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View BadgesHi R2R, I have a build log on my local forum BAR. But I want to start one here as well because I find the peer review to be invaluable as a newcomer to reefing. The first few posts will be copied from my existing build log. This is my apartment build because I was limited to 25g and unlike many others on here, I will be following that rule. But I’m making the best of it with a long and shallow peninsula
check out my hello post here for some pics while I work on getting them posted here. Enjoy!
It’s been almost 1 year since I set up my first tank. I got into this hobby after growing up with a 5’x2’x5’ reef tank that my parents had serviced then seeing that I could replicate it in my college house in a 10 gal. I had a nuvo 10 for 3 months, then upgraded to a Red Sea Reefer 170 for 4 months, then I moved everything into a 24”x24”x12” frag tank and fell in love with the shallow tank style. I did almost completely set up a 90 cube but it was too big for my apartment so I got a somewhat custom 25 gal AIO from luckreef on eBay, the Advanced acrylics outlet store. here’s the setup I’ll have to run this tank starting out:
Lights: G4 XR30 supplemented by 2 24” aliexpress 470nm led bars that are dimmable via a BoB and dimmable power supply controlled by my GHL
Return pump: Sicce 1.0 to soft tube
Powerhead: ai nero 5, planning to add another
Filtration: so far just floss and some rubble in the return chamber, I’m looking into biomedia options and looking at media reactors and skimmers for AIO
Dosing: GHL 2.1 SA doser
Alk monitor: KHG pro
Controller: GHL profilux mini with power bar
ATO: Smart ATO micro
Stand: Overkill aluminum stand that one day will hold a 90 cube, one day....
Dosing plan:
Acropower 1ml/day
Flatworm stop
TM All-for-reef until I run out, then I’ll look at other options
stocking plan:
My two clowns (Buddy and *******)
Cleaner shrimp (Jacques)
2 Mexican turbo snails
2 astea snails
2 trochus snails
Lots of pods (eventually, gotta seed the tank)
tank goals: I want to grow out SPS frags, and maybe grow some zoas on the bottom. The shallow depth might make some interesting growth patterns
for now I have the lights held up by the old stand for my other frag tank, but hooks will arrive for ceiling mounting on Thursday
check out my hello post here for some pics while I work on getting them posted here. Enjoy!
It’s been almost 1 year since I set up my first tank. I got into this hobby after growing up with a 5’x2’x5’ reef tank that my parents had serviced then seeing that I could replicate it in my college house in a 10 gal. I had a nuvo 10 for 3 months, then upgraded to a Red Sea Reefer 170 for 4 months, then I moved everything into a 24”x24”x12” frag tank and fell in love with the shallow tank style. I did almost completely set up a 90 cube but it was too big for my apartment so I got a somewhat custom 25 gal AIO from luckreef on eBay, the Advanced acrylics outlet store. here’s the setup I’ll have to run this tank starting out:
Lights: G4 XR30 supplemented by 2 24” aliexpress 470nm led bars that are dimmable via a BoB and dimmable power supply controlled by my GHL
Return pump: Sicce 1.0 to soft tube
Powerhead: ai nero 5, planning to add another
Filtration: so far just floss and some rubble in the return chamber, I’m looking into biomedia options and looking at media reactors and skimmers for AIO
Dosing: GHL 2.1 SA doser
Alk monitor: KHG pro
Controller: GHL profilux mini with power bar
ATO: Smart ATO micro
Stand: Overkill aluminum stand that one day will hold a 90 cube, one day....
Dosing plan:
Acropower 1ml/day
Flatworm stop
TM All-for-reef until I run out, then I’ll look at other options
stocking plan:
My two clowns (Buddy and *******)
Cleaner shrimp (Jacques)
2 Mexican turbo snails
2 astea snails
2 trochus snails
Lots of pods (eventually, gotta seed the tank)
tank goals: I want to grow out SPS frags, and maybe grow some zoas on the bottom. The shallow depth might make some interesting growth patterns
for now I have the lights held up by the old stand for my other frag tank, but hooks will arrive for ceiling mounting on Thursday