NeveSSL's 180g Mixed Reef

[Dowtish]

Brandon-

Where did you source your pumps for the AWC?

 

[NeveSSL]

eBay. I purchased the motors and pump heads separately and combined them to make them do what I wanted. I have an extra motor. ;) I would recommend the 7014 pump heads as the tubing they use will fit RO/DI tubing perfectly without anything else to add, plus its a good pace for water changes at about 1g per hour with 12v on the motor I'm using.

Brandon

 

[NeveSSL]

The tank is doing well! I added a magnificent foxface and he is decimating the hair algae on the rocks, which is perfect. He is rather shy for now (even though he wasn't when I first got him in the tank?), but I can sit in my chair and be still for a bit and he will come out. Gotta fatten him up a bit!

Now that he has been in the tank for over a week, I'm starting to dose Tech M to try to get rid of the bryopsis in my tank. My mag is low, though, at 1140 (according to my Salifert test kit), so its going to take a LOT to raise it up to 1800 with my 220 or so gallons of water. I stopped my automatic water changes for now so I'm not taking mag out.

I'm thinking of adding more tangs soon! I also still need to finish my tank stand, get my third and final LED fixture, get my T5 supplements, install the utility sink, etc., etc., etc. The list never ends, but I enjoy it. :)

Brandon

 

[pickupman66]

Hmmm. A foxfsce... that's a good idea.

 

[DaveMorris]

Looking good, my man. I would love to have an auto water change system, just don't know how I could do it with the tank being where it is. Looks like a nice setup.

 

[bknapp]

It was cool to see your tank yesterday, no matter how briefly, it really is coming along. Now that you've got most of your lighting situated you can really start turning into a big bad Reef!

 

[NeveSSL]

Hmmm. A foxfsce... that's a good idea.

I thought so, too. :)

Looking good, my man. I would love to have an auto water change system, just don't know how I could do it with the tank being where it is. Looks like a nice setup.

Thanks! Its slowly coming together.

It was cool to see your tank yesterday, no matter how briefly, it really is coming along. Now that you've got most of your lighting situated you can really start turning into a big bad Reef!

Thanks, man! That is definitely the goal. :)

Brandon

 

[NeveSSL]

Last night I realized I haven't had to scrape my front glass in a few days. Then it hit me... I'll bet my bio pellets are finally seeded. Perfect! I think its been about 6 weeks since I put them in, too. So with that, I'm planning on adding the rest in today, probably seeding with some Special Blend, and start feeding more heavily. I may also look into getting one of the automatic feeders for my Apex to feed while I'm at work... hmmmm...

Brandon

 

[Volitans67]

Awesome man, so crazy when they finally kick in!

 

[NeveSSL]

Definitely is! Now I've got to get them rolling hard so they can work the way they're supposed to. :)

For some reason, I now feel like I can do everything else with my tank... add a lot more fish, get my parameters up, build the rest of my stand out, etc. :)

Brandon

 

[bknapp]

Nice on the pellets.

Get er done!

 

[NeveSSL]

Haha! Thanks, BK.

Next challenge: Get rid of bryopsis.

Brandon

 

[schooleyosis]

Awesome man. Let the fun begin!

 

[bknapp]

Hows the tank doing Bueller?

 

[NeveSSL]

Its doing ok. Most of the bryopsis is gone, which is awesome... I wish I knew WHY it was gone, though. Haha!

I need to do some maintenance and if all goes well, I'll have a week (minus one day for fishing :D ) next week to do those things. I'm also hoping to add some other things on the backend, specifically some growout space. Oh, and tangs. I need more fish desperately! Haha!

Brandon

 

[bknapp]

Progress is progress.

 

[NeveSSL]

Lots of progress this week!!! I'm working on my canopy and stand and should have them both done this weekend if all goes well. Also adding some lyretail anthias, put a booster pump on my RODI (what a difference! Its actually quiet, too), working on getting my first 40g breeder online (will be a frag tank for now). I'll have pics later in the weekend. I'm so glad to get a lot of this stuff done. I've kind of felt stuck until I did.

Brandon

 

[schooleyosis]

Good update. How many Anthias are you adding?

 

[NeveSSL]

5 lyretails... All female. :)

Brandon

 

[schooleyosis]

Cool!