The duck tank

[The_DuckTank]

Waterbox 220.6
-165g display 6ftX2ftX2ft
-50g ish sump

Equipment
-lighting: 3, AI Hydra 52HD
-flow: 2, maxspect gyre 2350’s set to 30% power random
-filtration: filter sock 200micron, BRS carbon/gfo reactor, fuge ( yet to be set up do to newness of the tank I don’t want to bottom out nutrients ), bubble magus curve 9 protein skimmer ), 1 inch Florida sand bed, 70% new rock 30% live.
-misc equipment: apex controlled system

Goals for the tank: mixed reef, LPS dominant ( mainly euphyllia )

Current stock list at 4 weeks old
-convict tang
-tuxedo damsel
-Midas blenny
-black combtooth blenny
-transparent cave goby
-ocellaris clown ( my first fish )
-purple fire fish

Current invert list
-blue leg hermits
-Mexican hermits
-scarlet hermits
-trochus
-nassarius
-tiger conch
-Halloween urchin

Tank is doing amazing and is handling bio load well. Still nutrient low with feeding HEAVY. Only issue atm is low PH due to high in home co2. Going to dose 2 part with soda ash for main maintenance ( talking ab alk and cal ) and use kalk in tandem for the PH boost. Also trying to find a good way to run a hose outside for my skimmer. Don’t really want to run a co2 scrubber.

 

[revhtree]

Welcome! Got any pics?

 

[Tahoe61]

Welcome to R2R.

How did you choose the name DuckTank?

 

[The_DuckTank]

Welcome! Got any pics?

I will post some when I get home today! Just moved a whole bunch of rock around last night.

 

[The_DuckTank]

Welcome to R2R.

How did you choose the name DuckTank?

Xbox gamer tag has been high I’m duck for 15+ years

 

[The_DuckTank]

Welcome! Got any pics?

I will post some when I get home today! Just moved a whole bunch of rock around last night.

 

[slingfox]

Looks great! Keep up the great work. Lights seem a little dim but not sure Ilif thag is due to time of day. You don’t need crazy par for LPS dominant so the setup likely fine. When the tank matures a bit you should look into getting a Copperband to keep aptasia in check. Great stocking list so far.

 

[kevgib67]

Welcome, glad you are here, looks great!

 

[Evil1]

 

[The_DuckTank]

Looks great! Keep up the great work. Lights seem a little dim but not sure Ilif thag is due to time of day. You don’t need crazy par for LPS dominant so the setup likely fine. When the tank matures a bit you should look into getting a Copperband to keep aptasia in check. Great stocking list so far.

Thanks man I’ll post my lighting schedule here in a bit but I have 100-120 par the whole sand bed 150-175 mid water column ( where most LPs will be living ) and 200+ from 2/3 up, top few inch’s 350+.