Here is what I have so far..
- Fluval Evo 13.5Gallon Saltwater Kit
- Box of Seachem Vibrant Sea Salt
- Fluval 50W submersible heater
- Wide range specific gravity meter
Im currently running a leak test on the tank but this is my plan. Please let me know where I should change or adjust.
Going to place it where it is going to live and fill it up with water. My LFS said that our water here is great so an RODI filter is completely unneccesarry.
With the heater and the pump running, I'm going to start adding the salt as per the instructions on the box.
- the Gravity meter says it needs to be calibrated by placing it in salt water for 24hours to season the needle, can I put it in the tank overnight to calibrate then test? or what it the best way to calibrate? seems weird to me to calibrate the tester with the water im testing.
Once the water is sufficiently salty, I'm planning to go to the LFS and pick up Live rock for the aquascape and the sand. My LFS only has dry sand and they advised using all live rock for the aquascape.
Then with the live rock and sand in the tank I wait for the tank to cycle. My LFS says that by using all live rock, the cycle will be fast.
And that's as far as I have set for now. I imagine that now I can stock the tank.
I would like to have the following in the tank;
- Clownfish (2 if I could)
- Yellow diamond Goby
- an anenome
- Xenia
- Bubble coral maybe
- Some sort of Crab
- Some sort of shrimp
- Snails
Or some sort of mix of these, I know its a small tank so I can't fit everything.
- Fluval Evo 13.5Gallon Saltwater Kit
- Box of Seachem Vibrant Sea Salt
- Fluval 50W submersible heater
- Wide range specific gravity meter
Im currently running a leak test on the tank but this is my plan. Please let me know where I should change or adjust.
Going to place it where it is going to live and fill it up with water. My LFS said that our water here is great so an RODI filter is completely unneccesarry.
With the heater and the pump running, I'm going to start adding the salt as per the instructions on the box.
- the Gravity meter says it needs to be calibrated by placing it in salt water for 24hours to season the needle, can I put it in the tank overnight to calibrate then test? or what it the best way to calibrate? seems weird to me to calibrate the tester with the water im testing.
Once the water is sufficiently salty, I'm planning to go to the LFS and pick up Live rock for the aquascape and the sand. My LFS only has dry sand and they advised using all live rock for the aquascape.
Then with the live rock and sand in the tank I wait for the tank to cycle. My LFS says that by using all live rock, the cycle will be fast.
And that's as far as I have set for now. I imagine that now I can stock the tank.
I would like to have the following in the tank;
- Clownfish (2 if I could)
- Yellow diamond Goby
- an anenome
- Xenia
- Bubble coral maybe
- Some sort of Crab
- Some sort of shrimp
- Snails
Or some sort of mix of these, I know its a small tank so I can't fit everything.