Hello all!
I have been on here for a few years now and have never done a build thread, so I figured what the heck, I have a free night, go for it!
I have been attempting reef tanks on and off for about 7 years now and my current build is definitely my favorite (obviously). This one started in September of 2017 with a IM 25g lagoon and a crappy stand that I put together (still using it but used to the crappiness now).
That tank was rough and I was constantly having algae outbreaks and issues with fish jumping. At a local frag show, a vendor, Fiji Cube out of Minnesota, was selling some pretty sweet AIO tanks. I am an impulse buyer and knew that the lagoon was just not working for me anymore so I picked up the 22.4g AIO cube. And instantly fell in love. Below is the equipment list and some progression shots from March of 2018 until now. Camera work has gotten a lot better since then! I am sure I left some stuff out so let me know if you have any questions! Enjoy!
Equipment:
22.4g AIO cube
Eshopps Nano Skimmer
2x Kessil a160we
Icecap 1k gyre
Fiji Cube's stock return pump (don't know size)
Tunze ATO
I use an iPhone XS max with Polyp Lab filters
Maintenance:
Do not dose, yet, but do a 4g wc every week with Red Sea Reef Pro salt. I run filter floss and chemi-pure blue.
I have been on here for a few years now and have never done a build thread, so I figured what the heck, I have a free night, go for it!
I have been attempting reef tanks on and off for about 7 years now and my current build is definitely my favorite (obviously). This one started in September of 2017 with a IM 25g lagoon and a crappy stand that I put together (still using it but used to the crappiness now).
That tank was rough and I was constantly having algae outbreaks and issues with fish jumping. At a local frag show, a vendor, Fiji Cube out of Minnesota, was selling some pretty sweet AIO tanks. I am an impulse buyer and knew that the lagoon was just not working for me anymore so I picked up the 22.4g AIO cube. And instantly fell in love. Below is the equipment list and some progression shots from March of 2018 until now. Camera work has gotten a lot better since then! I am sure I left some stuff out so let me know if you have any questions! Enjoy!
Equipment:
22.4g AIO cube
Eshopps Nano Skimmer
2x Kessil a160we
Icecap 1k gyre
Fiji Cube's stock return pump (don't know size)
Tunze ATO
I use an iPhone XS max with Polyp Lab filters
Maintenance:
Do not dose, yet, but do a 4g wc every week with Red Sea Reef Pro salt. I run filter floss and chemi-pure blue.