Edit: this is my build thread for a tank cycled February of 2019. I did not make the thread until early November of 2019, so the earlier posts are just old pictures I had taken and getting caught up.
This is my first saltwater tank, I got it secondhand for $125 with the light and stand. It’s a 28g JBJ acrylic tank AIO style with the “sump” in the back.
equipment:
150w metal halide with a 14k blue tint Phoenix bulb (would highly recommend the bulb)
Hydrofill ATO
Eheim Jager heater
Wi-Fi power strips that I use as controllers
Jaebo wavemaker (the small one)
Media basket in the back with filter floss, Purigen, Phosguard, and biomedia.
A bag of carbon
25ish lbs live sand
about 30 lbs of dry rock, the centerpiece is heavier than it looks.
here’s some early pics of the setup, scape, first corals/fish, and how ugly things got!
This is my first saltwater tank, I got it secondhand for $125 with the light and stand. It’s a 28g JBJ acrylic tank AIO style with the “sump” in the back.
equipment:
150w metal halide with a 14k blue tint Phoenix bulb (would highly recommend the bulb)
Hydrofill ATO
Eheim Jager heater
Wi-Fi power strips that I use as controllers
Jaebo wavemaker (the small one)
Media basket in the back with filter floss, Purigen, Phosguard, and biomedia.
A bag of carbon
25ish lbs live sand
about 30 lbs of dry rock, the centerpiece is heavier than it looks.
here’s some early pics of the setup, scape, first corals/fish, and how ugly things got!
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