bmac16 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 20L Kessil A150 ocean blue/2 coral plus t5 Aquamaxx WS1 Canister filter w/ Liverock and activated carbon I've always loved DIY and can't leave well enough alone so I am building a 20g with a false wall. The wall will hide my skimmer, heater, and intake for a canister filter to run chemical filtration. Link to comment
bmac16 Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 Rock cleaning day, getting closer just waiting for acrylic and canister filter Link to comment
TFish77 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 DIY is the only way to go :-). Link to comment
Paleoreef103 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 At that point, why not just put a sump under? It's easy and you'll hide way more of your equipment that way. Link to comment
bmac16 Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 I did not want to deal with everything that went with a sump, and wanted to TRY to not spend as much with this setup. I will be building a house in the next two years and will have a much larger reef, so this is pretty much a lower budget hold me over kind of thing lol. I've gotten all my equipment used, or I've had it laying around except the canister filter. Link to comment
D Z Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Cool bro. Looks like a great start so far. The skimmer will be perfect for this. Subscribed. What canister are you going with and what medias are you planning on running in it? Link to comment
FlowLikeWater Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I did not want to deal with everything that went with a sump, and wanted to TRY to not spend as much with this setup. IMO its easier to drill a hole and plug in a pump than a false wall with baffles, but interested in watching where you take this. Link to comment
bmac16 Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 Cool bro. Looks like a great start so far. The skimmer will be perfect for this. Subscribed. What canister are you going with and what medias are you planning on running in it? Sunsun 75g, carbon, purigen, and some extra rock IMO its easier to drill a hole and plug in a pump than a false wall with baffles, but interested in watching where you take this. Idk I just really didn't want to bother with it on this small of a tank. I wouldn't run a sump without a controller and I have no plans of a controller for this one. Just wanted to keep it simple and low risk of any water damage. Link to comment
bmac16 Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 I will be switching from a 20H to a 20L, going back to my roots. My very first reef was a 20L, pretty excited to go back and see what I have learned since then Had some free time to work on the scape today Link to comment
bmac16 Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 Starting to get that excited feeling again! Got around to checking the fit of equipment. Not sure if I will use the jebao yet Link to comment
bmac16 Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 Modified t5 with kessil Link to comment
bmac16 Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 Cycle started with cured rock and a cube of mysis Link to comment
bmac16 Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 Very cool! Thanks Link to comment
bmac16 Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 I've dubbed this tank "the pitons" which are two mountains in St Lucia where I was lucky enough to enjoy my honeymoon. Beautiful place! Finally diatoms!!! Feels like forever.....still at 2ppm NH3 Link to comment
bmac16 Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 going from brown to green.....things are looking up! Link to comment
bmac16 Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 Also had a tri color fairy but unfortunately he didn't make it Link to comment
bmac16 Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 Lost the tailspot last night......went to the LFS today Link to comment
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