Just coming back into this awesome hobby was away for a couple years and missed it to much! Setting up a 40 breeder mixed reef with a 15 gal sump,Was lucky enough to find a 15 gal today so I swapped out the 10 I was originally gonna use for the sump. Building a simple stand 32 inches...
You're thinking, "ANOTHER 25 LAGOON?!!! . . . Well, Yes! . . . but with a twist. This one is MINE! ;) ;Cat
I am limited in size due to my current apartment situation etc but I would love to have a larger (but still shallow) tank someday! Once I have my own house maybe.
Originally I was...
Starting up a new build thread for my newest system
redsea reefer xl200 build
radion xr15 blue g5
Bubble magus 3ex skimmer
Jebao dosing pump
13 watt uv
Phosphate / carbon reactor
Swapped out filter sock for filter cup (redsea)
(X2) innovative marine wave link pumps ( med ) set on pulse...
I am not so sure about everyone else here, but my wife says I'm...OBSESSED :thinking-face:
Let's talk about my reef!! And the amazing journey along the way.
Biocube 32 - Continue reading to take the Two Tanked journey
Red Sea Max S-500 - ...Dive deeper and Go Big Click here
But what the...
Complete 90 gallon plug and play system, if your looking for a great saltwater starter tank, look no further.
Complete dimensions w stand and tank 58 tall x 50 wide x 19 deep
Tank only dimensions are 48.5 wide x 25.5 tall x 19 deep.
Comes with over 100 lbs of live rock, 2 inches worth of live...
Hello LPS Lovers!
I've got a 24 gallon mixed reef which is sorely lacking LPS but has plenty of softies and some SPS corals. However I am really looking into getting a brain coral, as they just look totally wicked and have a kaleidoscope of colors.
However I am wondering which genus of Brain I...
Hi Reefers, I have a 146 gal Mixed Reef which is 2 years mature System and i dont have any Algae etc.
Alk 8.5 dkh
No3 -5ppm
Po4 .10 ppm
Mg 1350 ppm
Tin 25ppm
Salt 1.025
All Other parameters Stable. Less Corals Somehow Receding Continuously Specially Torches etc. Changed 50% water Thrice till i...
Which of these 4 different brands of branch rock do you guys feel looks maybe the most natural or interesting/cool if going for a natural looking mixed reef tank? Trying to decide which I like best and am having an incredibly hard time deciding. My tank will be scaped with a mixture of dried out...
Just as the title says I recently started dosing Kalkwasser in my ato. 2tsp per 5 gallons. I go through about 5 gallons a week, In a 50 gallon aio peninsula waterbox mixed Reef. I'm concerned that the level may be too high? I started dosing because my ph was hovering around 7.8 and my...
R2R Username: @jay_bro
Build Thread: The Dream Tank
Introduction:
How do I start... maybe the beginning. I think I got my first saltwater aquarium when I was 17-18 to 22 years ago, I decided to play mad scientist to my current brackish tank and bump up the salinity in hopes to keep a...
Will dosing 10 ml a day of N03P04-X be enough to feed bacteria populations and eventually begin to drop nitrates?
I have an approx. 200 gallon (757 L) system mixed reef. I currently have been using a large skimmer and gfo reactor for nutrient export. I have been using api for nitrates but just...
Hi, hope everyone's having a good day
I'm currently setting a 4' 60 gallon tank that I'm planning on being a mixed reef with mainly soft and lps coral with a few easier sps. For filtration I have about 55-70 lbs of rock, it's plumbed to a 33 gallon sump with a refugium and a Eshopps skimmer...
I’m moving apartments in late March. I’m considering using the opportunity to attempt converting my tank to a macro algae mixed reef tank with mangroves. looking at either a 20 or 30 gallon tank at 2ft wide.
Anyone have experience with these kinds of tanks? And if you do, do you have any...
90 Gallon Pro-Star Rimless AIO Set-Up.
Red Sea ReefLED 90w Lights. Reef-Power RP-M Power Heads. Marine DC Pump DCQ-6000.
Delivery Date: 12/20/21
Live Rock Arrives: 12/15/21
Final adjustments made to our rockscape: 12/24/21
First rock goes in: 12/25/21
Unfortunately we couldn't get the...
Hey experts, I have a frogspawn that I recently got and it has not been doing well. It was fully extended when it was at my lfs, but ever since I brought it home, it has never been the same. I have some other corals in the tank (acan, favia, candy cane, and a hammer.) They are all doing fine...
Hi,
I have a 255L (about 67 gallon) mixed reef, about 5 months now.
Stock list: a blue tang, a flame hawkfish, a pearl blenny, a coral beauty. Planning to have a pair of clownfish later. Maybe a mandarin too.
Coral: mostly LPS, some soft coral and 3 montiporas. All generic coral, nothing fancy...
My first saltwater tank is about to turn 1 year old, so I have decided to start this build thread journal. I will post all about my progress over the past year and keep a running thread of new updates :)
A little background about my tank:
My boyfriend surprised me with a tank of my choosing as...
This is my modified AIO Kent bioreef 94 litre. Running ten months now and things are going great. I add tmc all for reef, ab+ and live 8 species Phyto daily. I also dose iodine, manganese and occasionally magnesium. The fish are fed with a mixture of frozen brine and mysis shrimp and lobster...
My first tank after 20 years out of the game.
35 ppt
0.015 po4
0.2 no3
26.3 c - 27c temp
Alk 8-9 slow swing
afr
ab+
iodine
manganese
magnesium
8 species live phytoplankton 10 -20 ml daily sometimes 100 if I need to use it up!
salifert Kh/ph buffer in ATO @ 1.4 ppt.
Hello all,
This will be my first build thread. I'm not a man of many words so I'll jump right into it.
Equipment:
Waterbox 90.3
Sicce Syncra Silent 4.0
4 stage RODI
2x AI Prime 16HD
300w titanium Heater w/ Ink bird controller.
Sand and rock are on their way, I'll update when rock scape...
Starting a space to share my journey filling my new waterbox with mixed reef corals.
Current equipment:
- Echotech Vectra S2 DC Return Pump, Mobius controlled
- 2x AI Nero 5 Powerhead
- Deep Blue 9V UV Sterilizer
- IOAOI DC210 Protein Skimmer
- 200W Eheim Heater
- Kessil AP9X LED Lights
- BRS...
I have been reading for months at this point. Now that I am in the home stretch awaiting tank delivery, I cannot really procrastinate any longer and am thus starting my build thread. I had a 30 gallon LPS tank about 15 years ago at this point, and it would be fair to say I did a mediocre job at...
First ever saltwater tank!
Started with bc an Aqueon 55 LED starter kit and went to upgrading!
Current upgrades include:
Cheap soon to be replaced powerhead
Viparspectra 165 lights
Next up I will be upgrading powerheads and filtration!
Current Stock
Ocellaris clownfish
Orange ricordea...
Thank you for visiting my build thread for my aquarium
Acropolis
Acro: 1. (greek) the highest point; 2. Acropora, a genus of coral
-polis: (greek) city
This aquarium draws inspiration from the famous Acropolis of Athens. This scape reminds me of the majestic ruins on top...