tank is cycled.

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so ive set up my sw tank and i believe its cycled i checked my water parameters and everything reads good. the only thing with the water is that its a tint of green. i cant seem to shake it. ive been using algefix but the green tint doesnt seem to go away. any ideas on how to get rid of it?

also im ready to put in fish. i wanted to know if theres a "best" way to put my fish in the tank. i plan on getting 1-3 fish. most likely just buy 2 fish. ive heard from friends that the fish can get stressed out when moving them into the display tank from fish stores. and if at all possible i would like the fish to stay healthy and off any illnesses. any insight you guys can give me would be great. thanks in advanced.
 
one thing i would like to know is whats in the tank now. Live Rock?? Live Sand?? lighting schedual etc...... These are big things when asking for help so the more info the better. I would suggest in checking your phosphate and silicate levels in your makeup water. This may be playing a slight role in the green water. also check the ammonia level. Another possiblity is the glass of the tank. Most glass will have a shade of green to it.

What types of fish were you thinking and exactly how large is this tank??

also i would try to stop using algefix for a while. I always advise to avoid using any chemicals on a tank that will become a display tank, its just, well, better lol.
 
i have black sand and fiji rock. im runing a wet dry sump. lighting schedule hasnt really started. i read up on a post that i should start out by. giving the rock 1 hr then 2 then 4 then 8. so im on 4 hours. the tank has been sitting there for a month and half with no light. just natural sun light from the window. i started up the lighting process 2 days ago. i need to get a kit for phosphate and silicate. i dont have a good understanding of either or. if you can give me a brief break down of it that would be great.

im going to start off by putting some clown fish in the tank. a tang or two. and a trigger. but i think i want to do this one by one. as stated before i dont want my fish to get sick.

any insight on good lighting schedules. i work from 11am-8pm so i would need to work that schedule around that.

im running a t5 bulb (blue) and an aqua glow 20 watt white lamp.

and i will take your advice with the chemicals altho i did stop by the lfs and they said to use clarity to get rid of the green tint. so i did. and the water also smells clean if that helps ne.
 
also if i decide to test my tank to see if its fully cycled with pure ammonia what is the turn around time for that? i have a 150 gallon btw
 
I agree with sweet tang you don't need to use any chemicals. You don't need a quick fix. If you have algae then you need to find the source of the algae
Are you using tap water for topoff? A good RO/DI unit is the best piece of equipment you can have for a saltwater tank.

The lighting schedule can be what ever fits your needs. If it were me I would have it on a timer coming on during the day around 2 and go off right around bed time.
 
Have you done a water change lately? You could have excess protein in the water column. Have you had high nitrates or phosphates lately?

You could also try running carbon. That alone usually clears the water when ever theres a problem.
 
p3t3rc;2173970; said:
ive heard from friends that the fish can get stressed out when moving them into the display tank from fish stores. and if at all possible i would like the fish to stay healthy and off any illnesses. any insight you guys can give me would be great. thanks in advanced.
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This is a good reason to have a quarantine tank. Most fish at lfs are carring something. You don't want to expose your display to any nasties.
 
i have a 10 gallon. although i have no idea how to set up the quarantine tank. no i havent done a water change in a while. i plan on doing a water change before i drop the fish in. about a 15% water change. any good ideas for the quarantine set up. i believe my nitrates were at 5ppm? nitrates doesnt cause to much harm to the fish correct? and for the phosphate i dont have a test kit for it yet. i plan on picking that up on wed.
 
Don't worry about phosphates. I was just trying to figure out why your tank was green. If you haven't done a water change in awile then thats likely the cause. Weekly water changes should fix the green tint.

A quarantine tank is very simple. No live rock, no live sand just clean saltwater set to the lfs salinity. Use a heater and a small filter with filter floss. All you have to do is keep the water clean with water changes and you should be fine. If the fish show signs of illness then treat them.
 
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