Broadfield's Red Sea Reefer 450 Build - OCD Inspired... Going Back To a Reef

[reefwiser]

Thank you sir... I already happened to follow the Youtube channel, but I didn't know about the forum!/QUOTE]
George will be at the Chicago Aquashellia this September. [emoji3][emoji106]

 

[becon776]

if i cant get my reefer 450 straightemed around i will be following suit

 

[Duncan Tse]

Hey what kind of sand are you using currently? I love the look of it and do you stir it everyday to keep it that clean?

 

[Duncan Tse]

Hey what kind of sand are you using currently? I love the look of it and do you stir it everyday to keep it that clean?

 

[Duncan Tse]

Hey what kind of sand are you using currently? I love the look of it and do you stir it everyday to keep it that clean?

 

[Duncan Tse]

Hey broadfield what kind of sand are you currently using? I love the look of it and do you stir it everyday to keep it that clean?

 

[Broadfield]

Hey broadfield what kind of sand are you currently using? I love the look of it and do you stir it everyday to keep it that clean?

I was using Tropic Eden Reefflakes... I stirred it about 2x a week.

 

[Broadfield]

My plants arrived yesterday and I planted them last night. I'm fairly happy with it since I've never really done a "structured" planted tank. When I was a kid I would just randomly toss some plants in and call it a day. So this is my first go around at a hi-tech planted setup. I'm sure I'll add/change some things in the next week or two, but I am just happy to have some green in there. Next up are some fish, shrimp and so on.

 

[reefwiser]

Looking good to start. Spend time getting Co2 dialed end before adding livestock. Shrimp are great addition.

 

[lbacha]

Get some Amano shrimp, otocinlus cats and Malaysian trumpet snails. They are the A+ clean up crew of the planted tank world.

 

[Crabby48]

Glad to see you back! Your thread was a big part of me getting in this hobby.

I have been looking at a few planted tanks and wow. I will definitely keep following

 

[lbacha]

People on here have dream tanks and I’m guessing they don’t look like this. I would love to have this in my house

 

[Crabby48]

People on here have dream tanks and I’m guessing they don’t look like this. I would love to have this in my house

Wow nice find!

 

[lbacha]

So these books have been my inspiration for freshwater tanks for years

These books are amazing

Len

 

[reefwiser]

Amano is the man the planted tank hobby would be not the same with out him.
His tank above has changed thru the years and is still maintained after his death.;(

 

[becon776]

@Broadfield nice planted tank!
? for you.... you dint happen to have your wav settings when your reef from when reef was up and running do you? i have reefer 450 and two WAV
i am an old schooler. wemt from mh vho and korralia to LED, WAV, DOS, H380 OVER FUGE. etcetera. feeling a little overwhelmed with all the settings as opposed to plug and play.

 

[Broadfield]

@Broadfield nice planted tank!
? for you.... you dint happen to have your wav settings when your reef from when reef was up and running do you? i have reefer 450 and two WAV
i am an old schooler. wemt from mh vho and korralia to LED, WAV, DOS, H380 OVER FUGE. etcetera. feeling a little overwhelmed with all the settings as opposed to plug and play.

Doesn't get much easier than my WAV settings... Mavericks 24/7 at the same percentage all day. I set the percentage to the highest I could get it, without my sand blowing everywhere. Usually around 45% - 50%. I would then increase it as the pumps got dirtier... as they slow down over time. Then when I deep cleaned them, turned it back down to the original 45% - 50%.

 

[Jimbo662]

My plants arrived yesterday and I planted them last night. I'm fairly happy with it since I've never really done a "structured" planted tank. When I was a kid I would just randomly toss some plants in and call it a day. So this is my first go around at a hi-tech planted setup. I'm sure I'll add/change some things in the next week or two, but I am just happy to have some green in there. Next up are some fish, shrimp and so on.

Amazing conversion!!!

 

[becon776]

get ready to trim. every other month i had ti trim everythung waaaaay back. especially the stem plants

 

[lbacha]

get ready to trim. every other month i had ti trim everythung waaaaay back. especially the stem plants

Every other month, try every other week. Freshwater plants grow fast in a high tech tank, especially stem plants like you said. If I let my Alternanthera Reineckii go 2 months it would be a foot out of the top of the tank

 

[reefwiser]

That’s the fun part plus the no STN or RTN. [emoji3]

 

[SkiCatTX]

So these books have been my inspiration for freshwater tanks for years

These books are amazing

Len

Just ordered a copy of the complete works. Thanks for the heads up!