Hey all!
First time poster (and builder).
I currently have an Innovative Marine 38g nuvo mini. It's getting cramped thanks to a split happy nem and large leather toadstool. This tank has been running since about early 2017 and has been a great little unit. I think I will use it as a quarantine tank once I get the new tank running.
Current Stock:
Fish / CUC:
2 paired clowns
1 yellow watchmen goby with his buddy pistol shrimp
1 starry blenny
Assorted snails with 3 Emerald Crabs (had a bubble algae outbreak that these guys helped clean up)
Coral:
4 rose bubble nems (started as 1)
1 leather toadstool that's outgrown the tank
Assorted rock mushrooms that are spreading like weed, but my clowns host them (Have I mentioned the bubble nems? Frigging clowns)
The 38g I've been pretty hands off for the last couple years, we have a growing family, and the tanks been stable short of the occasional water change to replenish minerals / get rid of some nuisance algae. I'm dealing with some aiptasia, so I'm not sure what I want to move over to the new tank. I'd hate to lose the beneficial bacteria from the live rocks. Any suggestions here friends?
Onto the new build!
I picked up a new to me 75g aquarium. Got it drilled for an Eclipse overflow (1000gph / Large). As well as two returns:
I'm in Canada, so ordering from BRS is cost prohibitive. Most everything I've ordered from reefsupplies which seems to be the go to for us Canadians. Ordered a bunch of plumbing supplies as well as black sand (120lbs, love the look of it).
My brother in law is welding me up a stand for the cost of the material, he's doing it in aluminum so should stand up well to the saltwater. I have him putting in a divider for the electronics, and he's wrapping it as well. Sweet.
The sump I bought a brand new 40g, and using a sump kit from ebay. Solid kit, I'm super excited, especially coming from an AIO with barely any room.
The idea right now is using two return pumps, I picked up a Vertex 150 Omega skimmer from a fellow reefer that was shutting down, from everything I've read it should be a solid skimmer.
I'm also planning on setting up a refugium in one of the chambers.
Would love any feedback / lessons learned from more experienced folk.
First time poster (and builder).
I currently have an Innovative Marine 38g nuvo mini. It's getting cramped thanks to a split happy nem and large leather toadstool. This tank has been running since about early 2017 and has been a great little unit. I think I will use it as a quarantine tank once I get the new tank running.
Current Stock:
Fish / CUC:
2 paired clowns
1 yellow watchmen goby with his buddy pistol shrimp
1 starry blenny
Assorted snails with 3 Emerald Crabs (had a bubble algae outbreak that these guys helped clean up)
Coral:
4 rose bubble nems (started as 1)
1 leather toadstool that's outgrown the tank
Assorted rock mushrooms that are spreading like weed, but my clowns host them (Have I mentioned the bubble nems? Frigging clowns)
The 38g I've been pretty hands off for the last couple years, we have a growing family, and the tanks been stable short of the occasional water change to replenish minerals / get rid of some nuisance algae. I'm dealing with some aiptasia, so I'm not sure what I want to move over to the new tank. I'd hate to lose the beneficial bacteria from the live rocks. Any suggestions here friends?
Onto the new build!
I picked up a new to me 75g aquarium. Got it drilled for an Eclipse overflow (1000gph / Large). As well as two returns:
I'm in Canada, so ordering from BRS is cost prohibitive. Most everything I've ordered from reefsupplies which seems to be the go to for us Canadians. Ordered a bunch of plumbing supplies as well as black sand (120lbs, love the look of it).
My brother in law is welding me up a stand for the cost of the material, he's doing it in aluminum so should stand up well to the saltwater. I have him putting in a divider for the electronics, and he's wrapping it as well. Sweet.
The sump I bought a brand new 40g, and using a sump kit from ebay. Solid kit, I'm super excited, especially coming from an AIO with barely any room.
The idea right now is using two return pumps, I picked up a Vertex 150 Omega skimmer from a fellow reefer that was shutting down, from everything I've read it should be a solid skimmer.
I'm also planning on setting up a refugium in one of the chambers.
Would love any feedback / lessons learned from more experienced folk.
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