Hello R2R'ers
so here is my tank build! 10g basic nano-reef - this set up is about 6 months old - had a finnex 4g but pretty quickly upgraded to the 10g. Things seem to be going well. The acan frag could be doing better tbh, same goes for ricordia - thinking about messing with placement...
Goal: to successfully keep these animals happy. I understand they will grow and have more upgrades planned after the new years and one more move.
please take a look below everyone - I would really love to get some critique going here that might help me out. Keep in mind this is my first real attempt at reef keeping so be gentle but i can take the truth!
feeding:
3/4 cube frozen brine shrimp every other day
marine snow 5ml every 4 days
Light cycle:
cheap LEDs - 7AM to 10pm
T5HO - 8am to 7pm
FTS 7/13/12
equipment:
10g tank - basic 10g tank from petsmart
Aquaclear 20 HOB (100gph)
Finnex PF5 HOB filter (31gph)
Coralife Dual fixture T5HO 20"
2x 48 LED blue strips (cheap flea market LED strips) wannabe "stunner" strips?
equipment coming soon:
aquastyles DIY LED kit dimmable
Hydor Koralia nano powerhead 240gph - need a bit more flow, had Cyano outbreaks in dead spots
Aquaclear 70 - to be modded into refugium for pods and macro - nutrient export, phosphate/nitrate absorbing, copepod cultivation lenny the blenny (dragonet I know!)
so here is my tank build! 10g basic nano-reef - this set up is about 6 months old - had a finnex 4g but pretty quickly upgraded to the 10g. Things seem to be going well. The acan frag could be doing better tbh, same goes for ricordia - thinking about messing with placement...
Goal: to successfully keep these animals happy. I understand they will grow and have more upgrades planned after the new years and one more move.
please take a look below everyone - I would really love to get some critique going here that might help me out. Keep in mind this is my first real attempt at reef keeping so be gentle but i can take the truth!
feeding:
3/4 cube frozen brine shrimp every other day
marine snow 5ml every 4 days
Light cycle:
cheap LEDs - 7AM to 10pm
T5HO - 8am to 7pm
FTS 7/13/12
equipment:
10g tank - basic 10g tank from petsmart
Aquaclear 20 HOB (100gph)
Finnex PF5 HOB filter (31gph)
Coralife Dual fixture T5HO 20"
2x 48 LED blue strips (cheap flea market LED strips) wannabe "stunner" strips?
equipment coming soon:
aquastyles DIY LED kit dimmable
Hydor Koralia nano powerhead 240gph - need a bit more flow, had Cyano outbreaks in dead spots
Aquaclear 70 - to be modded into refugium for pods and macro - nutrient export, phosphate/nitrate absorbing, copepod cultivation lenny the blenny (dragonet I know!)