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Fallenlordz Soft Coral Reef (Marineland Portrait 5 Gallon)


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Youtube Video Link to the Tank (Click Me)

 

Well after starting with a 3g --> 20g --> 55g --> 20g --> Now back down to a tiny 5g tank.

The Nano bug hit me again.  I Wanted something that I can easily maintain, and do whole 100% water changes if ever needed. 

 

The tank will be a Soft Coral tank only, no other inhabitants.

 

Specs...

Tank: Marineland Portrait 5 Gallon

Stand: Custom Made by me

Lighting: Custom Heastsink with Cree XR-E Leds - 3x Royal Blue , 3x Cool White - running at 3 watts / 700 ma / 90 degree optics

Heater: Hagen Tronic 50w

Powerhead: Hydor Koralia Nano

Pump: Stock for now

Media: Poly Filter, and Carbon

Liverock: 5 Pounds

Sand: Caribsea SeaFlor Super Reef (1/8" inch high - just enough to cover glass)

 

Corals...

Kenya Tree

Leather

Green Toadstool

GSP

Zoa

Hairy Mushroom

Green Fluorescent Mushroom

 

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fallenlordz
3 hours ago, Weetabix7 said:

This looks really great. 

I envy your DIY abilities. 

How long have you had the tank up for now?

 

Around 2 weeks now.  Just moved some stuff over from my 20g long.  Right just preparing to shut down my 20g soon.

 

Still have 2 clown fish, 20 lbs of live rock, 1 Brain Coral, 1 huge GSP covered rock, and 1 leather Coral.  Left over

 

Trying to figure out if I can cram anything else into my new tank - from the old tank  <_<

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1 minute ago, fallenlordz said:

 

Around 2 weeks now.  Just moved some stuff over from my 20g long.  Right just preparing to shut down my 20g soon.

 

Still have 2 clown fish, 20 lbs of live rock, 1 Brain Coral, 1 huge GSP covered rock, and 1 leather Coral.  Left over

 

Trying to figure out if I can cram anything else into my new tank - from the old tank  <_<

 

Lol!!

I have a friend on LI (who works in the city) that has a newish tank, if you want to get rid of stuff I can let him know. 

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1 minute ago, Weetabix7 said:

 

Lol!!

I have a friend on LI (who works in the city) that has a newish tank, if you want to get rid of stuff I can let him know. 

 

Nice - I will let you know.

 

Really thinking about scraping off some GSP from the main rock and trying to make a GSP wall on my little tank. 

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3 minutes ago, Weetabix7 said:

 

Pretty and Peaceful. 

Thanks - Happy that the Fish Tank is very silent in my bedroom.

 

Also got a new item coming from MarineDepot (AquaMaxx Standard Reactor) Should come by tomorrow via UPS.

 

Gonna make it a Chaeto Reactor.  Thinking about adding a venturi mini pump to the reactor (Rio Plus 180), to add some extra oxygen to the tank.  Since I keep the lid closed on the tank.

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Well the AquaMaxx Standard Reactor came in.  Just attached some waterproof 2835 warm white leds to the Reactor with zipties.  Now I have to wait for the pump and the chaeto to come in.  :D

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Well got it all plumb out.  The reactor is running off the main pump - then pushes the water back to the outflow. 

Whole tank using 1 water pump :happy: keeps the tank very quiet.

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5 hours ago, HammerLover said:

Amazing tank btw!!

Love all those softies! Im really abig fan of those :wub:

 

Thanks - I love softies also.  Very easy to maintain. 

As long as I do my weekly water changes everything seems to go well.

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Oh yea - here is a current front tank shot...

 

Next thing to make is a back lid out of lexan.  Old lid does not work anymore, due to the hoses coming out of the back.

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5 hours ago, fallenlordz said:

Oh yea - here is a current front tank shot...

 

Next thing to make is a back lid out of lexan.  Old lid does not work anymore, due to the hoses coming out of the back.

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Really nice!

 

That chaeto reactor looks like a unique lava lamp! :lol: 

Great job in doing that haha

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