My First Tank! 29 gal BioCube

Will do!

Thanks!

 

Tap water in most places is really bad, too bad for saltwater tanks.

Definitely look into changing your water to ro/di or distilled.

Many in my area use distilled as its easier to get than ro/di

 

Awesome! Thanks!

 

HI Guys another question...lol

For my cycleing period of the tank how often do i want to do water changes? this saturday will be 1 week. Is it every week to start untill it is established?

Thanks!

 

See where your test values are on Sat.

I do 2 gallons weekly to bi-monthly on a 20 gallon.

 

Okay Thanks! I am going to test all the levels again tonight, being that i used the Stability solution yesterday just to see what they are. Will post the resulst later tonight.

 

If your tank is still cycling you won't want to do water changes as it will delay the cycling period. Just monitor parameters until test read where it should be. I would change water after that. At least 25%

Tap water probably is not the best idea as most people experience algae outbreaks. If an ro/di is out of the budget I would consider getting store bought ro water like coralinne stated. And for top off water I would keep a zerowater filter. Kinda like a brita water thing but it claims to provide zero TDS. But ideally an ro/di unit would be the best.

 

During your cycling you don't need to do water changes. You only need to top up evaporation water. Test your water and monitor. Don't run your lights either.

Once you have completed the cycle, then weekly water changes of 10-15% are recommended.

 

Okay so no lights? i was going to purchase a light this weekend and use it. Should i wait? I was looking into the AI prime light that was suggested by a few of the forum members.

 

Get that ai prime. It's cheaper than most LEDs and packs a punch. This what mine makes my corals look like


No photoshop. Just top down with an iPhone