First Reef

[Devan Petersen]

Here is my first reef build. been doing fresh water for a long time thought it was reef time.

 

[Jason mack]

Looking good !!!

 

[Jeremiah G]

Looks great! What size tank is it?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Welcome to R2R!!

 

[DeepBlueSomething]

Welcome to R2R! Great looking tank - on its way. Keep the updates coming.

 

[Devan Petersen]

Looking good !!!

Thanks. It's coming along. a lot of trial and error

 

[Devan Petersen]

Looks great! What size tank is it?

55 gal with 20 gal sump

 

[Devan Petersen]

Oh yeah...That was my first reef, but i got impatient and set up another reef while the first one was still cycling. This tank just finished its cycle this past weekend.

 

[sneub]

Welcome aboard, well done!

 

[Devan Petersen]

I tested all of my levels yesterday and everything was perfect...I mean perfect... Which makes me wonder why i have a out break of hair algae, albeit a small outbreak, but still. Any ideas? I only feed once a day and not a lot. I am running about 11 hours of total lighting, about 8 hours of white and blues are always on. Too much light maybe?

 

[Tuffyyyyy]

I tested all of my levels yesterday and everything was perfect...I mean perfect... Which makes me wonder why i have a out break of hair algae, albeit a small outbreak, but still. Any ideas? I only feed once a day and not a lot. I am running about 11 hours of total lighting, about 8 hours of white and blues are always on. Too much light maybe?

I think GHA is common when stuff starts seeping out of your rocks. Just part of the cycle for most people. Scrape it off with a toothbrush and it'll eventually go away on its own.

I really like how you incorporated a book shelf into your light fixture.

 

[Devan Petersen]

I think GHA is common when stuff starts seeping out of your rocks. Just part of the cycle for most people. Scrape it off with a toothbrush and it'll eventually go away on its own.

I really like how you incorporated a book shelf into your light fixture.

I thought it may go away on its own.

Thanks. That is how i hung the light for the biocube too. I have 15 foot ceilings so i had to figure something out.

 

[Devan Petersen]

Got some life in the cube.

 

[Devan Petersen]

Well today is not a good day for my tank. What I thought was some GHA\RHA (cannot tell the color. I am colorblind) is actually Cyanobactreia. Being a noob-reefer sucks and hindsight, crushed coral was a bad idea for a substrate. I am treating it now with the Chemiclean then i get to pull out all of the crushed coral and replace it with reef sand as i should have done in the first place... oh well live and learn i suppose.

 

[mucky1957]

nice..can I suggest that the rock is moved away from the glass. You won't be able to keep it clean if there is no gap. I learnt that the hard way.

 

[Devan Petersen]

It took 2 treatments and 3 or 4 water changes, but the cyano is gone finally. I moved my fish and a few corals back to see how they do and it looks like I can put them all back in.

 

[Devan Petersen]

Just dropping in to add some pictures of the Biocube.