Hi guys. I've used this forum a lot over the past 12 months and it's been really handy. Wanted to share what I've learnt a year on and get some more tips from you all. I've got the following:
Equipment
Chamber Setup
Media Basket Filtration
Livestock
Corals/Design
Things I've Learnt
You guys got any thoughts, tips, ideas on what might be the next step in this tank adventure?!
Equipment
- Fluval EVO 52l tank
- Upgraded pump: Sicce Syncra 0.5
- Fluval CP1 Circulation Pump/Powerhead
- Fluval PS2 Mini Protein Skimmer
- Fluval M50 Submersible Heater (never on, water warm enough)
Chamber Setup
- Chamber 1: Fluval PS2 Mini Protein Skimmer
- Chamber 2: InTank Fluval Flex 57L Media Basket
- Chamber 3: Sicce Syncra 0.5 Pump
Media Basket Filtration
- Top box: Empty
- Second box: Seachem PhosGuard; Seachem Purigen and Seachem Matrix Carbon
- Third box: Fibre/Poly Fill (sort of stuff used to stuff toys) on top of Compact Coarse Juwel Filter Sponge
- Bag of Seachem Matrix Bio Media beneath the Media Basket
Livestock
- Clownfish x 2
- Orchid/Purple Dottyback x 1
- Nitrus/Nassarius vibex snails x 2
- Banded Trochus/Trochus histrio snails x 4
Corals/Design
- Live rock x 4 pieces
- Zoa's x 2 (on the rock)
- Trumpet coral x 1
- Green Star Polyp x 4
- Orange mushroom coral x 1 (don't know the actual name!)
Things I've Learnt
- I used to have a yellow goby as well but during a 3 day blackout he suddenly disappeared. Theory is that he was killed by the dottyback, but he went missing completely, was a bit odd
- The dottyback is quite aggressive and is very teritorial
- I bought 5 sexy shrimp and 3 were eaten almost immediately by the dottyback, the other 2 fell into the filtering system
- The skimmer was very loud at first for a long time but can't hear it now
- I've gone through periods of having an ugly tank. It's settled down now, just got over an outbreak of green algae which has settled down
- I don't water change as often as I should. I don't have the equipment to make my own saltwater here so I have it delivered
You guys got any thoughts, tips, ideas on what might be the next step in this tank adventure?!