I'm picking up the final(I think lol) piece needed to start my new build today! After setting up our first saltwater tank (75g FOWLR) the wife and I both have the bug bad lol. This time we want to do it right and go all in as much as possible.. The footprint we have available for the tank limited our options a bit, so we decided on a cube.
The gear -
Tank : Marineland 60g cornerflow rimless
Stand : Marineland Ventura - wish I was good at DIY, but if I made one it would probably make the leaning tower of Piza look good..
Sump : FijiCube 20 cube
Skimmer : Reef Octopus Classic 150
Lighting : Kessil A360X + controller
Flow : EcoTech MP10WQD x 2(might grab a 2nd)
Heat : 2 x 300w Finnex Titanium + 2 x Inkbird temperature controllers
ATO : Auto Aqua Smart ATO
ATO reservoir :2.2g Fijicube and 5g Trigger Systems as a plan B
Return pump :Skimz Quietpro 4.0 to be replaced later(maybe) by a Jebao DCT4000
Fuge light : Tunze Ecochic
Sand : 40lbs Fiji Pink Arab-Alive decided to go bare bottom, made a HDPE sheet for the bottom to protect the glass
Rocks : 50lbs of dry Florida reef rock from reefcleaners
Lid : IM DIY kit
Plumbing : this will be my first attempt at hard plumbing anything..wish me luck lol
Battery Backup : EcoTech Vortech backup(considered switching return pumps to be compatible with this, but couldn't justify the cost)
Problem detection : AutoAqua Smart level/Smart Temp/Smart Skimmer Security sensors
Think that's it for parts I hope Lol. Picking up the stand today, then it's time to paint the back and start on the plumbing. Will post pics when there's more than just a heap of boxes laying around.
Stocking corals -
I'll probably stick with softies and LPS until I see if I can do this without killing everything first [emoji28] I really like zoas and brain corals, so I'll probably start with those and some GSP.
Livestock plan -
Bonded pair of mocha gladiator clowns or mochavinci's
2 x peppermint shrimp
2 x porcelain crabs
Tailspot blenny
Flameback angelfish (maybe..worried about the corals)
2 x lawnmower blenny
2 x banggai cardinals
Royal Gramma
Wrasse TBD, looking for something rare/cool, need suggestions!
Scarlet Skunk Cleaner shrimp
3 x yellowtail blue damsels (adding later to hopefully reduce chances of aggression)
Green mandarin (to be added after copepod farm is up and running)
Bubbletip anemone (to be added after 6 months or so)
Rock flower anemone(s) (to be added after 6 months or so)
CUC of trochus and cerith snails (nervous about big turbo snails wreaking havoc on corals down the road)
I'm really looking forward to this new adventure and will definitely have lots of questions along the way [emoji28] This forum is a great and bad inspiration all at the same time lol
The gear -
Tank : Marineland 60g cornerflow rimless
Stand : Marineland Ventura - wish I was good at DIY, but if I made one it would probably make the leaning tower of Piza look good..
Sump : FijiCube 20 cube
Skimmer : Reef Octopus Classic 150
Lighting : Kessil A360X + controller
Flow : EcoTech MP10WQD x 2
Heat : 2 x 300w Finnex Titanium + 2 x Inkbird temperature controllers
ATO : Auto Aqua Smart ATO
ATO reservoir :
Return pump :
Fuge light : Tunze Ecochic
Rocks : 50lbs of dry Florida reef rock from reefcleaners
Lid : IM DIY kit
Plumbing : this will be my first attempt at hard plumbing anything..wish me luck lol
Battery Backup : EcoTech Vortech backup(considered switching return pumps to be compatible with this, but couldn't justify the cost)
Problem detection : AutoAqua Smart level/Smart Temp/Smart Skimmer Security sensors
Think that's it for parts I hope Lol. Picking up the stand today, then it's time to paint the back and start on the plumbing. Will post pics when there's more than just a heap of boxes laying around.
Stocking corals -
I'll probably stick with softies and LPS until I see if I can do this without killing everything first [emoji28] I really like zoas and brain corals, so I'll probably start with those and some GSP.
Livestock plan -
Bonded pair of mocha gladiator clowns or mochavinci's
2 x peppermint shrimp
2 x porcelain crabs
Tailspot blenny
Flameback angelfish (maybe..worried about the corals)
2 x banggai cardinals
Royal Gramma
Wrasse TBD, looking for something rare/cool, need suggestions!
Scarlet Skunk Cleaner shrimp
3 x yellowtail blue damsels (adding later to hopefully reduce chances of aggression)
Green mandarin (to be added after copepod farm is up and running)
Bubbletip anemone (to be added after 6 months or so)
Rock flower anemone(s) (to be added after 6 months or so)
CUC of trochus and cerith snails (nervous about big turbo snails wreaking havoc on corals down the road)
I'm really looking forward to this new adventure and will definitely have lots of questions along the way [emoji28] This forum is a great and bad inspiration all at the same time lol
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