Hey everyone! Figured it was time to put my reef build on the forum, so here goes nothing!
50 Gallon tank w/ a Sapphire 26 sump
Apex Controller w/ PH, Temp, ORP, & Salinity probes, high water shutoff
Eshopps PF-800 Overflow
Neptune DOS for Calcium and Alk
Neptune Cor 15 Pump at 55% currently...
Bubble-Magus Curve 5 Skimmer
Kessil AP700 for DT
Kessil H80 for Refugium
Maxspect Gyre XF330 Powerhead
Overall about 50lbs of cultured liverock from my local LFS went into this from the start, 10 of which was covered in Green Mushrooms, Kenya Tree, and Xenia. Also added about 30 lbs of live sand. I started with two hang-on filters w/ biowheels but quickly bit the bullet and switched to a sump. I had no idea what I was doing with the sump which is why I tried filters first, but the more I researched the more I realized that was a mistake. Point taken: research first, setup second!
Started my livestock out with 6 Chromis, which did swimmingly (no pun intended).
As they became established, I added cleanup crew in form of hermits, snails, and an algae blenny. Added some frogspawn coral and a brain coral, as well as a long tentacle anemone to prepare for clowns. Then cycled the aquarium a bit more, changed to a sump and got that up and running, re-cycled (lost one Chromis), added chaeto to refugium with the Kessil grow light. Then this week I added 3 Heniochus Butterflyfish and a pair of Black Ice Clownfish. Also added a sand sifting starfish this morning. Tank params are looking excellent, testing every other day. I have been testing different foods but mainly using a cube of frozen mysis a day. I also took advantage of the @CherryCorals sale last weekend and went a little crazy, so they are in as of Monday and I am working to find some permanent homes
Overall Livestock Currently:
5 Blue-Green Chromis
1 Algae Blenny
3 Heniochus Butterflyfish
2 Black Ice Clownfish
1 Long Tentacle Anemone
1 Sand Sifting Starfish
Overall Corals:
1 Kenya Tree Colony (+ 5 new frags dropped this week)
1 Xenia Colony
1 Brian Coral (neon green)
1 Green Mushroom Colony
1 Chili Pepper Monti
1 Awesome Aussie Micro
1 Red Velvet Leptoseris
1 Blue Bottle Brush
1 Atomik Green Humilis
1 Dark Valley Maze Brain
1 Stargazer Zoanthid (5 polyps)
Let me know what you think! Always open to constructive criticism since most everyone here knows much more than I do! Some pics to follow
50 Gallon tank w/ a Sapphire 26 sump
Apex Controller w/ PH, Temp, ORP, & Salinity probes, high water shutoff
Eshopps PF-800 Overflow
Neptune DOS for Calcium and Alk
Neptune Cor 15 Pump at 55% currently...
Bubble-Magus Curve 5 Skimmer
Kessil AP700 for DT
Kessil H80 for Refugium
Maxspect Gyre XF330 Powerhead
Overall about 50lbs of cultured liverock from my local LFS went into this from the start, 10 of which was covered in Green Mushrooms, Kenya Tree, and Xenia. Also added about 30 lbs of live sand. I started with two hang-on filters w/ biowheels but quickly bit the bullet and switched to a sump. I had no idea what I was doing with the sump which is why I tried filters first, but the more I researched the more I realized that was a mistake. Point taken: research first, setup second!
Started my livestock out with 6 Chromis, which did swimmingly (no pun intended).
As they became established, I added cleanup crew in form of hermits, snails, and an algae blenny. Added some frogspawn coral and a brain coral, as well as a long tentacle anemone to prepare for clowns. Then cycled the aquarium a bit more, changed to a sump and got that up and running, re-cycled (lost one Chromis), added chaeto to refugium with the Kessil grow light. Then this week I added 3 Heniochus Butterflyfish and a pair of Black Ice Clownfish. Also added a sand sifting starfish this morning. Tank params are looking excellent, testing every other day. I have been testing different foods but mainly using a cube of frozen mysis a day. I also took advantage of the @CherryCorals sale last weekend and went a little crazy, so they are in as of Monday and I am working to find some permanent homes
Overall Livestock Currently:
5 Blue-Green Chromis
1 Algae Blenny
3 Heniochus Butterflyfish
2 Black Ice Clownfish
1 Long Tentacle Anemone
1 Sand Sifting Starfish
Overall Corals:
1 Kenya Tree Colony (+ 5 new frags dropped this week)
1 Xenia Colony
1 Brian Coral (neon green)
1 Green Mushroom Colony
1 Chili Pepper Monti
1 Awesome Aussie Micro
1 Red Velvet Leptoseris
1 Blue Bottle Brush
1 Atomik Green Humilis
1 Dark Valley Maze Brain
1 Stargazer Zoanthid (5 polyps)
Let me know what you think! Always open to constructive criticism since most everyone here knows much more than I do! Some pics to follow
i am looking at buying a system today, any RO opinions from apartment dwellers??
