Tru REEF 54 gallon build

[Tru REEF]

From day 1 and equipment.

 

[Tru REEF]

3rd day with water in and 3 weeks after that.

 

[Tru REEF]

Beginning of month 3 followed by the middle of month 4 of reef tank.

 

[Tru REEF]

End of 4th month disaster strike. My first crash at the beginning of 5 months.

 

[Tru REEF]

Crash came from leaving medication in too long. After much trail and error I bounced back.

 

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8-9 months in and thriving.

 

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No problems since crash, but cyano outbreak u can see the reddish tint to tank. Last pic after cyano.

 

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And finally now 1 year 2 months later. It is up and running well. 1st pic is with new 14k bulb which i didnt like so i switched back til Phoenix comes in.

 

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3 section sump after a year chaeto growth has exploded. This has been up since day . Filter sock, cadlights 3rd gen skimmer rated for 120 gallons, phosphate filter pad, refuge with 4" sand bed and Fiji mud, last is eheim 3000 return pump and chemipure elite that sits in front of a small powerhead to get water through.

 

[p.pep85]

nice tank. love the rock work

 

[enzo]

That is a true reef very nice.

 

[Chrisfish]

Very nice thread, thanks for sharing it and your tank looks great!

 

[Tru REEF]

Thank you guys for looking and thanks for the compliments.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Looks good!!

 

[Tru REEF]

Feb 10, 2016. Starting a Monti plate garden. Just got my Phoenix bulb in cant wait to see it in action in the a.m.