New to MR - one month old tank

[JarviZ]

Hey everybody, this is my first post on MR. I decided to sign up on this forum since everybody seems to be real open and friendly with one another. I'm from Queens and started this tank a little more than a month ago. Glad I finally decided to sign up. :spin:

Please let me know what you think of my tank- all comments and feedback appreciated.

Biocube 14g
~12 lbs of live rock
1 ocellaris
1 azure damsel
1 firefish
4 hermits and a whole bunch of different snails from reefcleaners.org
mushroom discs corals on rock island
finger leather coral (lobophytum?)

 

[skene]

Welcome. A little over a month eh? I'd keep right where you are and not add anything else to the tank before it had some time to mature. That's a lot of livestock for such a small/new tank.

 

[CHEMCHEF]

Lookig Good. Great Start. Are you testing your parameters. Tank looks great and if you keep on top of things you will be sucessful.
Welcome to MR

 

[FMF0331]

Looks good, i agree with skene - don't add anything more to the tank. Give it time to mature. Good luck

 

[JarviZ]

Thanks everybody.
I test it every few days or when I make change or add stuff. I added the finger leather two days ago.

These were my last water parameters after adding the finger leather:
temp 77F
Salinity 1.024
Ammonia 0
PH 7.9 - 8
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0

I don't have a calcium test but did get suckered by my LFS to buy some Kent Liquid Calcium and MicroVert. :irked: These reason I got these two specific corals is because I read from many people that these don't need to be supplements and simple water changes would be enough for them. I haven't added either supplement yet and both corals seem to be doing pretty well.

I noticed a lot of zelda smilies. Are the admins here video game fans or just zelda fans :link:

 

[NL146]

Welcome to MR. I like the look of those rocks.

 

[wrudge]

Welcome to MR. Good luck with the tank.

 

[Awibrandy]

Welcome to the MR family!

 

[OGGISPORTS]

Welcome

 

[NewfiDog]

A good rule of thumb is dont dose anything your not testing for. The chances you need to dose calcium at this point is low. As for the Microvert thats food you can feed, sparingly and target feed.

Welcome tank looks good but i agree with Skene seems to fast slow down, you dont want your tank to crash.

 

[xclusive252]

welcome to mr and i also agree slow down and also if you can get rid of the damsel they are aggressive when they get big

 

[Paolissimo]

Uhhh a month ago? Did you tank go through the Nitrogen cycle yet?

 

[JarviZ]

Thanks for the great hospitality everybody! =)

Uhhh a month ago? Did you tank go through the Nitrogen cycle yet?

Yea the tank is definitely cycled... I used live rocks plus a dead shrimp. Tank cycled pretty fast - 1.5 to two weeks maybe.

All the livestock is pretty recent except for the azure. Yea I'm gonna have to stop adding stuff for now in fear of a crash. Everything looks pretty healthy right now and water parameters are on point, except for PH which is around 7.9-8. is that too low?

 

[Awibrandy]

What test kits are you using, and what exactly are your parameters. Is this your first fish tank (salt or fresh water)?

 

[JarviZ]

What test kits are you using, and what exactly are your parameters. Is this your first fish tank (salt or fresh water)?

What test kits are you using, and what exactly are your parameters. Is this your first fish tank (salt or fresh water)?

API saltwater test kit... I also have an Instant OCean but I don't like that one as much...

temp 77
salinity 1.024
ph 7.9 - 8
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 20-40 right before my water change which I just did not a few hours ago...

First tank ever

 

[allenjj]

Welcome

Welcome. Its a great place to learn more and get questions answered.

 

[guarda]

I would test every day if possible until month 3, just to be on the safe side.

 

[dherrera83]

return the calcium stuff, in a tank that small simple water changes do the trick.