Serrandan
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First post in R2R!
I'm new to reefing, but have been doing research the past 1.5yrs. Once I buy a house (soon) I'll be building my first reef tank. Here's my current plan:
- Tank/Stand/Sump: Red Sea Reefer 350 (unless I can convince the wife to get a 425 XL)
- Lights: 2x ReefLED 90 or 2x AI Prime 16
- Return Pump: Dual Sicce Syncra Silent 2.0 pumps or a single Sicce Syncra 4.0 (or 5.0)
- Powerheads: 2x Red Sea Reefwave 25 or 2x Ecotech MP40 or 2x Tunze Nanostream 6055
- Skimmer: Red Sea RSK300 or Reef Octopus S-130
- Heater: Dual, TBD
- Dry Rock (I look forward to aquascaping)
- Live sand
- Tank screen/cover
- QT tank (20gal, still working on details)
Future Expansions:
- Refugium
- general tank automation (dosing, roller mat, etx)
Rough stocking list:
Fish:
2x Oscellaris Clownfish
1x Tomini or Kole Tang (added last) - I know this tank is as small as you want to go, and even that is debatable.
1x Diamond Goby or Yellow Watchman
1x Royal Gramma or Orchid Dottyback
1x TBD. Mandarin or Wrasse? My concern is I want to ensure there are enough pods and/or I want to keep my CUC
CUC:
5-10x Nassarius Snails
5-10x Trochus Snails
0-1x Fighting Conch
1-3x Emerald Crabs
2x Blood Red Fire Shrimp
Pods (Copepods, Amphipods, etc)
Hermit Crabs are still TBD
Corals:
- Euphyllia (hammer, frogspawn)
- TBD. Debating whether to do a mixed or stay LPS only. I do like some of the leathers and mushrooms.
Any feedback would be most welcome, especially since I'm still in the planning phase!
I'm new to reefing, but have been doing research the past 1.5yrs. Once I buy a house (soon) I'll be building my first reef tank. Here's my current plan:
- Tank/Stand/Sump: Red Sea Reefer 350 (unless I can convince the wife to get a 425 XL)
- Lights: 2x ReefLED 90 or 2x AI Prime 16
- Return Pump: Dual Sicce Syncra Silent 2.0 pumps or a single Sicce Syncra 4.0 (or 5.0)
- Powerheads: 2x Red Sea Reefwave 25 or 2x Ecotech MP40 or 2x Tunze Nanostream 6055
- Skimmer: Red Sea RSK300 or Reef Octopus S-130
- Heater: Dual, TBD
- Dry Rock (I look forward to aquascaping)
- Live sand
- Tank screen/cover
- QT tank (20gal, still working on details)
Future Expansions:
- Refugium
- general tank automation (dosing, roller mat, etx)
Rough stocking list:
Fish:
2x Oscellaris Clownfish
1x Tomini or Kole Tang (added last) - I know this tank is as small as you want to go, and even that is debatable.
1x Diamond Goby or Yellow Watchman
1x Royal Gramma or Orchid Dottyback
1x TBD. Mandarin or Wrasse? My concern is I want to ensure there are enough pods and/or I want to keep my CUC
CUC:
5-10x Nassarius Snails
5-10x Trochus Snails
0-1x Fighting Conch
1-3x Emerald Crabs
2x Blood Red Fire Shrimp
Pods (Copepods, Amphipods, etc)
Hermit Crabs are still TBD
Corals:
- Euphyllia (hammer, frogspawn)
- TBD. Debating whether to do a mixed or stay LPS only. I do like some of the leathers and mushrooms.
Any feedback would be most welcome, especially since I'm still in the planning phase!
Sounds like an awesome build!
... but I did get some good deals on a few pieces. Bought a sicce syncra 4.0, hanna nitrate LR checker, hanna alkalinity checker, and a hydor koralia (for a qt tank)
