55 gallon reef re-entry
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fishywishy
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Is it a standard 55 gallon?
907_Reefer
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I would go with black or white on the stand/hood, we did one with stain and I like the solid color better, personally!
Canopy looks good!
Here's our 55 with solid white stand, for reference (and hood would be also, but I'm adding some light shades first). Black always looks clean also.
Canopy looks good!
Here's our 55 with solid white stand, for reference (and hood would be also, but I'm adding some light shades first). Black always looks clean also.
fishywishy
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How many pounds of rock do you have and what kind of lights are those?I would go with black or white on the stand/hood, we did one with stain and I like the solid color better, personally!
Canopy looks good!
Here's our 55 with solid white stand, for reference (and hood would be also, but I'm adding some light shades first). Black always looks clean also.
907_Reefer
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85 lbs live rock, 80 lbs live sand. Lights are Radion XR15 Blues. So far so good!
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docforestal
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Thanks very much, I think black as well. Your tank looks greatI would go with black or white on the stand/hood, we did one with stain and I like the solid color better, personally!
Canopy looks good!
Here's our 55 with solid white stand, for reference (and hood would be also, but I'm adding some light shades first). Black always looks clean also.
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docforestal
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So I got the hood done, I am obviously not a craftsman but it is functional and looks ok.
I messed up the outer rim so it does not slide over the rim but no big deal.
For 40$ material it’s pretty great and I have a rack to hang the lights, even when I upgrade for coral
I messed up the outer rim so it does not slide over the rim but no big deal.
For 40$ material it’s pretty great and I have a rack to hang the lights, even when I upgrade for coral
) freshwater to a reef. So it'll be nice to keep an eye on yours!
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docforestal
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So q tank woes and lack of patience accompanied by trusting the fish were quarantined and acclimated for 2+ weeks prior to shipping led me to adding my red head solarensis faerie wrasse to the tank, feeding well and less shy than the others.
Seems to have buddied up with the filefish.
If not too annoying, YouTube video of the wrasse and others
trying to dial in my skimmer, either barely produces any yuck bubbles or almost water.
It is an aquamax bullet-3
I am keeping the collection cup just above the water level and adjusting air flow. Seems to take hours before I see results from adjustments so hard to manage. The nice thing is overflow stays in the skimmer and not on the floor
having another mini cycle with increase in feeding, the Wrass and filefish eat a lot. No ammonia, but tiny nitrites and nitrates at 20- water change coming and getting the skimmer going better will help.
Going to set up my auto feeder to feed 2 x a day small amt of flake and pellet to make sure they get enough.
changed to the tun
auto top off ( found it unopened in my big tank stand- bonus!
I feel better with the safety of no overflow
The other was good and the brackets I ordered work for the tunze as well
Plan in 3-4 weeks will be to add a bristle tooth /kole tang to help with
Trying to follow my own advice of patience for corals, but want the tank stable for a few more months
Seems to have buddied up with the filefish.
If not too annoying, YouTube video of the wrasse and others
trying to dial in my skimmer, either barely produces any yuck bubbles or almost water.
It is an aquamax bullet-3
I am keeping the collection cup just above the water level and adjusting air flow. Seems to take hours before I see results from adjustments so hard to manage. The nice thing is overflow stays in the skimmer and not on the floor
having another mini cycle with increase in feeding, the Wrass and filefish eat a lot. No ammonia, but tiny nitrites and nitrates at 20- water change coming and getting the skimmer going better will help.
Going to set up my auto feeder to feed 2 x a day small amt of flake and pellet to make sure they get enough.
changed to the tun
auto top off ( found it unopened in my big tank stand- bonus!I feel better with the safety of no overflow
The other was good and the brackets I ordered work for the tunze as well
Plan in 3-4 weeks will be to add a bristle tooth /kole tang to help with
Trying to follow my own advice of patience for corals, but want the tank stable for a few more months
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docforestal
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docforestal
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Got my feeder hooked up and programmed. The wrasse is a hungry one.
My nitrates are back up to 20, so a 20 gallon water change done like last week. Skimmer is pulling out a good cupful of sludge every 2 days.
adjusted the lights to get a little better color for a video.
My nitrates are back up to 20, so a 20 gallon water change done like last week. Skimmer is pulling out a good cupful of sludge every 2 days.
adjusted the lights to get a little better color for a video.
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docforestal
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Hopefully not seeming annoying but I’m loving having a tank again.
Got some decent video of the filefish with full color, but it’s at a distance
Decided the last fish I will get are a lemon peel angel and dragonet . Decided against a tang as just too small a tank.
Got some decent video of the filefish with full color, but it’s at a distance
Decided the last fish I will get are a lemon peel angel and dragonet . Decided against a tang as just too small a tank.
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docforestal
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More CUC added , has been a little at a time to avoid starving, but plenty of hair algae to eat now. 
Pods are everywhere which is nice
Pulled my first handful of red gracillia from the hob fuge, not huge export but something.
Added a sotted sea hare,Eugene, whose job is algae eating, but really gorgeous. As most of the life here, from seahorsesavvy.com
I expect to start feeding nori soon as they are hungry
They send out pre quarantined/treated fish, and super great quality and communication.
Ignore the string from eugene
Pods are everywhere which is nice
Pulled my first handful of red gracillia from the hob fuge, not huge export but something.
Added a sotted sea hare,Eugene, whose job is algae eating, but really gorgeous. As most of the life here, from seahorsesavvy.com
I expect to start feeding nori soon as they are hungry
They send out pre quarantined/treated fish, and super great quality and communication.
Ignore the string from eugene
