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ty for the sound advice. I do not have a skimmer (yet). I have been feeding very, very lightly. Going to clean some of the sand when I do water change. More snails are the next things that will go in. Good reminder to clean the filter components.
Welcome to R2R! Wonderful little tank, you'll enjoy the EVO models.Hello! This forum has been a huge help so I thought I'd introduce myself. I'm keppy from the Seattle area and I put this tank together over the past few weeks and stocked it this past Friday. It took about 7 days to fully cycle. My toddler can't do much yet but he loves his 'nemos'. Everyone in the tank seems to love the spirulina frozen brine shrimp cubes from Hikari. I haven't done a water change yet, still coming off the end of the cycle. I have topped off with tap water once. I did not use a RODI unit, but have one now and will use it for the first water change and next top off.
Not too concerned about the diatoms (yet) but if anyone has tips I'll take them! Also I find it hard to get the glass clean down by the sand especially in tight spots by the rocks if anyone has a technique for that.
Initial equipment:
Fluval Evo 13.5
stock light
stock pump & heads
stock filter WITH foam
live rocks from LFS
live sand from LFS (forgot brand)
aquavitro salinity for reefs salt mix with tap water
Penn-Plax 100w heater with no external thermo
Stocking list:
5 hermits (mostly blues I think)
2 astrea snails
2 amphiprion ocellaris
1 zoanthid frag
1 ricordia frag
Light schedule:
White from roughly 9am-8pm
blue from roughly 8am-9am & 8pm-9pm
no timer currently done manually
Hello! This forum has been a huge help so I thought I'd introduce myself. I'm keppy from the Seattle area and I put this tank together over the past few weeks and stocked it this past Friday. It took about 7 days to fully cycle. My toddler can't do much yet but he loves his 'nemos'. Everyone in the tank seems to love the spirulina frozen brine shrimp cubes from Hikari. I haven't done a water change yet, still coming off the end of the cycle. I have topped off with tap water once. I did not use a RODI unit, but have one now and will use it for the first water change and next top off.
Not too concerned about the diatoms (yet) but if anyone has tips I'll take them! Also I find it hard to get the glass clean down by the sand especially in tight spots by the rocks if anyone has a technique for that.
Initial equipment:
Fluval Evo 13.5
stock light
stock pump & heads
stock filter WITH foam
live rocks from LFS
live sand from LFS (forgot brand)
aquavitro salinity for reefs salt mix with tap water
Penn-Plax 100w heater with no external thermo
Stocking list:
5 hermits (mostly blues I think)
2 astrea snails
2 amphiprion ocellaris
1 zoanthid frag
1 ricordia frag
Light schedule:
White from roughly 9am-8pm
blue from roughly 8am-9am & 8pm-9pm
no timer currently done manually
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TY for the tips, will shift some rocks away from glass when I change water tomorrow. Also will double check that no rocks are set too low in the sand--sand is 2 inches deep.Welcome! Glad you joined.
Two sand tips:
- deeper sand helps keep me from trying to scrape my lower silicone sealant
- keep aquascape/rock further away from glass
---- if I have to go in with scraper at angle, then I need more room
---- some areas of our back & side glass can not get cleaned due to inaccessibility so have coralline and some coral growths on glass in those areas
Have you considered starting your build thread? I found its a great place to document my tank's evolution for myself. I started tank first then joined, so I'm still finding myself going back collecting pictures & updating historically as well as current state. Once you create your first post in your thread and link it to your account, they will give you build badge (look left, under my ID). What you have above you might even consider just copying over to new thread in other area of Forum because you have so much detail already! Thanks for photos!
This might help you find people local to you in Seattle:
Local Reef Club Discussion
Looking for some locals to share frags and info with? This is the place! Find a local club that meets in your area! If you want to add your club just contact us.
This is a good reference book type online article I still review:
The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium
This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is no...
Hello! This forum has been a huge help so I thought I'd introduce myself. I'm keppy from the Seattle area and I put this tank together over the past few weeks and stocked it this past Friday. It took about 7 days to fully cycle. My toddler can't do much yet but he loves his 'nemos'. Everyone in the tank seems to love the spirulina frozen brine shrimp cubes from Hikari. I haven't done a water change yet, still coming off the end of the cycle. I have topped off with tap water once. I did not use a RODI unit, but have one now and will use it for the first water change and next top off.
Not too concerned about the diatoms (yet) but if anyone has tips I'll take them! Also I find it hard to get the glass clean down by the sand especially in tight spots by the rocks if anyone has a technique for that.
Initial equipment:
Fluval Evo 13.5
stock light
stock pump & heads
stock filter WITH foam
live rocks from LFS
live sand from LFS (forgot brand)
aquavitro salinity for reefs salt mix with tap water
Penn-Plax 100w heater with no external thermo
Stocking list:
5 hermits (mostly blues I think)
2 astrea snails
2 amphiprion ocellaris
1 zoanthid frag
1 ricordia frag
Light schedule:
White from roughly 9am-8pm
blue from roughly 8am-9am & 8pm-9pm
no timer currently done manually
I did get a mechanical timer plug for the lights and started a 10 and 1/2 hour photo period with full lights the whole time. I'm not sure but I think it may be a bit too much light for the zoa. Someone earlier hinted that the light might be too intense, so maybe I need a dimmer. Not sure just put it on blue light for half the day today and it seems to be less upset/shrunken and closed.
