mammoth24
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| | 01/26/10 at 09:00 PM | Reply with quote | #1 |
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Ok so my tank has been cycling for almost 3 weeks now since I added some pieces of live rock in wiht my dry rock and sand. I fugure its time I should get a test kit and check to see what my levels are, Im probably going to go with the Salifert test kits, Which tests should I buy to start with?
Also im starting to see little areas of like a lime greenish coloring on some parts of my rock? Is this a common algae?
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animalmaster6
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| | 01/27/10 at 12:51 PM | Reply with quote | #2 |
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Welcome to the forum! 
3 weeks sounds good. I recommend any liquid test kits. I use stripes and unfortunetly it didn't ideantify a nitrate problem and In lost mnay corals including my favorite Acid Rain Favia  . Don't get them!
The green areas are regular algae. A Clean-Up-Crew will handle that easily.
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ShaunAtVivid
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| | 01/29/10 at 05:42 PM | Reply with quote | #3 |
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Hello and welcome to our forum. For a new tank I would star with testing the PH, ammonia, nitrate and nitrite. We use the Salifert tests here and highly recommend them. In another 3 weeks to a month you should start testing the Alkalinity, Magnesium, and Calcium. Let me know if you have any questions. The proper water parameters can be found here:
http://www.vividaquariums.com/bparams.asp
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mammoth24
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| | 02/01/10 at 09:04 PM | Reply with quote | #4 |
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ok thanks shaun, ill stop buy the store and pick up some salifert kits, also I have some little white specks appearing on my glass now, and the water isnt as clear as it was last week, the last water change i did was on wednesday night and was a 5 gal water change.
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ShaunAtVivid
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| | 02/04/10 at 02:13 PM | Reply with quote | #5 |
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Sounds like you are off to a good start. I wouldn't do another water change for a couple of weeks. Let the bacteria build up and the tank fully cycle. Not too sure about the white specks, I wouldn't worry about them.
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