New 150.4 Waterbox

[Mid_Reefkeeper]

Quick update. Still waiting for the tank. Been 90 days so hopefully it won’t be much longer.

Making the most of the delay as it’s given me a chance to shop sales and pick up stuff slowly. Picked up a couple test kits, a 3D printed feeding door on sale, and an “Open box” mounting bracket for the 44HD Edge that looks untouched (anything to not pay the overpriced MSRP for it). Also got a 20 gal kit for a QT with the 1/2 off petsmart sale.

 

[Mid_Reefkeeper]

121 days later…we have tank!

So far it looks to be in good shape

 

[kevgib67]

121 days later…we have tank!

So far it looks to be in good shape

Congratulations! I got mine earlier January.

 

[exnisstech]

That punts the costs of a skimmer or good fuge light about 6 months

If your planning chaeto in the fuge a $20 grow light will grow chaeto great. Its all I ever used when I ran a chaeto fuge. I used to harvest 1/2 of a 5g bucket every week to 10 days. I used LED grow lights and attached them to the side of the fuge with Velcro rather than hanging them.

 

[Mid_Reefkeeper]

After many delays, cycling is on!

 

[Mid_Reefkeeper]

Lots of things happening since last update.

Cycle finished after a little over two weeks and ammonia is down to zero.

I got a nice order of inverts, pods, and chaeto from reefcleaners. About 40 misc snails. Half are tiny dwarf Ceriths, and the rest are a mix of oxtail nerites, astrea, trochus, nassarius and Florida ceriths. 1 emerald cerb, a conch, 1 bumblebee snail, and a peppermint shrimp, 7 hermits. I was going for a little bit of everything.

So far the rocks and sand have avoided the uglies and I’ve been feeding the inverts as best I can. Been a little worried about the crew starving. Some algae wafer bits, BRS pellets (the tiny ones), and a square inch of nori that the hermits took care of pretty fast.

Added a UNS refugium light. Seems pretty good quality and wattage for the price.

And this last weekend I added a Duncan and a bam bam zoa as testers and to see if I can get a little algae in there. Duncan looks good and the Zoas have only half opened.

Water parameters are 7dkh, 10 nitrate and 0 phosphate this weekend

I’ll see if I can get some photos uploaded tonight. It doesn’t want to cooperate on my phone.

 

[Mid_Reefkeeper]

The conch had a hitchhiker riding around for a day

 

[Mid_Reefkeeper]

I’ve been playing with the lighting. The AI app gives all the power and I’ve apparently been power hungry. After too much adjustment, I started using what Reef Dudes had on their Edge 1 month review. It’s blue heavy but doesn’t look too blue for my taste.

Still need to get a second light, but hoping to get a sale or open box so it’s not $400.