Pez's Reef 3.0! Upgrade to WB 130.4

[Pezking182]

So after being out of the hobby for about 5 years, I've finally started a new tank. This time a 29gal with 10gal sump.



Enter the great crash of 2013 (appropriately named blizzard Nemo)

Reeked havoc on the north east with mountains of snow and wind. We lost power for 5 days. And with an infant, once house Temps dropped too low we had to leave. We tried everything to keep the tank warm. Towels, bags of hot water, even a power inverter to my car. But with no power for that long there was also not much gas in our area. So that didn't last long. Eventually total tank collapse.



May 19th 2018 I brought everything out of storage and salvaged what I could. Plumbed over the weekend and filled with water. It's been up for 3 days.



Light and WaveMaker on order.



I plan on keeping a mixed reef with a few sps eventually. My kids want a Clown of course I like the Picasso clowns. Would like goby shrimp combo. I think the watchman goby looks like Walter from Jeff Dunham. Open to suggestions.



For corals I'd like a Rbta, frogs spawn or hammer, zoas, leathers, Monti cap, birds nest. Also open to suggestions.



Equipment:

29gal tank

Ai prime HD

Aqamai KPS

Eschopps overflow

10gal diy sump

Aqueon 1700 return pump

Hard pvc plumbing

Jbj ATO

100w heater

Skimmer TBD



25lbs dry (previously live) rock

20lbs caribsea special grade sand



Wishlist

Apex controller



I'm so stoked to be back to reefing!















May 28, 2018:

Got the Ai Prime HD and Aqamai setup! These things are cool! I love that i can control them over wifi. And the aqamai is dang silent.







TANK UPDATE
June 25 2018:

Added 2 misbar clownfish. Absolutely love them. They are always together. I cant wait to get a nem and see if theyll host. Picked up a piece of live rock from petco and surprize! A brittle starfish came slinking out! So cool!
I got my cuc a while back from reefcleaners and some cheato. The cheato came loaded with pods. They are all over my glass. I also got a piece of flame algae. But i think the hermits are going to lunch. Do they have a taste for macros? Now to get some corals in there!





July 22, 2018:

Just a few tank update pics.

Added:

Zoas
Gsp
Green stylo
Acan
Palys
Hammer coral
Xenia
Flame algae macro

 

[KJ]

Nice looking tank;)

 

[SPR1968]

Great start so far and thanks for all the pictures

And welcome to R2R as well!

 

[Pezking182]

Great start so far and thanks for all the pictures

And welcome to R2R as well!

Thanks!

 

[Pezking182]

Nice looking tank;)

Thanks!

 

[NY_Caveman]

That is a great start! Welcome back to reefing. Did you build that stand or just get lucky on the height?

 

[3mm3]

Tank is looking good!

 

[Pezking182]

That is a great start! Welcome back to reefing. Did you build that stand or just get lucky on the height?

Thanks, just got lucky! The handles on the doors rattle a little from the return pump though. I wanna replace the pump. Its a little noisy.

 

[Pezking182]

Tank is looking good!

Thanks man, and again for the frag. It seems pretty happy. Opened right up.
Just curious what kind if lights did you have it under?

 

[3mm3]

Thanks man, and again for the frag. It seems pretty happy. Opened right up.
Just curious what kind if lights did you have it under?

250 watt metal halide. Had it in low par on sandbed

 

[Todvod]

Great looking tank! I’m sure your kids are loving it.

 

[Katrina71]

I'll bet the kids would love a Tailspot Blenny.

 

[Pezking182]

Haven't updated the tank journal in a while. I've added a bunch of coral and fine tuned the flow and the fuge. Added a tunze 9001dc skimmer and a green machine uv sterilizer after I had a bit of a dino outbreak. A few months later everything is mostly back on track.

 

[Pezking182]

So I bit the bullet and upgraded to the WB 130.4. I wanted more livestock and I was tired of the mismatch parts etc. While the 29 was doing great, I was more than excited when the new tank arrived.

New setup:

WB 130.4 black
2x Radions xr15 g5 pro
2x mp40wg3qd
Finnex 500 watt titanium heater
Neptune cor 20 return pump
Reef octopus 150 elite skimmer
Red sea net cover
80lbs ocean direct sand
Life shapes reef rock
Base shelf rock

I setup the tank and made water to cycle for a bit. Then switched over the liverock, water and livestock from the 29 gallon.

Everything is looking great!

Anticipated stocking:
2 misbar occ clowns ( from 29)
1 six line (from 29)
1 azure damsel (from 29)
1 large brittle star (from 29)
1 yellow tang
1 kole tang
3 bangai cardinal fish
1 mandarin
1 green clown goby
1 bartlet anthias

I am open to suggestions for stocking.

I am going to add more sticks to this tank too.

First pic is the 29 I just transferred.