40 breeder w/Fuji dropon

[PhishMonger84]

So it begins…
Water added, with 40lbs dry rock 40 lbs live sand. I will be getting some live rock this weekend.

back at it!

this will be a mini reef, not sure what fish yet but soft corals and LPS are likely.

125 FOWLR to come in a few months

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Nice looking tank!

 

[PhishMonger84]

its a little cloudy! but hopefully today she clears and then i can organize the cords into a less spiderwebby mess

 

[PhishMonger84]

Slightly less cloudy, can atleast see some of the aquascape. Salinity is too high at 1.04

baby steps!

 

[PhishMonger84]

How’a the scape looking?
Should I move the skimmer to the AIO dropin?

 

[PhishMonger84]

my little build thread isnt getting any love. i put together a loose list of equipment that I'm using. i need to setup an ATO next.
the list also includes corals i like and fish i hope to add, maybe ( if anyone sees this thread) they can help me with the stock and order.

Tims 40 Breeder Mini Reef

Equipment
40 breeder AGA tank

• Metal stand
• Fuji Cube AIO
• Aquamaxx HOB1.5
• Koralia wave maker
• AI prime HD (2)
• 300w heater

Livestock

Inverts (nothing yet)

• Clean up crew, snails, hermits and emerald crab.
• Cleaner shrimp (2)
• Feather Dusters (2)
• BTA TBA
• Leather toadstool
• GSP
• Euphylia
• CandyCane
• Duncan
• Other LPS or easy SPS (open to try easy keepers)
• Zoas

Fish (nothing yet)

• 3 blue/green chromis
• 2 blue reef chromis or other damsels that aren't nasty
• 2 pearly jaw fish
• Blackcap basslet
• Pair of clowns
• Pygmy angel (maybe)
• Tomini tang (maybe)

thoughts?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

How’a the scape looking?
Should I move the skimmer to the AIO dropin?

I like the aquascape! Gives fish plenty of room to hide in.

 

[twentyleagues]

Looks good. How do you like their aio kit?

 

[PhishMonger84]

Looks good. How do you like their aio kit?

Easy to use, easy to setup. Running the pump wide open and it produces nice flow. I’m uncertain if I can add lock-line extensions to the nozzles.
I wish it had magnetic brackets, my silicon job leaves a lot to be desired.

 

[PhishMonger84]

Rescaped after observing flow and dead spots.

Ordered a CUC from reefcleaners

Adding a few chromis this weekend for interest

Skimmer running, got a free GSP frag when i bought live rock, may have been too early but I'm hoping it does well. one of my favorites

 

[snackpack]

Rescaped after observing flow and dead spots.

Ordered a CUC from reefcleaners

Adding a few chromis this weekend for interest

Skimmer running, got a free GSP frag when i bought live rock, may have been too early but I'm hoping it does well. one of my favorites

Let's see the new scape

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Rescaped after observing flow and dead spots.

Ordered a CUC from reefcleaners

Adding a few chromis this weekend for interest

Skimmer running, got a free GSP frag when i bought live rock, may have been too early but I'm hoping it does well. one of my favorites

Got any pictures of the rescape?

 

[Bohemian Waxwing]

I loved the old scape :( But you have an eye for it, so I am sure this one is great, too.

 

[PhishMonger84]

I'll take pics tonight; the new design allows for more coral placement and additional hides.

 

[PhishMonger84]

I loved the old scape :( But you have an eye for it, so I am sure this one is great, too.

this forum is so much kinder than what i am used to. Thank you so much

 

[PhishMonger84]

Morning view. Same rocks just a new layout with no dead spots, more hides and coral placement spots

 

[PhishMonger84]

Now with some livestock, 6 chromis been in for a week, some clean up crew and a GSP frag I was gifted

 

[PhishMonger84]

Clownfish pair
Midas blenny
Handful of chromis
2 shrimp gobies
Flasher wrasse

 

[PhishMonger84]

Got an order of macro algae and sponges. tank is looking really good, at least to me!

 

[PhishMonger84]

update- havent seen the blenny in about a week and lost the clowns.

otherwise i added UV and the tank is looking great despite the setbacks with livestock. The few corals in there are really glowing RN

4th of july got a 90 gallon running and have a 2 20L set up as QTs one with biota yellow tang and poma blueline angel and the other with lamarcks angels.

going to let my freshwater fish live out their lives in my 6 footer and may slowly sell those to get one of them freed up for larger fish down the road. have both a 125 and 180 plumbed with sump. the 180 already has a huge UV on it. so likely a just add salt and new substrate change, when it does happen.