My New Marine Tank

[Jimyfloyd]

Right got my phosphate test kit and its testing at 0.5-1 so fine.

I have a big water change ready for tomorrow evening and I'm getting my first fish on Sunday

Any hints?

 

[SkiFletch]

That's a lot of phosphate...

 

[Jimyfloyd]

Oh...the manual with the test kit states:

0-1mg the ideal concentration of phosphate should not be greater than 1...

I've got another 40% to change i nteh morning anyway so it should reduce further. The cyano has receded lots sicne the last big water change.

 

[Truck]

Oh...the manual with the test kit states:

0-1mg the ideal concentration of phosphate should not be greater than 1...

I've got another 40% to change i nteh morning anyway so it should reduce further. The cyano has receded lots sicne the last big water change.

it should be no higher, than 0.015ppm

 

[Jimyfloyd]

erm ok the water change will help.

The manual states it's in mg/L...

 

[Truck]

0.015ppm is the same as 0.015 mg/l

 

[SkiFletch]

I dunno about 0.015, heck no hobby-level chemical test kit can reasonably measure that far down, you really need a photometric sensor to really detect levels that small. FWIW 0.03ppm would be fine IMO

 

[garybuk]

I dunno about 0.015, heck no hobby-level chemical test kit can reasonably measure that far down, you really need a photometric sensor to really detect levels that small. FWIW 0.03ppm would be fine IMO

Sorry to Hijack but ware would you find a"photometric sensor " bet they cost a few but didnt relise you could get a phosphate sensor?

 

[SkiFletch]

They're not real-time sensors gary. Dunno what's available there in the UK, but here in the States, Hannah makes a phosphate meter that works via photometry. You still have to use a special test tube and prepare a solution for the sensor to read. It's not like a pH meter . But they are expensive... Round $150-$200 for most here

 

[Jimyfloyd]

Hi all,

Well I prepped a water change and did about 15% in the end. I've got another 15% left so will look at doign this over the bank holiday.

I HAVE FISH!

2 Percula Clown - red (Amphiprion percula) from TMC bought at Maidenhead Aquatics in Morden for £22 each.

They're really small and after acclimatisign for about 6 hours I finally put them in. This morning they are fine and fed well

Very happy

Will post pics later!

P.S. How do i modify the thread subtitle to say *Fish added* or something???!

 

[TigerIssey]

Go into the fist post and edit, you will need to select full edit and the first poat will open again. It is then just a matter of changing the second title line.

Pics would be good

 

[Jimyfloyd]

Cool - thanks! I'll edit it tonight with my pics

Yeh I only have one (poor) one on my mobile so I'll get the lights on tonight and get some better ones - they're quick little things though!

 

[Jimyfloyd]

As promised:



Apologies for the awful quality but my camera doesn't seem to like the fast moving clowns!

edit: tried a full tank shot:

 

[TigerIssey]

They do look nice, what type are they??

Apologies for the awful quality but my camera doesn't seem to like the fast moving clowns!

Notice from the pic you have a sony camera, does it have a shutter priority mode?? you may need to use a flah with it if you do. Try the different settings if you have them. Another tip is to raise the ISO if you can.

 

[Jimyfloyd]

Aha - upped the ISO and turned the flash on and dropped a few flakes in and we have:

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They're these Amphiprion percula from TMC (tank bred)