I wanted another reef tank but didn’t have a hole bunch of room so I decided to do a nano build. I followed inappropriate reefers nano build on youtube for my build. Before I got my supplies I had to get a stand. I decided I wanted to make the stand because it would be cheaper and would only take a day for it to be finished.
I went and got all my supplies from amazon or petco and had some other aquarium supplies around the house.
•Aqua knight A030 light
•Fluval Aqua Clear 50
•25 watt heater
•10 pounds of live sand
•and all sorts of media/etc.
I made and over flow for the tank so it would skim the surface and the Aqua Clear filter wouldn’t suck up sand of other things off the bottom. Also it looks much better this way. Here the thread to show you how I made it.
www.reef2reef.com
Last night I bought 14 pounds of live rock and 10 gallons of Fritz saltwater and put it all together was still cloudy when I took a picture after I was done though.
Many updates soon to come so be sure to follow along.
UPDATE:
All the sand settled so you can see the aquascape now.
Update: 2/5/2020
The refugium is setup and CUC is going in this weekend.
Update 2/16/2020:
This is how I run my hang of the back filter. Cheato/filter floss/poly filter pad/ GFO/ bio blocks.
I also added my clean up crew about a week ago.
•2 blue leg hermits
•3 astrea snails
•4 nassarius snails
I also add 3 new corals. I’m going with a softie tank because I think it will looks better
•green singularia coral
•very small toad stool
•branching GSP
Update: 2/26/2020
I got lots on new corals and no fish yet. Here’s some pics.
5/10/2020
It’s been a while since the last update, AI prime is going in this week and lots of new coral has been added. Here a top down pic.
5/15/2020
here’s the AI prime setup with some coral pics!
update: 08/15/2020
Got some new coral today and I have lots of growth in my tank since I last posted! Take a look.
Update: 9/08/2020
New coral and a Top look down view.
Update 01/06/2021
A lot of growth since the last update. My secret is using crushed plankton balls and spot feeding coral.
I went and got all my supplies from amazon or petco and had some other aquarium supplies around the house.
•Aqua knight A030 light
•Fluval Aqua Clear 50
•25 watt heater
•10 pounds of live sand
•and all sorts of media/etc.
I made and over flow for the tank so it would skim the surface and the Aqua Clear filter wouldn’t suck up sand of other things off the bottom. Also it looks much better this way. Here the thread to show you how I made it.
DIY overflow for HOB Fluval AquaClear 50/70
Materials needed: •12”X12” 1/8” Thick or 1/4”thick plexiglass • One tube of aquarium safe silicone •glass aquarium Step one: Caution be sure to leave protective layer over plexiglass to prevent scratches: mark on the plexiglass 2” over then 2 1/2” over and cut on the line. Step two...
www.reef2reef.com
Many updates soon to come so be sure to follow along.
UPDATE:
All the sand settled so you can see the aquascape now.
Update: 2/5/2020
The refugium is setup and CUC is going in this weekend.
Update 2/16/2020:
This is how I run my hang of the back filter. Cheato/filter floss/poly filter pad/ GFO/ bio blocks.
I also added my clean up crew about a week ago.
•2 blue leg hermits
•3 astrea snails
•4 nassarius snails
I also add 3 new corals. I’m going with a softie tank because I think it will looks better
•green singularia coral
•very small toad stool
•branching GSP
Update: 2/26/2020
I got lots on new corals and no fish yet. Here’s some pics.
5/10/2020
It’s been a while since the last update, AI prime is going in this week and lots of new coral has been added. Here a top down pic.
5/15/2020
here’s the AI prime setup with some coral pics!
update: 08/15/2020
Got some new coral today and I have lots of growth in my tank since I last posted! Take a look.
Update: 9/08/2020
New coral and a Top look down view.
Update 01/06/2021
A lot of growth since the last update. My secret is using crushed plankton balls and spot feeding coral.
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