Hey Everyone!
I've had everything up and running for just about 3 monts now, I want to add more inhabitants to my tank, specifically LPS. Since I'm running a 20 gal, and can't get a sump, I'd like to look into possible improvements I could start making to my tank in order to get ready to really get into keeping coral.
My current tank info is:
20g H
20 lbs Live Sand
~11 lbs live rock/real reef rock mix
Orbit Marine LED 23W Lighting
1 Aqueon Circ Pump 500gph
50w preset heater
Hydor Slim Skim Nano (just added)
2 Ocellaris Clowns
1 Azure Damsel
1 Skunk Cleaner
~10 Blue-legged hermits
2 mushrooms
1 GSP rock, of a decent size
And a trumpet coral with a single head
For a while, I left a plain-jane Aqueon Quietflow 30 running, just the included filter pad inside. During this time, the water did look much cleaner, which is probably attributed to the carbon. Would getting a HOB, either the quietflow, or something better like an aquaclear back on the tank be a worthwhile improvement to water quality/clarity? If so, what should I put in it? If not, what else should I be working on in order to improve water quality?
I will be acquiring about 5lbs of rock from a friend in a week or so, but it's been sitting outside in a bucket of saltwater for months, so I'm not sure what the best course of action is for it at this point. It might all be dead by now, it might not.
The skimmer, which I added today, is producing a lot of microbubbles. From what i've heard, it's a common issue with the skimmer during the break-in period, so the best course of action is to simply let it run. It did produce a bit of lime green liquid that didn't look too shabby for its first day of operation.
By no means is my water quality poor, I do a 25% W/C every two weeks with rodi, which keeps my nitrate and phosphate levels low. I just want to do everything I can to make sure my inhabitants can thrive.
TL;DR: Does anyone see problems with my setup list? e.g. water movement, mechanical filtration, general upgrades to be made, lack of helpful materials
I've had everything up and running for just about 3 monts now, I want to add more inhabitants to my tank, specifically LPS. Since I'm running a 20 gal, and can't get a sump, I'd like to look into possible improvements I could start making to my tank in order to get ready to really get into keeping coral.
My current tank info is:
20g H
20 lbs Live Sand
~11 lbs live rock/real reef rock mix
Orbit Marine LED 23W Lighting
1 Aqueon Circ Pump 500gph
50w preset heater
Hydor Slim Skim Nano (just added)
2 Ocellaris Clowns
1 Azure Damsel
1 Skunk Cleaner
~10 Blue-legged hermits
2 mushrooms
1 GSP rock, of a decent size
And a trumpet coral with a single head
For a while, I left a plain-jane Aqueon Quietflow 30 running, just the included filter pad inside. During this time, the water did look much cleaner, which is probably attributed to the carbon. Would getting a HOB, either the quietflow, or something better like an aquaclear back on the tank be a worthwhile improvement to water quality/clarity? If so, what should I put in it? If not, what else should I be working on in order to improve water quality?
I will be acquiring about 5lbs of rock from a friend in a week or so, but it's been sitting outside in a bucket of saltwater for months, so I'm not sure what the best course of action is for it at this point. It might all be dead by now, it might not.
The skimmer, which I added today, is producing a lot of microbubbles. From what i've heard, it's a common issue with the skimmer during the break-in period, so the best course of action is to simply let it run. It did produce a bit of lime green liquid that didn't look too shabby for its first day of operation.
By no means is my water quality poor, I do a 25% W/C every two weeks with rodi, which keeps my nitrate and phosphate levels low. I just want to do everything I can to make sure my inhabitants can thrive.
TL;DR: Does anyone see problems with my setup list? e.g. water movement, mechanical filtration, general upgrades to be made, lack of helpful materials
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