The simple way of reefing.

[redeyejedi]

I thought i would do a build thread on my 130l juwel tank, to show there are many ways to keep coral. Buts its all about stability.

I got my tank from a close friend of mine for free. When it was first set up at mine and my wifes place it looked like this 5 years ago.

After waiting 6 months we decided to buy a 1 polyp frag of a green torch coral. And then the coral craze started, this is the tank today.

The gadgets are as follows..

Fluval 3.0 and 2.0 led lights.

A boyu skimmer

A fluval 306 canister.

I also have a 500w heater and a fluval power head.

I do a 5% water change with red sea coral pro every other day to keep alk up at around 8.3-8.6, thats it. I dont dose at all.

Here are a few of my corals.

These green torch coral are the 1 polyp frag i started with.

As you can see all is happy by keeping things simple.

Thanks for viewing.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

i wanted to start a thread on my tank and get pictures of yours from when you first set it up to how it looks now.
I set my tank up in May 2017 which looked like this

i got the tank from a friend for free.
It only has a external filter, a skimmer and i do a 20% weekly water change. No dosing of anything.
This is how it looks now.

Lets see yours.

Looks good!!!! Love the arch!

 

[redeyejedi]

Looks good!!!! Love the arch!

Thank you. Its amazing what you can do with dry rock and putty.

 

[redeyejedi]

Updated build thread.

 

[redeyejedi]

A new addition to the tank.

 

[kopper72]

Amazing results and I am interested as I have been wanting to set up a second reef and was looking to go sumpless. What are you using in the fluval for media please? I was debating a canister filter or seachem tidal hang on back as it also has the surface skimmer.

 

[redeyejedi]

Amazing results and I am interested as I have been wanting to set up a second reef and was looking to go sumpless. What are you using in the fluval for media please? I was debating a canister filter or seachem tidal hang on back as it also has the surface skimmer.

Hi and thank you so much. All i am using is some activated carbon and some bio rings.