MattyS JBJ 30g Rimless - First Adventure into SW

[MPSchenck]

Hello,

I think this is the place for my tank log.

Equipment List...
JBJ Lighting Rimless Cube, 30-Gallon
JBJ Aquarium Cabinet Stand, Black

InTank Rimless Nano Cube 30 Media Basket x1
Poly Filter Pad, 4 X 8"
Seachem Matrix Bio Media, 250ml
Seachem The Bag
Seachem Purigen, 100ml

Cobalt Neo-Therm Heater, 100 watt
ReefSafe Solutions RS1 Heater Controller (calibrated with lab-grade mercury thermometer)

Tunze Comline DOC Protein Skimmer 9001

Innovative Marine MiniMax All-In-One Media Reactor
Seachem PhosGuard, 500ml

Jebao RW-4 Wavemaker with Controller

Avast ATO Kit w/ peristaltic pump w/o float
"Custom" homemade polycarbonate 5.08g reservoir

Kessil A360WE LED Tuna Blue
Kessil Spectral Controller
Kessil LED Light Pendant A-Series Gooseneck Clamp/Mount
Kessil 90 Degree Adapter for A Series Gooseneck Mount
"Custom" homemade automotive headlight halo moonlight mod

Two Little Fishies Nanomag Glass Cleaner

Innovative Marine AUQA Gadget Gourmet Defroster

Salinity Refractometer, Aquarium & Seawater - Dual Scale
Standard Seawater 35 ppt Refractometer Calibration Solution, 60 ml
API Saltwater Master Test Kit
Acu-Life True Easy Syringe (get exacty 5ml of water for test tubes everytime)
Seachem Ammonia Alert

Turkey baster
Two Little Fishies Julian's Thing Multi Purpose Tool

CaribSea Ocean Direct Natural Live Sand, 20 lbs
32 lbs cured live rock

Livestock...
1 SA Standard Ocellaris Clownfish
1 SA Standard Black Ocellaris Clownfish

1 Starry Blenny

1 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

4 Astrea Snails
3 Cerith Snails
3 Nassarius Snails
2 Margarita 2 (I wont buy anymore of these, I didn't know they were temperate)
2 Trochus Snails
6 dwarf hermits
6 Stomatella (that hitchhiked in on live rock)

I feed
Hakari Mysis 1/4 cube 2 days a week (Sat & Wed)
SA Dry Hatchery Diet daily (except Sat & Wed)

Corals...
1 Red Spotted Mushroom
1 Blue Mushroom
1 Orange Mushroom

1 GPS - on it's own little island rock

2 LPS probably Favites of some type

1 Montipora, Branching (Digitata?)

1 Montipora Strawberry Fields

I feed
Hikari Coral Gumbo 1/2 cube 2 days a week (Mon & Thurs)
DT's Live Marine Phytoplankton (Mon, Wed, & Fri)
Dose Kent Nano Reef A & B

 

[Waters]

You can't post all that detailed information and then not include pictures

 

[MPSchenck]

Some pics...

The set up

'Shrooms, man

GPS before I moved it to it's own rock island so it doesn't get out of hand

Sold as "Branching Montipora" I assume that means Monti Digitata

Montipora Cap Strawberry Fields (3.5" across)

Some type of LPS a Favite perhaps - IDs welcome

Some type of LPS a Favite perhaps - IDs welcome

It's hard to get pics of the clowns but this guy moves very little

My "custom" homemade ATO reservoir

Kessil Halo moonlight mod

And in use

 

[MPSchenck]

Looks like based on some info from @kschweer (THANKS!)

1) Aussie Holiday Favia found here

2) Aussie Reverse Prism Favia found here (I need to raise the whites to get a better color pic on this one.)

 

[MPSchenck]

Also, when I checked the tank this morning there was this HIDEOUS thing sticking out of one of my rocks.

It wasn't until I pulled it out with tongs that I realized my skunk cleaner had molted.

