!!!NWFD1725 JBJ 28GNC Finally!!!

very nice

 

thank you lol gotta have something to do during the cycle plus i can get my bad camera work out early

 

The cave looks awesome.

 

thank you i plan on a couple shrimp thought i should give them a place to hang out

 

so my ammonia is up to 1.5 closer to 2 i have left my carbon in the media basket should i take it out or will it not matter also i picked up a koralia nano and magnesium test kit all parameters are around as followed

temp 77
sg 1.025
ph 8.o still buffing
nitrates not checked
nitrites not checked
ammonia 1.5 to 2
cal 480
mag 1300
dkh 12
phos around 1 i think

some of those are rounded cause really only ones i checked since the first time is ph cause im trying to raise it and my ammonia

tank has really cleared up will post pics after cycle or maybe if im bored before then lol

 

Good looking rock work . Keep us posted on the progress

 

will do can someone answer me on if i should be running carbon right now

 

I waited until my cycle was complete and live stock present before I started running. I really didnt see the need for it until then. there are others in here with more exp. that may see it differently. maybe they will chime in. Nice looking tank

 

i went ahead an took it out figured it wouldnt hurt

 

Yeah carbon is more of a polisher, takes unwanted stuff out of the water to make it clear. Dont have to have it during a cycle.
I did run some in mine shortly during my cycle because I made a big nasty sandy mess when i put my sand in. so i ran some to help get the sand cloud down.

BTW this thread made me research these cubes.. very interesting.