55 Gallon Reef Tank (Start April 2024)
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Here to document the new journey. I used to keep all kinds of saltwater tanks long ago but never had the lighting to keep more than softies. Looking forward to trying for more of a mixed reef on this one. Super excited about all the advancements in tech since I had a tank last (10 years).
55 Gallon 36" x 18" x 20" deep Acrylic
Sump system (for the first time)
(2) Redsea RL90's
Feedback welcome! Cheers!
55 Gallon 36" x 18" x 20" deep Acrylic
Sump system (for the first time)
(2) Redsea RL90's
Feedback welcome! Cheers!
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I added the first inhabitants a few days ago
(2) Turbo Snails
Conch
(4) Trocus
(6) Cerith
(2) Nasserus
I had a diatom explosion after cycling so I wanted to get some algae eaters in there. I accidentally got the nasserus snails because of the sand bed I have and wanting some sand snails but they eat meaty foods not algae. Oops. I fed them a small piece of uncooked shrimp we had in the freezer. One of them came up straight away and ate some. The other did not emerge.
(2) Turbo Snails
Conch
(4) Trocus
(6) Cerith
(2) Nasserus
I had a diatom explosion after cycling so I wanted to get some algae eaters in there. I accidentally got the nasserus snails because of the sand bed I have and wanting some sand snails but they eat meaty foods not algae. Oops. I fed them a small piece of uncooked shrimp we had in the freezer. One of them came up straight away and ate some. The other did not emerge.
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After having the turbos for a day I realized how little flow I had in the tank. There was snail poo lining the outside of the sand bed. There was so much! I went out and bought a gyre, Redsea reefwave 45. Really happy with it so far.
I also decided to use the lock line return nozzle again (after initially flooding my sump, siphoning water back). I'm keeping the end up a lot higher this time. I also modified the elbow that feeds it with some holes at or above the water line to help break the siphon. Seems to work OK
I also decided to use the lock line return nozzle again (after initially flooding my sump, siphoning water back). I'm keeping the end up a lot higher this time. I also modified the elbow that feeds it with some holes at or above the water line to help break the siphon. Seems to work OK
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I ended up getting another gyre, a cheaper one off of Amazon, Magtool brand, to try and get some back and forth flow. Built a new sump with a 20G long. I'll have to add a separate detail post about that build.
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