Ohio reefers in Michigan

[ohio reefer]

So I set up a 29 gallon biocube, realized after two days I'm not a fan of Biocubes. They're amazing tanks, just not my favorite. I traded my bicoube for a deep blue rimless 30 gallon cube, and a stand that was just some 2x4s. I set it up and let it run, and added some corals, and left it at that. I was not running a skimmer, for lighting I was running a 8 bulb T5. I then realized how much I rushed everything and sold the stock, Except for the yellow tang, which I'm working on finding a permanent home for, the small sixline wrasse, and my Clown. I purchased a reef octopus space saver 110 skimmer, and have had it running for about 2 months. The tank has been running for about 4 months now. There is no coral in the tank yet. Everything has been testing at 0 for the past 3 months, and I will be adding coral hopefully in another month. I have some small aptasia that must have been on the live rock that I am taking care of tomorrow, with aptasia x and some peppermint shrimp. The rock is covered in cora line, I just need to remove the pest and then I'll be ready for some zoa, then clams and sps further down the road.

The sump/fuge

Filling the tank

The full tank, rock work in place. I'm going with a bare bottom on this build.

Close up on the rock work. Covered in coraline, unfortunately there are also some unwanted pests. The rocks have plenty of holes for frags.

the simple but cheap and effective stand, also my first of any carpentry lol.

 

[revhtree]

Looking good!

 

[ohio reefer]

Picked up a small cuc, a new clown, a small frogspawn, and a tiny sps frag

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

It's looking great so far! looking forward to seeing your progress :whoo:

 

[fishroomlady]

yes, looking good!

 

[Diamond1]

Looks to be off to a great start.

 

[ohio reefer]

Thanks everyone! After 3 months of running empty I added my first coral. They've been in the system for a little over a day now. Both fully open and look happy. Sps is showing good polyp extension.

 

[ohio reefer]

Picked up a bubble tip, small cardinal, and a small mini maxi with a torn foot. Around Christmas I'll be upgrading to the kessil A360w. Got to see them in person and I am very impressed.

 

[ohio reefer]

cant get a pic with blues on

 

[ohio reefer]

Slowly adding more coral

 

[ohio reefer]

last addition for a while. Another clown and a small maxima clam

 

[ohio reefer]

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

loved your maxima clam :rockon:

 

[ohio reefer]

Thanks! I always get addicted to clams. My last tank had 9 I think

 

[ohio reefer]

Wow. Was working on the light bulb arrangement when I pulled to hard knocking a outlet strip into the display. Sparks flew and smoke came out. Equipment acted strange turning off, on, then full power now dead. Fish don't look good. Coral completely closed. Working on blowing the smoke out of the room

 

[stunreefer]

Big water changes with salinity and temp matched, add new carbon. I was actually just looking at the powerstrip mounted above sump in picture above and was going to comment on moving that bad boy out of harms way.

Good luck!

 

[ohio reefer]

I had it attached with a small bracket and just pulled to hard. Was dumb to have it in there. Don't have an rodi for the change so may have to use tap water and fix it tomorrow

 

[ohio reefer]

Live stock is looking much better. Equipment may be fried though.

 

[ohio reefer]

Got lucky. Relocated the strip OUTSIDE of the stand. Equipment working well, only thing looking crappy is my bta. First anemone sting when I picked it up.

burns a little but if this is the worst that comes from all of this I'll be very happy.

 

[Reef Junky150]

Sounds like a good time for a gfci installation