GHOSTLY's 34.6g cube reef

GHOSTLY · Nov 29, 2021

StarterSaltWater said:
My fluval evo 13.5 tank 11 months in. Survived bryopsis with fluconozol 2 week treatment with minimal issues. No dosing, weekly 5g water changes religiously with Red Sea reef pro salt sometimes bi weekly if the time is there. I’ve stuck to only nano fish 1-2” max with the exception of my clowns which will
Go to my FOWLR tank when/if they get too big but I certainly have a decent amount of nano fish with no issue.

I mostly have LPS and sofies with the exception of 3 SPS frags which I’ve had no issue using an AI Prime besides the fact I am very good at breaking them when I stick my hand in to place corals haha…

Minimal upgrades other than in tank media basket, power head and sicce 1.0 return pump.

Thats really nice! I have similar things to that also!

Sharkbait19 · Nov 29, 2021

Tank is looking great @GHOSTLY
Those corals really are popping in there!
Can’t wait to see how it progresses!

StarterSaltWater · Nov 29, 2021

@GHOSTLY I like the low rockscape that you have I kind of wish I had done differently like that so more corals can go in! Tank looks great!

GHOSTLY · Nov 29, 2021

StarterSaltWater said:
@GHOSTLY I like the low rockscape that you have I kind of wish I had done differently like that so more corals can go in! Tank looks great!

originally it was different but i changed it out and now i love it! I will change the tank into SPS Only Very soon with no sound

GHOSTLY · Nov 29, 2021

Sharkbait19 said:
Tank is looking great @GHOSTLY
Those corals really are popping in there!
Can’t wait to see how it progresses!

thanks! Your tanks looking good too!

Sharkbait19 · Nov 29, 2021

GHOSTLY said:
thanks! Your tanks looking good too!

Thanks! I’m so glad I got the 2 new frogspawns in mine, the bright colors make such a huge difference, especially on blues.

GHOSTLY · Nov 29, 2021

Sharkbait19 said:
Thanks! I’m so glad I got the 2 new frogspawns in mine, the bright colors make such a huge difference, especially on blues.

I have to remove my hammer and move it. My new gold hammers adds so much colo(u)r also! Can't wait to go SPS Dominated

Sharkbait19 · Nov 29, 2021

Do you have new lighting and flow for the sps dominated (sorry if I just missed that in the build)?
I know the stock is fine for most corals, but when you get to most sps, especially acros, it isn’t really sufficient, at least for optimal growth.

GHOSTLY · Nov 30, 2021

Sharkbait19 said:
Do you have new lighting and flow for the sps dominated (sorry if I just missed that in the build)?
I know the stock is fine for most corals, but when you get to most sps, especially acros, it isn’t really sufficient, at least for optimal growth.

In fact I do! 200gph pump, 400gph powerhead, carbon/macroalgae reactor, and a radion XR30 Pro

GHOSTLY · Nov 30, 2021

Sharkbait19 said:
Do you have new lighting and flow for the sps dominated (sorry if I just missed that in the build)?
I know the stock is fine for most corals, but when you get to most sps, especially acros, it isn’t really sufficient, at least for optimal growth.

Nothing but the best for my soon to be sps tank. Once I get an ato I will get more sps

GHOSTLY · Nov 30, 2021

Just sold these zoas but I got 130 bucks of store credit for them so its a good deal imo

DE FISH · Nov 30, 2021

I hate to say it but a mandarin in a 13.5 is cruel

GHOSTLY · Nov 30, 2021

DE FISH said:
I hate to say it but a mandarin in a 13.5 is cruel

Yeah. Its captive bred and I feed it 10ml of tigger feast each day. In a bit it will be going to a 150g reef with a 30g refugium and about 300pd of live rock

GHOSTLY · Dec 2, 2021

Ok the plan has begun! Removing only a cm of sand and ill keep the rest. Ato and doser are being made atm and bought. Second acro coming soon

GHOSTLY · Dec 3, 2021

Just moved and did a mini re coral scape

GHOSTLY · Dec 3, 2021

Moved yhe acan and euphilliad

GHOSTLY · Dec 4, 2021

Starting a new build. Removing the bottom of my stand and ill be adding a HUGE algae reactor. I want to reactor size to be at least 5g and ill be adding an ato

Reef Jockey · Dec 4, 2021

GHOSTLY said:
Starting a new build. Removing the bottom of my stand and ill be adding a HUGE algae reactor. I want to reactor size to be at least 5g and ill be adding an ato

sweet, can't wait to see the final. Is this for your Fluval Evo?
I did a DIY algae scrubber in my Evo in C2.

seem to be working, my No3 and Phos are really low, reading 0's. Of course i am only use the API tester for No3 and Phos so that could be questionable. I don't have algae and clean my glass maybe twice a week so it must be working

GHOSTLY · Dec 4, 2021

Reef Jockey said:
sweet, can't wait to see the final. Is this for your Fluval Evo?
I did a DIY algae scrubber in my Evo in C2.

seem to be working, my No3 and Phos are really low, reading 0's. Of course i am only use the API tester for No3 and Phos so that could be questionable. I don't have algae and clean my glass maybe twice a week so it must be

It is! Question. What and how did you make an algae scrybber

Reef Jockey · Dec 4, 2021

GHOSTLY said:
It is! Question. What and how did you make an algae scrybber

Here's a couple of ideas.
Here's a thread from R2R: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/diy-updraft-algae-scrubber-for-fluval-evo-13-5.811962/

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