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Seano Hermano

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Seano Hermano

I'm downgrading my 29G reef tank to a 10g tank.

 

I have 5 lbs Carib-Sea sugar grain sand in the tank, seeded with 1 cup of sand from my 29. More will be added next time I make it home.

 

I just have a Taam Rio+ 200 (120gph) from my old tank, but this will be switched out later for one or two of the Hydor Koralia 425 pumps I have at home. I already ahve a Hydor Nano Skim in my 29, which will be moved to this tank once cycled.

 

Lighting will be two Boost par30 LED bulbs, each 60* optics, 3 royal blue / 2 cool white diodes, in "architect's lamps."

 

Livestock will consist mostly of LPS with some soft corals, this being what I have currently. I'll have snails and hermit crabs from the last tank, along with a porcelain crab and yellow clown goby.

 

FTS 6/02/2012

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FTS 6/20/2012

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FTS 7/17/2012

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Seano Hermano

Thanks! You too! :) I tested today and after two days of being set up, I have an ammonia reading of 1ppm.

 

lol. I have more rock in my 29 (not home for the summer - the 10g is at a relative's house). Some of it will be transferred to this tank, but not much more). I think this is about 6 lbs. I am going for a 'no-sape' aquasape. Most of it will be made up of coral(s).

 

I (will) have the skimmer for filtration by this time next moth, and plan for light stocking.

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Seano Hermano

Here are my stocking plans.

 

yellow clown goby

porcelain crab

sexy shrimp (x3)

clam

 

I already have 20-25 corals that will be going into the tank. Below is the list of other corals I'm interested in.

 

Coral Wishlist

 

SPS

sunset montipora

superman montipora

green montipora spongodes

TCN starbright montipora cap.

rainbow monti

strawberry fields monti

flower petal monti

green montipora cap.

purple montipora undata

montipora setosa - orange or pink

blue montipora digitata

pink birdsnest

green birdsnest

birds of paradise acropora

acropora efflorescens

strawberry shortcake acropora

red acropora millepora

green slimer acropora staghorn

 

LPS

torch coral - purple or green

short tentacle fungia

baby’s breath chalice

toxic waste chalice

Miami hurricane chalice

hollywood Stunner chalice

orange crush acan echinata

Miami hurricane acan echinata

acan echinata / acan lords

gorgonia

bleeding apple scolymia

wellsophyllia

 

Sofites

ASD metallic pink ranger palys

candy apple red zoas

rasta zoas

ASD the shiznit zoas

 

maxi-mini anemone

 

halidema plant

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Seano Hermano

Thanks!

 

Well, both reasons actually. Most colleges allow aquariums of up to 10 gallons. A few allow 20 gallons. I downgrading the tank so I could take it with me, but I thought about doing this even if I didn't.

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Seano Hermano

Ready for life. Just not coral. I seem to have a bit of an issue with my calcium and magnesium.

 

Ammonia: 0ppm

Nitrite: 0ppm

Nitrate: 10ppm

Phosphate: 0ppm

pH: 7.4

Calcium: 335ppm

Magnesium: 2200

Alkalinity: 9.0 dkH

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Seano Hermano

hahaha. Yeah, I will bump it down and the calc up in a week or so when I can buy some supplements. I'm going to get Reef Code A & B from Brightwell Aquatics.

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Seano Hermano

Thanks. :) It's 1/2" birch ply with 1x2 dimensional pine for additional support. Glued and screwed together.

 

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Seano Hermano

Thank you squared.

 

I cannot wait to finish the cabinet and stock more corals. :D Should be getting in October...

 

ORA Red Planet

green slimer

green birdsnest

birds of paradise

pink birdsnest

strawberry patch monti

montipora spongodes

maybe a purple torch

 

 

Brightwell Aquatics Reef Code A and B

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