So much has changed in the last 15 years since I last had a reef tank. My last tank was 110g with a home built sump, Oceanic Protein Skimmmer (that I don't think I ever had working correctly), bio-balls and (6) T5 strips. When I moved that tank from the middle of Tulsa, OK to Broken Arrow, OK near the city's water treatment plant I could never keep anything alive and couldn't figure out why. (Well, I knew it was the water, but not what was IN the water) I now know that it was the super high amounts of chloramine.
Fast forward 15 yrs, and I got the itch again and started reading online and found that a LFS near me provides RO/DI & RO/DI saltwater! This is PERFECT for me, as I only have a 25g tank (left over from a turtle). After talking with Seth at coralguy.com (my LFS) I jumped in and setup my tank.
25g Tall tank
Tetra Whisper 40i Internal Power Filter (I know.. its what I have for now..)
Aqueon 200w heater
Odyssea T5 Quad 24 Lights with 10K/Actinic/LED
25lbs of live rock
20lbs of Caribsea Arag-Alive Reef Sand
Here is Day 1:
IMG_3017 by BroncoBob9, on Flickr
IMG_3021 by BroncoBob9, on Flickr
IMG_3024 by BroncoBob9, on Flickr
Day 4:
IMG_3026 by BroncoBob9, on Flickr
Fast forward 15 yrs, and I got the itch again and started reading online and found that a LFS near me provides RO/DI & RO/DI saltwater! This is PERFECT for me, as I only have a 25g tank (left over from a turtle). After talking with Seth at coralguy.com (my LFS) I jumped in and setup my tank.
25g Tall tank
Tetra Whisper 40i Internal Power Filter (I know.. its what I have for now..)
Aqueon 200w heater
Odyssea T5 Quad 24 Lights with 10K/Actinic/LED
25lbs of live rock
20lbs of Caribsea Arag-Alive Reef Sand
Here is Day 1:
IMG_3017 by BroncoBob9, on Flickr
IMG_3021 by BroncoBob9, on Flickr
IMG_3024 by BroncoBob9, on Flickr
Day 4:
IMG_3026 by BroncoBob9, on Flickr