After some life changes, I’m setting up two new reef tanks in my apartment. I still have a Waterbox 160 running (without me) for the past year in my old house that I am going to have to tear down soon. That was live for 4 years before that. Since that won’t fit in my new place, I ordered a Waterbox 60 about a month ago. Still waiting for that and got impatient! So I grabbed a 15 Gal Peninsula from my local reef club yesterday.
I’m super excited about the 15G, it’s been probably 15 years since I did a nano build. A lot has changed since then! They did an awesome custom reef scape on it, so it was really just plug and play. I have it wet and going to run it no lights for a month to get a good bio film. Going to grab the few remaining fish from my old place shortly (sad
) and probably will wrangle some bubble tip anemones.
I’m having some troubles deciding on equipment for this tank. I threw in the heater I bought for my 60, so that’s just a temp placement. The return pump is very low flow, the nozzle goes through a 3/8 Inch hole in the back wall. I am not sure what kind of a return pump I can use for this. The current is about 70 gph, so I was thinking an AI Axis 20 but it’s a 1/2” output. I’m not sure if I can just downsize the output to the smaller hose I already have?
Filtration on the back is a filter sock chamber, followed by carbon and media in bags with some foam blocks in center chamber, followed by the return pump. I am thinking I’ll swap the sock for filter floss and smash & bag a bunch of live rock from my 160 to put under it.
I am still looking for a light, probably going to wait for a small Kessil to show up on the dry goods section.
More pics to come as I get it set up, and hopefully my 60 comes in the next couple weeks! I’ve been really bummed not having a tank around this past year, so I am excited to get back at it.
I’m super excited about the 15G, it’s been probably 15 years since I did a nano build. A lot has changed since then! They did an awesome custom reef scape on it, so it was really just plug and play. I have it wet and going to run it no lights for a month to get a good bio film. Going to grab the few remaining fish from my old place shortly (sad
) and probably will wrangle some bubble tip anemones. I’m having some troubles deciding on equipment for this tank. I threw in the heater I bought for my 60, so that’s just a temp placement. The return pump is very low flow, the nozzle goes through a 3/8 Inch hole in the back wall. I am not sure what kind of a return pump I can use for this. The current is about 70 gph, so I was thinking an AI Axis 20 but it’s a 1/2” output. I’m not sure if I can just downsize the output to the smaller hose I already have?
Filtration on the back is a filter sock chamber, followed by carbon and media in bags with some foam blocks in center chamber, followed by the return pump. I am thinking I’ll swap the sock for filter floss and smash & bag a bunch of live rock from my 160 to put under it.
I am still looking for a light, probably going to wait for a small Kessil to show up on the dry goods section.
More pics to come as I get it set up, and hopefully my 60 comes in the next couple weeks! I’ve been really bummed not having a tank around this past year, so I am excited to get back at it.
