My Sumpless 55 Gallon

dmort · Jul 5, 2015

Without telling a long story - I had a 29 gallon and then last summer upgraded to a 55. Then, we moved in March. Since I knew we were going to move, I didn't do too much to the tank in the interim, but now that we are moved, upgrades and additions are coming along.

Equipment:
Standard 55 gallon with a stand built by me.
Vertex Illumilux 48" Marino Bianco
Tunze 6040 and Tunze 6025
Heater and Fan controlled by reefkeeper lite
Remora S Skimmer with surface skimmer box
Tunze Nano Osmolator
Lifeguard Aquatics Intellifeeder

Livestock:
Assorted CuC
Brittle Star
3 peppermint shrimp
RBTA
2 Chromis
Ocellaris Clown
Darwin Clown
Royal Gramma
Yellow Eye Kole Tang

Coral:
GSP
(More to come!!)

saltyphish · Jul 5, 2015

Keep us posted. ALso post some pics when you can.

dmort · Jul 5, 2015

dmort · Jul 5, 2015

All phone pics... I can try to get a better picture with my DSLR.

SeahorseKeeper · Jul 6, 2015

Off to a great start!! :)

dmort · Jul 7, 2015

I'd like to add a second light, actinic. However, I can't find another of these vertex illumilux lights.

Any suggestions for a 48" actinic led bar?

dmort · Aug 30, 2015

I added a 48" aquatic life 460nm led bar. It is about 20 watts. It doesn't do much than add a little blue light. Down the road, I'd like to upgrade to some AI Hydra 26s, but that is too expensive an upgrade for me. Also, I want to spend some money on coral and fish - not more equipment!!

Here's a video I made today that runs down the tank.