Time for a new build thread! About 6 months ago I upgraded my 36 g bowfront that was basically fish only with live rock and nems into a new 60 gallon tank.
The tank is a Clear for Life Acrylic tank. I reused my heater and Jebao wave maker from the first tank. I also brought over all my live rock while adding a few more pieces.
I decided to use the Aquamaxx Hf-M hang in back skimmer and filter combo. The skimmer is great and then water passes through mechanical and bio filtration and goes into a final chamber which I setup as a mini Refugium with Chaeto. I have a submersible light in there 24/7. I also setup my dosing tubes to inject into there.
I have two Smatfarm LED lights I am using and also A Fluval aquasky for moonlight ambiance for a few hours after the SmatFarm shuts down. Fish are fed by a WiFi iLONDA feeder when I’m not supplementing with frozen foods. I have a four zone Jebao dosing pump and I am dosing B-ionic calcium and Alkalinity. I also am dosing my RO water as an ATO.
Stocking:
I have a blue and yellow damsel, two Oscellaris clowns, one of which turned black! $18 for a designer clown yes! I have a cleaner wrasse and a pink and yellow pseudochromis.
inverts, I have cleanup crew of various snails and hermits, a sand sifting star, and a cleaner and peppermint shrimp and a pincushion urchin
I have three bubble tip anemones, a condylactus.
I also have as far as corals,
a montipora Frag, a green mushroom, a branching hammer, a frogspawn, and an i to spawn. I have a large zoa colony, and a carnation coral as well as a small toadstool. I also have a large Acan Colony and a maxima clam.
so far tank is running well and fish are great and corals seem active when I feed them reef roids and are soaking up the light from the SmatFarms.
I’ve been in the hobby off and on for 20 years and feel it’s finally coming together. Hope you enjoy the pics and setup and let me know if you have any questions or feedback.
The tank is a Clear for Life Acrylic tank. I reused my heater and Jebao wave maker from the first tank. I also brought over all my live rock while adding a few more pieces.
I decided to use the Aquamaxx Hf-M hang in back skimmer and filter combo. The skimmer is great and then water passes through mechanical and bio filtration and goes into a final chamber which I setup as a mini Refugium with Chaeto. I have a submersible light in there 24/7. I also setup my dosing tubes to inject into there.
I have two Smatfarm LED lights I am using and also A Fluval aquasky for moonlight ambiance for a few hours after the SmatFarm shuts down. Fish are fed by a WiFi iLONDA feeder when I’m not supplementing with frozen foods. I have a four zone Jebao dosing pump and I am dosing B-ionic calcium and Alkalinity. I also am dosing my RO water as an ATO.
Stocking:
I have a blue and yellow damsel, two Oscellaris clowns, one of which turned black! $18 for a designer clown yes! I have a cleaner wrasse and a pink and yellow pseudochromis.
inverts, I have cleanup crew of various snails and hermits, a sand sifting star, and a cleaner and peppermint shrimp and a pincushion urchin
I have three bubble tip anemones, a condylactus.
I also have as far as corals,
a montipora Frag, a green mushroom, a branching hammer, a frogspawn, and an i to spawn. I have a large zoa colony, and a carnation coral as well as a small toadstool. I also have a large Acan Colony and a maxima clam.
so far tank is running well and fish are great and corals seem active when I feed them reef roids and are soaking up the light from the SmatFarms.
I’ve been in the hobby off and on for 20 years and feel it’s finally coming together. Hope you enjoy the pics and setup and let me know if you have any questions or feedback.
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