noob to saltwater - new tank setup

[aarongo222]

i prefer doing 10% wc every week rather than using yung mga GFO, rowaphos at phosgard. For a small tank, 10% weekly WC is the best at hindi pa ganun kasakit sa bulsa dahil maliit lang rin yung 10% na yun.

May naririnig ako from experience ng ibang friends na pag sobrang bilis ng pag absorb ng mga ito(GFO, rowaphos or phosgard), nastrestress rin yung mga corals. kunyari 40 nitrates, then bukas 0 agad. Sample lang yan, medyo exaggerated lang pero anything na sudden change will cause stress sa LS natin. HTH

[switchico]

thanks sirs symphii and aarongo222!

i will try to reduce the phosphate through water changes muna.

may mga bago na polpys sa frag discs ng zoas which weren't there when i first got them so i think that's a good sign that the corals are thriving.

just a recap, i cycled for 2 months. added corals 3 weeks ago and a few days aways from having a 3 month old tank. i'm thinking of adding more corals but i dont know if i should add fish first.

fish then corals or more corals then fish?

edited to add parameters as of this morning:
ammonia 0
nitrites 0
nitrates 0
phosphate 0.25-0.5

[seth]

Hindi kasi dapat binibigla ang GFO or other phosphate absorbing media, just like any other media. Nilalagay yan in small increments dahil mataas ang pH ng phosphate absorbing media. (Dahil sa hydroxide part nila). Been using gfo for years, never naman akong nagkaproblema. Mas gusto ko na may GFO sa tank kahit regular WCs rin ako. Think of it as contingency and a preventative measure against algae outbreaks.

Although tama si aaron, mas economical pa rin ang WCs lalo sa maliit na tanks. Maliban sa mapapababa mo yung nutrients gaya ng nitrates at phosphates mababalik mo pa sa tamang level ang ibang parameters gaya ng alk, calcium and magnesium.

Kung may "secret" man sa reefkeeping, water change yun. Instantly corrected lahat ang problema mo sa WCs.

[M@v3rick]

[switchico]

M@v3rickm YGPM

[switchico]

20% water change this morning and tested the water several hours later.

zero ammonia and nitrates

still 0.5 phosphate.

i even cleaned/rinsed ceramic noodles. should i just take those out and just leave the black sponge and white sponge?

[switchico]

Added fish after week 17.

Added additional corals after week 18.















Still not sure about coral placement. Recommendations more than welcome. Also, I have zoas on a frag disc that seem to have trouble spreading.