Hey everyone,
I had a 40 breeder for a couple of years but it didn't join me on the cross-country move I just made. I watched some of the BRS ULM tank trial videos and I'm interested in getting a nice new setup.
My wife doesn't want anything ugly like wires and water lines; I want something that is easy to maintain.
I'm currently in the budgetary stage but plan to set it up in the spring so that it'll be pretty by next winter.
Here are the basics that I'm trying to set up:
I had a 40 breeder for a couple of years but it didn't join me on the cross-country move I just made. I watched some of the BRS ULM tank trial videos and I'm interested in getting a nice new setup.
My wife doesn't want anything ugly like wires and water lines; I want something that is easy to maintain.
I'm currently in the budgetary stage but plan to set it up in the spring so that it'll be pretty by next winter.
Here are the basics that I'm trying to set up:
- Red Sea Max E170 is about the right volume for my life right now, more or less. It's certainly pretty and fits exactly in the space that I'd like to put it.
- UV sterilisation is a big interest. As I understand it, a well-sized UV steriliser will massively reduce the negative effects of lax maintenance, as well as protect tank health when certain types of parasite enter the water column.
- Auto water change and auto water topoff are hard requirements.
- LPS or soft/LPS. No SPS at this time (Maybe for my next tank, but this is supposed to be low-maintenance)
- Bare-bottom tank is also a hard requirement. No sand!
- I am quite happy to use quick-start bacteria rather than buying used live rock. I've had my fun with vermetid snails and foot-long fireworms already.