First time poster. Just started lurking. I look forward to picking your brains..
First off lets start with the tank. It's a 30gal long. The plan for it is to be a Reef tank.
Coralife Aqualight T5
Supreme Skilter 250 Protein Skimmer
AquaClear 30
I put water and live sand in the tank on Apr 21st and the live rock and blue green chromis a few days after that. I had to have something else to look at other than water heh. Plus the lps said it was ok.
My questions are is the setup I have a sufficient enough design for a reef tank?
Do I have enough live sand in it?
I seen where some people were saying that it's better to NOT have the glass cover on the tank so that you get a better gas exchange etc..? As of now the top of the tank is virtually sealed off. I do have about a two inch strip of plastic that I can cut to allow for this gas exchange. If I do that wont the evaporation rate increase?
I guess this is a start. I guess the whole reason for posting is aside from learning all about saltwater tanks I like to have 2nd opinions other than just listening to the LPS.
As of now the pH is at 8.0. The Ammonia is at 0.25ppm. Nitrite at 1.5ish. and Nitrates at 20ppm... O and the Salinity is between 1.022 and 1.023.. These are the same readings I got 5 days ago.
Here is a pic of the tank. The tank is slightly cloudy in this pic because I cleaned up something off the background right before taking the pic.
First off lets start with the tank. It's a 30gal long. The plan for it is to be a Reef tank.
Coralife Aqualight T5
Supreme Skilter 250 Protein Skimmer
AquaClear 30
I put water and live sand in the tank on Apr 21st and the live rock and blue green chromis a few days after that. I had to have something else to look at other than water heh. Plus the lps said it was ok.
My questions are is the setup I have a sufficient enough design for a reef tank?
Do I have enough live sand in it?
I seen where some people were saying that it's better to NOT have the glass cover on the tank so that you get a better gas exchange etc..? As of now the top of the tank is virtually sealed off. I do have about a two inch strip of plastic that I can cut to allow for this gas exchange. If I do that wont the evaporation rate increase?
I guess this is a start. I guess the whole reason for posting is aside from learning all about saltwater tanks I like to have 2nd opinions other than just listening to the LPS.
As of now the pH is at 8.0. The Ammonia is at 0.25ppm. Nitrite at 1.5ish. and Nitrates at 20ppm... O and the Salinity is between 1.022 and 1.023.. These are the same readings I got 5 days ago.
Here is a pic of the tank. The tank is slightly cloudy in this pic because I cleaned up something off the background right before taking the pic.