EHEIM aquastyle 35.
Stock comes with a little corner filter/pump that the 7w 6k LED plugs in to.
took about 1 minute out of the box to put it together.
only thing changed was the filter pad in the stock filter so it just acts as circulation pump.
additions:
eheim jager 50w heater
Rio 50 pump
CUC/inverts:
1x Nassarius snail
1x Zebra Turbo
1x Emerald crab
2x Margarita snail
1x Blue reef hermit
1x Harrlequin shrimp
1x pom pom crab
1x crocea clam
1x RBTA
Fish:
Helfrichi firefish
Standard firefish
Croal:
Kenya tree
assorted mushrooms
GSP
snake polyps
assorted zoas
Birdsnest
I plan on slowly phasing out the softies for nicer LPS.SPS as i go. I really just wanted to get my head around the maintenance of a small tank, and the capabilites of the equipment i have. future plans for upgrades are an MP10 and a par38.
maintenance is weekly 2gal water change with Tropic Marin Pro Reef and daily FW top off.
ive adjusted the CUC as ive gone aswell and feel comfortable with what i have.
ammonia, nitrates and nitrites are stable at 0. I attribute this to the rock and sand beign from my older system and full of all sorts of life. Biodiversity FTW
Here are the photos. birdsnest isnt in them as its only been in there a couple of days. it has full polyp extension and no bleaching. the little 7w LED does a good job.
Stock comes with a little corner filter/pump that the 7w 6k LED plugs in to.
took about 1 minute out of the box to put it together.
only thing changed was the filter pad in the stock filter so it just acts as circulation pump.
additions:
eheim jager 50w heater
Rio 50 pump
CUC/inverts:
1x Nassarius snail
1x Zebra Turbo
1x Emerald crab
2x Margarita snail
1x Blue reef hermit
1x Harrlequin shrimp
1x pom pom crab
1x crocea clam
1x RBTA
Fish:
Helfrichi firefish
Standard firefish
Croal:
Kenya tree
assorted mushrooms
GSP
snake polyps
assorted zoas
Birdsnest
I plan on slowly phasing out the softies for nicer LPS.SPS as i go. I really just wanted to get my head around the maintenance of a small tank, and the capabilites of the equipment i have. future plans for upgrades are an MP10 and a par38.
maintenance is weekly 2gal water change with Tropic Marin Pro Reef and daily FW top off.
ive adjusted the CUC as ive gone aswell and feel comfortable with what i have.
ammonia, nitrates and nitrites are stable at 0. I attribute this to the rock and sand beign from my older system and full of all sorts of life. Biodiversity FTW
Here are the photos. birdsnest isnt in them as its only been in there a couple of days. it has full polyp extension and no bleaching. the little 7w LED does a good job.