“Dirty 30” Mushroom Tank

[andy020]

So I decided to keep it simple..

on its second week...

i cycled “reactor” media with quick start in a bucket prior to adding to the tank... expected a little bit of a phosphate rise and got one..


the first week I ran Chemiclean elite, but decided the GFO was causing more harm than the phosphates would so I pulled it..
Animals were much happier when I pulled it..

i broke down my ADA 60F and had a 16w x 32l x 12h tank made of 3/8 Starfire glass..

i live in a Valley 10 miles from a Titan V launch pad. I’ve had my Lagoon 25 split a seam.. this tank is built! I also wanted to try and get as close to 100L as possible

Filtration:
none
3 gal WC weekly (monthly is my goal)


equipment:
Digital Aquatics Controller
Kessil A160 w Controller
2 MP-10QDw pumps on Battery Backup (ecotech)
Smart ATO
Aqueon pro 200 heater
Custom night and UV panels on a Makers Controller/ Manual Dimmer as well.
AI Neutronics power bar (rack mount)
AC Infinity cabinet fans on controller
Light diffusing Panels Tap Plastics
Light bar 80/20 10 series

The fan actually pulls air over the battery backup mounted on the other side of the wall

Live Stock:

13 sexy shrimp in the shroom box
1 6 line that thinks sexy shrimp are tastey

20 bumble bee snails, various algae eaters
copepods, amphipods, brittle stars

feeding:
Reef snow, Aminos, phyto, reef roids.. I feed the shroom box and the 6 line gets a whole krill...



Dosing:
Red Sea A&B (kh/ calcium)

Salt: Fritz
Alk 8.5+
Phosphates .1 but dropping
Nitrates 20
ph 8- 8.5



Corals

JB’s, Kryptonite, Lady Dragon, 2 Neptune Pups, Picasso’s, Michalada, ReefKoi, Juggernaut, Raunchy Red mom and pups, lemon lime bounce, St Thomas, Tropics Bounce, 2 Halloween bounce lines, forest fires, and some unnamed bounces...

Some pics older, some newer

Let me introduce you to the Picasso.. pretty cool, one of my favs.

Here is a bounce just in... should color up

awaiting 24 colonies from Vietnam.. will start posting those in a few
2 of the colonies didn’t make it, as expected.. but not bad at all
I’ll sure fill the tank up soon!

Enjoy

Added a Brittle Star and a Cleaner Shrimp

 

[NY_Caveman]

Looks good! Nice collection of mushrooms.

 

[Hemmdog]

Nice kryptonite!!

 

[andy020]

Just in...

Bounce bubbles are white

 

[skysoblue987]

Do you find that Mushrooms do better and have better color in low light? You mount the Kessil high and I see you also have some acrylic cover the tank (to reduce light?).

 

[andy020]

Yep.. low low light, and I’m feeding..
They get a decent UV dose from the panels at night

I’m actually acclimating everything. Just got in a shipment from Vietnam.. went half on it, and they need to be nursed a little..

Fragged and split 4 colonies today.. 16 more to go. Will be a full tank

 

[Mystikal]

Nice. I just picked up an WWC OG Bounce, and started to reconsider. Seems like bounce shrooms like a dirty tank?

 

[andy020]