Just pulled the trigger and ordered the waterbox 65.4 AIO tank. Now is the hurry up and wait phase. 4-8 weeks shipping time.
Going to order some marco rock to start cycling in a tub. I have the following equipment in mind. Could use any feedback/suggestions.
Skimmer : Tunze 9012 DC
Return Pump : Red Dragon 5 ECO - 780gph at 0 head loss ; I assume in AIO setup, i won't have any head loss. Is this correct assumption? I am checking with Waterbox if this AIO can handle 800gph flow and not overwhelm the filter socks ( it have 4x 2.75in socks)
Heater : not sure yet.
Light: 2X AI 16HD
aquascape : 60lb of marcorock + 0.5-1" of sandbed.
This will be my first attempt at reef tank. Have FOWRL for a long time. Current setup is 15G with 2 green chromis and 1 neon dotty back.
The plan is to start slowly with easy coral, like zoa, mushroom and duncan.
I may need some advise on the order of fish to add
The tank is 48x15 with 4.7inch for the back 'sump'
here is my socking wish list:
Purple or Yellow Tang
5-7 green chromis - i know i take the risk of them killing each other . I have 2 now that kinda work out.
1 neon dd ( existing)
1 flame angle
2 Heniochus Black & White Butterfly ( may not be reef safe, but this is the fish that i really wanted to get for a very long time)
the dottyback is not very aggressive with the chromis in the current setup. The chromis is picking to each other occasionally but not drawing blood yet. I read that dd can be a pain especially if he already establish his territory.
Questions:
1. with 48" length, i think this maybe OK for a small tang like yellow or purple. I can skip the tang if majority opinion is the tank is too small
2. Is this high bioload for this setup?
3. help me with which fish to introduce first. I plan to use the current 15G as QT, but this means, i have to move the 2 chromis and dd to the main display. Worry about dd territorial issue.
exited about this build. Feel like a kid again!
Going to order some marco rock to start cycling in a tub. I have the following equipment in mind. Could use any feedback/suggestions.
Skimmer : Tunze 9012 DC
Return Pump : Red Dragon 5 ECO - 780gph at 0 head loss ; I assume in AIO setup, i won't have any head loss. Is this correct assumption? I am checking with Waterbox if this AIO can handle 800gph flow and not overwhelm the filter socks ( it have 4x 2.75in socks)
Heater : not sure yet.
Light: 2X AI 16HD
aquascape : 60lb of marcorock + 0.5-1" of sandbed.
This will be my first attempt at reef tank. Have FOWRL for a long time. Current setup is 15G with 2 green chromis and 1 neon dotty back.
The plan is to start slowly with easy coral, like zoa, mushroom and duncan.
I may need some advise on the order of fish to add
The tank is 48x15 with 4.7inch for the back 'sump'
here is my socking wish list:
Purple or Yellow Tang
5-7 green chromis - i know i take the risk of them killing each other . I have 2 now that kinda work out.
1 neon dd ( existing)
1 flame angle
2 Heniochus Black & White Butterfly ( may not be reef safe, but this is the fish that i really wanted to get for a very long time)
the dottyback is not very aggressive with the chromis in the current setup. The chromis is picking to each other occasionally but not drawing blood yet. I read that dd can be a pain especially if he already establish his territory.
Questions:
1. with 48" length, i think this maybe OK for a small tang like yellow or purple. I can skip the tang if majority opinion is the tank is too small
2. Is this high bioload for this setup?
3. help me with which fish to introduce first. I plan to use the current 15G as QT, but this means, i have to move the 2 chromis and dd to the main display. Worry about dd territorial issue.
exited about this build. Feel like a kid again!