Allybobo
New Member
Hi reefers,
I'm a new reefer with only 3-month experience and this Red Sea tank is actually my second tank. My first tank was a 16 gallon Landen nano tank and I built it with equipments purcahsed on Amazon. Due to my lack of experience my first two clownfish died quickly. I then decided to set up a new display tank and change the old tank into a QT. This time I realized a short-term pain may save me from long-term troubles, so I purchased the Red Sea system and equipped it with contollers to manage the system automatically.
After 1 month of the death of my clowns, I added 2 new clownfish to the QT. When I noticed their clamped fins, I gave them freshwater dip and medicine dip with Paraguard. They recovered after several days and are looking healthy since then. I also treated my clam with freshwater dip to cure its Pinched Mantle Disease. I really learned a lot from this forum.
The display tank has been working for 1 month now. Hope it can maintain its wellness!
The Complete Build List (ongoing):
Current Tenants in the Tank:
First day of the tank:
Added my old HOB refugium and some corals:
Clownfish, shrimps and CUC moved in:
I'm a new reefer with only 3-month experience and this Red Sea tank is actually my second tank. My first tank was a 16 gallon Landen nano tank and I built it with equipments purcahsed on Amazon. Due to my lack of experience my first two clownfish died quickly. I then decided to set up a new display tank and change the old tank into a QT. This time I realized a short-term pain may save me from long-term troubles, so I purchased the Red Sea system and equipped it with contollers to manage the system automatically.
After 1 month of the death of my clowns, I added 2 new clownfish to the QT. When I noticed their clamped fins, I gave them freshwater dip and medicine dip with Paraguard. They recovered after several days and are looking healthy since then. I also treated my clam with freshwater dip to cure its Pinched Mantle Disease. I really learned a lot from this forum.
The display tank has been working for 1 month now. Hope it can maintain its wellness!
The Complete Build List (ongoing):
| Component | Name |
| Tank | Red Sea Max Nano Peninsula (26 gallon) |
| Stand | Red Sea Stand – pearl white |
| Tank Lid | None |
| Control System | Neptune A3 APEX Controller System |
| Dosing & Auto Water Change | Neptune DOS Dosing and Fluid Metering System |
| ATO System | Exo Auto Top Off System |
| RO/DI | None, using purified water |
| Lighting | RedSea ReefLED 50 |
| Heater | None |
| Cooler | None |
| Powerhead | None |
| HOB Refugium | CPR Aquatics Small AquaFuge2 HOB Refugium with LED Lighting |
| Temperature Monitor | Temperature Probe with APEX |
| pH Monitor | pH Probe with APEX |
| Leak Monitor | Leak Detection Floor Sensor with APEX |
| Parameter Testing Kit | Red Sea Marine Care Test Kit |
| Sand | 10 Lbs CaribSea Fiji Pink Arag-Alive Reef Sand 10 Lbs CaribSea Arag-Alive Special Grade Sand |
| Macro Alage | Algae Barn Sea Lettuce |
| Add-on Filtration | Brightwell Aquatics Xport-NO3 Biological Filtration Dimpled Brick Fluval Activated Carbon Fluval Biological Filter Media (from my old tank) |
| Cycling Starter | Dr. Tim’s 30 Gallong Fishless Cycle Bundle Turbo Start 900 |
| Mixing Bucket | Home Depot 5 Gallon Bucket |
Current Tenants in the Tank:
| Fish |
| Clownfish – female ×1 |
| Clownfish – male/juvenile ×1 |
| Shrimp |
| Fire Shrimp ×1 |
| Cleaner Shrimp ×1 |
| Coral |
| Acan – multiple |
| Scolyp ×2 |
| Torch ×1 |
| Hammer ×1 |
| Trachy ×1 |
| Zoa/Paly – multiple |
| Other Invertebrates |
| Bubble Tip Anemone ×2 |
| Maxima Clam ×1 |
| Coco Worm ×1 |
| Clean Up Crew |
First day of the tank:
Added my old HOB refugium and some corals:
Clownfish, shrimps and CUC moved in:
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