Hey all,
So I bought a new to me tank off Facebook just a week ago. Looking at the pictures alone, I knew this was going to be a long process and rescue build. Little did I know just how much of a process. From the pics provided by the seller, I was anticipating significant cyano problems.
Upon meeting with the seller, I noticed there to be a significant vermetid snail infestation. Even knowing this, I decided to go forward with the purchase.
Fast forward to today and everything is finally set up.
Equipment list:
65 Gallon Reef Ready Aquarium Master (36”x18”x24”) with custom stand
20 Gallon Eshopps Channel Design Sump w/ Aquatop Return Pump
Reef Octopus 110 Classic Skimmer
Apex EL with Energy Bar, FMM ATK w/ Pmup, and 1 WAV
Jebao Wavemaker w/ SW8 powerhead
2 x Hydor Koralia Nano
ATI 36” 4 bulb T5 fixture (2 Blue+, 1 Purple+, 1 Coral+)
MacroGro Fuge Light
2 x No name glass heaters
Flipper Algae Scraper
SpectraPure MPDI 90 RO/DI system
Livestock:
About 20lbs Live Sand
About 35/40lbs “Live” Rock (Marco rock)
A 4 inch round colony of GSP
Colony of Firemouth Green Rhondactis Mushrooms (about 50+polyps)
2 x Green Toadstools
1 Percula Clown
1 Coral Beauty Angel
1 Neon Dottyback
1 Yellow Watchman Goby
1 Yellowtail Damsel (Bannished to the 2 gallon Pico)
Multiple Asternia Starfish
The plan:
Clean Everything (done)
Rinse sand in fresh saltwater (done)
Re-Cycle Rock in trash can to kill Cyano and hopefully most Vermetids (in prgress
Order “true” live rock from KP, Gulf, and/or TBS
Now for pictures:
Before:
It will be a minute before I get the after pictures.
So I bought a new to me tank off Facebook just a week ago. Looking at the pictures alone, I knew this was going to be a long process and rescue build. Little did I know just how much of a process. From the pics provided by the seller, I was anticipating significant cyano problems.
Upon meeting with the seller, I noticed there to be a significant vermetid snail infestation. Even knowing this, I decided to go forward with the purchase.
Fast forward to today and everything is finally set up.
Equipment list:
65 Gallon Reef Ready Aquarium Master (36”x18”x24”) with custom stand
20 Gallon Eshopps Channel Design Sump w/ Aquatop Return Pump
Reef Octopus 110 Classic Skimmer
Apex EL with Energy Bar, FMM ATK w/ Pmup, and 1 WAV
Jebao Wavemaker w/ SW8 powerhead
2 x Hydor Koralia Nano
ATI 36” 4 bulb T5 fixture (2 Blue+, 1 Purple+, 1 Coral+)
MacroGro Fuge Light
2 x No name glass heaters
Flipper Algae Scraper
SpectraPure MPDI 90 RO/DI system
Livestock:
About 20lbs Live Sand
About 35/40lbs “Live” Rock (Marco rock)
A 4 inch round colony of GSP
Colony of Firemouth Green Rhondactis Mushrooms (about 50+polyps)
2 x Green Toadstools
1 Percula Clown
1 Coral Beauty Angel
1 Neon Dottyback
1 Yellow Watchman Goby
1 Yellowtail Damsel (Bannished to the 2 gallon Pico)
Multiple Asternia Starfish
The plan:
Clean Everything (done)
Rinse sand in fresh saltwater (done)
Re-Cycle Rock in trash can to kill Cyano and hopefully most Vermetids (in prgress
Order “true” live rock from KP, Gulf, and/or TBS
Now for pictures:
Before:
It will be a minute before I get the after pictures.