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Hi guys I just signed up and have to say this is one of the best reef sites on the net. I have just started a reef and fish tank last Saturday!!! Please read all this thread before posting!!! Before I tell you what I have here is my problem my nitrates are a little high about 30ppm and my ammonia is a little high 0.30 and my gravity or water salinity is a little high 1.024 are these safe or do I need to lower them before something bad happens. My fish seem happy swimming and eating and my anemones look fine. Now most of you might say you just started up a tank, well yes here is what I have:
25 Gallon Bow front tank
300 Aqua clear filter
Lees protein skimmer with air pump for up to 30 gallons
100 watt heater
10 lbs of Live Rock (NEW)
20 lbs of Live Rock (establisted) was in another tank for 8 months
10 lbs of Crushed Coral
11 different anemones(feather duster, Polyps,mushrooms and others that I am not sure of)
1 Flame Hawk
1 BiColoured Angle fish
1 Clown Fish
2 Blue damsels
1 Seperant star fish
3 emerald crabs
2 Hermit crabs
3-4 snails
Now I know your going to say how in the name of god are they still alive, I started the tank up with the 25 gallon saltwater kit with the new 10 lbs of live rock by itself then a friend told me he could give me 2 damsels to help speed things up so I said ok!! Then I heard from another person that a guy he new was getting out of saltwater and selling his stuff so I bought it. Took half of his water and took out half my water and put his in and put all the fish and anemones in. They are all doing well seem happy and not under any stress. Should my tank be just about established? Or am I in for trouble!! And are those numbers I gave safe!!
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP
DERM
25 Gallon Bow front tank
300 Aqua clear filter
Lees protein skimmer with air pump for up to 30 gallons
100 watt heater
10 lbs of Live Rock (NEW)
20 lbs of Live Rock (establisted) was in another tank for 8 months
10 lbs of Crushed Coral
11 different anemones(feather duster, Polyps,mushrooms and others that I am not sure of)
1 Flame Hawk
1 BiColoured Angle fish
1 Clown Fish
2 Blue damsels
1 Seperant star fish
3 emerald crabs
2 Hermit crabs
3-4 snails
Now I know your going to say how in the name of god are they still alive, I started the tank up with the 25 gallon saltwater kit with the new 10 lbs of live rock by itself then a friend told me he could give me 2 damsels to help speed things up so I said ok!! Then I heard from another person that a guy he new was getting out of saltwater and selling his stuff so I bought it. Took half of his water and took out half my water and put his in and put all the fish and anemones in. They are all doing well seem happy and not under any stress. Should my tank be just about established? Or am I in for trouble!! And are those numbers I gave safe!!
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP
DERM