Hello
I just started cycling a new 300-liter reef system this September 2020. The rocks have been cycling a bit longer though (start august).
The plan for the system is to become a bare bottom mixed reef system, with emphasis on stony corals (there is a small container with sand for wrasses - 20*10*5 cm).
The display tank measures 120 cm * 40 cm * 50 cm and the sump 80 cm * 30 cm * 40 cm (W*D*H). For flow, I use two jebao SOW 8 and for lighting an ATI sunpower dimtech 6*54 with the BRS recommended bulbs.
For downflow, it uses a modular marine ghost bean animal overflow rated for 1200 g/ph, connected to a Clarisea SK-3000 auto roller filter. In the sump, you will find a Tunze 9012 skimmer, a carbon reactor, a tunze osmolator, an aqua nuva nha-300 heater, a Jebao DCP-5000 pump for water circulation, a lumini asta 20 led for either growing frags or chaetomorpha, live rock, and a couple of containers for a 12 cm mobile DSB.
Down the road, I have plans of adding a dosing system to the tank, but for now, I will do with water changes.
I have done the nitrate and phosphate test for the last month, and the NO3 test results are as follows:
Currently, the tank only has one inhabitant which is a six-line wrasse. I will soon get him a friend.
The stocking plan, for now, is the following:
This is my first real reef tank, that is not a pico reef and I would like to hear your critics and suggestion
I just started cycling a new 300-liter reef system this September 2020. The rocks have been cycling a bit longer though (start august).
The plan for the system is to become a bare bottom mixed reef system, with emphasis on stony corals (there is a small container with sand for wrasses - 20*10*5 cm).
The display tank measures 120 cm * 40 cm * 50 cm and the sump 80 cm * 30 cm * 40 cm (W*D*H). For flow, I use two jebao SOW 8 and for lighting an ATI sunpower dimtech 6*54 with the BRS recommended bulbs.
For downflow, it uses a modular marine ghost bean animal overflow rated for 1200 g/ph, connected to a Clarisea SK-3000 auto roller filter. In the sump, you will find a Tunze 9012 skimmer, a carbon reactor, a tunze osmolator, an aqua nuva nha-300 heater, a Jebao DCP-5000 pump for water circulation, a lumini asta 20 led for either growing frags or chaetomorpha, live rock, and a couple of containers for a 12 cm mobile DSB.
Down the road, I have plans of adding a dosing system to the tank, but for now, I will do with water changes.
I have done the nitrate and phosphate test for the last month, and the NO3 test results are as follows:
- 5th okt. 2020 - 50 mg/l
- 12th okt. 2020 - 35 mg/l
- 25th okt. 2020 - 10 mg/l
- 30th okt. 2020 - 2 mg/l
Currently, the tank only has one inhabitant which is a six-line wrasse. I will soon get him a friend.
The stocking plan, for now, is the following:
- 1*six line wrasse for pest control (Tjek)
- 1*yellow Corris wrasse for pest control (Tjek)
- 1*royal gramma for a splash of colour
- 1*yellow tang or Scopas Tang for algae control
- 1*bristletooth tang
- 2*clownfish since they are needed in a reel reef tank ;P
- and down the line when the corals have grown out a group of green chromis
This is my first real reef tank, that is not a pico reef and I would like to hear your critics and suggestion
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