Hi Ya'll,
Well here is my best effort at give you a look into CasaReef. My wife and I are pretty new to the hobby and are still making some big mistakes. Lucky for us we found some great people at AZ F.R.A.G group to bounce things off of and I have relied very heavily on Bulk Reef Supply ( BRS ). I would like to ask that you be kind in your comments. I am willing to learn and if you see something I screwed up just tell me and I will fix it. Also first time I have used a Forum.... So judge me kindly on that as well.
System Red Sea Reefer XL 525
Skimmer Is Also Red Sea
Carbon Reactor ( BRS )
Simplicity DC Return Pump
Gravity Fed ATO-PIA.... ( Pain In butt ) Researching solution for PIA
Lighting is Radion XR15 Pros with ReefLink
2 MP 40s for powerheads
Pentair 40watt HD UV Sterilizer.
I didn't have enough room for the UV on the outside of the tank so I mounted it inside the cabinet and the cut the shelves to fit around the tube. Drilled a hole in the top for bulb installation and replacement.
I have decided that the water you use is the foundation of your system. So with that in mind I have made my own water Factory. 7Stage ( BRS ) RODI system with Water Saver Upgrade ( 150 Gals a Day ) IceCap DC GYRE 1 K powerhead in salt tank for mixing and a 300 watt heater. I have 65 gals of RODI water and 65 gallons of Salt Water ready to go at all times.
Now this to me is very humbling..... Sometimes I don't listen so well. So after watching Ryan at BRS and attending a ( My First F.R.A.G ) Meeting where the topic was QUARANTINING and How to treat sick fish, I left there and said well darn we already have a few fish and a few corals and everything LOOKS GREAT!!! These guys don't know what they are talking about.... I GOT THIS.... Well not even a week later my tank was Smacked Down with ICH really bad.... So I went and got 2 20 gal tanks set up a QT Station. Took all my fish out of the dispaly and put them in QT. Took all the rock out of my tank and cleaned them and started over. In this process I lost fish and corals totaling..... I am not going to tell you how much cause my wife is going to read this at some point.. We are 3 weeks into this process the fish are looking GREAT and the tank looks pretty good also. AND I SWEAR TO GOD HIMSELF I WILL NEVER PUT ANOTHER LIVING THING IN MY DISPALY WITHOUT QT'ING IT FIRST. Sorry Hunter.... Yes I am The Dumb One in the group. ;-)
I hope to learn something new everyday. I hope I can be a great reefer like some of you. I hope to contribute something good to this Forum and If I can stop just ONE PERSON from not QT'ing their stuff before they put it in their display then I will be very Happy.
Thank You for looking and Happy Reefing.
Scott
The other thing I need to disclose... Is that I have a Big Red Fish at CasaReef and it watch's over all things CasaReef.
What Kinda Fish Is That.. Jessica a 67 Barracuda
498 ci Stroked 440
635 HP " Dyno'ed "
FiTech Fuel Injection
727 Auto
411 Gear Set
Has Been Seen Lurking in The Waters Near Surprise Az.
Well here is my best effort at give you a look into CasaReef. My wife and I are pretty new to the hobby and are still making some big mistakes. Lucky for us we found some great people at AZ F.R.A.G group to bounce things off of and I have relied very heavily on Bulk Reef Supply ( BRS ). I would like to ask that you be kind in your comments. I am willing to learn and if you see something I screwed up just tell me and I will fix it. Also first time I have used a Forum.... So judge me kindly on that as well.
System Red Sea Reefer XL 525
Skimmer Is Also Red Sea
Carbon Reactor ( BRS )
Simplicity DC Return Pump
Gravity Fed ATO-PIA.... ( Pain In butt ) Researching solution for PIA
Lighting is Radion XR15 Pros with ReefLink
2 MP 40s for powerheads
Pentair 40watt HD UV Sterilizer.
I didn't have enough room for the UV on the outside of the tank so I mounted it inside the cabinet and the cut the shelves to fit around the tube. Drilled a hole in the top for bulb installation and replacement.
I have decided that the water you use is the foundation of your system. So with that in mind I have made my own water Factory. 7Stage ( BRS ) RODI system with Water Saver Upgrade ( 150 Gals a Day ) IceCap DC GYRE 1 K powerhead in salt tank for mixing and a 300 watt heater. I have 65 gals of RODI water and 65 gallons of Salt Water ready to go at all times.
Now this to me is very humbling..... Sometimes I don't listen so well. So after watching Ryan at BRS and attending a ( My First F.R.A.G ) Meeting where the topic was QUARANTINING and How to treat sick fish, I left there and said well darn we already have a few fish and a few corals and everything LOOKS GREAT!!! These guys don't know what they are talking about.... I GOT THIS.... Well not even a week later my tank was Smacked Down with ICH really bad.... So I went and got 2 20 gal tanks set up a QT Station. Took all my fish out of the dispaly and put them in QT. Took all the rock out of my tank and cleaned them and started over. In this process I lost fish and corals totaling..... I am not going to tell you how much cause my wife is going to read this at some point.. We are 3 weeks into this process the fish are looking GREAT and the tank looks pretty good also. AND I SWEAR TO GOD HIMSELF I WILL NEVER PUT ANOTHER LIVING THING IN MY DISPALY WITHOUT QT'ING IT FIRST. Sorry Hunter.... Yes I am The Dumb One in the group. ;-)
I hope to learn something new everyday. I hope I can be a great reefer like some of you. I hope to contribute something good to this Forum and If I can stop just ONE PERSON from not QT'ing their stuff before they put it in their display then I will be very Happy.
Thank You for looking and Happy Reefing.
Scott
The other thing I need to disclose... Is that I have a Big Red Fish at CasaReef and it watch's over all things CasaReef.
What Kinda Fish Is That.. Jessica a 67 Barracuda
498 ci Stroked 440
635 HP " Dyno'ed "
FiTech Fuel Injection
727 Auto
411 Gear Set
Has Been Seen Lurking in The Waters Near Surprise Az.
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