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[moldrik]

Hey guys,

I started up my tank last weekend and I did a test today to see what things were like. The nitrite test proved that there was none in the tank. The ammonia test proved to be in the lowest range <0.6 and the ph test pointed around 8.5.

I did a salinity test with the hydrometer and it's sitting around 1.021-1.022.

I want to wait as long as it takes for the tank to be ready, but it seems like it's reading around appropriate levels. I am concerned with the temperature of the tank ( it's around 82 ) but the heater is at a pretty low setting. I'm guessing that when I make the switch over from the little tank ( 16 gallons ) to the bigger tank ( 30 gallons ) it might be easier to regulate the temperature, even though I'm a bit curious about how the MH light is going to influence the temperature ( but it has some nice fans on it, so I hope it won't be a big deal 150w ).

I also picked up a bunch of LR this weekend from Jus68 and it seems like I picked up on some brittle stars or something, they are really tiny. They have been in the tank now for a couple of days and they seem to be doing ok.



I'm thinking that if I am to grab anything, possibly some hermits to move the sand around a bit and put some life into the tank.

What do you guys think?
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