Thank you! Lots of cool hiding spots, so far all my fish seem very happy. They all utilize the scape to its full potential. I have a snowflake eel showing up next week and I purposely created lots of caves for it.
It turned out really nice. Good work.I used BRS super glue gel. It works very well but took longer than I thought to set and harden. I think I used too much initially.
Although I glued ALOT of rock the first go around, I ended up breaking it up and changing my scape quite a few times. Here’s the end product that I’m super happy with. I added 4 pieces of maricultured Marco Rock.
Aquascape looks amazing!I used BRS super glue gel. It works very well but took longer than I thought to set and harden. I think I used too much initially.
Although I glued ALOT of rock the first go around, I ended up breaking it up and changing my scape quite a few times. Here’s the end product that I’m super happy with. I added 4 pieces of maricultured Marco Rock.
My Manifold leaked in the beginning but after some build up it has stopped. That mixing station is legit! Did the flatter pieces of rock come that way or did you have to chisel?Tank Cycle
I am now almost 3 weeks into the cycle, everything looks great. I had a little scare in week one with a massive ammonia spike (my fault). Dr. Tim’s reference sheet had instructions to dose 4 drops per gallon. Further down it mentioned the old recipe was 1 drop per gallon and to follow the instructions on the bottle. Lesson learned, always read the instructions in full. Nothing catastrophic happened, I just waited it out and time fixed the overdose. Ammonia and Nitrites are now zero. First fish are 2 Black Ocellaris Clown Fish.
Aquascape
There’s not much to look at during a fishless tank cycle and my OCD got the better of me (multiple times). I ended up changing my rock design multiple times and ended up with the below product. I’m pretty stoked on it. A lot of feedback came in saying my previous design was too tall and I agree. I’m ordering maricultured rock to fill in a few places which should also add a lot of biodiversity and speed up the maturing process.
Tank Plumbing and Equipment
Everything is running as it should. I’m only making small modifications here and there as needed. Breaking in the skimmer and tuning it in. Reef Mat works and doing it’s job, not much to pull out at this point. I have more red pipe and gray furniture coming in this week to modify my return line. I am using the stock manifold to create flow into the back chamber of my sump since I have a reef mat. Unfortunately, the manifold is leaking so it’s being removed. I’ll install a dual manifold in its place which will change up the return line design a bit. Reefi Uno 2.1 lights are mounted but not plugged in. I won’t turn them on for quite some time. No need to create unnecessary chaos with unwanted algae. Avast Marine ATO w/ extra accessories for salt tank pump. Arriving in a couple days. Refugium kit and light arriving in a couple days as well.
Basement Mixing Station
Station is complete and running flawlessly.
