Ammonia Read ZERO for the first time today!

[davidrupe]

This is my new 92 corner I have been asking tons of questions about so I could get it all setup and running. Thanks to you all, ammonia is now zero! I have a bunch of little particles floating all over the place and it is still a bit noisey, but I think it is finally healthy.

 

[davidrupe]

More pictures.

My only fish! Dwarf Hawk. He has got a great personality!

 

[davidrupe]

My Sump and Refugium.

Custom built cabinet for the refugium. Wife didn't want to see it. Now I just need to convince her a custom built canopy would look nice.

 

[davidrupe]

For some reason the links didn't get put inline for the pictures...Sorry all. Last time it just worked.

Any comments on my setup...improvements?

 

[dedfish]

The pics only show up inline if you attach one per post.

 

[Syris]

Nice pics. Congrats. I like the aquascaping.
Just keep taking it slow and let it mature before adding to much at once.
What is the return pump? A Sedra?

 

[davidrupe]

Thanks. Return pump is a Sen900. It is split to drive both the skimmer and the return. I two pumps before, Sen700 for the return, with a valve to slow it down, and the sen900 to drive the skimmer. (MTC-250). The 900 was too strong for the skimmer I think. All I got was non-stop bubbles with no waste. I had to tone it down a ton with a valve. I tried the split and I think I have a good mix. The two pumps generated a lot of heat also, and more noise, so I like the single pump solution better. I don't know if it is good enough but I will give it a try.

 

[TheUltimateNoob]

you have a wife?? you looked really young when i saw you at AA. had no idea. haha.

 

[davidrupe]

Ya, I am 25.

Last year I got my ID checked at a movie...
Jen is 23...

 

[fawkes027]

Get mine checked all the time and I'm 26. PITA trying to buy lottery tickets.

 

[Ray]

Seems that Peter thinks everyone is younger then they are

 

[NateHanson]

To be fair, my wife and I thought David and Jen looked like they were about 19!

Anyways, excellent looking tank David! Looks like you're really doing things right. Make sure you pay attention to the Nitrites before adding more livestock. It might build up pretty high before the tank is done cycling, and that can kill some types of fish.

(I wish I had a tank like that!)

Cheers!
Nate

 

[davidrupe]

Thanks for the advice and the plants for my sump Nate...oh, and when the wife starts pulling in the big bucks as a doctor, you will have nicer tankS than most of us.

 

[TheUltimateNoob]

oooh. so nate's got a sugar momma huh? way to go nate!

 

[NateHanson]

Alas, Nate's married to $120,000 of student debt. No sugar-momma for sure.

And now he's got a kid to take care of, so you can save your jealousy for someone else.

Can't wait to get out of this expensive state, and find someplace to live next to that really big fish tank.