Killerflash
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Hey there everyone I've been around for a bit now and have only updated things about my tank through my other posts. I decided it's time to make a more detailed thread in here dedicated to my tank so here it is!
This is my first saltwater tank and my first larger aquarium.
Okay so here's some of the stuff I got and currently use:
90 gallon glass aquarium with a glass canopy (not drilled)
Two canister filters (Penn Plax Cascade 1200 & Marineland C-220)
Two JVP-102b power heads
Marineland 36" LED's
- I do plan to get the reef octopus bh 1000 protein skimmer soon, I was debating on getting an overflow and sump with a different skimmer, but decided I'll get a hob one instead.
I have around 100 pounds of live rock in there now and about a 1 inch sand bed. Almost of which were dry rock and dry sand starting out; I only had about 10 pounds of live rock to help seed the rest. I ghost fed and also dosed pure ammonia and raised the ammonia level to 4ppm(was supposed to be 2ppm) to help start my cycle and it all worked really well. My cycle took about 2 weeks to complete.
My first additions were some nerites, ceriths, and blue leg hermits a week after it finished.
I waited another week and added my first fish, a yellow-finned flasher wrasse that I bought as a carpenters wrasse lol I like him just the same though! I then got a smiths blenny, 5 blue green reef chromis, and a yellow clown goby; in that order all purchased 1-2 weeks apart.
I got more nerites ceriths and blue legs at various times when getting fish as well and have about 10 of each in there now. I also have 2 emerald crabs now as well.
I feed formula 2 flakes 2-3 times a day and frozen mysis shrimp a few times a week. I soak them in Garlic guard as well.
This is my first saltwater tank and my first larger aquarium.
Okay so here's some of the stuff I got and currently use:
90 gallon glass aquarium with a glass canopy (not drilled)
Two canister filters (Penn Plax Cascade 1200 & Marineland C-220)
Two JVP-102b power heads
Marineland 36" LED's
- I do plan to get the reef octopus bh 1000 protein skimmer soon, I was debating on getting an overflow and sump with a different skimmer, but decided I'll get a hob one instead.
I have around 100 pounds of live rock in there now and about a 1 inch sand bed. Almost of which were dry rock and dry sand starting out; I only had about 10 pounds of live rock to help seed the rest. I ghost fed and also dosed pure ammonia and raised the ammonia level to 4ppm(was supposed to be 2ppm) to help start my cycle and it all worked really well. My cycle took about 2 weeks to complete.
My first additions were some nerites, ceriths, and blue leg hermits a week after it finished.
I waited another week and added my first fish, a yellow-finned flasher wrasse that I bought as a carpenters wrasse lol I like him just the same though! I then got a smiths blenny, 5 blue green reef chromis, and a yellow clown goby; in that order all purchased 1-2 weeks apart.
I got more nerites ceriths and blue legs at various times when getting fish as well and have about 10 of each in there now. I also have 2 emerald crabs now as well.
I feed formula 2 flakes 2-3 times a day and frozen mysis shrimp a few times a week. I soak them in Garlic guard as well.
