jcreefer2's 30L - Mixed Reef

[jcreefer2]

Hi everyone,

Here is my 4 year old Innovative Marine Fusion 30L tank:

Equipment List

• IM 30L tank Sicce 1.5
• Dual 1/2in Loclines
• 2x inTank Media Baskets (thanks StevieT)
• JNS WS-1 skimmer with Aquamaxx VS-1 upgraded conical bubble plate and new cup
• 2x MP-10
• 24 in Nanobox Hybrid 4 v3 arrays + 2 T5s (2 x Blue Plus)
• Apex Classic Temp + Lab Grade pH probe
• Apex WXM
• Tunze 3155 ATO
• Cobalt 50W heater
• Kamoer 3 pump Doser
• DIY stand and canopy
• BRS 150gpd RODI
• BRS CO2 Scrubber

Filtration & Maintenance

• BRS GFO, change once per month
• Seachem Carbon, change once per month
• Purigen, change once every 3 months
• Phosguard, change once every 3 months
• MarinePure spheres (second right chamber)
• 5 gal water change weekly, though been experimenting with 2 week water changes
• Filter floss, rinse twice per week, changed weekly

Feeding - rotates daily

• Polyplab every three days
• LRS every other day
• Rod's Food every other day
• Reef Nutrients R.O.E
• Reef Nutrients Oyster Feast

Salt and Additives

• Red Sea Salt (Blue Bucket)
• ESV B-Ionic 2 Part
• ESV Magnesium
• Acropower 2 mL every two days
• Brightwell KoralColor 1 mL every two days

Parameters

• dKh: ~7.6
• Calcium: ~410 (would like to raise this up to 430)
• Magnesium: 1150
• pH 8.2-8.4, avg ~8.31
• Dosing: 18mL ALK and 18mL Cal
• Phosphate: 0.02-0.03 ppm
• Nitrate: 25 ppm (doesn't seem to impact the coral by the look of it)

Livestock & Inverts

• 2 ocellaris clowns
• 1 tiger pistal shrimp
• 4 hermits
• 2 RBTA at the moment (keeps splitting, went down from 7)

Corals

• Bubble Gum montipora
• Rainbow montipora
• Mystic Sunset montipora
• Setosa
• Joe Fox Banana something
• Walt Disney tenius
• ARC Firework
• Voodoo Majick
• Cali Tort
• Green anacopora
• Jedi Mind Trick
• Brain coral
• Space Invader chalice
• Mummy Eye chalice
• Watermellon chalice
• Yellow Branching Hammer
• Duncans
• Nuclear Green Trumpet
• Bam Bams zoa
• Rasta zoa (overgrown, +100 polyps)
• Scrambled Egg zoa
• King Midas zoa
• No name zoas
• Firecracker Clover corals

7-5-20 FTS

Left Island

Right Island

Right Side View

Left Side View

 

[Tahoe61]

Welcome!!!!

It is gorgeous.

 

[jcreefer2]

Welcome!!!!

It is gorgeous.

Thank you!! Hope it will continue to grow and prosper.
-Jeff

 

[jcreefer2]

Can you say swings? Been more diligent about testing and fine tuning Alk since SIP. Trying to narrow down to 7.5-8 dKh

 

[VJC]

Welcome! Lots of really nice colonies.

 

[Ferrell]

I also have a 30L which I started in January with hopes it’ll look as nice as yours. Great tank and nicely done

 

[jcreefer2]

I also have a 30L which I started in January with hopes it’ll look as nice as yours. Great tank and nicely done

Welcome! Lots of really nice colonies.

Thank you very much! It's been a journey for sure. There's still so much to learn.

-Jeff