JaysLittleOcean Piece of the Reef.

I apologize for not providing updates sooner. I have started a new job and have been very busy. But I wanted to report that my cycle finished completely in just under 2 weeks after adding the Ammonium Chloride and the Frytz Zyme 9. And I have added some of my first inhabitants. One of which I have included below. My 1 inch long Maxima Clam.

 

Congrats jay!

 

yay for you! Nice, colorful choice of first inhabitants

 

Thank you!

 

I was in the store and couldn't resist.

 

So I was hoping someone would be able to give me a little advice because I found this weird. It looks like the inside of the vinyl tubing where the saltwater makes contact is being discolored? Is this normal? You can clearly see areas that have little to no contact with saltwater since they remain clear. I purchased this tubing at The Home Depot. Wondering if I have to rip it all out and order some aquarium specific tubing?


(This is an area of little to no saltwater because of the restricted flow. But you can clearly see the tubing remains clear.)

 

It's normal. It happens to them in freshwater too. I've tried other vinyl tubing but it happens the same. I've noticed no ill effects

 

Thank you. I can now breath a sigh of relief and I don't have to replace all of the tubing.

 

So I have started keeping a log of my water parameters and also have decided to not add any additional livestock or corals to my main display aquarium because it would be more beneficially for me to start another aquarium specifically for the purpose of quarantine and eventually fragging. But please see below for my water parameters.

 

Looks good. I would bring the temp with the aid of heater to 78 though. The temp will stay more consistent that way. It's no bigger but it might be when you start to swings from 77-81 unless your running a chiller with a desired temp or keeping Sea Horses.