My name is Scott, I live in Glendora and I am new to pretty much everything aquarium and salt. I have wanted a saltwater aquarium for several years and my wife purchased one for me for fathers day. It's a 65 gallon measures 36x18x24. I have around 60lbs of live rock. 29 gal sump. It's been up and running for about a week and a half. Haven't seen an amonia spike yet.
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welcome. 60 gallon is a good manageable size tank not too expensive to maintain and enough room to hold you over for about a year. what are your plans for livestock? the key to this hobby is patients. let nature do its thing. throw in some fish food in the tank and sit back and relax for a month or 2 make sure you keep the tank topped off
Quick update and more info on my setup
65gallon tank
20gallon sump
70lbs cured live rock
60lbs Fiji pink live sand
10lbs miracle mud
2) jabeo wp25 wavemakers
Quiet pro 4000 return pump
Setup has been running for two weeks. Added three damsels as instructed to help with cycle
Didn't test water for the first week as instructed. Tested today. Ammonia zero
Nitrite zero and nitrates at 10. I have diatoms everywhere. I would assumed tank has not even started?
65gallon tank
20gallon sump
70lbs cured live rock
60lbs Fiji pink live sand
10lbs miracle mud
2) jabeo wp25 wavemakers
Quiet pro 4000 return pump
Setup has been running for two weeks. Added three damsels as instructed to help with cycle
Didn't test water for the first week as instructed. Tested today. Ammonia zero
Nitrite zero and nitrates at 10. I have diatoms everywhere. I would assumed tank has not even started?
Good looking tank. Since you didn't test you can't be sure when you had a ammonia spike. It seems though that you at least had a cycle since you have 0 ammonia and nitrite but are measuring nitrates. I would suggest you ditch the damsels now! Return them to the LFS as they will be aggressive and unwanted soon. If you like clowns get a pair and enjoy them for a bit before adding other fish.
