Hi All,
I am new to the R2R (at least from a posting perspective) but figured that I would finally get my tank setup up so that I can start posting pictures, asking questions etc.
When I was a young warthog, my uncle set me up with my very first tank (a 55g breeder with tropical fish). I decided to make it tradition and do the same for my nephew. I got him up and running with a Fluval flex (tropical). I have been out of the hobby for awhile but in the process of setting up my nephews first tank and tweaking the filtration a bit, the passion came back full swing and I was totally blown away with how far the AIO tanks have come since I was last in the market. So, I went out and got myself a biocube 32 to reintroduce myself into reef keeping and scratch the itch that has been festering for years apparently.
Bill's Biocube 32:
The Gear:
The Layout:
Chamber 1
The Livestock
I am new to the R2R (at least from a posting perspective) but figured that I would finally get my tank setup up so that I can start posting pictures, asking questions etc.
When I was a young warthog, my uncle set me up with my very first tank (a 55g breeder with tropical fish). I decided to make it tradition and do the same for my nephew. I got him up and running with a Fluval flex (tropical). I have been out of the hobby for awhile but in the process of setting up my nephews first tank and tweaking the filtration a bit, the passion came back full swing and I was totally blown away with how far the AIO tanks have come since I was last in the market. So, I went out and got myself a biocube 32 to reintroduce myself into reef keeping and scratch the itch that has been festering for years apparently.
Bill's Biocube 32:
The Gear:
- Steve's LEDs (HurricaneX Controller)
- 2 Hydor Koralia Nano Powerheads connected to Hydor Smart Wave Controller (might be a bit excessive?)
- Inkbird Digital Temp Controller
- Cobalt 100w Heater
- 2 USB Fans (One is blowing air in, one pulling air out) mounted on wall behind tank inline with cord openings to help with cooling
- XP Aqua Duetto ATO
- Intank Baskets (Media & Fuge)
- IM Chaetomaxx Fuge Light (mounted on back even with Fuge Chamber)
- Coralife Biocube Protein Skimmer V2 (Installed this today, will see how it goes)
- Smart Wifi Power Strip - makes for easy control of powerheads and return pump during feeding & maintenance as well as setting a schedule for the fuge light (plus who doesn't love being able to yell tank commands/routines at alexa?!)
- Stock Return Pump
The Layout:
Chamber 1
- Heater
- Protein Skimmer
- Media Rack (bonded poly filter floss > purigen > chemipure elite)
- Fuge Rack with Chaeto (I took the sides of the stock rack and they slide into place perfectly to lock in the chaeto)
- ATO Sensor & return
- Thermometer
- Return Pump
The Livestock
- Yellow Watchmen Goby & Pistol Shrimp (bonded pair)
- Rose Bubble Tip
- Cleaner Shrimp
- CUC
- planning to add 2 black ocellaris once the RBTA settles in
- Utter Chaos Zoas
- LA Lakers Zoas
- Green stem blue tip frogspawn
- Acan (no idea what kind, maybe you all can help me ID?)