BocaIvan Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 10 years ago I was running a custom 29gal reef. Built an over flow inside and drilled the back which went to a 10 gal wet/dry sump I built. after about 2 years the tank suddenly started leaking and I couldn't get my hands on another tank and make the necessary modifications quick enough to save everything. All corals were sold back to LFS and that was the end of the hobby. A year ago my wife and I sold our condo and bought a house and knew it was only a matter of time...Fast foward to last month, and the itch was back. I didn't want to deal with sumps and plumbing this time around and always admired the AIO setups. I know it can be a little more work to keep these stable but I find it theraputic for my OCD! Did a little research, talk to some people, and it was off to the LFS! Setup/Equipment •JBJ 28gal Nano Cube LED Professional with Stand •Flow: Stock pumps •StevieT's Media Basket with Floss / Chaetomorpha / Chemipure-Elite •JBJ Nano Glo LED •RKL, 2xPC4s, iTemp •JBJ C-Breeze Adjustable Clamp-On Air Blower •Jager TruTemp 100 watt •Ecotech MP10wES •Tunze Osmolator Biological Filtration •30 Pounds Fiji Liverock •20 Pounds Carib Sea Arag-Alive Bimini Pink Sand Levels •SG: 1.025 •Temp: 79-81 •pH: 8.0 •Nitrates: 0.0 •Phosphates: 0 •Alkalinity: 9.0 •Calcium: 500 •Magnesium: 1365 Salifert kits Maintenance •Daily: Dose B-Ionic 2 Part and B-Ionic Magnesium, Feed New Life Spectrum Pellets, Check temp, Clean glass, Top off RODI/Kalk •Bi-Weekly: Change out floss, Feed Dr. G Mysis Shrimp Gut Loaded Frozen Fish Food, Replace BRS Carbon •Weekly: 5gal Water Change, Test all levels •Monthly: Clean & check all equipment, trim Chaeto, Replace BRS GFO Livestock •Japanese Wrasse •2 ORA Ocellaris Clowns (1 Misbar) •Fire (Blood, Scarlet) Shrimp •Diamond Goby •Pygmy Angel •Skunk Cleaner Shrimp Corals •Monitpora Capricornis (Orange) •Mushroom •Hammer-Frogspawn Hybrid •Maxima Clam •ORA Stylophora (Cat Paw) •ORA Bird's Nest •ORA Bird of Paradise •ORA Orange Montipora Digitata •ORA Green Slimer Acropora •Candy Cane •Florida Orange Ricordia •Daisy Coral •Purple tip Hammer/Frogspawn hybrid CuC •15 Blue Legged Crabs •6 AstreaSnails •3Nasarius snails Lighting Schedule •Moonlights 2:00PM - 3:00PM; 11:00PM-12:00AM •Dawn/Dusk 3:00PM - 11:00PM •Daylight 4:00PM - 10:00PM FTS 10/17/11 FTS 10/13/11 FTS 09/01/11 [/url] Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 these amazing new technologically advanced time freezing mechanismzzzz called pictards or something, they can electronically show other people on the entardnet what you see in front of you since we cannot!!!!!!! no really....i think its time for pics anytime now lol Link to comment
BocaIvan Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 :dickpunch: I'll take some tonight... Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 :dickpunch: I'll take some tonight... lol, i know you laughed at my little comment.... also, nice build Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Picture of the 115 installed in what i think is a 29 Also, search for a member named "Banjo" he also has a 29 and has that skimmer i think, he can help you, hes from near Tampa Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Per stevie himself on a skimmer thread somewhere here Link to Stevie's Post Link to comment
BocaIvan Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 You think I have a BioCube... I have a JBJ... Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Same thing...! Link to comment
BocaIvan Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 I'll see how the water change thing goes for now... I spent this months budget on the Salifert tests and RKL stuff, oh yea and new AC for the house... Once I start testing the Calcium, Alk, and Mag, I'm going to start adding corals... Link to comment
BocaIvan Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 picked up a maxima clam and a pygmy angel. Alk was a little low, gotta dose a little more, Cal was 450, not terrible but want to get that a little higher as well. Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Your in the green. Don't sweat it Link to comment
BocaIvan Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 I see know why you don't like the Reef Results Calcium Carbonator, they told me, "just add more" to get the Alk up... I'm going to switch to B-Ionic when I'm done with this product. Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 It's fine for Lps or mainly softies. Link to comment
BocaIvan Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 So I fed the clam some phyto feast last night and it closed a bit... not really sure why. Also did a 6 gal water change. I need to scrape the glass with a razor blade this weekend, and I'll be cleaning the pumps as well. Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 It should open n close, kinda like it's eating Link to comment
BocaIvan Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 That's what I was hoping it was doing. BTW I think my goby is about to die, he looks uber skinny and isn't eating/sifting and barely swims around. Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 That's weird, and all ur levels are normal?? He doesn't eat the pellets? Link to comment
BocaIvan Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 Levels are fine, tank is very stable. He will barley eat the pebbles. He won't go after them while they are falling to the sand and once on the sand he will have a few but the hermit crabs and peppermint shrimp go to town one it hits. I put in some frozen mysis yesterday and he didn't touch it. Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Hmmm.... No algae for him to eat off sand I presume.... U have a lot of crabs? Link to comment
BocaIvan Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 I see some forming, not much, probably because he isn't eating it. about 10 or so, lost count. Link to comment
BocaIvan Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 So I just got home to find the Goby dead.... wife is a bit upset/sad. What do you guys do/have to keep your sand clean? Link to comment
BocaIvan Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 I have a CUC but sand doesn't look as clean. They are primarily on the rocks... Got my first frag last night, 2 branch Hammer-Frogspawn Hybrid Link to comment
pablom617 Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 What do you have as part of your cleanup crew? Link to comment
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