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Had to tear down my JBJ 8 Gallon about 2 years ago when I moved states. Really sad it was just starting to get rolling! But taking what I learned with that and going for an SPS dominant tank.
My goal is to keep maintenance to a minimum, e.g.: feeding (fish + corals, that's fun), cleaning the glass, mixing water once a month.
Got an order out for ...
Aquascape. First package to arrive was the rock. Been watching the BRS videos on aquascaping. Shooting for a max height of 7-8" (relative to 16" display height) for lots of room to grow. Have two islands that will likely be a combinations of zoas + maybe a euphilia. Lots of caves for livestock. Using a sawzall to make the bottoms of the rocks relatively flat so they sit better. Lip of the cardboard is sand level.
Hope to be wet and cycling this weekend!
My goal is to keep maintenance to a minimum, e.g.: feeding (fish + corals, that's fun), cleaning the glass, mixing water once a month.
Got an order out for ...
- Tank: 20 gallon Waterbox AIO 17.7" length x 14.6" depth x 15.7" height Display
- Light: Kessil A360X Tuna Blue. Love the look and simplicity. If I mount ~6" above water line, should give me ~130 PAR at the bottom of the tank (12" depth) and 170-260 at the top (6" depth) (BRS). Might be able to mount 4"-5" above water line to get PAR up to ~350 - in their testing video they were using a 24" cube so they needed a wider spread.
- Flow: MP10. Can't resist these for how easy they are to clean. Might get a second one at some point depending on if there's dead spots
- Water
- Salt. Tropic Marin Pro Reef Salt.
- Water. BRS 6 stage deluxe plus 200 GBD water saver RO/DI.
- Auto Water Changes. Neptune Apex + DOS. 2x 45 gallon Brute trash cans in my closet.
- 2x Sicce Voyager Nano 2000s for mixing salt water
- Dosing. Not clear if will be necessary if doing ~50% auto water changes per week. If they are, hoping to sneak by with 1 part (All For Reef) or 2 part.
- Filtration
- Skimmer: None - such a pain to clean
- Biological: Bioballs in sump
- Sand: Caribsea Special Grade Arag-Alive (ordered 20 lbs, not sure will use it all). Had Fiji Pink last time, trying Special Grade this time.
- Briefly thought about bare bottom although I am hoping to have a shrimp/goby pair my kids will love it. If I ever choose - the aquascape can be completely removed in the future and I could hypothetically siphon out all the sand. This is a much better way to do barebottom, anyway.
- Rock: Caribsea LifeRock Nano Reef Kit (~16 lbs). Love the purple rocks.
- Carbon: 2 tbsp BRS ROX 0.8 Carbon in Sump
Aquascape. First package to arrive was the rock. Been watching the BRS videos on aquascaping. Shooting for a max height of 7-8" (relative to 16" display height) for lots of room to grow. Have two islands that will likely be a combinations of zoas + maybe a euphilia. Lots of caves for livestock. Using a sawzall to make the bottoms of the rocks relatively flat so they sit better. Lip of the cardboard is sand level.
Hope to be wet and cycling this weekend!
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