This is my 2nd reef tank, now runnig for 10 months, first tank was 30 gallon started with mostly soft corals, then I moved to LPS, then SPS. I'm still running 30 gallon as a frag tank and quarantine for corals.
Tank was started with combination of dry and live rock, I've never used any bacteria from bottle, all is running on combination skimmer + chaeto and original Balling dosing (Ca+KH+NaCl free salt). Then feeding, thats it.
Fish:
- Ctenochaetus strigosus
- Nemateleotris magnifica
- Gramma loreto
- Paracheilinus carpenteri (pair)
- Pterapogon kauderni) (pair)
Setup:
- main tank 130x50x45cm
- DIY light, 24x XT-E royal blue, 24x XP-E blue, 24x XT-E 6500k white, 6x XT-E 3500k white, 12x 410-420nm violet, 12x 395-400nm violet, 6x 660nm red, 6x 520-530nm green - around 300W in total, running at 65% at the moment, simulating Radion SPS AB+
- 2x Tunze 6095 powerheads
Sump:
- very simple 17 gallon with 3 chambers
- Chaeto in first with DIY light 10x 660nm red, 2x royal blue, 2x 420nm violet, 2x cool white
- Tunze 9410DC skimmer in second
- return pump in last one
- DIY arduino based dosing (Balling original) and monitoring, with alert to my phone in case of power outage
Tank was started with combination of dry and live rock, I've never used any bacteria from bottle, all is running on combination skimmer + chaeto and original Balling dosing (Ca+KH+NaCl free salt). Then feeding, thats it.
Fish:
- Ctenochaetus strigosus
- Nemateleotris magnifica
- Gramma loreto
- Paracheilinus carpenteri (pair)
- Pterapogon kauderni) (pair)
Setup:
- main tank 130x50x45cm
- DIY light, 24x XT-E royal blue, 24x XP-E blue, 24x XT-E 6500k white, 6x XT-E 3500k white, 12x 410-420nm violet, 12x 395-400nm violet, 6x 660nm red, 6x 520-530nm green - around 300W in total, running at 65% at the moment, simulating Radion SPS AB+
- 2x Tunze 6095 powerheads
Sump:
- very simple 17 gallon with 3 chambers
- Chaeto in first with DIY light 10x 660nm red, 2x royal blue, 2x 420nm violet, 2x cool white
- Tunze 9410DC skimmer in second
- return pump in last one
- DIY arduino based dosing (Balling original) and monitoring, with alert to my phone in case of power outage
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