BrainerdSteve's new set up
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 7:34 pm
Hello. This is my first post. I just got everything today. I have a one gallon glass cylinder, a piece of very porous argonite dead coral (lots of tiny spaces for algae and microbes), and 72 grams per gallon of fluval marine reef salt (should give me 1/2 osmolality of seawater). The light is a 13 watt compact fluorescent on a 12hr. Per day timer. Not surprizingly, NH3, nitrires, nitrates are all zero.
My plan is to order macro algae (should I order snails at the same time?) From Mustafa in a few days, keep checking NH3, nitrates and nitrites every week, then order 10 Opae ula when it is cycled.
The pictures are boring and lifeless, but a good start I think! The cylinder magnifies everything, so the top view gives a more acurate view of proportions.
Comments please! I will post more pictures as things develop.
My plan is to order macro algae (should I order snails at the same time?) From Mustafa in a few days, keep checking NH3, nitrates and nitrites every week, then order 10 Opae ula when it is cycled.
The pictures are boring and lifeless, but a good start I think! The cylinder magnifies everything, so the top view gives a more acurate view of proportions.
Comments please! I will post more pictures as things develop.