misnoma Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Thought I should put up a pic since I got rock tonight and got it in the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Looks nice...background colour rocks!!...Think I'll do similar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted September 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 It's just the blue backing stuff from the fish store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 very nice, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Great stuff I bet you can't wait for the next step Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcookie Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Hiya Misnoma - Awesome looking rocks dude, they look great. Whered ya get them and a ballpark $$ figure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 ta for the pic.im definitely going to paint a blue background now ive seen this and will swap the black spraycan at bunnings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted September 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Heh yeah, just the usual.. need to be patient Will do the whole range of tests tomorrow, should be fun (I'm planning to enjoy the tedious things whilst they're still new and exciting lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted September 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Okies.. broke out the test kits at lunchtime, and got the following. Salinity 1.026 (refractometer) kH - 9.6 Ak - 3.43 Nitrate - 5 Nitrite - 0.05 Ammonia - <0.25 (undetectable) Calcium - 370 Phosphates - 0.25 kH and Akilinity I'm going to do again after work, think I messed it up. All tests were using Salifert, will do pH as soon as I get a kit (I forgot when getting all the others lol). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 PH? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 looks good, have you thought of using something to elevate the rock off the sand bed to give some nice flow underneath??? those things that tm used might work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 u realise she's gonna make u rearrange it !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted September 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 will do pH as soon as I get a kit (I forgot when getting all the others lol). For Pies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted September 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 looks good, have you thought of using something to elevate the rock off the sand bed to give some nice flow underneath??? those things that tm used might work Not a bad idea actually.. might go have a look around bunnings in the weekend. Need to get some aqua-kneed-it from the Warehouse too so I can unleash the aquascaping power of the girlfriend on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 How big is the tank?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted September 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 370L - 5' long and some other dimensions for width and height Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted September 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Also.. can someone give me ballparks where I should be trying to get for Kh/Ak and Calcium? Ammonia/Nitrate/Nitrite/Phosphate I know where I'm supposed to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Ca should be about 400, KH about 7ish i think (some people say higher is better to stop swings in pH at night) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted September 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Retested some things at lunch Nitrate - 4 Nitrite - 0.02 Ammonia - <0.25 (undetectable) huzzah Need to do the others tonight, I have some rowaphos at home, so after testing phosphates I will get some of that in the skimmer's media chamber and see how that runs. Anyone want to pick me up a pH testkit? (grr at girlfriend using car for work these days heh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted October 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 Tested today pH 8.2 (salifert) Ammonia <0.25 (undetectable) Nitrite 0.01 Nitrate 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Hey Sorry to be a pain but can i ask a question about your Nitrite salifert test kit my intrusctions say add 1 ml of water with the syringe is it a typo because it didnt come with a syringe and does it mean 10mls as the plastic water container has a 10ml mark on it so that would make sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 it should hae had a 1ml syringe (at least i think mine does) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted October 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 It has a 1ml (or 2ml, can't remember) syringe in the pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Looking great heaps of potential Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 I was a bit surprised about the 1ml thing too when I got salifert test kits but yes it is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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