syncro Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Here is my first venture into a reef tank. Advice welcome. I am really keen on the ADA 60-P, a 17 gallon rimless low-iron tank. However they are difficult to obtain so I've started with a 5g in the meantime. This also gives me time to figure out plumbing, sumps, ATOs and all the other bits. Tank: 5 gallon glass tank Lighting: Evil Par38 14k LED bulb in an Ikea fixture Live Rock: Marco Dry Rock and misc donated pieces Substrate: CaribSea Bahamas Oolite sugar fine (10lbs) Filtration: Tom's Mini Internal Filter with filter floss and Marineland BlackDiamond carbon Circulation: Vortech MP10 wes Heater: Marineland 50w Stand: Ikea Effectiv reinforced with plywood Water: BuckEye Field Supply Premium 75 gph RO/DI The tank is cycling. Ammonia just hit zero. Link to comment
syncro Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 The stand is an Ikea Effective office cabinet reinforced with 5/8" plywood. It's pretty sturdy on its own but there was some flex when pushing down on the top. I sealed the plywood with a wood sealer and used pond liner to create a waterproof basin to catch leaks. Do you think this will hold a 17g tank with a smaller sump below? Link to comment
peewee1467 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 sweet stand. how much was it? Link to comment
Zer0 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Your FTS is awesome. That rock scape is crazy. Link to comment
syncro Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 Thanks peewee, zer0! Stand was $250 CDN plus another $50 for plywood, silicone and misc hardware. Link to comment
chilled_fire Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Nice, which DSLR r you using ? Some pretty good pics there.... Link to comment
syncro Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Thanks fire! Nikon D90 with 35mm prime lens. Link to comment
kgoldy Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Any updates? Like the scape. How's the DSB research going? Link to comment
yeast Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Another Canadian Reefer. Looking good! Link to comment
syncro Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 A new 25g tank is on order from Concept Aquatics. It turn out a 20L fits perfectly in the bottom of the cabinet so I'll rip out the pond liner and just silicone in the 20L as a sump. Picked up this guy (or girl I can't tell)... Otherwise the tank is looking a little ugly. Brown sand and hair algae. Any recommendations? Current animals include: 3 tiny nassarius snails 3 dwarf blue legged herbit crabs 1 stomatella snail 3 tiny asterina stars 1 procelain anemone crab Link to comment
Jigsaw Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Brown sand is probably just from the typical diatom die-off you get from a new tank. As for hair algae, how are your levels? Phosphates are or can be a reason for gross hair algae! Use RO water if you aren't already . Link to comment
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