Minimalist Reefer 170

[ARVERLY]

Rocks, sand, and Siporax have been cycled since August 2016 so I should be able to add fish and corals immediately!

 

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Installed two caddies to hold test kits and fish food! Can you tell I'm a bit of a neat freak!

 

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I removed the black foam that goes in the sump baffle and replaced it with more Siporax media!

 

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Bought a new Radion XR30 Pro Gen4!!! So stoked

 

[Zero Nitrates]

This is a awesome build!
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[ARVERLY]

This is a awesome build!
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Thank you Zero Nitrates! Im super excited to get this tank started!

 

[brogers]

I removed the black foam that goes in the sump baffle and replaced it with more Siporax media!

Great Idea, I am going to steal it! What size Siporax did you use? Also are you able to tell me if I can add Siporax to an established tank? It will get seeded naturally wont it?

 

[ARVERLY]

Great Idea, I am going to steal it! What size Siporax did you use? Also are you able to tell me if I can add Siporax to an established tank? It will get seeded naturally wont it?

I put the smaller size (15mm) inside the large ones (25mm) and wrapped them in plastic gutter guard that I got at Lowes! Yes you can add them to an established tank with no ill effects!

 

[brogers]

I put the smaller size (15mm) inside the large ones (25mm) and wrapped them in plastic gutter guard that I got at Lowes! Yes you can add them to an established tank with no ill effects!

Awesome! Where did you get Siporax from? Having hard time finding on-line.

 

[JTreef]

Great build. Lots of planning went into this! Following

 

[brogers]

Are you thinking of adding an Algae Scrubber? I just started the HOG.5 on my 170 (fits perfect), I will keep you informed on how it works!

 

[ARVERLY]

Awesome! Where did you get Siporax from? Having hard time finding on-line.

Bought the 15mm on Amazon and the 25mm on Ebay!

 

[ARVERLY]

Great build. Lots of planning went into this! Following

Thanks JT!

 

[ARVERLY]

Are you thinking of adding an Algae Scrubber? I just started the HOG.5 on my 170 (fits perfect), I will keep you informed on how it works!

Cool, let me know how you like the HOG.5. I probably won't add anything else, except for upgrading the skimmer down the road to a Deltec SC1351. I'm also thinking about converting the ATO section in a fuge but we'll see.

 

[Jonty]

I removed the MH on the Giesemann Spectra and will be replacing it with a Gen4 Radion XR30 Pro

Why would you go from ultimate light for SPS to a good light? Heat ?

 

[ARVERLY]

Why would you go from ultimate light for SPS to a good light? Heat ?

Yes!! Temp would get to 83-84 degrees with all bulbs on. I've also seen a ton of nice SPS tanks in my local fish stores powered by Radions alone (e.g., WWC, TSA, LRO)

 

[JTreef]

My Radion G2 can really grow sps quickly. Especially with the T5's added

 

[NY_Sea]

Awesome! Looking forward to watching this develop..really cool idea with the spectra light conversion.

Question on the siporax reactor- have you used this media before? Could you tell me the benefits and why you use them?

 

[kazikage42]

So pleased with my artfully acrylic clearview lid! This tank will house several jumpers including:

Tailspot Blenny
Yellow coris wrasse
Melanarus wrasse
Helfrichi firefish
Flame wrasse pair
Clownfish pair
Borbonius anthias

Nice, how much did it cost you to get that lid?

 

[ARVERLY]

Nice, how much did it cost you to get that lid?

It was expensive! $187.48 including shipping. It's sexy though so it's worth it IMO