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s c a r l e t reef pages home e shoppe about us welcome to my reef blog of my new nano reef 12g scarlet reef strive to bring nano reef hobbyists great information and resources read about all the latest goings on of my saltwater aquarium please feel free to add comments and links to your own blogs and reef websites started may 2011 cycling process thursday 23 june 2011 day 24 22 6 2011 add first coral coral name cup coral green pagoda turbinaria peltata flourescent under actinic blue light posted by wm izwan at 07 45 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday 15 june 2011 day 14 12 6 2011 water testing water parameter testing result ph 8 2 ammonia 0 ppm nitrite 0 ppm nitrate 0 ppm sg 1 025 good result and almost done the cycling process posted by wm izwan at 05 24 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday 13 june 2011 day 12 10 6 2011 add live stock adding one more blue leg hermit crab and hawaian feather duster posted by wm izwan at 08 40 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest day 11 9 6 2011 new aquascape new aquascape design and to be final adding more 2 kg of live rock posted by wm izwan at 08 29 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest day 7 5 6 2011 install ans cooling 3000 to reduce temp and started to add one blue leg hermit crab posted by wm izwan at 08 24 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest day 5 3 6 2011 aquascaping add about 4kg of live rock already cured at lfs posted by wm izwan at 08 18 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest day 3 1 6 2011 cycling process adding dry sand bed grain size about 10 kg and 2 inch height and install lighting aqualily tld 60 series led light white blue start for cycling process posted by wm izwan at 08 01 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom water parameter date ph ammonia nitrite nitrate sg 2 6 11 8 2 0 0 25 5 0 1 025 3 6 11 8 2 0 0 25 5 0 1 025 4 6 11 8 2 0 0 25 10 1 026 6 6 11 8 2 0 0 5 1 5 0 1 025 9 6 11 8 2 0 0 25 0 5 1 026 12 6 11 8 2 0 0 0 1 025 13 6 11 50 water change 22 6 11 8 2 0 0 0 1 025 blog archive 2011 9 june 9 day 24 22 6 2011 add first coral day 14 12 6 2011 water testing day 12 10 6 2011 add live stock day 11 9 6 2011 new aquascape day 7 5 6 2011 day 5 3 6 2011 aquascaping day 3 1 6 2011 cycling process mixing sea salt 31 5 2011 setup equipment 30 5 2011 chat view shoutbox shoutmix chat widget total visitor the following text will not be seen after you upload your website please keep it in order to retain your counter functionality trackers counter help live traffic feed feedjit live blog stats our references marine aquarium hobbyist about me wm izwan ipoh perak malaysia view my complete profile followers setting up a nano reef setting up your own nano reef can be quite simple and is almost the same as a traditionally sized reef this article will go over the basics of setting up a nano reef as well as the equipment that is necessary to start you will need to pick out the aquarium you would like to use three good starter sizes are the standard 10 gallon 15 gallon or 20 gallon aquariums next you will need to decide on the lighting system you want to use powercompact retrofit kits and canopies are highly recommended these powercompact lamps will provide your nano reef with plenty of light for many types of corals for the heater i highly recommend using a 50w or 75w ebo jager brand heater as users of these have consistently had success in such small aquariums lastly you will need a small powerhead pump for circulation i have found aquarium system s mini jet pumps to be quiet and reliable but all other similarly sized pumps will work for your filtration it s recommended to use an all natural method good quality live rock and live sand are the key to a successful system you will want to use at least one pound of live rock per gallon and about one half pounds of live sand per gallon more information on this can be found in the filtration article when you look for a location to place your nano reef you will want to keep a few things in mind the tank should be placed on a level and sturdy surface that can support approximately 70 250 pounds depending on the size of the tank you will also want to place it in a high traffic area where it will be seen often so you do not forget to feed it or do maintenance work when necessary when the time comes to fill the tank and get it running you will need to have purchased a good synthetic reef salt and a specific gravity meter swing arm or floating hydrometers can be purchased for under 10 and will provide a basic reading of the specific gravity a more expensive refractometer is however recommended for highly accurate readings fill the tank with water and add salt until the specific gravity is 1 023 place the powerhead in immediately so it will help mix the salt now is also the time to place in your heater and get the water temperature to 78 degrees once your s g has reached it s proper level you can add the live rock and live sand place the live rock in first using an open pattern so the fish have room to swim through and hide in the rock be as creative as you want during this process and don t be afraid to go back and change it later once the rock is where you like it you can pour the live sand around the rocks keeping it at a fairly even thickness throughout the tank cycling your tank every new nano reef must first go through a process that is referred to as cycling this involves the creation and growth of the biological filtration that will keep your system alive the nitrogen cycle will be the most painful waiting period you will have to endure with your new nano reef but it is vital that the cycle is allowed to complete the process begins with the conversion of solid wastes put into the system by fish into ammonia in a cycled system there are bacteria known as nitrifiers that transform the toxic ammonia into less toxic products the ammonia is transformed into nitrites which are then converted into nitrates nitrate removal is done via the weekly partial water changes of 10 20 when a new aquarium system is created these bacterial colonies are not immediately present they will be introduced into your system when your liverock is added and will grow within the porous rock the process that triggers the cycle into starting is kind of like a reverse process there will be denitrifying bacteria present on the rock that you add but there will be no waste available to feed them as the bacteria and other life dies off on the rock ammonia will be created this new ammonia feeds the remaining bacteria which will then start the cycle process other methods may be used to start the process sooner such as adding a small piece of uncooked shrimp that will decay into ammonia the amount of time that the cycle is going to take in a new system is difficult to predict on average it can take anywhere from two weeks to a month if the rock is uncured it may take longer for the existing die off to decay if the rock is pre cured or cured then the cycle process should complete quicker so what should you do during the cycle keep your lights running on their regular 10 12 hour schedule do not cycle your tank with the lights off unless you want the life on the live rock to die off do not perform any partial water changes during the the process as doing so will stall the cycle from completing some people have experimented with doing very small water changes during the cycle to keep the ammonia levels from getting extremely high the thought behind this method is that it will help preserve the life that came on your live rock the benefits if any are not well known at this time however watermark theme powered by blogger