Reef quest 2021

[DaReefer]

My fist saltwater experience so has had a few hurtals I had a 50 gallon tank I was preparing for an overflow to fit a sump for saltwater, after drilling and a reseal and an internal overflow I got the tank home and all set up. When I was doing my final pipe fiting pop went my back glass from my return hole.
So after a hour or so of smashing stuff in the garage I decided eh well I guess I just gatta build the custom one I wanted in the first place. I already had water so I tossed it in a 20 gallon system to atleast start something on my dry rock.

My tank will be ready this week and within the next 2 I will have it flowing. Going to start with a softie and lps once the tank is stable aswell as my favorite fish the coral beauty I can only hope the one I get leaves my coral alone.

I am looking for sudjestons for a dual wavemaker with controller unit at not to crazy of a price. I was looking at the curant USA kit but they don't seam to ship to Canada so back to the drawing board.

 

[jazzfisher]

I like my 2 AI Nero 3’s. I have a 30 L g ..

 

[DaReefer]

Ordered the curant USA dual wave makers loop kit today pretty excited for that to bad it's gonna take a month to get up here in Canada possibly lol maybe I'll get Lucky a d it will show up in 2 weeks. Thinking about upgrading my return pump because I went with a dual return, and I don't know if my pump will be enough lol
It's a lifeguard aquatics 758 gph

 

[DaReefer]

Also go the overflow mounted on my tank and baffled the sump. Euro braceing tomorrow and pick it up Monday
Tomorrow I gatta finish my stand and pick up my top of the cabinet 50 3/4 inch X 20 in x 1 in Maple slab

 

[DaReefer]

Got my tank in my house now woo just need to finish the stand tomorrow and finish the sump I hope to fill er up Saturday evening

 

[DaReefer]

Big day today haha, got my stand all finished that I finished then found out that my sump was not going to be able to slide in haha so I had to take the top off and put the sump in then but my top braceing back in and install the top haha foot times. Plumbed the overflow and the return just need to connect soft line to the PVC but of course I didn't get any soft hose fittings good job me to have to wait until Monday when the hardware store is open

 

[DaReefer]

Hey R2R peps
Been a little while since my last post, I've made some progress lately on my reef I got a clown and my Coral Beauty love this fish picked up some hardy coral things are going well right now I had 3 hermit crabs gang up on a trocous snail and eat the whole thing over night lol
My nitrates are hovering around 5 and my phosphate has yet to register over 0 on my test kit
Cal 430
ALK 8

Just running a sock and my refegium have yet to set up my skimmer I was thinking about doing an alge scrubber in my sump any body use one of these long term with noticable effects seams like it's a good idea