my 46 Gallon

[Mik_101]

I took Cathrines idea to tie up the wires behind the ballasts(actinic and 2xMH) and I did looks atleas 10x better. Next step make a nice black wooden box around the ballasts.

hear are some Befor and after photos.

http://s201.photobucket.com/albums/a...Picture036.jpg BEFOR

http://s201.photobucket.com/albums/a...Picture065.jpg AFTER

[michika]

Definitely a huge improvement!

[Mik_101]

Today I tested my water and everything seems well.
ammonia=0.25
pH=8.5
Spacific Gravity=1.022
no3=0ppm
no2=0pmm

One provlme I have is diatoms. Do you giys know what chemical/janitor is good to kill/eat the diatoms.
Thanks.

[michika]

Just leave the diatomes alone, they will work themselves out of your system. Any particular reason you've chosen 1.022 as your SG?

All you really have to do is keep an eye on your ammonia, as soon as it hits 0, I would recommend waiting a couple more days, after hitting 0 to confirm, but your cycle should be over at that point.

[Mik_101]

Ya i know that the ammonia is kind of high but its funny because my fish are realy playful eat regualarly and have realy nice coloration no fish seems un happy at all but like I said if things go realy realy bad im gona ask NateL to watch them for.

I oicked 1.022 because Iv heard lots of storys your SG has to be 1.025 or 1.021 so I just picked what wis in the middle 1.022 and Im hapy with it.

Im getting more live rock this week unfortently some guy I found on vancouvers.craiglist was going to sell me about 70 pounds for $50.00 but someone else is buying his whole system but lukely I found anther person to buy LR from still dont know what she will ask for it but it looks like realy good LR. Probably getting it this weekend.

[Mik_101]

I thik iidentifyef the yellowish/orang coral. Its a type of Cyphastrea.(its a sps)

[Mik_101]

Today I added 30 more pounds of caribsea aragonite so the brings it all to 60 pounds of carib aragonite.