Hey everyone! Starting a reef tank and I’m really excited about it. Have been researching for months. Finally went to my LFS and pulled the trigger. PS - Hello from Canada!
Started off budget conscious but already planning some upgrades. Currently 4 days into fishless cycle.
A few photos so far:
Not in love with the scape right now but I’ll figure that out. Might take that live rock off the top.
Cycle details:
I wish I could go larger on the tank, but I live in a condo and space is hard to come by. I know I know, 11G as my first tank may be challenging, but I think I can do it.
Starting this build thread to document my entire tank journey.
Equipment
Can’t wait for my reef to look like this
Started off budget conscious but already planning some upgrades. Currently 4 days into fishless cycle.
A few photos so far:
Not in love with the scape right now but I’ll figure that out. Might take that live rock off the top.
Cycle details:
- 6lbs dry rock
- 4lbs live rock from LFS
- Water purchased from LFS tanks
- CaribSea Arag-Alive 10lbs
- Seachem bio start dosing
- Ghost feed eventually
- Threw a raw shrimp in there to get things going
I wish I could go larger on the tank, but I live in a condo and space is hard to come by. I know I know, 11G as my first tank may be challenging, but I think I can do it.
Starting this build thread to document my entire tank journey.
Equipment
Tank | 11G crystal rimless cube |
Filter | Aqueon Quiet Flow 20 |
Heater | Aqueon 50W preset 78 |
Light | Coralife white/blue clip-on |
Pump | Hydor Koralia Nano 240 |
RODI | Aquatic Life RODI Buddie 3 stage |
Salt | Tropical reef plus |
- Bought a salinity tester and a magnetic tank cleaner today.
- I want one of those VorTech pumps. You just can’t beat that low profile look. Maybe I’ll reward myself if I find some room in my budget the next few months.
- I can tell already I’ll have to get a different light. The one I currently have is probably way too high intensity and will fry any coral eventually have in there. PAR meters are expensive but we’ll see how things go.
- Also thinking about auto top up and protein skimmer. But like I said, space is limited and I’ll have to play that by ear. Since it’s a nano I’m pretty sure I’ll do auto top up sooner than later.
Can’t wait for my reef to look like this
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