bigwiggly Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Link to full album LATEST FTS: 04/19/15 This is my first experience with a saltwater reef tank. I've decided to custom build as many of the parts as I can possibly can. 01/30/15 Mr. Aqua 17.1 gallon rimless tank arrives 01/31/15 Holes for the overflow and returns drilled. The inside glass got a bit chipped but not enough to cause any alarm. I filled the chips with two-part epoxy. 02/02/15 Tank painted and overflow/return hardware installed Link to comment
DCUEVAS74 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Great job on the mods! Can't wait to see this mature. Link to comment
bigwiggly Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 02/07/15 10g sump. 02/08/15 Cabinet is finished being built. Cabinet complete. I originally planned on having the sump on a little shelf (which you can see in the picture) to allow for some storage and eliminate wasted space. This idea was later scrapped. 02/13/15 Sump baffles installed. Link to comment
bigwiggly Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 02/14/15 Plumbing and electrical is complete. Water test! 02/15/15 Tank in final resting place and sand added. 02/16/15 First piece of live rock. 02/17/15 Two chromies added. Link to comment
bigwiggly Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 02/21/15 A look at my haggard DIY refugium light . Jebao RW4 installed and some Green Star Polyp added! A shot of the refugium with the light installed. That driver was eventually switched out for a lower power non-dimmable one that is attached to the back of the cabinet. 02/22/15 Went to my first frag swap! The haul was two clownfish, a skunk cleaner shrimp, two peppermint shrimp, frogspawn, purple duncan, emerald crab, some cleaning crew, three zoa frags. Link to comment
bigwiggly Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 02/27/15 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp 03/06/15 Clown Full Tank Shot Purple Duncan Three zoa frags 03/07/15 Skunk Cleaner holding a hermit crab! Got a package from reefcleaners and immediately after introducing them this happened. Link to comment
SchnauzerFace Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Looks good! But slowwwwww down! You went from nothing to 4 fish, 3 shrimp and a handful of corals in just a 7 day span. Your biological filtration needs time to mature enough so it can handle that size bioload. Link to comment
bigwiggly Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 Looks good! But slowwwwww down! You went from nothing to 4 fish, 3 shrimp and a handful of corals in just a 7 day span. Your biological filtration needs time to mature enough so it can handle that size bioload. There's another tank in the house that I seeded the water with so I thought that would help. But yes I am going to slow down. Link to comment
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