20g Waterbox AIO Office Tank

[zpete3323]

Starting a thread to track progress on the newest addition to my coral addition...

Day 1!

Day 5!

Specs: (11/18/22)
20g Waterbox AIO w/stand (2nd hand)
Radion xr15pro g5 (2nd hand)
Nero 5 (2nd hand)
Dutton ATO (2nd hand)
Sicce 0.5 return pump (2nd hand)
100w titanium heater

~15lbs BRS Marco rock
~5lbs crushed BRS Marco rock substrate

Stocking:
Assorted birds nests
Assorted acros
Assorted acans
Assorted zoas
Assorted chalice
Assorted Blasts
Assorted Zoas
Chaeto ball in AIO

Basically anything else that looked decent from the home frag system

I plan on stocking lightly with fish/inverts and focusing more on corals for this system. Eventually I'm sure an apex system will works its way in as well to match home base and auto dose my all-for-reef.

Stay tuned!

 

[GHOSTLY]

How long has the tank been set up? I love the scape would look good sps dominated

 

[zpete3323]

Today is day 5 on this tank. I break the rules and skip the whole cycle process on all my tanks.... woops.

Haven't had any issues or ugly phases on the last 3 like this so knock on wood it keeps going well!

 

[GHOSTLY]

Any ideas what you'll stock? How do you skip the cycle like that?

 

[zpete3323]

Well current plans are for a pair of clowns, potentially a pair of fire gobies, a cleaner shrimp, and a smattering of turbos and hermits.

I don't know what exactly I do different for tanks but I fill it with saltwater rinse the rock before adding it to the tank. Add a small bag of carbon and a ball of chaeto. Nothing else really fancy besides every tank has an ato. If I do get any algae bloom I add some microbacter7/clean in a double dose for 3 or 4 days and it all clears up

 

[zpete3323]

Day 6!

Added more euphillias, fuzzy mushrooms, and a couple more acros to round out the aquascape for now

 

[V A R I A N T]

Interesting build. Keep the photos coming!

 

[zpete3323]

Been a little while since the last update.

Nothing much new to the system. Added a versa dose unit with all-4-reef and a tiered frag rack to the back corner.

System had its first water change this week.

few tufts of turf algae but nothing else nuisance so far.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Been a little while since the last update.

Nothing much new to the system. Added a versa dose unit with all-4-reef and a tiered frag rack to the back corner.

System had its first water change this week.

few tufts of turf algae but nothing else nuisance so far.

coral looks good, and your tank seems to be doing well!!