Hello all thought I’d share my tank build. Got my new Redsea Max E-260 on the beginning of May 2018. This is my 3rd saltwater tank, my other two turned out ok. I’ll be starting over fresh with all dead rock and new sand, only a clown Fish has made the cut to the new tank. Most of my other rocks and such were overrun with bubble algae.
I decided to go with the opotional lower sump. So I got a Reef Octopus varios 2. Fitted the sump with a Reef Octopus Essence 130 and a BRS GFO/Carbon reactor. So far so good.
Tank cycled rather quickly and added a small clean up crew. About 5-10 random hermits and a couple of snails. I used 80lbs pink Fiji sand. Starting to think I should’ve went with the special grade little bigger. Beginning of June started to add some fish, fist my black clown have had few awhile and some pajama cardinal. Now got a line spot flasher wrasse, blue/green chromis, hellfrichi Fire fish, orchid dottyback, and a midas blenny. I did end up building the lid for the tank, wasn’t as bad as I read to build.
Been up now almost 2 months, everything going great. Holding out on adding any coral for a bit, will probably start off with some GSP and other hardy corals. Dustin
I decided to go with the opotional lower sump. So I got a Reef Octopus varios 2. Fitted the sump with a Reef Octopus Essence 130 and a BRS GFO/Carbon reactor. So far so good.
Tank cycled rather quickly and added a small clean up crew. About 5-10 random hermits and a couple of snails. I used 80lbs pink Fiji sand. Starting to think I should’ve went with the special grade little bigger. Beginning of June started to add some fish, fist my black clown have had few awhile and some pajama cardinal. Now got a line spot flasher wrasse, blue/green chromis, hellfrichi Fire fish, orchid dottyback, and a midas blenny. I did end up building the lid for the tank, wasn’t as bad as I read to build.
Been up now almost 2 months, everything going great. Holding out on adding any coral for a bit, will probably start off with some GSP and other hardy corals. Dustin
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