HOW TO KNOW IF THE SEA IS READY

Russell8484

Hello everyone! I am a regular reader of the forum. As I am setting up a 900-liter marine aquarium, I have a question about when the tank will mature. (I have been involved with marine aquariums since 1999, but I have only set it up twice and don't remember how everything went.) I filled it with osmosis water, added AquaMedic salt, and poured in JBL additive for a quick start. I measured the pH at 8.00, calcium at 300 (I added calcium from a SERA bottle). Nitrates and nitrites are at zero. Everything seems to be normal. I added 150 liters of water from an old aquarium and the next day I started adding live rock. By the evening, everything that was on the rocks, so to speak, died. Did I start adding too early (it has been 3 days since filling)?

Chad231

Hello! On the third day, the peak of ammonia should occur, while nitrates and nitrites have not yet appeared... Ideally, the nitrogen cycle establishes itself over two weeks, but don't worry, when adding live rocks, there is always a spike in ammonia, and usually, everything visible on the first rocks dies off, but that's not a problem as many things will grow later... It's best to load most of the rocks right away and wait for them to "recover," then everything will be more stable... Good luck!

Michelle5859

Thank you for the response! I've been reading the forum for a few days, and this topic hasn't been discussed. I'm aware that the maturation of the aquarium takes 2-3 weeks, but if I add 30% water from an old aquarium, does this speed up the process? Or what kind of product is needed for a quick start? Also, where can I buy sandstone for decoration, if it's available?

Stephanie9175

Thank you for the response! However, I did it my way since it was related to the move, and I decided that either it would die in the aquariums or in the unripe aquarium. I believe this topic is very interesting for beginners. In the 900-liter aquarium, I poured in 500 liters of osmosis water and 300 liters from the old aquarium. On the fifth day, I transferred all the living creatures to the new aquarium (I conducted all the tests, everything was fine; ammonium was 0.1). In the morning, everything was blooming and smelling (the fish were feeding, and the corals opened up). Four days have passed, and everything is stable. I won't post photos yet since everything is covered with film; renovations are underway.

Erica752

It's time to open the topic about my aquarium in chronological order.

Melissa

Now the main thing is not to damage them with paint.

Jesse3979

In case of a move, of course, there is no choice; when I redid my aquarium, I took it apart and put it back together in three days... what can you do... but that's not an example to follow. Troubles can start much later, God forbid there are any... Here, I took the time to lay out the chronology of my aquarium's restart with pictures and actual dates; of course, it doesn't have to be that way, but you can get an idea of what and how it might be.

Dennis

YES! Impressive. The only thing I didn't check is how many liters the aquarium is. The greenery is just excellent. How can I acquire something like that? I don't have the opportunity to take photos of my aquarium yet, as I have it covered with film for now, but I think I'll post them soon. One more question. I bought 7 anemones at different times, and none survived (except for the carpet one). What's the secret? Or did I just get unlucky? I was ready to chew them and put them in my mouth, but they only live a maximum of 1-2 months.

Andrew9246

Greens sometimes grow out of stones by themselves.

Tiffany5069

SYLVANIA CORALSTAR are very good lamps! Unfortunately, they only come with a T13 base. As far as I know, there is no T5 Coralstar.

Lee425

I can say that I bring greens by the buckets, but I have two cows that can destroy any amount of grass in a week, although I try to give them lettuce leaves and dried seaweed, but it's never enough for them. These are Zebrasoma and a blue tang. As for the water quality in the aquarium (my old aquarium is about 3 years old, and all parameters were normal, except for calcium, which was around 430). Regarding soft corals, I had about 20 of them in my 240-liter tank, so maybe that's why the anemones were dying, or perhaps they didn't adapt well after being transported. This is the first time I'm sending photos; I don't know if it worked.

Tanner

Clowns don't feed the anemones, but take away the last.

Nicholas

For the first time, it's not bad at all... I guess it's time to open my own thread in the "my marine aquarium" section.

Alyssa6727

Clownfish do not feed anemones in the literal sense of the word; what they sometimes carry into them are just attempts to store food. Anemones are the safest place for clownfish, so they take food that they cannot or do not want to eat right away to a place where other fish cannot reach it - into their anemone... and of course, the anemone "hides" it so well that even the clownfish are unlikely to find it later.

Adam4310

cod

Russell8484

Thank you for the advice. I might open it, but with a new aquarium.