Hi everyone. I've had this tank running for over a year now. I've been on other forums for many years but am rather new to reef2reef. Currently, I have a 30 gallon rimless frag style tank setup at another location. I may write up a thread on that tank later as well.
Equipment:
60 gallon Marineland Rimless Cube and Stand
DIY 15 gallon sump
DC Return
MP40 Quiet Drive
Gyre 130 (yet to be installed)
Vertex 130
Radion G3
1 gallon of SeaChem Matrix in eggcrate containers in sump
BRS Dosing Pumps for Ca/Alk as well as -NP Pro
Stocking List:
Yellow Tang
Bristletail Filefish
Orchid Dottyback
Peppermint Shrimp
Mexican Turbo Snails
Astrea Snails
Nassarius Snails
Fighting Conch
Goniastrea Australensis
I have been using Aquaforest Probiotic Reef Salt and Supplements since early March, 2016. I was really busy planning a wedding and get married this Summer and at the same time trying to manage this tank. I was having very high Nitrate issues which I've finally started to tackle. First step for me was introducing more filtration media in the form of SeaChem matrix which I added in April. Next was making sure I rid my tank of all Chloramines by adding a 20BB canister and Chloramine reducing carbon block between my sediment and carbon block stages in my RO/DI unit. Soon I will be adding a Gyre 130 to help with flow in the tank and may consider going with a different protein skimmer. I did two large water changes in the last 2 weeks to get my Nitrate down to 10ppm from a Salifert test kit. This will be for me a good starting point to see how I am keeping that nutrient in check.
Current Parameters:
Salinity: 1.025
Ca: 405 (I like to run it around 420 and it actually should be closer to that just haven't tested recently)
Alk: 7.6 dKh (tested weekly)
NO3: 10ppm (tested weekly)
PO4: I don't test regularly.
Eventually, once I get nutrients stable I will start adding acros. I finally have the time to pay more attention to this tank and get going on coral. I will likely add a second radion as well. I would love to go with T5s but our 20 foot high apartment ceiling will not accommodate.
All I have now is one crappy cell phone picture but as I get things cleaned up I will have the interest to dust of my DSLR for photos. I get a good layer of brown on the sand from what I believe to be Cyano. I'm hoping the Gyre will help with that.
Equipment:
60 gallon Marineland Rimless Cube and Stand
DIY 15 gallon sump
DC Return
MP40 Quiet Drive
Gyre 130 (yet to be installed)
Vertex 130
Radion G3
1 gallon of SeaChem Matrix in eggcrate containers in sump
BRS Dosing Pumps for Ca/Alk as well as -NP Pro
Stocking List:
Yellow Tang
Bristletail Filefish
Orchid Dottyback
Peppermint Shrimp
Mexican Turbo Snails
Astrea Snails
Nassarius Snails
Fighting Conch
Goniastrea Australensis
I have been using Aquaforest Probiotic Reef Salt and Supplements since early March, 2016. I was really busy planning a wedding and get married this Summer and at the same time trying to manage this tank. I was having very high Nitrate issues which I've finally started to tackle. First step for me was introducing more filtration media in the form of SeaChem matrix which I added in April. Next was making sure I rid my tank of all Chloramines by adding a 20BB canister and Chloramine reducing carbon block between my sediment and carbon block stages in my RO/DI unit. Soon I will be adding a Gyre 130 to help with flow in the tank and may consider going with a different protein skimmer. I did two large water changes in the last 2 weeks to get my Nitrate down to 10ppm from a Salifert test kit. This will be for me a good starting point to see how I am keeping that nutrient in check.
Current Parameters:
Salinity: 1.025
Ca: 405 (I like to run it around 420 and it actually should be closer to that just haven't tested recently)
Alk: 7.6 dKh (tested weekly)
NO3: 10ppm (tested weekly)
PO4: I don't test regularly.
Eventually, once I get nutrients stable I will start adding acros. I finally have the time to pay more attention to this tank and get going on coral. I will likely add a second radion as well. I would love to go with T5s but our 20 foot high apartment ceiling will not accommodate.
All I have now is one crappy cell phone picture but as I get things cleaned up I will have the interest to dust of my DSLR for photos. I get a good layer of brown on the sand from what I believe to be Cyano. I'm hoping the Gyre will help with that.