Howdy. So years ago I had a 55 gallon FOWLR (not entirely FO, there was a bubbletip anemone in there too), and gave up the hobby for a while when the center brace snapped ... luckily not spilling the tank's contents onto my living room floor, but giving me nightmares for weeks afterwards. ;-)
So I wanted to get into something more manageable size-wise, and do some reef instead of just FOWLR. Yes I know, large tanks have slower changing chemistry etc.. I just wanted something smaller in footprint that required smaller water changes. I'm at home all the time, am a science nerd, and will monitor water parameters closely.
Enough of that ... here's what I got so far.
Fluval Evo 13.5 (see subject line)
Fluval Marine 3.0 light
Tunze 1073 pump
VCA RFG nozzle
10 pounds of live rock from Gulf Live Rock
CaribSea Arag-Alive Hawaiian black gravel
75 watt Cobalt Aquatics NeoTherm heater
I cycled the tank with Fritz "Fishless Fuel", monitoring the rise and fall of ammonia/nitrite/nitrates. Originally I had put in "dead" rock but removed most of it and added the live rock after the cycle completed. That was a couple of days ago; I'm going to wait a bit and then test water parameters again.
I also added a ton of Florida shells because I like 'em.
Picture:
Haven't done an ID yet on that cactus-like thing ;-) attached to the rock ... anyone know what it is?
Comments and criticism welcome.
- Dave
So I wanted to get into something more manageable size-wise, and do some reef instead of just FOWLR. Yes I know, large tanks have slower changing chemistry etc.. I just wanted something smaller in footprint that required smaller water changes. I'm at home all the time, am a science nerd, and will monitor water parameters closely.
Enough of that ... here's what I got so far.
Fluval Evo 13.5 (see subject line)
Fluval Marine 3.0 light
Tunze 1073 pump
VCA RFG nozzle
10 pounds of live rock from Gulf Live Rock
CaribSea Arag-Alive Hawaiian black gravel
75 watt Cobalt Aquatics NeoTherm heater
I cycled the tank with Fritz "Fishless Fuel", monitoring the rise and fall of ammonia/nitrite/nitrates. Originally I had put in "dead" rock but removed most of it and added the live rock after the cycle completed. That was a couple of days ago; I'm going to wait a bit and then test water parameters again.
I also added a ton of Florida shells because I like 'em.
Picture:
Haven't done an ID yet on that cactus-like thing ;-) attached to the rock ... anyone know what it is?
Comments and criticism welcome.
- Dave