I think its finally time to make a build thread for the tank that my partner and I share! We've had our tank up and running since Oct 2019. This is our first salt water tank and we've made some mistakes and learned a lot! We're certainly slowing down these days on additions, and trips to the LFS are filled with fewer temptations now that the tank is mostly 'full'.
We have a softie/lps dominated tank with just a few fish and inverts. We're learning a lot about what the tank likes vs chasing numbers and trends. We have a generally high nitrate tank (30+) and we are aiming to bring our P04 into a balance with it. We love our 'pests' and macro algae and think they add character and charm to the tank. Besides it would have taken me ages to fill all those rocks, thank goodness for nems.
Tank started: Oct 2019
Tank size : 48 gallons w/ 14 gallon sump (currently) ---- 28 gallon bowfront (previously)
Tank type: Aqueon Recife glass tank ; tank dimensions: 36"(W)x18"(D)x18"(H)
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Equipment:
-Aquatop Xyclone Protein Skimmer
- Fluval Sea Marine 3.0 LED 46 watts. 1950 lumens (double up with) LED 40w light bar that came with the tank
- Heater
Livestock:
- " Tamir " CB Snowflake Ocellaris Clownfish Female - added 2019
- " Kirothius" CB Standard Ocellaris Clownfish Male - added 2019
- " Lhel " CB Orchid Dottyback - added 2022
- " Tamaki " Yellow Watchman Goby - added 2022
- " Jacques II " Cleaner Shrimp - added 2022
- Rainbow Bubble Tip Anemone - added January 2022
- Sebae anemone - added May 2022
- 2 Elephant Slugs - added 2022
CUC : Blue eye hermits, misc hermits, nassarius, cowries, turbos, oxtongue nerite, nerite, trocus, mithrix crab (sump friend)
Corals:
Frogspawn Coral - added Jan 2020
Kenya Tree Coral ( smaller now due to a poor reaction to fragging ) added January 2021
Devils Hand Coral - added Aug 2021
Hammer Coral - added Jan 2022
Alveopora added Dec 2022
Bi-color octospawn - Added Summer 2022
Clove polyps - added Jan 2022
Pavona added 2022
Mushrooms - added many many times over 2022 (1-22,12-22,12-28)
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RIP to the things we have not successfully been able to keep.
Many GSP and xenia frags, our duncans, attempts at SPS, and our beloved Bicolor Blenny "Neil" and Cleaner shrimp "Jacques I".
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