Kruse47
New Member
Hello all. about a year ago I posted about working on my 150 gallon at a store that I own. Well COVID hit and we shut the store down and I haven't been back full time since. The tank is still up and running, just doing the basic things to keep things alive. So I decided to setup a small tank that I had in storage. The plan is to have a reef tank at home and the store tank become a fish only system. I am currently waiting to order a skimmer, heater, return pump, and hose and fittings. My stock list for fish is going to be simple with a pair of Clowns, Lawnmower Blenny, Sixline Wrasse, and a Royal Gramma Basslet. It's going to be a mixed reef but heavier on the LPS side.
This is what I have so far:
Im working on a solution for the lights, I do plan on upgrading soon, but having the wood support them has already caused some problems. The stand has been reinforced, it's nothing pretty but it's functional.
As you see there is a lot of dust, I will be cleaning everything off. The sump has been scrubbed once I plan on doing one more good cleaning. My thoughts on the sump are to have my skimmer in the first chamber, a refugium in the second, and return and heater in the third. ATO is to the right, ill be using an Aqualifter pump and a float valve. The LED above the middle chamber is a grow light, we will see how well it works.
Rock work is pretty simple, I have tree "showcase" rocks at the front for some Zoas. Ill have two powerheads at the back in each corner, I may add a third in the middle. The only downfall to this system is the HOB overflow, I would have preferred to drill the tank but since this is only going to be a "year" tank I figured I could put up with it, and it was free.
This is what I have so far:
Im working on a solution for the lights, I do plan on upgrading soon, but having the wood support them has already caused some problems. The stand has been reinforced, it's nothing pretty but it's functional.
As you see there is a lot of dust, I will be cleaning everything off. The sump has been scrubbed once I plan on doing one more good cleaning. My thoughts on the sump are to have my skimmer in the first chamber, a refugium in the second, and return and heater in the third. ATO is to the right, ill be using an Aqualifter pump and a float valve. The LED above the middle chamber is a grow light, we will see how well it works.
Rock work is pretty simple, I have tree "showcase" rocks at the front for some Zoas. Ill have two powerheads at the back in each corner, I may add a third in the middle. The only downfall to this system is the HOB overflow, I would have preferred to drill the tank but since this is only going to be a "year" tank I figured I could put up with it, and it was free.
