Update- Akira's Marine Journey
Hi guys!
As on my previous post the tank got really ugly (as I found out due to the cycle) and I freaked out over nothing
I took your advice on board and we purchased marine sand from the pet store up here and took out about half of the previous shell bed (which we got from Hearsons Cove).
We also put in another live rock which came with a couple of surprises- A skinny fish (about 2cm) and a small crab. They all seam happy so I hope they will be ok through this cycle process as we didn't intend on adding fish yet. Akira called the fish Scooter
The protein skimmer is working now and the Ammonia Alert is still in the safe zone. PH is sitting at 8.1 and although we don't have a heater the Temperature is between 25 and 26.5C
As we live in a remote location (Karratha) we are limited with what is available at our local pet store. Is there an online store you recommend to purchase items? I would like to purchase a good testing kit as we just have the basics.
I hope what we have done is ok, Akira loves her new hobby and this is such a rewarding journey (and we don't even have any fish/coral yet)
Also, do we leave the brown furry algae on the older live rocks or do we remove some or all of it?
Thanks again
As on my previous post the tank got really ugly (as I found out due to the cycle) and I freaked out over nothing
I took your advice on board and we purchased marine sand from the pet store up here and took out about half of the previous shell bed (which we got from Hearsons Cove).
We also put in another live rock which came with a couple of surprises- A skinny fish (about 2cm) and a small crab. They all seam happy so I hope they will be ok through this cycle process as we didn't intend on adding fish yet. Akira called the fish Scooter
The protein skimmer is working now and the Ammonia Alert is still in the safe zone. PH is sitting at 8.1 and although we don't have a heater the Temperature is between 25 and 26.5C
As we live in a remote location (Karratha) we are limited with what is available at our local pet store. Is there an online store you recommend to purchase items? I would like to purchase a good testing kit as we just have the basics.
I hope what we have done is ok, Akira loves her new hobby and this is such a rewarding journey (and we don't even have any fish/coral yet)
Also, do we leave the brown furry algae on the older live rocks or do we remove some or all of it?
Thanks again