Hey everyone!
I'm starting up my second tank and figured having a build thread going would be fun. I enjoy watching everyone else's progress, so why not give it a shot?
Regarding my "style" I try to keep things as minimal as I can. My goal is to keep things as stable as possible with as few pieces of equipment/products as possible. I'll be keeping mostly LPS and softies, with the occasional SPS if it'll be happy in my tank lol. I'll also be doing weekly 5-gallon water changes
I added water to the tank on January 22nd, 2024, so it's officially been running for 2 weeks. In terms of products and equipment for this build, see below:
Tank: RF-25 Rimless Flat Panel Aquarium & Stand (25 gallon) - black - JBJ
Light: Radion XR15 G6 Pro LED
Pump: VorTech MP10mQD
ATO: Duetto2 Dual - Sensor - XP Aqua
Heater: Eheim 70W
Lid: Top-lids custom
Salt: RedSea (blue)
Sand: 20 lb Fiji Pink Arag-Alive
Rock: some purple wet rock at my LFS (not live) - 25 lbs
Carbon: Chemi-pure elite
Biomedia: SeaChem Pond Matrix
Mechanical Media: BRS Filter Sock (4 x 8 inch)
RO System: BRS 150 GPD
Cycling:
I cycled this tank by using the FRITZ-Zyme Fishless Fuel, followed by the FRITZ-Zyme Turbo Start 900. My previous tank I cycled by using live rock, so this method was new to me. I tend to get nervous when trying something new, given I know what I did in the past had good results.
Anyways... on the first day, I added the Fishess Fuel and Turbo Start (whatever the measurements on the bottle said to do). I also added one of those little ammonia badges into the tank to keep an eye on the ammonia levels. By January 27th, the little badge was back to <0.02 ppm, so I did the same thing (added the Fishless Fuel and Turbo Start) again.
Now it's February 5th, and I'll have a pair of clownfish in the tank this week
Livestock:
In terms of livestock, this is what I plan on adding:
Fish-
Invertebrates-
But yeah, I think that's it. I'm sure I'm missing some stuff, so I'll make sure to add them as they pop up. Let me know if you have any questions! I'd be more than happy to answer them Below is a picture of my tank today. I'm letting the "ugly" algae grow so the CUC will have something to nosh on when they arrive. Thanks!!
I'm starting up my second tank and figured having a build thread going would be fun. I enjoy watching everyone else's progress, so why not give it a shot?
Regarding my "style" I try to keep things as minimal as I can. My goal is to keep things as stable as possible with as few pieces of equipment/products as possible. I'll be keeping mostly LPS and softies, with the occasional SPS if it'll be happy in my tank lol. I'll also be doing weekly 5-gallon water changes
I added water to the tank on January 22nd, 2024, so it's officially been running for 2 weeks. In terms of products and equipment for this build, see below:
Tank: RF-25 Rimless Flat Panel Aquarium & Stand (25 gallon) - black - JBJ
Light: Radion XR15 G6 Pro LED
Pump: VorTech MP10mQD
ATO: Duetto2 Dual - Sensor - XP Aqua
Heater: Eheim 70W
Lid: Top-lids custom
Salt: RedSea (blue)
Sand: 20 lb Fiji Pink Arag-Alive
Rock: some purple wet rock at my LFS (not live) - 25 lbs
Carbon: Chemi-pure elite
Biomedia: SeaChem Pond Matrix
Mechanical Media: BRS Filter Sock (4 x 8 inch)
RO System: BRS 150 GPD
Cycling:
I cycled this tank by using the FRITZ-Zyme Fishless Fuel, followed by the FRITZ-Zyme Turbo Start 900. My previous tank I cycled by using live rock, so this method was new to me. I tend to get nervous when trying something new, given I know what I did in the past had good results.
Anyways... on the first day, I added the Fishess Fuel and Turbo Start (whatever the measurements on the bottle said to do). I also added one of those little ammonia badges into the tank to keep an eye on the ammonia levels. By January 27th, the little badge was back to <0.02 ppm, so I did the same thing (added the Fishless Fuel and Turbo Start) again.
Now it's February 5th, and I'll have a pair of clownfish in the tank this week
Livestock:
In terms of livestock, this is what I plan on adding:
Fish-
- Pair of Percula clownfish
- Yasha Goby pair (undecided)
- Basslet of some sort (undecided)
- Trimma Gobies (undecided)
Invertebrates-
- CUC (blue-legged hermit (x2), scarlet hermit (x1), trochus snail (x2))
- Randall's Pistol Shrimp
- Banded Coral Shrimp, Blue
But yeah, I think that's it. I'm sure I'm missing some stuff, so I'll make sure to add them as they pop up. Let me know if you have any questions! I'd be more than happy to answer them Below is a picture of my tank today. I'm letting the "ugly" algae grow so the CUC will have something to nosh on when they arrive. Thanks!!