Just picked up a 30L off of FB with a ton of extra equipment (most of which I am reselling). The only thing I kept was the tank itself, diy screen lid, and an old feeding port cover which works amazingly as a sump cover.
The stand I found at Petsmart for $200 and has turned out to be actually pretty decent in terms of quality. I started by doing a vinegar soak for 24 hours and scrubbing the tank clean. After a thorough rinsing, I added 15lbs of special grade seeded 5lbs of ocean direct. The scape is ~25lbs of TLF Stax. I par tested the light once set up and I feel very confident in it. I got 290 center top, 200 center bottom, each foot off of the light is 120-150, and the two ends read 70-90. This is an amazing light for a mixed reef on a 3 foot tank. I had originally purchased 2 but with just the blue channels, I was seeing 400 par side to side and around 600 in the middle.
Equipment:
Smatfarm G5 Led
Intank overflow covers (to raise water level)
Intank floss basket
Intank Chaeto basket
IM Chaetomax Light
Orlushy DC sine wave 1320gph return
Tunze Osmolator ATO
Dual VCA 1/2" RFG's
Dual Neotherm 75w heaters and Inkbird Controller
IM Media basket
Acrylic ATO and dosing Res
Kamoer X1 Pro2 Wifi dosing pump
Livestock:
Current:
Mocha and Black Ice clowns
YWG
Lawnmower Blenny
Cleaner Shrimp
Peppermint Shrimp
Various Snails
On the way:
Tiger Pistol shrimp
Azure Damsel
Royal Gramma
Red Firefish
The stand I found at Petsmart for $200 and has turned out to be actually pretty decent in terms of quality. I started by doing a vinegar soak for 24 hours and scrubbing the tank clean. After a thorough rinsing, I added 15lbs of special grade seeded 5lbs of ocean direct. The scape is ~25lbs of TLF Stax. I par tested the light once set up and I feel very confident in it. I got 290 center top, 200 center bottom, each foot off of the light is 120-150, and the two ends read 70-90. This is an amazing light for a mixed reef on a 3 foot tank. I had originally purchased 2 but with just the blue channels, I was seeing 400 par side to side and around 600 in the middle.
Equipment:
Smatfarm G5 Led
Intank overflow covers (to raise water level)
Intank floss basket
Intank Chaeto basket
IM Chaetomax Light
Orlushy DC sine wave 1320gph return
Tunze Osmolator ATO
Dual VCA 1/2" RFG's
Dual Neotherm 75w heaters and Inkbird Controller
IM Media basket
Acrylic ATO and dosing Res
Kamoer X1 Pro2 Wifi dosing pump
Livestock:
Current:
Mocha and Black Ice clowns
YWG
Lawnmower Blenny
Cleaner Shrimp
Peppermint Shrimp
Various Snails
On the way:
Tiger Pistol shrimp
Azure Damsel
Royal Gramma
Red Firefish