Hi everyone, I had a ADA mini-L I used as a nano reef about 6 years ago and decided it would be a good time to start a new tank using some of the items from my previous tank (hopefully this time with improved patience and wisdom). In this thread, I plan to document my journey including all of the successes and failures.
RODI water going in for the first time
Equipment (hyperlinks for my thoughts on each item)
Tank: IM Fusion Pro 14g Peninsula
Lighting: Aqua Illumination Sol Nano
Return pump: Innovative Marine MightyJet Desktop
Waterflow: Aqua Illumination Nero 3
Heater: Eheim Jager 100w
Auto Top-Off: JBJ ATO w/Toms Aqualifter
Dosing Pump: Kamoer X1 Pro 2 (Dosing TM all-for-reef)
Rock: ~10lbs of dry Bulk Reef Savers Pukani and Saver
Sand: 10lbs Arag Alive Fiji Pink
Stand: Ikea Kallax cube
Testing Equipment
Salinity testing: Hanna salinity meter
Nitrate: API nitrate test kit
Phosphate: N/A
Alkalinity: Hanna alkalinity meter
Ca: N/A
Mg: N/A
Livestock
Ocellaris clownfish (Kanye, 1/27/2021)
Azure damselfish (1/27/2021)
2 Blue porcelain crab (2/4/2021)
3 Sexy shrimp (2/4/2021)
Coral
GARF Bonsai (2/11/2021)
One of the early revisions of the scape before I built out the center platform and prow jutting from the top right corner
Milestones
Tank started (Dosing Microbacter7 daily): 1/8/2021
Nitrates detected: 1/17/2021
First fish/inverts: 1/27/2021
First corals added: 2/11/2021 (Garf Bonsai)
Current FTS (Day 35 - 2/12/2021)
Tank update quick links
Day 2 - Bacterial bloom and the cycle
Day 4 - The bacterial bloom is subsiding
Day 7 - Equipment Highlight - Nero 3 wavemaker + a dead shrimp!
Day 9 - Equipment Highlight - Hanna Salinity meter and some thoughts
Day 20 - Let there be life!
Day 35 - I have no self control and my "budget" plan is in shambles (Coral, equipment, testing - big update)
RODI water going in for the first time
Equipment (hyperlinks for my thoughts on each item)
Tank: IM Fusion Pro 14g Peninsula
Lighting: Aqua Illumination Sol Nano
Return pump: Innovative Marine MightyJet Desktop
Waterflow: Aqua Illumination Nero 3
Heater: Eheim Jager 100w
Auto Top-Off: JBJ ATO w/Toms Aqualifter
Dosing Pump: Kamoer X1 Pro 2 (Dosing TM all-for-reef)
Rock: ~10lbs of dry Bulk Reef Savers Pukani and Saver
Sand: 10lbs Arag Alive Fiji Pink
Stand: Ikea Kallax cube
Testing Equipment
Salinity testing: Hanna salinity meter
Nitrate: API nitrate test kit
Phosphate: N/A
Alkalinity: Hanna alkalinity meter
Ca: N/A
Mg: N/A
Livestock
Ocellaris clownfish (Kanye, 1/27/2021)
2 Blue porcelain crab (2/4/2021)
3 Sexy shrimp (2/4/2021)
Coral
GARF Bonsai (2/11/2021)
One of the early revisions of the scape before I built out the center platform and prow jutting from the top right corner
Milestones
Tank started (Dosing Microbacter7 daily): 1/8/2021
Nitrates detected: 1/17/2021
First fish/inverts: 1/27/2021
First corals added: 2/11/2021 (Garf Bonsai)
Current FTS (Day 35 - 2/12/2021)
Tank update quick links
Day 2 - Bacterial bloom and the cycle
Day 4 - The bacterial bloom is subsiding
Day 7 - Equipment Highlight - Nero 3 wavemaker + a dead shrimp!
Day 9 - Equipment Highlight - Hanna Salinity meter and some thoughts
Day 20 - Let there be life!
Day 35 - I have no self control and my "budget" plan is in shambles (Coral, equipment, testing - big update)
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