Hey guys new guy here

Hey guys how's everything i just started a saltwater tank about 2 weeks ago...i just purchased around 15ibs of fiji rock and 45 ibs of vanuatu live rock. i hve a wet/dry system with a Protien skimmer..well over the past 2 weeks i have been taken readings as a dailly routine. first couple of days my lvls were sky rocket! well after a 2 weeks everything is perfect
ammonia 0
nitrate 0
nitrite 0
ph 8.3
So i went to my LFS to pick up some damsel fish 2 4 stripe, (2) 3 spot and 2 yellow tails...just to add some color while i wait for my check next week....anyways my rock has been getting alot of color espiecally my vanuatu rock. alot of pink and green and maroon is started to show alot...anyway i can speed up the color process.Here are some pic's when i got them they didnt have alot of color especially the fiji.


Sorry i cant post pics up yet...as soon as i have permission i will...

 

welcome to 3reef tony. sounds like a good start. and yes pics are mandatory. lol

 

Why do you want to speed it up .? Don't you want to enjoy the process.? but calcium will help the coraline a bit...

 

Ditto...welcome to 3reef bump up the Magnesium too, that helps a lot!.....

 

Oh. Sorry,
Welcome .

Your gonna love this site .
1) because of the usefull information and opinions.
2)Great sense of humor (most people)
3) THere are some of the most beautiful tanks to see here (I look at theirs so I don't have to look at mine) J/K it on its way...

 

if you dose it, test for it. Research about calcium and magnesium. Alk is also in this equation. Think of it as a see-saw. Mag on one side, calcium on other. If one goes up, other goes down. Try to keep balanced and stable.

 

I think you mean to say Alkalinity on one side of the see-saw, Calcium on the other, and Magnesium is needed to keep them balanced.

 

Yep. Thanks for the correction!

 

Hello and Welcome. I too am a new-be to this group...Looks as if your off and running to a good start. Keep up the good work...Oh yes this group does love having those pics up A.S.A.P.

 

thanx for the quick replys shows how much a reef community cares about a new member..thats what i do when i first join a forum see how long it takes to reply to a "newbie" looks like iam going to enjoy this place. And yes i have tons of pic's to upload once i get permission. This weekend iam going to purchase all of my cal,alk.mag test kits.
and yes i do beleive it time. But some other side of me always wants to see some kind of +results. Pics will be up ASAP