I got the kit from BRS, easy to assemble. Got it done in about 20 minutes by myself.
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Thanks for the encouragement Rev. It seems to be going pretty well over all. Hopefully my build can help someone else going sumpless. There are so many wonderful build threads of dream aquariums, but everyone has to start somewhere.No sump? NO PROBLEM! Keep it up!
Thanks Idech. First of all I will say that prophylactic treatment is highly debated in the hobby. I will also say though that of the six reef stores near me, five treat with copper (for fish that tolerate it) and one with hyposalinity. So retailers seem to all agree with treatment before symptoms. The problem is that they are only treating enough to suppress parasites but not kill them.I enjoy reading your thread. I am also building a sumpless tank soon.
I am wondering why you give your fish systematic medication when they have no sign of disease ? I’m new to saltwater but not to freshwater and I have never seen that done.
I haven’t done it to my 2 clowns and tailspot blenny and they are very healthy so far (4 months for the clowns and 6-8 weeks for the blenny).
Thank you, I didn’t know that. For sure I’ll ask my LFS how they treat their fish before selling, next time.I will also say though that of the six reef stores near me, five treat with copper (for fish that tolerate it) and one with hyposalinity. So retailers seem to all agree with treatment before symptoms. The problem is that they are only treating enough to suppress parasites but not kill them.
Thanks for your encouragement. I would be really happy if the temperature was the problem because I think I have a good handle on that now. I didn't think 3 degree would kill it in a week but I hope you are right. I will definitely try again but probably not until after I get the firefish and the blenny out of quarantine.Great work so far and kudos on being so patient through this journey!
I suspect that if your temperature really was 3 degrees too high, that may have been what killed your shrimp. You're probably good to try another since you've got your temperature under check now. I love shrimp, I feel that they really add a lot to the tank.
The algea growing on your bio media shouldn't be an issue so long as it doesn't completely take it over. In all honesty though, the bio media really isn't needed and you'll be fine if you take it out.
Zip ties work wonders for cable management and their super cheap. Just fold up the extra wire into a neat little bundle and wrap a zip tie around it. It will do wonders. Just make sure that if you do multiple wires at a time that you can still get the pieces of equipment off the tank to do maintenance. For a few bucks you could also buy some of the cable wrap Velcro to make it even easier when it comes time to maintenance equipment.
I see you have no lights yet, any plans in that department yet?
Some inverts, shrimp in particular, can be very sensitive to temperature. 3 degrees doesn't sound like a lot but if you keep your tank at 80 and it was at 83 that could defiantly stress and kill something.Thanks for your encouragement. I would be really happy if the temperature was the problem because I think I have a good handle on that now. I didn't think 3 degree would kill it in a week but I hope you are right. I will definitely try again but probably not until after I get the firefish and the blenny out of quarantine.
As for the lights, I am going to do two AI primes. The main reason is that I don't want to spend too much money and I am more interested in softies and LPS than SPS coral. The AIs get good reviews and I can hang them on the back of the tank. I don't really want any lights suspended from the ceiling. I am open to other ideas. For me $500 is already a lot of money for lights and the AIs get pretty good reviews.