Dash
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Hi all,
I've been stalling on my tank upgrade because I'm feeling way out of my depth (see what I did there). I am planning a very basic set-up and I thought others out there like me would be interested in something like this.
My 75-gal tank will be 2 years old this November. I bought 2 green spotted puffers that the LFS told me were freshwater, and long story short, ended up buying a used tank on CL and setting up a SW tank with the help of some nice folks on the Puffer Forum. I learned about live rock and mixing salt, and now I think I'm hooked.
My current set-up is pretty medieval. No sump, hob Remora skimmer, SB Reef lights. All second-hand except for the lights. I do a 16-gal water change once a month with buckets, and manually top off twice a day. No dosing as of yet.
I do not use RODI water. (Please don't hate me but we have great water here in Vancouver).
My fish in order of when they were added:
2 green spotted puffers, YWG+shrimp pair, ocellaris clown pair, longnose hawkfish, mandarin, tail spot blenny, flame hawkfish.
Coral...a bit of everything including RBTAs, zoas, and some lps & sps.
I've been having a real blast thus far and luckily have all my original livestock, except for a lawnmower blenny who wouldn't eat and a longnose hawkfish that jumped (RIP Lenny & Fergus).
I also lost one of my original puffers in Aug (she jumped) which was traumatizing as she was my favourite
. As fate would have it, I was able to adopt another one.
My current tank: (75 gal)
The tank I bought: 72 x 18 x 20
It came with a stand that my husband stripped & reinforced (he's reasonably handy and owns power tools haha).
My immediate hurdle - I am very nervous about tackling the plumbing. I enjoy the fishkeeping but the mechanics of figuring out baffles & flow makes my brain freeze.
Ok here's the back of the original plumbing.
Herbie system. Sump had no baffles.
Here is my very professional sketch of my system:
The sump is a 40 gal breeder. This is my plan for it:
Please critique away! The sump is where I especially need help.
Notes:
- I will probably add a few fish but no tangs or big fish. I like quirky characters.
- I'm planning on buying another SB Reef light so it will be 2 x 32" lights
- my skimmer will be a Bubble Magus 7
- an ATO will sit next to the sump
Thanks for any input!
I've been stalling on my tank upgrade because I'm feeling way out of my depth (see what I did there). I am planning a very basic set-up and I thought others out there like me would be interested in something like this.
My 75-gal tank will be 2 years old this November. I bought 2 green spotted puffers that the LFS told me were freshwater, and long story short, ended up buying a used tank on CL and setting up a SW tank with the help of some nice folks on the Puffer Forum. I learned about live rock and mixing salt, and now I think I'm hooked.
My current set-up is pretty medieval. No sump, hob Remora skimmer, SB Reef lights. All second-hand except for the lights. I do a 16-gal water change once a month with buckets, and manually top off twice a day. No dosing as of yet.
I do not use RODI water. (Please don't hate me but we have great water here in Vancouver).
My fish in order of when they were added:
2 green spotted puffers, YWG+shrimp pair, ocellaris clown pair, longnose hawkfish, mandarin, tail spot blenny, flame hawkfish.
Coral...a bit of everything including RBTAs, zoas, and some lps & sps.
I've been having a real blast thus far and luckily have all my original livestock, except for a lawnmower blenny who wouldn't eat and a longnose hawkfish that jumped (RIP Lenny & Fergus).
I also lost one of my original puffers in Aug (she jumped) which was traumatizing as she was my favourite
My current tank: (75 gal)
The tank I bought: 72 x 18 x 20
It came with a stand that my husband stripped & reinforced (he's reasonably handy and owns power tools haha).
My immediate hurdle - I am very nervous about tackling the plumbing. I enjoy the fishkeeping but the mechanics of figuring out baffles & flow makes my brain freeze.
Ok here's the back of the original plumbing.
Herbie system. Sump had no baffles.
Here is my very professional sketch of my system:
The sump is a 40 gal breeder. This is my plan for it:
Please critique away! The sump is where I especially need help.
Notes:
- I will probably add a few fish but no tangs or big fish. I like quirky characters.
- I'm planning on buying another SB Reef light so it will be 2 x 32" lights
- my skimmer will be a Bubble Magus 7
- an ATO will sit next to the sump
Thanks for any input!
