New LED 29 gal Biocube!!!

I just started my 2nd tank on thurs, a 29 gal bio with custom led's. It will be primarily a sps tank. I will post pics of the scape tomorrow. I have a few questions for you pros. It has been 2 yrs since I started the other tank, and I don't remember where the paramaters were when I put a cuc in. I used LR and LS, there is some man made dead rock on the back wall. I put in 30 lbs of sand and 42 lbs of LR. My amonia wat 1.0 today and nitrate was 80ppm. What is next. Also, I have my first skimmer, an in tank aquatic life 115. I have it adjusted all the way down and it still fills the cup in around 4 hours with clear water. Is this just BC of all of the new plastic or what? Thank you for your help, and I will post pics in the AM. Dave

 

NO PICTURES?! hahaha

 

For the CUC, wait until nitrites and ammonia have both hit 0. Nitrates can be around 10-20 when you add them. Just wait it out for now.

 

Alo, leave the skimmer off while the tank is cycling. If you skim now, you may not get a complete cycle. When you do turn the skimmer back on when the tank has had time, the skimmer may take a few days to a week to "break-in."

 

Well I shut off the skimmer last night. I will test again today. Here are some pics. Moon lights, antics and full spectrum. I am thinking about taking the 80 deg lenses off, what do you think?

 

Wow. No one likes the rock? I was quite proud of my scape.

 

Very Cool!

 

I like the rock a lot, just saw it. I do think however that the light appears to be, shall I say, "spot lighted". If intentional, fine, if not, you may want to add another strip or module. What LEDs are you using (what unit)?

 

Like the scape.

Show some more equipment like the "custom LED's " ;D

Looking good

 

It looks very good!

Can you elaborate on the rocks on the back wall?

Is it one pieces, with separate pieces glued together? Are they really rocks or man made?