I've been in the freshwater hobby for many year, and decided its time to try my hand at a reef tank.
Been cycling for about 2 month using Dr Tims One and only and Ammonia Chloride, all seems to be going well. Ammonia and Nitrite drop to 0 within 24 hours. Running without light for this whole time. Not sure about anything else, as I currently don't have test kits except for ammonia and nitrites.
Here's what I have:
- Water mixing station using two 75 litre Brute bins and RODI unit
- Aqua one mini reef 120, everything stock
- Red Sea pro salt
- 2 x JEBAO JECOD RW-4
- Serenity Digital LCD Refractometer
- D-D Salinity Refractometer
- SMART AWC TOUCH, for ATO and AWC.
- 10kg of CaribSea Life Rock
- 6kg of CaribSea Special Grade Reef Sand
- A 120 litre tank for QT, with heater and sponge filter.
- Inkbird temperture controller, connected to heater and cooling fans.
Plan on doing 10% weekly water changes using the SMART AWC.
Future additions:
- Hydra 26 HD before adding Corals.
- Apex Controller, probably in a year, they are expensive here.
Current Live Stock:
- 2 clowns currently in QT.
I haven't medicated the fish as of yet, not sure what I should do. Been in QT for just over 2 weeks.
Just trying to work out what else to add to the tank. Not looking to add to many fish or CUC, mostly soft corals, and maybe LPS down the road.
- Tail Spot Blenny
- Zoas
- Green Star Polyps
- frogspawn, hammer
- Trochus snails
- Turbo snails
This picture is a bit old, I have replaced the top with a red sea net screen, but other then that it's the same. Haven't added any live stock to the tank yet.
26/11/18
Changed around the rocks to try and create multiple Islands to separate corals.
18/12/18
Added the 2 Clowns to the DT about 2 weeks ago.
Noticed some brown spots on the rocks and maybe sand. Assume Diatoms.
25/12/18
Tank looks really ugly at the moment. Add some Chaeto to the sump, and have some snails in QT.
01/01/19
Seeing green hair algae growing on the rocks. Still no cleanup crew in the tank.
09/01/19
Added 2 Trochus snail to the tank. Seem to be doing a good job at clean up the algae.
Been cycling for about 2 month using Dr Tims One and only and Ammonia Chloride, all seems to be going well. Ammonia and Nitrite drop to 0 within 24 hours. Running without light for this whole time. Not sure about anything else, as I currently don't have test kits except for ammonia and nitrites.
Here's what I have:
- Water mixing station using two 75 litre Brute bins and RODI unit
- Aqua one mini reef 120, everything stock
- Red Sea pro salt
- 2 x JEBAO JECOD RW-4
- Serenity Digital LCD Refractometer
- D-D Salinity Refractometer
- SMART AWC TOUCH, for ATO and AWC.
- 10kg of CaribSea Life Rock
- 6kg of CaribSea Special Grade Reef Sand
- A 120 litre tank for QT, with heater and sponge filter.
- Inkbird temperture controller, connected to heater and cooling fans.
Plan on doing 10% weekly water changes using the SMART AWC.
Future additions:
- Hydra 26 HD before adding Corals.
- Apex Controller, probably in a year, they are expensive here.
Current Live Stock:
- 2 clowns currently in QT.
I haven't medicated the fish as of yet, not sure what I should do. Been in QT for just over 2 weeks.
Just trying to work out what else to add to the tank. Not looking to add to many fish or CUC, mostly soft corals, and maybe LPS down the road.
- Tail Spot Blenny
- Zoas
- Green Star Polyps
- frogspawn, hammer
- Trochus snails
- Turbo snails
This picture is a bit old, I have replaced the top with a red sea net screen, but other then that it's the same. Haven't added any live stock to the tank yet.
26/11/18
Changed around the rocks to try and create multiple Islands to separate corals.
18/12/18
Added the 2 Clowns to the DT about 2 weeks ago.
Noticed some brown spots on the rocks and maybe sand. Assume Diatoms.
25/12/18
Tank looks really ugly at the moment. Add some Chaeto to the sump, and have some snails in QT.
01/01/19
Seeing green hair algae growing on the rocks. Still no cleanup crew in the tank.
09/01/19
Added 2 Trochus snail to the tank. Seem to be doing a good job at clean up the algae.
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