I've spent years on nano-reef and when I upgraded from a 29 AIO to a 65 drilled with sump I stopped frequenting the site and then stopped posting on my thread. My hope is to keep an updated log here.
Here are some pics of the old tank. The 29 Gallon was up and down for two years before I made the move in November of 2018. The main rock of the the 29 has been in a reef tank for 7 straight years as I bought the setup already running. The majority of the time I had the 29 I relied on water changes to replace minerals. Towards the end of of the 29 gallon's run I would dose alk and calcium more or less daily by hand.
Seeing some images of the tank make me realize how many corals have been removed or died away. (I traveled out of country a few times and my roommate created crash). You can see many of the main corals that make up my reef in the top down picture. I am impressed with the growth of my favias, chalices, and lobophylia. The candy cane coral and the toadstool have been fragged dozens of times over the years. The orange mushrooms didn't react well to a fluconazole treatment.
I eventually found a great deal on 65 with everything but lights. I had to replace plumbing but I've loved the look of my tank since the day I bought it (for $200 on craigslist!)
Here are some pics of the old tank. The 29 Gallon was up and down for two years before I made the move in November of 2018. The main rock of the the 29 has been in a reef tank for 7 straight years as I bought the setup already running. The majority of the time I had the 29 I relied on water changes to replace minerals. Towards the end of of the 29 gallon's run I would dose alk and calcium more or less daily by hand.
Seeing some images of the tank make me realize how many corals have been removed or died away. (I traveled out of country a few times and my roommate created crash). You can see many of the main corals that make up my reef in the top down picture. I am impressed with the growth of my favias, chalices, and lobophylia. The candy cane coral and the toadstool have been fragged dozens of times over the years. The orange mushrooms didn't react well to a fluconazole treatment.
I eventually found a great deal on 65 with everything but lights. I had to replace plumbing but I've loved the look of my tank since the day I bought it (for $200 on craigslist!)