Hi guys!
This is the my first dive into a saltwater tank that I got as a Christmas gift last January
I took it slow and just started getting corals in September... and since then I have a slight addiction! Hoping to document my journey and pick the brains of people on the forum.
Equipment
Tank: Fluval Evo V
Lighting: AI Prime HD with gooseneck
Filtration: InTank Media Basket with Filter Floss, stock biomedia, and a bag of carbon
Return Pump: Cobalt Aquatics Mini MJ-606
Heater: Hygger 50w Mini
Controller - Inkbird Temperature Controller
ATO - Water bottle ATO
Stocking
Hi-Fin Red Banded Goby
Pistol Shrimp
2 Astrea Snails
1 Spiny Star Astrea Snail
1 Emerald Crab
Corals
Eagle Eye, Orange Oxide, Sunny D, Scrambled Egg, Utter Chaos, Fruit Loops Zoas
Two green hammers, a blue hammer, and a gold hammer
Various mushrooms
Blastomusa
Various Acans
Monti Cap
Bubblegum Montipora Digitata
Maintenance
Daily:
-Inspect corals/fish, ensure temperature is at correct range
-Dose Microbacter7
-Use turkey baster to blow off detritus and stir sand
-Check to see if I need to fill up ATO bottle
Weekly:
-20% WC
-Testing of Alk, Ca, Mag (Salifert for Ca, Mag, and Hanna for Alk)
-Dose with ESV 2 part based on test results
-Clean glass, change out filter floss, clean salt creep and also wipe down the AI prime
Feeding
I feed every other day with Mysis shrimp cubes but very recently switched to LRS Reef Frenzy Nano and enjoy it. I feed the goby and shrimp a few pieces and also try to feed whatever corals accept the food. I have also experimented with Reef Roids after getting some samples at Reefapalooza
Here are some pics now!
My newest additions are from Reefapalooza NY which include the Fruit Loops, Digi, three acan frags, and two mushrooms
This is the my first dive into a saltwater tank that I got as a Christmas gift last January
I took it slow and just started getting corals in September... and since then I have a slight addiction! Hoping to document my journey and pick the brains of people on the forum.
Equipment
Tank: Fluval Evo V
Lighting: AI Prime HD with gooseneck
Filtration: InTank Media Basket with Filter Floss, stock biomedia, and a bag of carbon
Return Pump: Cobalt Aquatics Mini MJ-606
Heater: Hygger 50w Mini
Controller - Inkbird Temperature Controller
ATO - Water bottle ATO
Stocking
Hi-Fin Red Banded Goby
Pistol Shrimp
2 Astrea Snails
1 Spiny Star Astrea Snail
1 Emerald Crab
Corals
Eagle Eye, Orange Oxide, Sunny D, Scrambled Egg, Utter Chaos, Fruit Loops Zoas
Two green hammers, a blue hammer, and a gold hammer
Various mushrooms
Blastomusa
Various Acans
Monti Cap
Bubblegum Montipora Digitata
Maintenance
Daily:
-Inspect corals/fish, ensure temperature is at correct range
-Dose Microbacter7
-Use turkey baster to blow off detritus and stir sand
-Check to see if I need to fill up ATO bottle
Weekly:
-20% WC
-Testing of Alk, Ca, Mag (Salifert for Ca, Mag, and Hanna for Alk)
-Dose with ESV 2 part based on test results
-Clean glass, change out filter floss, clean salt creep and also wipe down the AI prime
Feeding
I feed every other day with Mysis shrimp cubes but very recently switched to LRS Reef Frenzy Nano and enjoy it. I feed the goby and shrimp a few pieces and also try to feed whatever corals accept the food. I have also experimented with Reef Roids after getting some samples at Reefapalooza
Here are some pics now!
My newest additions are from Reefapalooza NY which include the Fruit Loops, Digi, three acan frags, and two mushrooms
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