Well here it finally is, it has been a long time coming! I have been planning this build for a few years but I am a college student and had to wait until I got into an apartment. I picked up a JBJ 30 RL off of Craigslist with a bunch of miscellaneous other stuff for a great deal at the end of May but my lease started in August. So after some equipment cleaning, the whole setup sat in storage for the summer.
Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago...
The tank was still dirty so that took a fun couple days of cleaning and scraping. I also discovered that the rear baffles needed re-siliconing so a couple of more days there. Finally I could get water in this thing! A trip to the LFS and 7 or 8 buckets of RO/DI to the second floor apartment later and I started filling. But wait, I had to drain it and give it more silicone.
The tank is now up and cycling in my living room and looks darn nice. Can't wait to start stocking.
Equipment List:
Razor LED 60w Nano
2 Stock Return Pumps @230gph each
Smart ATO
Hydor Slim Skim Nano
Misc Unnamed 200w heater that came with the tank
20lb Fiji-Pink arag alive sand
10lb Carib sea dry aragonite sand
~15-20 lb dry Reef Saver rock
Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago...
The tank was still dirty so that took a fun couple days of cleaning and scraping. I also discovered that the rear baffles needed re-siliconing so a couple of more days there. Finally I could get water in this thing! A trip to the LFS and 7 or 8 buckets of RO/DI to the second floor apartment later and I started filling. But wait, I had to drain it and give it more silicone.
The tank is now up and cycling in my living room and looks darn nice. Can't wait to start stocking.
Equipment List:
Razor LED 60w Nano
2 Stock Return Pumps @230gph each
Smart ATO
Hydor Slim Skim Nano
Misc Unnamed 200w heater that came with the tank
20lb Fiji-Pink arag alive sand
10lb Carib sea dry aragonite sand
~15-20 lb dry Reef Saver rock