Bowen1022 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Fusion 10 Dry FTS: 2/7/2017 FTS: 8/18/2016 (End of Part 1) Part 1 FTS: 7/19/2016 FTS: 7/5/2016 FTS: 1/17/2016 FTS: 1/31/2016 FTS: 2/14/2016 FTS: 3/1/2016 FTS: 3/23/2016 FTS: 5/26/2016 My current equipment includes: -Innovative Marine Fusion 10 -Aqua Illumination Prime -Eheim Jager 50w heater -Jebao wp10 -API Saltwater Test Kit -Red Sea Ca, Alk, Mg -Fluval Hydrometer (Will be upgrading to refractometer) -inTank Media Basket -Smart Micro ATO -BRS 2 Part Tank Contents: -10lb Bag Caribsea Aragalive Bahama Oolite -8lbs Reef Saver from BRS -Reef Crystals for salt Fish: -Black Clown RIP -TSB RIP -Firefish Corals: -Hammer -2x Rock Flower Anemones -5 Ricordea Florida -Red Acan Lord -Green/White Acan Lord -Unknown Acan -Whammin Watermelon/Eagle Eye Zoa Mix -Love Poison Zoa -2 Unknown Zoas -Cats Eye Zoa -Armor of God -Combo Maul Mix Zoa -Super Vivid Zoa -Ultra Red People Eater Zoa -GB Juggernaut Zoa -Magician Zoa -Red Monti Cap -Green Monti Cap -Montipora Setosa -Hulk Tenuis -Raspberry Mille -Blue Tenuis -Tri Color Acro -Birds of Paradise Birdsnest -Lavender Mint Sarmentosa -Unknown SPS Frag (1st Addition) Thanks for the view 6 Quote Link to comment
PieMan2k Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Looks like a good start. That light will do your basic corals if you want some stony corals might want to go with the pro version. Those are ideal for shallow tanks like this 5.5 Where the tank is placed might be an issue. You don't want to be kicking up alot of dust from the carpet and have it get into your tank and you might worry about someone kicking it on accident. Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Looks like a good start. That light will do your basic corals if you want some stony corals might want to go with the pro version. Those are ideal for shallow tanks like this 5.5 Where the tank is placed might be an issue. You don't want to be kicking up alot of dust from the carpet and have it get into your tank and you might worry about someone kicking it on accident. Thanks for the reply pieman! I am going to be putting a top on to help with evaporation and to prevent dust and such from getting in. Also its just my fiance and I living here, we don't have frequent visitors so this should be a low traffic area so kicking it isn't really a threat at this point. I do have an alternate location if we encounter problems though. My fiance just thought it would look cool here so we decided to give it a shot. Again thanks for the reply! BTW: I dig that Acan frag you've got waiting for the Biocube! Good luck with that build. I'll follow 1 Quote Link to comment
PieMan2k Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Thanks for the reply pieman! I am going to be putting a top on to help with evaporation and to prevent dust and such from getting in. Also its just my fiance and I living here, we don't have frequent visitors so this should be a low traffic area so kicking it isn't really a threat at this point. I do have an alternate location if we encounter problems though. My fiance just thought it would look cool here so we decided to give it a shot. Again thanks for the reply! BTW: I dig that Acan frag you've got waiting for the Biocube! Good luck with that build. I'll follow Thanks! I tried to get some of Jack's but most are going to stella or being sold locally. If you cant tell I LOVE acans. Only thing that sucks is they aren't that cheap. Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 I wish I would've started like a week earlier... shipping during the holidays is not fast. Oh well, it will force me to be patient! 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 I received my heater, some epoxy and power head today. The heater I am going to switch out for an Eheim Jager, heard the Hydor is crap so it will be used for water changes. I also have to order a different Jebao WP-10 power head as the one they sent is not working. It seems like it is "stuck" but if I spin the impeller it starts up but then gets stuck again if I use wave mode. Hoping my BRS order comes in soon so I can aquascape and start my cycle. Anyways Merry Christmas! Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted December 26, 2015 Author Share Posted December 26, 2015 Just purchased some random supplies; -Two Little Fishies Revive Coral Dip -Purigen -Phosguard -Filter Floss -Ocean Nutrition Formula One Pellets Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 Here is a few photos of the Fusion aquascape 2 Quote Link to comment
Newstead Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Love that aquascape! Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 Thanks newstead! Quote Link to comment
Jsp Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Yep killer Aquascape! Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 Light and Tank are supposed to be delivered tomorrow! Excited and can't wait to get started Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 The tank and light came thursday. I'm pretty excited to get started! Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Got the tank set up last night! Will post photos when I get home. Does anyone know any tricks to taking good photos of tanks? I just have my iPhone for a camera Quote Link to comment
ml86743 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Got the tank set up last night! Will post photos when I get home. Does anyone know any tricks to taking good photos of tanks? I just have my iPhone for a camera I'm sure there's an app you can use to adjust exposure and what not. Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Here are some of the photos of my set up I will be posting better photos when I get back to school. I had to come home for a week due to family issues. Luckily the tank is only cycling and my roommate said he would top it off everyday for me and notify me of any diatom bloom or other problems. 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 So today I was able to purchase the Smart Micro ATO, inTank media basket, some cleaning stuff, SeaChem Fusion one and two, some chemi pure elite, and some lenses for my phone to hopefully help take some sweet photos. I'm excited for the ATO because I will be missing some days at school due to sports and it will help me worry less. Anyways happy reefing! 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Here are some better photos I took today. 3 Quote Link to comment
Droy008 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Looking really good! I really like that aquascape too. Should give you plenty of room for your corals to grow. 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Looking really good! I really like that aquascape too. Should give you plenty of room for your corals to grow. Thanks Droy008, I have a really hard time with aquascaping because I am so picky. Now I have to learn how to place corals lol. Looks like you have a nice build coming along. I can't wait until I can actually get some live stock in mine! 1 Quote Link to comment
Droy008 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I think the rock scape is the hardest part, well, that and having to be patient. Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Looks great! You did a really nice job with the rockscape, too One idea, just based on personal preference, would be to get rid of some of the sand while it's still easy to do. When it's deep like yours is right now, it's hard to keep it stirred up and vacuumed. It builds up detritus and it will be harder to keep your nitrates down. There are plenty of people who keep the sand bed deep like yours (including me in the past) and have been able to make it work. I'm just lazy Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 I was thinking about changing it out for some heavier sand. This fine stuff looks nice but if you do so much as look at it, it gets kicked up and blown around. 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Yep, that's a great idea - I made that mistake too, now that I think back Aragonite special blend is popular and it's the one I went with. It's fine enough to be pretty but heavy enough not to blow around. 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 Awesome thanks for the info 1 Quote Link to comment
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