CoMan
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Hi all
I'm very new to the hobby but been following the forum for about 6 months just learning etc.
Around 1 and half months ago I setup my tl550 Using ro water and red sea coral pro salt and placed about 10kgs of live rock with live sand as substrate in. It cycled and I saw a spike in no2 and 3 and watch them decrease over 2 weeks to 0. I then added cuc two turbos two hermits(red legged). I left it another two weeks and with water changes I still had no nitrates etc. I With the advise of my lfs added two ocellaris clowns.They've been going about a week and I know it's early days but they seem happy.
1st q - have I rushed the setup process? I know that marines is all about slowly does it. What's your thoughts?
For filtration I have a skimmer(come back to this later) in chamber 1. In chamber 2 starting from the bottom up I have the following: Live rock rubble, two layers of rowaphos in bags(flattened like pancakes) between filter wool and then carbon in a bag again with filter wool to separate. In 3 is the heater and in 4 sits the return pump and uv.
Any thoughts on this rear setup?
The skimmer does seem to be producing bubbles in the cup but not what I would call the brown gunk most people describe. It's just clear what bubbles that tend to fill the cup with yellowish water. If I turn down the air intake which creates less bubbles I get nothing in the cup at all??
Any help with the skimmer guys? Where should the water line be in the collection cone? And what sort of bubbles should I be getting?
Cheers for Reading this would really like to hear your thoughts on this
CoMan
I'm very new to the hobby but been following the forum for about 6 months just learning etc.
Around 1 and half months ago I setup my tl550 Using ro water and red sea coral pro salt and placed about 10kgs of live rock with live sand as substrate in. It cycled and I saw a spike in no2 and 3 and watch them decrease over 2 weeks to 0. I then added cuc two turbos two hermits(red legged). I left it another two weeks and with water changes I still had no nitrates etc. I With the advise of my lfs added two ocellaris clowns.They've been going about a week and I know it's early days but they seem happy.
1st q - have I rushed the setup process? I know that marines is all about slowly does it. What's your thoughts?
For filtration I have a skimmer(come back to this later) in chamber 1. In chamber 2 starting from the bottom up I have the following: Live rock rubble, two layers of rowaphos in bags(flattened like pancakes) between filter wool and then carbon in a bag again with filter wool to separate. In 3 is the heater and in 4 sits the return pump and uv.
Any thoughts on this rear setup?
The skimmer does seem to be producing bubbles in the cup but not what I would call the brown gunk most people describe. It's just clear what bubbles that tend to fill the cup with yellowish water. If I turn down the air intake which creates less bubbles I get nothing in the cup at all??
Any help with the skimmer guys? Where should the water line be in the collection cone? And what sort of bubbles should I be getting?
Cheers for Reading this would really like to hear your thoughts on this
CoMan