Thought I would start a build thread after following so many other nice tanks on here. I am in Sydney Australia and the tank is SPS dominant, This is my first tank having jumped straight into Saltwater. I said at the beginning that I didn't want SPS however that changed very quickly getting some within the first 12 months of the tank being started and now I don't have much that isn't SPS.
Display System:
Strike up Date: 1/09/15
Display Tank: Red Sea Reefer 350 the volume is 350L or 90g
Display Lighting: 4ft ATI Sunpower 8x54w
Support systems:
System Water: Have been using Aquaforest Reef Salt for most of the tanks existence
Display Water circulation: 2 Vortech MP40's.
Return Pump: Abyzz A200
Skimmer: Royal Exclusiv Bubble King 200 RD3
Controller: Apex Classic
Evaporation Top Up: APEX ATO
Doser: APEX DOS x 2
Chemical Support:
Aquaforest Component 1+,2+,3+ Balling System
Water Chemistry:
Nitrates: 0-1ppm
Phosphates: 0-0.05ppm
Alkalinity: 6.5 - 7.5dKH
Calcium: 400 - 420ppm
Salinity / Specific Gravity: 35ppt
Magnesium: 1300 - 1350ppm
Here are some photos from the beginning through to the tank currently. I will add more progression photos in some posts to keep this post a bit shorter.
Here is what happens when you set the tank up with tap water because the shop said its fine to use tap water (I no longer go to this shop haha)
Removed most of the algae
Starting to add corals and fish
This is at around 6 months
This is the most recent FTS that I have. The tank is now over 3 years old.
Display System:
Strike up Date: 1/09/15
Display Tank: Red Sea Reefer 350 the volume is 350L or 90g
Display Lighting: 4ft ATI Sunpower 8x54w
Support systems:
System Water: Have been using Aquaforest Reef Salt for most of the tanks existence
Display Water circulation: 2 Vortech MP40's.
Return Pump: Abyzz A200
Skimmer: Royal Exclusiv Bubble King 200 RD3
Controller: Apex Classic
Evaporation Top Up: APEX ATO
Doser: APEX DOS x 2
Chemical Support:
Aquaforest Component 1+,2+,3+ Balling System
Water Chemistry:
Nitrates: 0-1ppm
Phosphates: 0-0.05ppm
Alkalinity: 6.5 - 7.5dKH
Calcium: 400 - 420ppm
Salinity / Specific Gravity: 35ppt
Magnesium: 1300 - 1350ppm
Here are some photos from the beginning through to the tank currently. I will add more progression photos in some posts to keep this post a bit shorter.
Here is what happens when you set the tank up with tap water because the shop said its fine to use tap water (I no longer go to this shop haha)
Removed most of the algae
Starting to add corals and fish
This is at around 6 months
This is the most recent FTS that I have. The tank is now over 3 years old.