Reeferon Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 After 12+ years of reef keeping I have decided to start my first tank thread. This tank has had a slow start because I am currently in grad school so I have limited time and money to dedicate to it right now. It's a work in progress that I hope will blossom into one of my prized tanks... pictures coming soon Aquarium: IM Fusion 20 Circulation: Vortech MP10 (in the mail) Lighting: AI Prime HD Heater: Finnex controller w/ 100w ViaAqua Quartz Filtration: Filter Socks, Refugium, Purigen, bituminous carbon, GFO, Siporax Mini (in the mail) Water Changes: 5 gallons every 1-2 weeks ATO: Tunze Osmolator Nano Alk/Ca: B-Ionic 2-part on a doser (soon to be hooked up) Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I'm glad you started a tank journal! Looking forward to watching this progress. What other tanks have you had in the past? Link to comment
Reeferon Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 I've had a 29 gallon sumpless tank, 55 gallon refugium run tank, 75 gallon room divider, 65 gallon w/ a stand and canopy that I built, 14 biocube, and a 34 Deep Blue rimless frag tank that I won at MACNA 2013. 29 gallon starter tank 55 gallon w/ 440 watts of VHO! 75 gallon room divider 65 gallon w/ custom built stand and canopy Link to comment
Reeferon Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 These are my current pictures of the tank. It has a whopping one coral in it right now- a pink sacrophyton who has shriveled up in the last few days because of getting caught in the siphon hose and since I added carbon and did a water change on the same day. (It's been my experience that sacrophytons shrivel up when you change carbon out.) I was really lucky to find this stand on Craigslist. It fits the tank perfectly and has plenty of space for the electronics and extra room for storage. I am almost embarrassed to post my tank pictures right now because it's looking so bad... but hell, thats the progression some times. Link to comment
Reeferon Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 I've been considering a couple of lights to turn one of the compartments in the back into a dedicated refugium. Both lights seem like the will work. I'm leaning more towards the second light because I think it will light provide more light coverage to the algae and grow it better. Any thoughts? Link to comment
Reeferon Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 My little tank has made some progress! - added a Voretch MP10 - added a dedicated refugium "plant" light. 12 watts of well dispersed LEDs - added 20 snails and hermits to help curb the algae - and performed a couple 5 gallon water changes Updated Picture: Refugium "plant" light is working very well and was a steal at $20 Link to comment
jack1978 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Nice progress.....and previous tanks. Link to comment
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