60g Cube - Return after 30 year Hiatus

[Hershingen Mosiken]

I kept a Berlin style reef back in the early 1990's in college with a WetDry filter, Turboflotor protein skimmer and live wet rock I order from an ad in a magazine, shipped from Fiji. And yes, I had a $20 Yellow Tang. After moving away after college, I stuck with freshwater planted tanks. Got into aquascaping, and even entered a few competitions at local expos.

Started this 60g cube four months ago and enjoying learning all the ways the hobby has changed over the past decades. Pleased to find that a lot of aquacultured animals are available now!

Low Budget Setup:

• Aqueon 60g Cube
• Eheim Canister filter with MarinePure media
• MagTool DC Gyre MT-2400 WaveMaker
• Amazon Black Box 165w light (Wills)
• HOB Chaeto Refugium
• MarcoRocks dry rock
• CaribSea Special Grade sand

First corals just went in last week, with a Green Sinularia, mushroom, and a few Zoa's.

Fish consist of a Molly used to cycle the tank, followed by a Clown and a Green Chromis.

 

[KrisReef]

That bleached branch coral brings back a lot of memories

The tank looks nice.

 

[Hershingen Mosiken]

That bleached branch coral brings back a lot of memories

The tank looks nice.

Definitely very old school! But I actually have a weird idea I want to try with it - I am getting a large mat of GSP that I'm going to cut in strips and glue to it and try to see how it looks encrusted with the green polyps.

 

[Hershingen Mosiken]

Almost six months in, got the GSP encrusting the bleached staghorn skeleton, added a Kenya Tree, dragons Breath macro, and a pair of fire gobies.
Also swapped out the little HOB Refugium for an Aquamaxx HF-M. Skimmer is doing nicely and now there's a lot more room for macro in the Refugium chamber.
Think I see the first tiny specs of Coraline maybe!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Almost six months in, got the GSP encrusting the bleached staghorn skeleton, added a Kenya Tree, dragons Breath macro, and a pair of fire gobies.
Also swapped out the little HOB Refugium for an Aquamaxx HF-M. Skimmer is doing nicely and now there's a lot more room for macro in the Refugium chamber.
Think I see the first tiny specs of Coraline maybe!

That gsp looks good on the bleached staghorn skeleton!