slowngreen Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 40b upgraded from 20l, just getting it going dec 7th 2017. Been a while but I'm back. Tank is up and cycling. 20L with overflow box 20ish lbs of rock 15 lbs sand 2x530 gph power heads, back one on a timer 750gph return 2x100w heaters LED lighting 4 Quote Link to comment
Narzyzz_12 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 That's a lot of flow, what are your stocking plans? @slowngreen 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 3 hours ago, slowngreen said: Been a while but I'm back. Tank is up and cycling. 20L with overflow box 20ish lbs of rock 15 lbs sand 2x530 gph power heads, back one on a timer 750gph return 2x100w heaters LED lighting I like the scape. Are those just big tonga branch or did you sculpt them? 1 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 The one is Tonga, not sure on some of the others. Most is stuff I had left over when I sold my 75g a couple years ago. On the flow, I have the return limited to about half with a ball valve and with just one power head on full time it really doesnt seem to be flowing too much, didnt even move any sand really when I first turned it on. The back one I just have on the timer to help alternate some flow. I've though about getting a wp10 but too me they seem like too much flow. It will be a mixed reef but mainly softies and lps, Im a softy for softies. I kind of just want to end up with something similar to my last tank but just scaled down.... This was my old setup... 4 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 Day 10 of running. Ammonia is at 0 and my Nitrites are also at 0. Diatoms and some gha have been going for about 5 days now. Should I go ahead and add a full 20l cuc pack? Then add my first fish once my cuc has been in a few days eating up whats already growing? Or would a full crew now not have enough to feed on?@markalot Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 That old tank looked nice! i would go with your gut.... if all else fails just go slow.. get a small crew and go from there. 1 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 Thanks. I've never actually used a cuc pack, always just bought a few snails/crabs at a time in the past. Think I might just keep doing that instead, it proved useful before. 1 Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Welcome back! I think you will enjoy the 20L. How did you cycle the tank? Did you add ammonia and bacteria? 1 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 Thanks! Glad to be back, missed reefing. All I did was put in all my bleached dry rock then added about 12lbs of live cured rock. I did add a small chunk of frozen mysis, shook it up in a feeding bottle and squirted it in. But I didn't add anything else. Day 3 was the only time I saw any ammonia, which was only .25 ppm. I never saw nitrites at all. Quote Link to comment
samnaz Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Interesting scape you have created there! Following along, I have a 20L as well. 1 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 Not off to a great start. I added my first fish, a Pajama, on Tuesday, he was fine yesterday, shy but swimming around some and today is stayed hidden most of the day. Never got him to eat anything then a few minutes ago I found him laying flat on the sand. I put him in a seperate tank with fresh salt water while I tested mine again and everything checks out, 1.026, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 79*. 400 cal, 0 phos, 8.2 ph, mag 1200... I did add a flower pot frag ($5) and it seems to be fine, extended nicely today so I don't know. Quote Link to comment
samnaz Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 That's a major bummer... Wish I could help but believe it or not I've never owned a fish. Hopefully someone else here can help you diagnose and save your fish. Btw, your old setup is a beauty. How old was it in that shot? 1 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 11 hours ago, samnaz said: Btw, your old setup is a beauty. How old was it in that shot? Maybe close to a year? I don't remember for sure though. Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted May 31, 2017 Author Share Posted May 31, 2017 Anyone know what this hairy thing is? A sponge? Quote Link to comment
samnaz Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Hard to tell from this pic. My guess is it's a sponge. Perhaps a pineapple sponge. Is it white? Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted May 31, 2017 Author Share Posted May 31, 2017 Its white amd black or real dark blue. Quote Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Looks like a prickly sponge. Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 Over 5 months now. Sorry the pic is blurry. 1 Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Looks so good. Are you happy with the smaller tank. Smaller W/C must be nice. Are you finding the black sand helps the coral colors pop compared to white? 1 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 yeah I've always been partial to black sand. Switched to white on my last tank only to go back to black. Smaller is cool for less water changes for sure but at the same time I find my self wanting more room again. But Im going to try my best to stick with the 20 Long instead of upgrading. Quote Link to comment
samnaz Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 I for one love the look of black sand. I've only ever tried white but I'm thinking about black for my new tank. 1 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 Just the way the light works with the sand is so much nicer, too me at least. Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 A couple cell phone pics. Gonna get some with my p&s later for comparison. Quote Link to comment
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