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Hello Fellow Reefers,
I have been setting up a new Red Sea Reefer (the newer kind with a SUMP) for about 6 weeks now.
This setup includes:
Equipment:
1 X Red Sea Reefer 170
1 X Apex Classic with two EB8
1 X PH, ORP, and Temp Probe
1 X GFO Reactor
1 X heater
2 X BRS Doser pumps (Alk and Calcium)
1 X Skimmer
2 X BioBlocks
1 X Vortech MP10 QD
1 X AI Nero
1 X AI Prime HD
1 X Jabeo DCT Marine Controllable Water Pump
1 X rOXIN 11W Submersible UV light
Live Stock:
A bonded pair of Maroon clowns (captive bred)
1 X Firefish
1 X Coral Beauty
1 X tiny blue neon Goby (captive bred)
1 X Splendid Dottyback (captive bred)
2 X tiny Gold Maxima Clams
1 X Anemone
1 X Sea Cucumber (haven't seen him since the day I put him in the tank - so ungrateful)
1 X Emerald Crab (haven't seen him since the day I put him in the tank - so ungrateful)
Bunch of snails (Nassarius and Cerith)
Bunch of hermit crabs
I have a variety of hard and soft corals including colorful zoas.
At the moment, the husbandry schedule is weekly filter sock and 5 gal water changes.
Since I like all my cables organized and tucked away, I built a cabinet for the Apex. Here are some pics:
Here are the cables coming out of the SUMP canopy all neat and tied up![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I used egg crate as a foundation for the rockwork in the tank. It was much easier to build and transport also plays a great buffer between the glass bottom of the tank and the rocks.
Since this pic, I have added a couple more pieces of live rock from my other established tank.
I inserted the UV lamp into the main return pipe so that all tank water volume goes through the UV filtration and there is no UV light leaking into the SUMP:
Although the Red Sea Reefer 170 is VERY QUIET, I wanted to further sound proof the SUMP since it is in the middle of the living room.
I got some sound dampening foam from Amazon for $10 for 12 sheets. Here is what the SUMP looks like now:
I have been monitoring the ORP since last week when I received the ORP probe in the mail. It seems to linger around 200 for now. It dips during feeding time when the skimmer is off. I am considering getting a bigger skimmer to bring the ORP up to 300s.
Water Quality and Testing:
The nutrients have been very low in the tank although I feed heavily daily since I don't skip water changes and filter sock changes.
Ammonia 0ppm
Alk 8.4 - 8.2 (BRS messed up my order and sent me two Calc mixes instead of Alk so cannot dose at the moment. A new order is on its way)
Calc - 420ppm - 450ppm
Phosphate - 0ppm
Temp: 77.9F - 78.2F (thanks to Apex)
I have a big pouch of carbon that I also change weekly and GFO running in a reactor in the SUMP.
Feeding: (Daily)
Here is what I feed in a cocktail:
1/2 tsp Reef-Roids
1 cube frozen mysis shrimp
5 drops of Marine Snow from Brightwell
I add a crushed clove of garlic to this mix and let it sit for about 10 minutes before I feed. I take the garlic clove out before I dump the leftover liquid after I spot feed the corals.
I will try to get some more pics of the corals and the fish tonight when I get home.
Don't forget to hit follow and please comment if you must ;Shamefullyembarrased
I have been setting up a new Red Sea Reefer (the newer kind with a SUMP) for about 6 weeks now.
This setup includes:
Equipment:
1 X Red Sea Reefer 170
1 X Apex Classic with two EB8
1 X PH, ORP, and Temp Probe
1 X GFO Reactor
1 X heater
2 X BRS Doser pumps (Alk and Calcium)
1 X Skimmer
2 X BioBlocks
1 X Vortech MP10 QD
1 X AI Nero
1 X AI Prime HD
1 X Jabeo DCT Marine Controllable Water Pump
1 X rOXIN 11W Submersible UV light
Live Stock:
A bonded pair of Maroon clowns (captive bred)
1 X Firefish
1 X Coral Beauty
1 X tiny blue neon Goby (captive bred)
1 X Splendid Dottyback (captive bred)
2 X tiny Gold Maxima Clams
1 X Anemone
1 X Sea Cucumber (haven't seen him since the day I put him in the tank - so ungrateful)
1 X Emerald Crab (haven't seen him since the day I put him in the tank - so ungrateful)
Bunch of snails (Nassarius and Cerith)
Bunch of hermit crabs
I have a variety of hard and soft corals including colorful zoas.
