commod0re's UNS R90 Build

[TheWB]

I’ll have to read about that more. I have read a little bit that it’s somewhat common in home aquaria for attempted pairs of pink streaks to turn male and start fighting, and I’d prefer to avoid stuff like that at least until I have a bit more confidence that I can handle it if things start to go sideways and by the time I’ve figured it all out it’ll probably be too late for these two anyway lol

That said I have also heard that the yellow wrasses are easy to keep pairs and trios of so I am definitely considering that

A trio of firefish also sounds great tbh. The one I had in my tank until recently was really cool. I liked how it looked and it was very even tempered with the talbot’s damsel that it shared space with. It knew I fed everyone too and would come watch me whenever I’d sit and watch the tank. I definitely want at least one again after things are confirmed to be back on track, but maybe I _will_ try a trio, we’ll see lol

I’m two years in on the yellow wrasses and so far so good. I got them small, added about two weeks apart, and never a cross word between them.
I’m at about a year with the captive bred Coral
beauties, which I bought together on sale at BR when they were both the size of a quarter so I was sure they were both female. One is much larger than the other now and they seem to get along very well.
The firefish went through some issues, there’s definitely a dominant one and the runt but the aggression has largely disappeared now and they each have their own spot so they really don’t hang out together. I probably wouldn’t try more than one of those again but they do seem to have settled in.
The reason why I was asking about your Dr Reef experience is that it’s my understanding he has access to Green Chromis from Africa that are less prone to Uronema. I’d like to get a trio that I can be reasonably sure are healthy.
Also thinking about a trio of Chalk Basslets and a pair of Zebra Barred Dartfish.
I’m looking forward to seeing how you restock and whether the pink streaks work together if you decide to try it.

 

[commod0re]

I’m two years in on the yellow wrasses and so far so good. I got them small, added about two weeks apart, and never a cross word between them.
I’m at about a year with the captive bred Coral
beauties, which I bought together on sale at BR when they were both the size of a quarter so I was sure they were both female. One is much larger than the other now and they seem to get along very well.
The firefish went through some issues, there’s definitely a dominant one and the runt but the aggression has largely disappeared now and they each have their own spot so they really don’t hang out together. I probably wouldn’t try more than one of those again but they do seem to have settled in.
The reason why I was asking about your Dr Reef experience is that it’s my understanding he has access to Green Chromis from Africa that are less prone to Uronema. I’d like to get a trio that I can be reasonably sure are healthy.
Also thinking about a trio of Chalk Basslets and a pair of Zebra Barred Dartfish.
I’m looking forward to seeing how you restock and whether the pink streaks work together if you decide to try it.

Based on my experience this time I will definitely use them again in the future. The pink streaks arrived in such good condition imo that if anything goes wrong with them it will definitely have been my fault. I still want to also get a mccosker’s flasher wrasse, and that’s also on their list, so it seems like a slam dunk

I think if you do decide to go for it there’s a good chance it will go as well as it conceivably can

 

[oldschoolreefer26]

So after a year with the Red Sea G1 Peninsula, I decided I was hooked and it was time to start seriously considering an upgrade for the purposes of a long-term build. The #1 thing my wife and I wanted out of an upgrade was to have a sump and other than that it was kinda up to me to figure out the exact size and kit I wanted for the project. I pored over catalog after catalog, just not quite satisfied with the dimensions of anything until I finally came across the UNS Reef system. I finally settled on the R90, put my order in with Buce Plant a couple weeks ago, and the freight company dropped it off today. I got it all unpacked and dry fit together and am extremely happy with it all so far. I'm still planning out all the equipment but I'll start to put together the plan here and then finally show some pictures

Going to spend a lot more time on the rockscape this time, and get a lot more rock in there. I'm planning to do drilled supports for extra security, 3D-printed eggcrate bases to keep the rock from touching the glass directly, and build higher. I'm aiming to have enough levels of lighting and flow available to support soft and LPS corals but not looking to do SPS right now.

Gear	What
Lights	AquaIllumination Hydra Edge 44HD AquaIllumination Blade Glow 12" UNS mini refugium light
Light Mount	HMS hybrid mount plus HMS single arm kit
Return Pump	Jebao DCP-5000
Heat	400W Aquatop
Fleece Roller	undecided
Skimmer	Nyos Quantum 160
Doser	Red Sea ReefDose 2
Wave Makers	2x AquaIllumination Nero 3s ??
Automation /Monitoring	custom mix esphome/home-assistant GHL Profilux 4.1 GHL Ion Director

fish stocking:

in:
- “wyoming white” clownfish. name: Candlejack
- tail spot blenny. name: Blennard Nimoy
- scooter dragonet. name: Lump
- skunk cleaner shrimp. name: Kingpin
- tuxedo urchin. name: Henry
- peppermint shrimp. name: Prawn Swanson
- red firefish. name: Flameo Hotman
- talbot’s damsel. name: Lemonade
- springer damsel. name: Barb
- yellow rose goby. name: TBD
- tiger pistol shrimp: name: Gravedigger

future:
- blood red fire shrimp
- McCosker's flasher wrasse
- pink streaked wrasse
- Lubbock’s fairy wrasse
- yellow coris wrasse
- ???



other stuff will go here later


Here's the tank, empty:

Move day! Everyone is in

Looking great, following! Also, please tell me the firefish is named after avatar…

 

[commod0re]

Looking great, following! Also, please tell me the firefish is named after avatar…

It was, yes! The next one probably will keep the name

 

[oldschoolreefer26]

Looking great, following! Also, please tell me the firefish is named after avatar…

It was, yes! The next one probably will keep the name

Hahaha awesome, that gave me a good chuckle.