are not a priority unless you plan to jump right into corals...fish don't care about the light!
CUC -- you need something for them to eat first...get them just as you get your light! When you turn on that light, the algae is going to start.
Fish -- not a bad choice to start out slowly...did you cycle with that clown in the tank?

N00B1 · Nov 15, 2018

1-1-1-1-1-4-3-1

VSVP bet · Nov 15, 2018

Also, in your sump, it looks kind of empty. Do you have a skimmer or plans to do a fuge?

TheWalkman99 · Nov 15, 2018

Save your moment for a week for Black Friday
Then wavemaker, light, CUC, then fish

Bigquatics · Nov 15, 2018

Oscaror said:
Well if you don't have adequate flow yet I'd recommend making that the first prioriy

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ieWtyZwFCEfJJJ6o9

Based on the video what do you think? That is a 1050 PG Current USA eFlux DC Flow Pump coming from sump

ZachR32 · Nov 15, 2018

I’d consider a protein skimmer too!

Bigquatics · Nov 15, 2018

Mikedawg said:
I would definitely wait for Black Friday sales on big ticket items like light, and doesn't look like much for CUC to eat. Have you made out your fish and coral list? Bet you'll get some good suggestions when you post it.

WHAT?!? I did not even think about that. Or even know that there would be black Friday sales. Thank you

Bigquatics · Nov 15, 2018

ZachR32 said:
I’d consider a protein skimmer too!

At this point already? Not much to skim...lol Def planning on this down the road.

Mical · Nov 15, 2018

All suggestions above are good especially wait for Black Friday sales, but first thing I would invest into would be better test equipment. API are marginal at best. Test 3 times to get an average.

Bigquatics · Nov 15, 2018

TheWalkman99 said:
Save your moment for a week for Black Friday
Then wavemaker, light, CUC, then fish

Thanks for the black Friday advice. Had no idea

Bigquatics · Nov 15, 2018

VSVP bet said:
Also, in your sump, it looks kind of empty. Do you have a skimmer or plans to do a fuge?

Yes planing on both. Refuge first. I was thinking of chaeto algae than some Lava rock with whats in the there now (rubble rock)

Bigquatics · Nov 15, 2018

Mical said:
All suggestions above are good especially wait for Black Friday sales, but first thing I would invest into would be better test equipment. API are marginal at best. Test 3 times to get an average.

Thank you. What test equipment do you recommend?

Bigquatics · Nov 15, 2018

Idoc said:
Powerhead! You need to get some flow going in the tank!
Lights are not a priority unless you plan to jump right into corals...fish don't care about the light!
CUC -- you need something for them to eat first...get them just as you get your light! When you turn on that light, the algae is going to start.
Fish -- not a bad choice to start out slowly...did you cycle with that clown in the tank?

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ieWtyZwFCEfJJJ6o9
is this good floo for now?

Bigquatics · Nov 15, 2018

Captain Quint said:
Welcome to R2R Bigquatics

Your acrylic tank looks great and I really like the LR rubble in the sump.

Thanks for sharing and keep the progress pics coming, please.

Thank you I love this community!!!!