Hello all,
I took about a 10-year-break from pouring good money into a 150-gallon bucket.
I had been noticing a friend had a nano reef in his loft (We live in lofts that are industrial and downtown. We be cool like that.) and he said it was his daughter's boyfriends and for some reason it was left in his unit.
As the moths went, I could see that it was not being taken care of, so I asked if I could rescue it.
I am now the owner of a Fluval Sea ECO 13.5 with a dead kenya tree and a clown we have named Hecklefish.
This is what I got a week ago.
In the week I have aquascaped and scrubbed.
I have been doing 25% water changes every day. I have no idea what they were doing regarding water and assume it was tap. Ammonia is still 1 ppm.
Added a zoa that I picked up for next to nothing.
This is it today:
I missed reefing as it was a great form of therapy for my Depression, OCD, and ADHD-PI.
Everyday I do a little scrubbing.
The unit is completely stock and I can see it needs some upgrades.
Lighting: AI Prime 16 Any other suggestions? Cheaper?
Top: Krakenreef Fluval EVO 13.5 Lid
Wavemaker: Hygger Mini Wave Maker Magnetic DC Powerhead with LED Display Controller for Saltwater Tank, 1600 GPH
Return pump: The stock one seems to not be moving much water at all. Suggestions?
Filtration: What should I be doing with these chambers?
I'm going to be doing my typical overboard build of everything. I'm designing the stand in Tinkercad. I'm trying to build in everything to the stand and automate as much as possible.
ATO: Fzone Aquarium ATO Auto Top Off Refilling System with Dual Optical Sensor
Reservoir for an ATO: Looking at this. So far I'm not seeing a lot of evap
Water-change reservoir for salt water: Just standard plastic 10L container
Water-change reservoir for removed water: Just standard plastic 10L container
Dosing tanks: Three-tank unit Do people even dose in something this small?
Dosing pumps: Jebao DP-3
Filter changes: What should I be running in the chambers? Right now chamber one is live rock rubble and heater. Two is the black-sponge holder with a Biomas packet.
Thoughts on these?
InTank Chamber One
InTank Chamber Two
A small refugium inside the stand: Is there an easy way to plumb a small fuge under this?
My thoughts were to use something similar to a probe holder that would secure the ATO drain into the tank alongside water change lines. Like three straws. Anyone know of something out there?
I'm thinking about using two of these and hard plastic tubes.
Your thoughts are welcome along with if anyone has hardware.
The end goal is to fill it with soft and LPS.
I took about a 10-year-break from pouring good money into a 150-gallon bucket.
I had been noticing a friend had a nano reef in his loft (We live in lofts that are industrial and downtown. We be cool like that.) and he said it was his daughter's boyfriends and for some reason it was left in his unit.
As the moths went, I could see that it was not being taken care of, so I asked if I could rescue it.
I am now the owner of a Fluval Sea ECO 13.5 with a dead kenya tree and a clown we have named Hecklefish.
This is what I got a week ago.
In the week I have aquascaped and scrubbed.
I have been doing 25% water changes every day. I have no idea what they were doing regarding water and assume it was tap. Ammonia is still 1 ppm.
Added a zoa that I picked up for next to nothing.
This is it today:
I missed reefing as it was a great form of therapy for my Depression, OCD, and ADHD-PI.
Everyday I do a little scrubbing.
The unit is completely stock and I can see it needs some upgrades.
Lighting: AI Prime 16 Any other suggestions? Cheaper?
Top: Krakenreef Fluval EVO 13.5 Lid
Wavemaker: Hygger Mini Wave Maker Magnetic DC Powerhead with LED Display Controller for Saltwater Tank, 1600 GPH
Return pump: The stock one seems to not be moving much water at all. Suggestions?
Filtration: What should I be doing with these chambers?
I'm going to be doing my typical overboard build of everything. I'm designing the stand in Tinkercad. I'm trying to build in everything to the stand and automate as much as possible.
ATO: Fzone Aquarium ATO Auto Top Off Refilling System with Dual Optical Sensor
Reservoir for an ATO: Looking at this. So far I'm not seeing a lot of evap
Water-change reservoir for salt water: Just standard plastic 10L container
Water-change reservoir for removed water: Just standard plastic 10L container
Dosing tanks: Three-tank unit Do people even dose in something this small?
Dosing pumps: Jebao DP-3
Filter changes: What should I be running in the chambers? Right now chamber one is live rock rubble and heater. Two is the black-sponge holder with a Biomas packet.
Thoughts on these?
InTank Chamber One
InTank Chamber Two
A small refugium inside the stand: Is there an easy way to plumb a small fuge under this?
My thoughts were to use something similar to a probe holder that would secure the ATO drain into the tank alongside water change lines. Like three straws. Anyone know of something out there?
I'm thinking about using two of these and hard plastic tubes.
Your thoughts are welcome along with if anyone has hardware.
The end goal is to fill it with soft and LPS.