Conshy 55 Gallon HOB Revival
Hello – my name is Geoffrey and I have had my 55 gallon salt water tank for about 10 years. Over that time I have had to relocate my tank 5x times due to moving from one rental property to the next, however, the tank has resided in my own house for about 4 years (Conshy is short for Conshohocken, PA - just up river from Philly). Due to cost restrictions and rental properties I have not had a sump / overflow setup nor have I upgraded to other tank configurations. Right or wrong, 10 years ago I found many articles that recommended that a 55 gallon tank was the minimum size to start a salt water tank for a beginner so that was the size I bought off of Craigslist. Overall, due to time / work / school / ect. I have never had consistency with my reef tank and therefore I have a personal NYE Resolution to have a thriving tank or it is time to break it down and go back to Goldfish.
The Task: I am giving myself a minimum of 12 months (2019) to have a revived, healthy, thriving tank. Looking for consistency and not always battling fires.
The Outcome: Break it down or Invest into my next build - all dependent on this year long task.
I am looking forward to the R2R community in helping me on my Revival into the hobby and my tank.
Current Equipment:
- Standard 55 gallon tank, wooden stand and hood that I sanded / stained.
- T5 Lighting - 1x bulb (ATI Aquablue +) and 1x bulb (ATI Coral +)
- CPR HOB Refugium
- Reef Octopus HOB classic skimmer
- Heater
- SunSun 5 W internal UV (just added due to what I believe are Dino issues more to follow)
- Left side - rotation of powerheads (Tunze mostly)
- Right side - Ecotech MP10w
For reference, below is an older photo from July 2018.
Below are some photos of corals around Sept 2018 where I started to break apart larger colonies and selling away (through Jan 2019).
You can see that this hammer actually fell apart so parts are in the upper left and lower right of tank. My clown has always loved this one - not sure why. But out of everything in my tank if I touch it I do have a skin reaction. It is dark blue with light blue tips.
Hard to tell but this is a different hammer (green with purple tips). If anyone is near Conshy and wants a good hardy starter coral frag do not hesitate to reach out.
More to follow in that I started by selling / breaking down larger colonies and also removed about half my live rock.
Hello – my name is Geoffrey and I have had my 55 gallon salt water tank for about 10 years. Over that time I have had to relocate my tank 5x times due to moving from one rental property to the next, however, the tank has resided in my own house for about 4 years (Conshy is short for Conshohocken, PA - just up river from Philly). Due to cost restrictions and rental properties I have not had a sump / overflow setup nor have I upgraded to other tank configurations. Right or wrong, 10 years ago I found many articles that recommended that a 55 gallon tank was the minimum size to start a salt water tank for a beginner so that was the size I bought off of Craigslist. Overall, due to time / work / school / ect. I have never had consistency with my reef tank and therefore I have a personal NYE Resolution to have a thriving tank or it is time to break it down and go back to Goldfish.
The Task: I am giving myself a minimum of 12 months (2019) to have a revived, healthy, thriving tank. Looking for consistency and not always battling fires.
The Outcome: Break it down or Invest into my next build - all dependent on this year long task.
I am looking forward to the R2R community in helping me on my Revival into the hobby and my tank.
Current Equipment:
- Standard 55 gallon tank, wooden stand and hood that I sanded / stained.
- T5 Lighting - 1x bulb (ATI Aquablue +) and 1x bulb (ATI Coral +)
- CPR HOB Refugium
- Reef Octopus HOB classic skimmer
- Heater
- SunSun 5 W internal UV (just added due to what I believe are Dino issues more to follow)
- Left side - rotation of powerheads (Tunze mostly)
- Right side - Ecotech MP10w
For reference, below is an older photo from July 2018.
Below are some photos of corals around Sept 2018 where I started to break apart larger colonies and selling away (through Jan 2019).
You can see that this hammer actually fell apart so parts are in the upper left and lower right of tank. My clown has always loved this one - not sure why. But out of everything in my tank if I touch it I do have a skin reaction. It is dark blue with light blue tips.
Hard to tell but this is a different hammer (green with purple tips). If anyone is near Conshy and wants a good hardy starter coral frag do not hesitate to reach out.
More to follow in that I started by selling / breaking down larger colonies and also removed about half my live rock.