1st Marine tank MiniReef 120

[PeterEde]

It would seem my NO3 is coming down.
From 50 now down to 27. Hopefully the reduction continues.
My little refugium is full of macro algae and 4 bio bricks plus a qty of LR in the sump.
Hopefully I can stop dosing NOPOX once I reach my target level of 15-20ppm?

 

[PeterEde]

9 months
Lost a nem, torch, hammer, starfish, mantis, fairy-wrasse, goby.

Life today
3 chromis
2 ocelaris
1 3 spot Domino
Azure Damsel
Hawkfish
Chocolate goby
Lawnmower blenny
6 line wrasse
8 trocus
2-4 nassarius
Mandarin Dragonet

Equipment
Kameor X5s doser
Kamoer ato
Bubble magus G2 small fleece roller
Mantis 120 skimmer
Nero3
AI Prime 16HD
Mantis tornado 2000 return

Typical parameters
Temp 25.5
Salinity 1.026
PH 8.3
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 40 (today)
Nitrite .1
Alk 8.5
Calc 420
MG 1460

 

[Nburg's Reef]

Looks good

 

[PeterEde]

Looks good

Thanks
Just wish the leather I have would open

 

[PeterEde]

2 new additions to help with caulerpa.
I call the slug Shrek

 

[PeterEde]

9.5 months

 

[PeterEde]

10 months and all looks good except NO3 is stable at 50ppm but a few 30 liter wc will drop it to 25ish and hopefully stay there

 

[PeterEde]

Sakura Sunrise. Not sure of the yellow ones. It's a mixed frag.

 

[PeterEde]

Coral banded shrimp

 

[PeterEde]

As of 8/1/2023

 

[quentin17110]

My tank is nearing a month old
Cycle has gone well
Live rock added first days. 3 Chromis added at 2 weeks in. Much life from live rock. Only missing critter is a Linkia Star that was found and have not seen for a week. Suspect crab got it as it was only 10mm dia.

Ammonia now less than .2ppm
Nitrate 5ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
PH 8

Started with Aquaforest sea salt

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20211120_214425 by Peter Ede, on Flickr

Some of the hitch hikers
Sea urchin by Peter Ede, on Flickr

Tank crab by Peter Ede, on Flickr

20211121143632__MG_8245 by Peter Ede, on Flickr

IMG_20211117_181823_752 by Peter Ede, on Flickr

What mollusc is this by Peter Ede, on Flickr

Sea Cucumber by Peter Ede, on Flickr

Nice picture

 

[PeterEde]

1 year 6 months
I think I'm winning the fight.
List a few, learned a lot thanks to r2r

 

[Rocktron1]

tank Looks good. How do you find the filtration system/sump on the aquaone mini reef?

 

[PeterEde]

tank Looks good. How do you find the filtration system/sump on the aquaone mini reef?

I replaced everything that came in the first 6 months
Buggble Magus G2 fleece roller
Mantiss 120 skimmer
Mantiss 2000 return pump
4 bio bricks and a number of standard blocks
I struggled with NO3 at 40 plus for 12 months.
Now below 20 and aiming for under 10.

 

[JonoH]

Looking amazing! Following your journey (fellow Adelaidian here)
Which one is your LFS?

 

[PeterEde]

Looking amazing! Following your journey (fellow Adelaidian here)
Which one is your LFS?

Aquarium World mostly. Aggies is near work. Seaview in emergencies.

 

[JonoH]

Aquarium World mostly. Aggies is near work. Seaview in emergencies.

Havent beem to Aquarium World yet, my LFS is Aggies, but have gone to Seaview a few times also!

Have to check them out!

 

[PeterEde]

Havent beem to Aquarium World yet, my LFS is Aggies, but have gone to Seaview a few times also!

Have to check them out!

Aquarium world is a great shop.
Catalina is another good shop. I'll visit tomorrow for pods. Need to seed the tank for a month trip

 

[PeterEde]

Leave for month.
Hopefully not missed anything. Tank pretty stable. 60 litre bin for ato. 2 liter bottles for dosing

 

[PeterEde]

Looking amazing! Following your journey (fellow Adelaidian here)
Which one is your LFS?

Thanks jonoH