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Hey guys,
I'm gonna start up a new tank. This time i'm going to plan it out and take my time. Right now i'm in the process of collecting all my gear. I think i'm still maybe 1-2 months away from setting this bad boy up. Gotta take my time and let my wallet recover. This is just a journal, so people can learn from my mistakes and or ask questions.
Tank
Elos System 70 with stand
75cmx57cmx50cm (30"x23"x20") 55 gallons
Lighting
Maxspect G2.1 160w
Zero Edge Light Stand
Gear
Vortech MP40w + MP10
Mag3 return (probably upgrade to something later on)
Apex Controller
Bubble Magus Nac 7
BRS Reactor (gfo/carbon)
Nextreef Reactor (biopellets)
Consumables
BRS 3 Part
BRS GFO, ROX .8 Carbon
Vertex Pro Biopellets
Stuff I need to get
Bubble Magus Doser ( delayed )
Obligatory artsy fartsy tank pictures
Precursor
Everything was growing pretty good. Everything but maybe 1-2 low light coral. The maxspect was prob too strong. I had T5 prior to the maxspect. If anyone was wondering....I had 2 clams in the plastic container. Reason why I put them in there was because I didn't want them to plant their foot into the glass. Didn't want to risk hurting them If I had to move them or take them out later.
The setup
I had planned to journal this better but things got busy and i got lazy. So this is all I got.
I cut out some eggcrate to cover the bottom. I planned on having maybe a goby/shrimp combo and since the shrimp likes to make burrows. I didn't want to have a cave in, and have 50lbs of live rock hitting the bottom of the tank.
Next I tried to wire up my sump. Looks a bit messier now, I might get a custom sump soon. I've been looking at the stuff over at lifereef. But that man wants mucho money for a sump. Pretty stuff though.
I bought a separate stand for my electronics. I plan to house my ato, doser, controller/outlets. Vika Alex from ikea if anyones interested. It could double for a decent aquarium stand.
Then I got bored and wondered what the maxspect looked like under the covers.
Fast Forward
I was cycling the tank, but then disaster struck. Temp tank was going down fast. Anemone was on its death bed. All the corals looked pretty bad. So I made the call to stick everything in the new tank. I had really good live rock in there from 2-3 other systems. 2 of them were systems with a heavy bio-load. I bought it from other reefers off marsh. Great rock with primo coraline growth. No pest algae at all. I put about 25-30 lbs worth of live rock in there. Then I bought 25 lbs worth of dry rock. I was playing rock legos for a while but didn't like how cluttered it started to look. I then took out most of the dry rock and was left with this. 25 lbs live rock + 15 lbs dry rock, and about 20 lbs rock in my sump.
Still got a bit of tidying up to do.
But everything looks pretty decent. I'm running the carbon/gfo outside the sump area for now. Until I find space for it down there. I put the dying anemone in an overflow box and directing the output from the carbon/gfo reactor to it. So far its looking better. Feeding it little chucks of silversides until it regains it strength. This ******* anemone ate my ORA yellow assessor. I loved that fish. On the fence if I should keep this anemone. I had a few more pictures, but it seems the tank is pretty reflective and I chill at the house in my boxers. So i'll spare you guys the pictures with reflections of me in my boxers.
)
I'm gonna start up a new tank. This time i'm going to plan it out and take my time. Right now i'm in the process of collecting all my gear. I think i'm still maybe 1-2 months away from setting this bad boy up. Gotta take my time and let my wallet recover. This is just a journal, so people can learn from my mistakes and or ask questions.
Tank
Elos System 70 with stand
75cmx57cmx50cm (30"x23"x20") 55 gallons
Lighting
Maxspect G2.1 160w
Zero Edge Light Stand
Gear
Vortech MP40w + MP10
Mag3 return (probably upgrade to something later on)
Apex Controller
Bubble Magus Nac 7
BRS Reactor (gfo/carbon)
Nextreef Reactor (biopellets)
Consumables
BRS 3 Part
BRS GFO, ROX .8 Carbon
Vertex Pro Biopellets
Stuff I need to get
Bubble Magus Doser ( delayed )
Obligatory artsy fartsy tank pictures
Precursor
Everything was growing pretty good. Everything but maybe 1-2 low light coral. The maxspect was prob too strong. I had T5 prior to the maxspect. If anyone was wondering....I had 2 clams in the plastic container. Reason why I put them in there was because I didn't want them to plant their foot into the glass. Didn't want to risk hurting them If I had to move them or take them out later.
The setup
I had planned to journal this better but things got busy and i got lazy. So this is all I got.
I cut out some eggcrate to cover the bottom. I planned on having maybe a goby/shrimp combo and since the shrimp likes to make burrows. I didn't want to have a cave in, and have 50lbs of live rock hitting the bottom of the tank.
Next I tried to wire up my sump. Looks a bit messier now, I might get a custom sump soon. I've been looking at the stuff over at lifereef. But that man wants mucho money for a sump. Pretty stuff though.
I bought a separate stand for my electronics. I plan to house my ato, doser, controller/outlets. Vika Alex from ikea if anyones interested. It could double for a decent aquarium stand.
Then I got bored and wondered what the maxspect looked like under the covers.
Fast Forward
I was cycling the tank, but then disaster struck. Temp tank was going down fast. Anemone was on its death bed. All the corals looked pretty bad. So I made the call to stick everything in the new tank. I had really good live rock in there from 2-3 other systems. 2 of them were systems with a heavy bio-load. I bought it from other reefers off marsh. Great rock with primo coraline growth. No pest algae at all. I put about 25-30 lbs worth of live rock in there. Then I bought 25 lbs worth of dry rock. I was playing rock legos for a while but didn't like how cluttered it started to look. I then took out most of the dry rock and was left with this. 25 lbs live rock + 15 lbs dry rock, and about 20 lbs rock in my sump.
Still got a bit of tidying up to do.
But everything looks pretty decent. I'm running the carbon/gfo outside the sump area for now. Until I find space for it down there. I put the dying anemone in an overflow box and directing the output from the carbon/gfo reactor to it. So far its looking better. Feeding it little chucks of silversides until it regains it strength. This ******* anemone ate my ORA yellow assessor. I loved that fish. On the fence if I should keep this anemone. I had a few more pictures, but it seems the tank is pretty reflective and I chill at the house in my boxers. So i'll spare you guys the pictures with reflections of me in my boxers.
)
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