jbru70 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Hi, My name is Jon and im from Bend, Oregon. I sold all my freshwater tanks at the beginning of summer when I moved. I vowed to never have tanks again(I had 7 freshwater tanks). I was scanning craigslist one day and found a 30" x 30" x 12" custom made(thats what the guy told me) Tru View tank with a Del Rey 125 sump and skimmer for $100.......I couldnt resist. I decided to give saltwater a try. I have had my new tank up and running about 6 weeks now. Im very impatient and I have done just about every shortcut in the book to jump start my cycle, which seems to have worked since none of my livestock has died. Livestock: Nuclear CanyCane 5 different Zoas 2 Mushrooms Pulsing Xenia Blue Clove Clean up Crew: 2 Turbo Snails and 5 tiny blue-legged Hermits My water parameters are....... Temp 78-80 at night and 82-84 in the afternoon ph 8.4 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 Nitrate 5ppm alk 8 calcium 380 mg 1300 Phosphates 0 I have a hardcore algae bloom happening right now but im told this is normal for a new tank. How long does this algae bloom take to run its course? I was concerned that the green hair algae was getting out of control so I took a new toothbrush and knocked it down a bit around my xenia,zoas and blue clove thats closest to the light................. I will post pics soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Hi Jon Great to have you on here... Welcome! The algae bloom will take anywhere from a week to a month, depending on your system. We would all love to see pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bswe22 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Welcome to the addicting world of saltwater!!!! (and the forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergebmw3 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 welcome you will find yourself Addicted to the hobby and realize you need a bigger tank i started with a 55 then 110 then 180 --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=45.690534,-122.623443 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbru70 Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share Posted September 11, 2011 Thanks, Im glad to be here. I am already addicted to aquariums in general and I love the more technical aspects of keeping a saltwater tank. Heres the pictures, sorry they are terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Welcome to the hobby and forum! I so hate the cycling process. The algae bloom is a natural process that occurs once the baceteria use up all of the food source. Don't make the mistake I have done in the past of adding hermit crabs too early because when the algae bloom dies off they end up starving. A large water change and blowing the rock and sand with a turkey baster to remove the detritus will help speed the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Welcome! Good to see another Central OR Reefer!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Over time you may want to replace the bio balls with more rock, not all at once though or you will trigger a new mini cycle but the bio balls are not want you want in a reef-Fish only tanks they are fine but they will house nitrates which you dont want in a reef tank. I think thats what the blue was I saw in the 1st pic??? Welcome to the site-go slow or you may regret it-Coming from me that sounds funny, but its the truth. (laugh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRENT Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Hey Jon, good to see you here. Tank is looking good. Lots of good info here. Read read and read some more. Tank is also looking like it's cycling nicely. Lucky you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbru70 Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 Hey thanks again guys. I finally got a semi decent full tank shot. Jon[ATTACH]11878[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Welcome!! Great to have you here, this is an outstanding resource!! How much flow do you have in there? Looks like only 1 powerhead/source of flow? If I were you, I would add a Koralia 2, to get it moving, doing so would also whisk the detritus off the rocks faster!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbru70 Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 Welcome!! Great to have you here, this is an outstanding resource!! How much flow do you have in there? Looks like only 1 powerhead/source of flow? If I were you, I would add a Koralia 2, to get it moving, doing so would also whisk the detritus off the rocks faster!! You are exactly right.......I am waiting impatiently for my circulation pump to arrive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 You are exactly right.......I am waiting impatiently for my circulation pump to arrive Ah, I HATE waiting for things to arrive! I, as well, am very impatient! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbru70 Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 UPDATE Its been a week and my algae bloom has slowed and the turbo snails are catching up to it. The temperatures here in Central Oregon have cooled down slightly and its alot easier to maintain a steady temperature in the tank......I think thats helping quite a bit. I added a 950 gph circulation pump. I had to modify and fine tuned my Sea Clown(laugh)Skimmer(its truely a POS) Its finally pulling some skunky black skim and everything in the tank seems to be doing better. Im not happy with the dimensions of my tank so I ordered up two 40 Breeders, One will be my main tank and the other is going to be the refugium. So far this hobby is keeping me busy and Im happy to see positive progress;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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