First: Thank you R2R community for bringing an active space for reefers to troubleshoot, collaborate and share a passion for the hobby!
See below for a pretty high-tech tank build!
This is my first experience with aquarium husbandry and I am feeling the ups and downs of learning – which is part of everyone’s journey. I’m doing my best to ensure the animals I keep are thriving and (hopefully) happy in my tank! Before I decided to bite the bullet and purchase, I watched over 100 hours of videos on BRS to feel confident that this is what I am getting into. My purchase was pricey but I work hard and earned it. And, I didn't actually build it myself but my LFS (LAX Aquarium) did the entire installation and even built custom electrical mounting board + retrofitted mounts for filter rollers. I will eventually figure out how to program the Neptune to my Echo Plus, so I can say: "Alexa, turn on Feed Cycle A"
Tank equipment build:
-Red Sea Reefer 525 XL
-EcoTech Radion XR30 Pros
-Neptune:
-Bubble Magus BP10, carbon reactor
-Aquatop Titanium Heater with Controller
-Klir Drop In Fleece Filter Roller x2
Current Tankmates:
-Clown (Bartholemew)
-Bannerfish (Jaque)
-Oriental Sweetlips (Fifi)
-Firefish (Ophelia)
-Foxface (Rasputin)
-Starry Blenny (Guillermo)
-Melanurus Wrasse (Quinn)
-Blue Chromis x2
-Tuxedo Sea Urchins x2
-Blood Red Fire Shrimp
-Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
-Emerald Crab x2
-Maxima Clam
Coral:
-Elegance x2
-Lobo x3
-Acans x7
-Torches x5
-Hammer x3
-Scolly x8
-Wellso x3
-Discosoma x3
-Zoanthid x4
-Frogspawn
-Doughnut Coral
-Heliofungia Sunkist
-Heliogugia long tentacle
-Scrolling Montipora
-Chalice
-Organ Pipe
-Moon coral
-Finger Leather Coral
-Bubble
Everything is still small, I am still slowly adding and growing my tank. Will eventually add a PBT last and all my fish run through a QT course.
Thank you for checking out my build thread!
QT with cats:
Feline observation deck:
About me:
I live in Los Angeles & work as a patent litigation paralegal. I enjoy international travel, the great outdoors and trekking. I love plants and am transferring that passion into corals. I also enjoy the flow arts: fire dancing, hula hooping, whips, dragon staff & fire eating. I also love classic cars and will take my Corvette up Malibu canyons on the weekends for the twisties.
See below for a pretty high-tech tank build!
This is my first experience with aquarium husbandry and I am feeling the ups and downs of learning – which is part of everyone’s journey. I’m doing my best to ensure the animals I keep are thriving and (hopefully) happy in my tank! Before I decided to bite the bullet and purchase, I watched over 100 hours of videos on BRS to feel confident that this is what I am getting into. My purchase was pricey but I work hard and earned it. And, I didn't actually build it myself but my LFS (LAX Aquarium) did the entire installation and even built custom electrical mounting board + retrofitted mounts for filter rollers. I will eventually figure out how to program the Neptune to my Echo Plus, so I can say: "Alexa, turn on Feed Cycle A"
Tank equipment build:
-Red Sea Reefer 525 XL
-EcoTech Radion XR30 Pros
-Neptune:
Controller System
COR-20 Return Pump
Trident
DOS
Energy Bar
Auto Top off Kit & Optical Level Sensor
Fluid Monitoring Module
Optical Flow Sensor
Leak Detection Probe
WAV x2
-Bubble Magus Curve 7, protein skimmer-Bubble Magus BP10, carbon reactor
-Aquatop Titanium Heater with Controller
-Klir Drop In Fleece Filter Roller x2
Current Tankmates:
-Clown (Bartholemew)
-Bannerfish (Jaque)
-Oriental Sweetlips (Fifi)
-Firefish (Ophelia)
-Foxface (Rasputin)
-Starry Blenny (Guillermo)
-Melanurus Wrasse (Quinn)
-Blue Chromis x2
-Tuxedo Sea Urchins x2
-Blood Red Fire Shrimp
-Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
-Emerald Crab x2
-Maxima Clam
Coral:
-Elegance x2
-Lobo x3
-Acans x7
-Torches x5
-Hammer x3
-Scolly x8
-Wellso x3
-Discosoma x3
-Zoanthid x4
-Frogspawn
-Doughnut Coral
-Heliofungia Sunkist
-Heliogugia long tentacle
-Scrolling Montipora
-Chalice
-Organ Pipe
-Moon coral
-Finger Leather Coral
-Bubble
Everything is still small, I am still slowly adding and growing my tank. Will eventually add a PBT last and all my fish run through a QT course.
Thank you for checking out my build thread!
QT with cats:
Feline observation deck:
About me:
I live in Los Angeles & work as a patent litigation paralegal. I enjoy international travel, the great outdoors and trekking. I love plants and am transferring that passion into corals. I also enjoy the flow arts: fire dancing, hula hooping, whips, dragon staff & fire eating. I also love classic cars and will take my Corvette up Malibu canyons on the weekends for the twisties.
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