 

[Waters]

Looks good I like that custom ATO container....did you build that from the ground up or customize another acrylic container?

 

[MPSchenck]

Looks good I like that custom ATO container....did you build that from the ground up or customize another acrylic container?

It was a ground up thing. I had my local glass shop cut the polycarbonate to dimensions I specified and then I glued it together after an ENORMOUS amount of sanding. I swear it looked like they cut the pieces with a hand saw. It was also my first attempt at welding plastic so it's pretty ugly. You can't really see it in the pic but there are smears where the glue shot out of the little applicator nozzle. By the end I had figured out how to control the flow but it was too late to make this piece look nice. Next time I'm going to just buy raw sheet from them and go to Lowe's for a table saw blade for plastic.

 

[Waters]

Even with the "mess ups" it still looks a lot better than my dog food storage container.

 

[MPSchenck]

Even with the "mess ups" it still looks a lot better than my dog food storage container.

I feel ya. This is what I was working with before, a 2g food grade bucket from Lowe's. You could see the white of the bucket through that access hole on the side. I used some carbon fiber look vinyl to camouflage it but it was still terrible. Luckily the side of the reservoir I made that you can see through the same hole looks perfect.

 

[MPSchenck]

Night shot with moonlight only and the camera set to night mode. It's not really that bright.

 

[pelphrey]

I really like the JBJ tanks!

 

[MPSchenck]

I really like the JBJ tanks!

It does makes for a clean set up. I'm sorta thinking I should have gotten the 45, but no worries, I'm already ideating on something like a 125g.

 

[pelphrey]

I know that feeling! I also have a 75 gallon freshwater tank. I believe it will get replaced with a 125-150 reef one day!

 

[powers2001]

Can you tell me the story on the syringe I see in post #9?

 

[MPSchenck]

Can you tell me the story on the syringe I see in post #9?

Sure, it's an Acu-Life True Easy Syringe. The API tests require 5ml of tank water. Using that dosing syringe set to 5ml gets me as close to 5ml as is necessary for an API test without dipping it in the tank pouring a little too much out dipping it again pouring, pouring oops poured out too much etc etc. It can set it 2.5ml, 5ml, 7.5ml, 10ml when set to an amount it will only pull that much.

I also have one each for dosing DT's Phytoplankton, Kent Nano Reef A & B.

 

[pelphrey]

Bulk reef supply sells the 5ml & 10ml syringes!

 

[MPSchenck]

Bulk reef supply sells the 5ml & 10ml syringes!

I see that now. The only thing is every CVS, Walgreen's, Wal-Mart (not that I would go there for anything) and Target has these so if I need another it's a 5 minute trip to get one. BRS has the same price as Amazon as well.

I'm a bit ashamed actually. I've never bought anything from BRS. I am about to pick up their 2 part bulk package to try.

 

[pelphrey]

Check out my YouTube channel in my signature. I've done a few unboxing videos from them. Recently purchased my ATO and reactor from them. You earn points, I have nearly enough points now to get their DIY screen top for free. Also keep an eye on their forum section for group buys. Earn extra points during those group buys.

What really sold me. I bought 25' of airline. I got a phone call one day from BRS, they said they only had 24'. I never would have measured it to begin with. I told them to not worry about it and don't refund me (it's .15 cents a foot). The did refund me, but they took 3 minutes out of their day to call me over 15 cents.

I order a lot of fittings and they are my go to solution for those as well. I highly recommend BRS!

 

[MPSchenck]

What really sold me. I bought 25' of airline. I got a phone call one day from BRS, they said they only had 24'. I never would have measured it to begin with. I told them to not worry about it and don't refund me (it's .15 cents a foot). The did refund me, but they took 3 minutes out of their day to call me over 15 cents.

That is an amazing display of customer service. I'll have to give them a try.

 

[Marktheshark83]

Looking good and that's a serious equipment list. Good stuff. How you like the skimmer? It fit in the back chambers?