At the moment, the husbandry schedule is weekly filter sock and 5 gal water changes.
Since I like all my cables organized and tucked away, I built a cabinet for the Apex. Here are some pics:
![ca67069f8e28012eaebfbbac8de0583e.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20190531%2Fca67069f8e28012eaebfbbac8de0583e.jpg&hash=7f850541c443c35d3f3f6cae25b190e0)
![a6b7d14a8aef8b7b933a93f405cdaffe.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20190531%2Fa6b7d14a8aef8b7b933a93f405cdaffe.jpg&hash=dd239e94f28f507cd5d765d9479c82c7)
Here are the cables coming out of the SUMP canopy all neat and tied up
![8f57119adf51c64a4b1466f8e346f471.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20190531%2F8f57119adf51c64a4b1466f8e346f471.jpg&hash=fce9b8c2133b65347254248b5e6fb74e)
I used egg crate as a foundation for the rockwork in the tank. It was much easier to build and transport also plays a great buffer between the glass bottom of the tank and the rocks.
![f37880f40c85203f8bef3aa232058d30.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20190531%2Ff37880f40c85203f8bef3aa232058d30.jpg&hash=4f742a90b042a3dd99c1f272e710013c)
Since this pic, I have added a couple more pieces of live rock from my other established tank.
![4154414bf12fc2e7ad66c5439dbdf118.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20190614%2F4154414bf12fc2e7ad66c5439dbdf118.jpg&hash=7bfadf7d51ed5a2aca354abab9ee388e)
I inserted the UV lamp into the main return pipe so that all tank water volume goes through the UV filtration and there is no UV light leaking into the SUMP:
![21b2700a911c2f9e6611e886a8db3814.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20190622%2F21b2700a911c2f9e6611e886a8db3814.jpg&hash=842ae9d36102a019b34c057e67e8168f)
Although the Red Sea Reefer 170 is VERY QUIET, I wanted to further sound proof the SUMP since it is in the middle of the living room.
I got some sound dampening foam from Amazon for $10 for 12 sheets. Here is what the SUMP looks like now:
![a805eaaa24ef85fa587298e48ff51e24.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20190622%2Fa805eaaa24ef85fa587298e48ff51e24.jpg&hash=109fa735fcb39a56af876aa139bb30ea)
I have been monitoring the ORP since last week when I received the ORP probe in the mail. It seems to linger around 200 for now. It dips during feeding time when the skimmer is off. I am considering getting a bigger skimmer to bring the ORP up to 300s.
Water Quality and Testing:
The nutrients have been very low in the tank although I feed heavily daily since I don't skip water changes and filter sock changes.
Ammonia 0ppm
Alk 8.4 - 8.2 (BRS messed up my order and sent me two Calc mixes instead of Alk so cannot dose at the moment. A new order is on its way)
Calc - 420ppm - 450ppm
Phosphate - 0ppm
Temp: 77.9F - 78.2F (thanks to Apex)
I have a big pouch of carbon that I also change weekly and GFO running in a reactor in the SUMP.
Feeding: (Daily)
Here is what I feed in a cocktail:
1/2 tsp Reef-Roids
1 cube frozen mysis shrimp
5 drops of Marine Snow from Brightwell
I add a crushed clove of garlic to this mix and let it sit for about 10 minutes before I feed. I take the garlic clove out before I dump the leftover liquid after I spot feed the corals.
I will try to get some more pics of the corals and the fish tonight when I get home.
Don't forget to hit follow and please comment if you must ;Shamefullyembarrased