Hello all, I am trying to make a longterm plan for my tank and could use some help in helping expand my knowledge in useful tank equipment and other ideas. My plan is to make a mixed reef with special interest of LPS corals.
Currently I have:
Equipment:
Planned
While I have been apart of my father's tanks growing up, as well as my brother's in past years in maintenance and feeding capacities,the designs and decisions of those tanks I did not take part in. Coupled in this is a tank without a sump I am quite out of my knowledge range, If any care to add their thoughts or advice I'd love to hear them!
Thanks, Rijodan
Currently I have:
Equipment:
- JBJ 28g Nano-Cube with Mini-florescent hood, 105w 10k and Artinink Blue
- 2 unknown pumps for returns
- 3 stage filter basket running filter floss, 1/4 cup carbon, and seachem purigen
- Jebao OW-10 wave pump
- Aqueon Pro 200w heater
- Ocean pulse duo wave controller for pumps
- Imagitarium 20w pump for mixing salt
- Aqueon 50w heater for mixing salt
- 2 Misbar Ocellaris Clownfish
- Emerald Crab
- 5 Ghost Shrimp
- 3 Blue Legged Dwarf Hermit Crabs
- Various Snails
- Kenya Tree colony
- Orange Eye Convict Chalice frag
- GSP
- Turkey Baster for feeding and cleaning
- Small Fish net
- API Freshwater Master test kit
- RedSea Foundation pro test kit
- Lab Wash bottle for cleaning with RODI water
- Mag-Float Glass cleaner
- Various 5 gallon buckets for holding waste water, mixing salt, adding new water, etc
- Sand Vacuum siphon and hose
- Algae clips
- Refractometer
- Seachem Algae Scrubs
- Instant Ocean Reef Crystals
- Assorted Shells for hermit crabs
- Imagitarium Activated Carbon
- OmegaOne small sinking marine pellets
- Frozen Brine Shrimp
- Frozen MARS Blended Fish and Coral food
Planned
- AI Prime Reef 16hd Light w/ mount, I had this but the mount failed within 4 hours and light took bath, a call later and AI CS was helping organize getting a new one to me.
- HOB skimmer, AquaMax or CoralVue Octo
- 22gal Brute trash can for salt mix
- Auto Aqua Smart ATO buying off a user from here, waiting for shipping
While I have been apart of my father's tanks growing up, as well as my brother's in past years in maintenance and feeding capacities,the designs and decisions of those tanks I did not take part in. Coupled in this is a tank without a sump I am quite out of my knowledge range, If any care to add their thoughts or advice I'd love to hear them!
Thanks, Rijodan
