oneilwiz
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Hello everyone,
I hope everyone is enjoying their tanks and having lots of success. As some of you have already known, I recently had a tank crash. Long story short, I went overseas for burial of a relative and came back to a tank which the sump ran out of water causing my return pump to burn up. From their everything went south. More details here. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/when-disaster-strikes-it-strikes.296162/
This has set me back big time but also gave me the opportunity to restart and fix some things I always wanted to. The few changes are in terms of equipment upgrades. I wanted to replace the stand but that would be starting all over from scratch. I have implemented a couple of fail safe such as having my skimmer shut off once the waste collector is full.
Equipment:
· Return Pump: Vectra M1
· Plumbing: Chiller feeding from Vectra
· Control: switch Ecotech Radions and Vortech Pumps to Reeflink
· Flow: upgraded existing MP40 to QD
· Dosing: GHL Doser 2.1 ( replaced old Dosing Pumps)
· Skim Waste Collector: Avast Davy Jones’ Skimmate Locker with Apex digital switch
I decided to stick with a Soft coral or easy coral dominated tank instead of going for the more expensive route of SPS corals. I will slowly restock the tank as some of the corals I thought were dead are making a comeback.
Livestock:
· 3 Anthias
· 1 Melanurus Wrasse
· 2 Clowns
· 1 Flame Angel
· 1 Green Chromis
· 1 Flame Hawkfish
Quarantine| Frag Tank
Since I never really quarantine neither fishes or corals I decided to make things right this time (I think). I plan to keep frags in this tank since I will only add two more fish to the main display, I will keep a low Bio load this time. I will eventually convert the QT tank to Frag tank after I make my mind up.
Since I will be leaving once again (praying nothing happens) for four days when I return I will decide what livestock I will add to the QT 1st. I always wanted a Purple Tang or Power Blue. The tank is already cycled and ready as the water and filter comes from the main display. I need to replace my plumbing as well as do proper cable management.
Setup:
· 20 Gallon Aqueon Aquarium
· Cheap knock down stand
· Light: Kessil A160W LED Tuna Blue
· Flow: Ecotech MP10W (old pump)
· Heater: Aqueon Heater
· Filter Aqueon Power Filter ( Old)
· ATO: Old JBJ ATO
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I hope everyone is enjoying their tanks and having lots of success. As some of you have already known, I recently had a tank crash. Long story short, I went overseas for burial of a relative and came back to a tank which the sump ran out of water causing my return pump to burn up. From their everything went south. More details here. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/when-disaster-strikes-it-strikes.296162/
This has set me back big time but also gave me the opportunity to restart and fix some things I always wanted to. The few changes are in terms of equipment upgrades. I wanted to replace the stand but that would be starting all over from scratch. I have implemented a couple of fail safe such as having my skimmer shut off once the waste collector is full.
Equipment:
· Return Pump: Vectra M1
· Plumbing: Chiller feeding from Vectra
· Control: switch Ecotech Radions and Vortech Pumps to Reeflink
· Flow: upgraded existing MP40 to QD
· Dosing: GHL Doser 2.1 ( replaced old Dosing Pumps)
· Skim Waste Collector: Avast Davy Jones’ Skimmate Locker with Apex digital switch
I decided to stick with a Soft coral or easy coral dominated tank instead of going for the more expensive route of SPS corals. I will slowly restock the tank as some of the corals I thought were dead are making a comeback.
Livestock:
· 3 Anthias
· 1 Melanurus Wrasse
· 2 Clowns
· 1 Flame Angel
· 1 Green Chromis
· 1 Flame Hawkfish
Quarantine| Frag Tank
Since I never really quarantine neither fishes or corals I decided to make things right this time (I think). I plan to keep frags in this tank since I will only add two more fish to the main display, I will keep a low Bio load this time. I will eventually convert the QT tank to Frag tank after I make my mind up.
Since I will be leaving once again (praying nothing happens) for four days when I return I will decide what livestock I will add to the QT 1st. I always wanted a Purple Tang or Power Blue. The tank is already cycled and ready as the water and filter comes from the main display. I need to replace my plumbing as well as do proper cable management.
Setup:
· 20 Gallon Aqueon Aquarium
· Cheap knock down stand
· Light: Kessil A160W LED Tuna Blue
· Flow: Ecotech MP10W (old pump)
· Heater: Aqueon Heater
· Filter Aqueon Power Filter ( Old)
· ATO: Old JBJ ATO
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