dweeeezy Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 FTS Finally 3/24/2012 Here's a picture of the sideboob with the refugium light on. Hey everyone, I bought a Fluval Spec a couple of months ago that I never used but now I found the perfect time to use it! I am going to keep the stock light and pump but I am taking out the sponge, ceramic rings, and bioballs. I also plugged the chamber hold with a piece of acrylic. Current Equipment/Livestock List: Stock 40gph return pump Stock 31 LED light lamp Hydor Theo 50 Watt Heater Chaetomorpha Submersible Refugium Light Filter Floss 1 inch sand bed of coral reef sand 3 pounds of cycling dry rock RO Water from vending machine (0-2 TDS) Instant Ocean Reef Crystals Future Equipment/Livestock List Chemipure Elite Purigen Clown Goby Zoas/Mushrooms/LPS Link to comment
MetaTank Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Sweet! you know the wattage on that stock light? Glad to have another "3 and under" thread up and running! Link to comment
Micro-Reefs Aquariums Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Looking forward to your first pic! Link to comment
MetaTank Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Looking forward to your first pic! +1 Updates? Link to comment
dweeeezy Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Sorry i've been laggin. Been busy with school since midterms are this week. I'll try and get em up tonight! Thanks Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Suggestions as a fellow Fluval Spec reefer... Plug off the lower hole between the filter chamber and the main display otherwise most of the water will bypass your filtration. I used epoxy putty. Upgrade the pump to a MiniJet 404. It's not terribly expensive, like 17 bucks. Fits in with simple modification. I have a submersible 10watt fuge light that I tried, but it puts too much heat into the little tank. Make sure you use LED's. The JBJ Nano-Glo works great on a Spec. You can also stick the stock light to the back of the tank. It's bright enough to grow chaeto. Build a little media rack, it's super cheap and easy and will help with flow. Look at the one in my thread in my signature. The stock LED isn't quite bright enough IMO. You could maybe do a mushroom/zoa tank with the stock lighting, but it's a little sketchy. Make this a priority. Use your stock light to grow chaeto. I've been living with my Spec reef tank for a while now and recently tore it down to start the new contest. It's a great tank, but it does need some work to make it reef-ready. I don't think I'd put a fish in there. How about a fire shrimp, a peppermint shrimp or a cleaner shrimp? Shrimp don't need to swim about. I kept a juvenile sixline in my tank for about two months. It's just not big enough for most fish. Maybe a goby/pistol shrimp combo? Gobys don't swim around nearly as much and mostly hang out in front of their den. Looks like you're off to a good start. I hope my suggestions help! Link to comment
dweeeezy Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 Thanks for the info islandoftiki. I was already following your old 2 gallon pico thread. ^.^ As for an update, I put chaeto in the chamber with the submersible fuge light and filter floss on the top. Link to comment
dweeeezy Posted March 24, 2012 Author Share Posted March 24, 2012 Finally put up a fts! Link to comment
gvp Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 FTS Finally 3/24/2012 Here's a picture of the sideboob with the refugium light on. Hey everyone, I bought a Fluval Spec a couple of months ago that I never used but now I found the perfect time to use it! I am going to keep the stock light and pump but I am taking out the sponge, ceramic rings, and bioballs. I also plugged the chamber hold with a piece of acrylic. Current Equipment/Livestock List: Stock 40gph return pump Stock 31 LED light lamp Hydor Theo 50 Watt Heater Chaetomorpha Submersible Refugium Light Filter Floss 1 inch sand bed of coral reef sand 3 pounds of cycling dry rock RO Water from vending machine (0-2 TDS) Instant Ocean Reef Crystals Future Equipment/Livestock List Chemipure Elite Purigen Clown Goby Zoas/Mushrooms/LPS WOW! This looks great!! I'm depressed! Link to comment
dweeeezy Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 Why are you depressed? lmao! Link to comment
MetaTank Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 lmao! Hey dweezster, whats crackin'? Nice FTS so far, that's some sexy sideboob...lol...Liking the scape, be awesome to see what takes up residence in that cave in the center. You heading to MAX this weekend in Costa Mesa? BTW, you joined on my B-day, and I'm pretty much in SFV too...creepy...lol Link to comment
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