Hello,
I recently retired and decided to get an aquarium. I bought a BioCube 32 kit that has "everything you need". then spent another $400 on other stuff I need. So, about $1200 into it with no fish or coral yet. This is day 7 of cycling the tank. already past the Ammonia spike, Nitrites came up a couple of days ago and now Nitrates are rising and Ammonia on the down slope. Hopefully I'll be adding a couple of Clown Fish next week.
I'm mixing my own saltwater with RO/DI water. One of my additional purchases was the RO/DI filter and the Aquarium came with AccuaSea 1 Salt packets. Not certain if I will continue with that salt, I've been looking at Tropic Marin. My idea is that 12 gallon batch, every four weeks will give me water for 10% weekly water changes. The AccuraSea must be mixed in 10 or 15 gallon batches.
So much to learn, but seems like a rewarding hobby. Looking forward to participating in the forums.
I recently retired and decided to get an aquarium. I bought a BioCube 32 kit that has "everything you need". then spent another $400 on other stuff I need. So, about $1200 into it with no fish or coral yet. This is day 7 of cycling the tank. already past the Ammonia spike, Nitrites came up a couple of days ago and now Nitrates are rising and Ammonia on the down slope. Hopefully I'll be adding a couple of Clown Fish next week.
I'm mixing my own saltwater with RO/DI water. One of my additional purchases was the RO/DI filter and the Aquarium came with AccuaSea 1 Salt packets. Not certain if I will continue with that salt, I've been looking at Tropic Marin. My idea is that 12 gallon batch, every four weeks will give me water for 10% weekly water changes. The AccuraSea must be mixed in 10 or 15 gallon batches.
So much to learn, but seems like a rewarding hobby. Looking forward to participating in the forums.
