First Saltwater build - Red Sea e170 max with sump

[Denato1]

Going to try and keep this updated with information about my First Saltwater aquarium.
Purchased this tank used about 2 months ago and began cleaning it up. Needed to replace the power center, and door hardware along with all the pumps.
I then proceeded to design a custom acrylic sump to gain a little space inside the cabinet area.
After building it and running it for a few weeks I changed my mind and modified the original sump for my needs.
The wife and I started playing with the rocks and built the hardscape and got that into the tank.


Fast forward a month after cycling and I stumbled upon a deal for corals that I couldn't pass up and I placed corals into the tank. I originally was going to wait a bit longer for the corals until the fish were in for a while but sometimes life tells you otherwise. So in went some coral 5 days before the fish were in.



This brings us up to today we're we are looking for zoa's for an island, and other easy corals to cover up some of the rock structure.

Constructive criticism is welcome, please don't destroy me over tank additions

 

[blaxsun]

Looking good!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Going to try and keep this updated with information about my First Saltwater aquarium.
Purchased this tank used about 2 months ago and began cleaning it up. Needed to replace the power center, and door hardware along with all the pumps.
I then proceeded to design a custom acrylic sump to gain a little space inside the cabinet area.
After building it and running it for a few weeks I changed my mind and modified the original sump for my needs.
The wife and I started playing with the rocks and built the hardscape and got that into the tank.


Fast forward a month after cycling and I stumbled upon a deal for corals that I couldn't pass up and I placed corals into the tank. I originally was going to wait a bit longer for the corals until the fish were in for a while but sometimes life tells you otherwise. So in went some coral 5 days before the fish were in.



This brings us up to today we're we are looking for zoa's for an island, and other easy corals to cover up some of the rock structure.

Constructive criticism is welcome, please don't destroy me over tank additions

I like the aquascape design for your tank!!

 

[kevgib67]

Great scape! Can’t wait to see it a year from now and full of life.

 

[Denato1]

Added a few more fish and corals. Tank is just about 100% where we want it with corals and just need to let them grow out.

 

[GatorGreg]

Super nice reef!

 

[Denato1]

Tank has been pretty stable. Added a Lawnmower blenny and urchin recently. Still fighting with hair algae.
Parameters
Ph 8.0
Alk 8.3
Ammonia and nitrite 0
Nitrate 4
Phos .03
Cal 425
Mag 1450
Thinking of adding Emerald crab and hope he takes a liking to hair algae. Picture do not show the extent of algea

 

[kevgib67]

Tank has been pretty stable. Added a Lawnmower blenny and urchin recently. Still fighting with hair algae.
Parameters
Ph 8.0
Alk 8.3
Ammonia and nitrite 0
Nitrate 4
Phos .03
Cal 425
Mag 1450
Thinking of adding Emerald crab and hope he takes a liking to hair algae. Picture do not show the extent of algea

My emerald crab is constantly eating hair algae but the best hair algae eater is my tuxedo urchin. That thing plows down hair algae. Something to consider.

 

[Denato1]

 

[Denato1]

Photo dump and tank update. The tank has been pretty stable with very little issues. Other than that brown hair algae that seems to be all over the substrate and on some of the rocks. Did a 3-day blackout and it was almost all gone but came right back after a week.

 

[Pvtgloss]

Very nice. I have the same tank.

 

[Denato1]

Tank update, still have some algae on the sand bed but everywhere else is looking great.
Had to replace the refled 90 due to it failing and went with the XR15 blue. So far like it a lot but it is definitely half as powerful. Also added the redsea dc skimmer. Replaced a curve 3 that was a horror to tune.
Need to get more Goni, torch, hammers, and frogspawn. My daughter (10) tells me I don't have enough in Our tank.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Tank looks like it is doing great!

 

[Denato1]

Tank looks like it is doing great!

thanks, been working at it. lost a couple corals including my tracky due to heavy handed blowing off the coral because i thought i saw something brown in it. Its my own fault but made me sad knowing it was my fault it failed