17G Reef tank build Thread

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Hello all,

New Refer here - Started a month ago for my birthday as a gift from my fiancé. I'm loving the journey so far.


My Tank Specs:

- 17 Gal UN Systems AIO tank.
- AI Prime 16 HD lights running 12 hours a day.
- AI Orbit 2 (Using only one head)

Livestock:
- 2 Nano Ocellaris clown fish
- 2 Hermit Crabs
- 1 snail

Corals
- 2 Hammer Heads
- 1 Frog spawn
- 1 candy cane coral

Tank Metrics
- 0 Ammonia
- 0 Nitrite
- 0 ~ 1 Nitrates
- 8.1 Ph
- 77 Temp


I'll be posting my journey here and excited to meet everyone and love the community we have built here.
 

IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 55 59.1%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 6 6.5%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 4.3%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 3.2%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 1 1.1%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 16 17.2%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 3 3.2%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 1 1.1%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 3 3.2%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 1 1.1%
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