freestylejunki32 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) After 6 years without a reef tank, I have finally got back into it with an evo 13. I have it setup as so: -20lbs caribsea Fiji pink sand -10lbs Real Reef rock -AI Nero 3 power head -tunze nano osmolator ato -50w eheim Jager heater on inkbird temperature controller -100w eheim jager heater -Stock lighting with the addition of x2 Actinik 9w strips ($20ea on ebay) - AI Prime Prime 16 HD with Diffuser -Intank chamber 1 basket with purigen and chemi pure blue and filter floss All hardware is plugged into a 6 outlet Kasa Smart power strip which I can control each plug independently from my phone, set timers/schedules, see power usage, etc. I have "scenes" setup in the app for water change (turn off heater, ato, pump and powerhead) and feeding time (turn off pump and power head) The tank finished cycling last week and I added: -2 clownfish (1 snowflake, 1 Picasso?) -1 candy cane -1 random zoa frag -1 duncan -2 hermit crabs -2nassarius snails -2 trochus snails Edited February 10, 2021 by freestylejunki32 2 Quote Link to comment
Reef Reece Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Very nice aquascape there mate, goodluck with the tank ! Do you know the exact name of your 2 new LED's ? I have a Fluval Evo and have been looking for a while to add some extra to the stock lighting. Quote Link to comment
freestylejunki32 Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 43 minutes ago, Reece Barnard said: Very nice aquascape there mate, goodluck with the tank ! Do you know the exact name of your 2 new LED's ? I have a Fluval Evo and have been looking for a while to add some extra to the stock lighting. Thank you 🙂 Here's the ebay link to the ones I bought. I got one power supply and daisy chained them together. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Aquarium-LED-Light-ReefBar-12-inch-1ft-453-nm-Actinic-Blue-9W-12-Coral-Moon-/271267652654?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292 I used hot glue to attach them to the hood and added a lot extra to the ends and over the screws to help waterproof it more and preve t the screw heads from rusting Quote Link to comment
DevilDuck Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Wow we have nearly the exact same setup! I love the way you setup your aquascape! Quote Link to comment
freestylejunki32 Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 3 hours ago, DevilDuck said: Wow we have nearly the exact same setup! I love the way you setup your aquascape! Thanks! Quote Link to comment
Reef Reece Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 21 hours ago, freestylejunki32 said: Thank you 🙂 Here's the ebay link to the ones I bought. I got one power supply and daisy chained them together. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Aquarium-LED-Light-ReefBar-12-inch-1ft-453-nm-Actinic-Blue-9W-12-Coral-Moon-/271267652654?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292 I used hot glue to attach them to the hood and added a lot extra to the ends and over the screws to help waterproof it more and preve t the screw heads from rusting Brilliant ! Thank you for the heads up, appreciate it Quote Link to comment
freestylejunki32 Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 Well my plan of waiting to add more corals didn't work. Got a good deal on a bunch of stuff last night. Added: -Big octospawn - 2 head hammer -green rock flower anemone - green mushroom -some zoa thing -2 different types of red macro -gsp with some red things mixed in Quote Link to comment
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freestylejunki32 Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 The bigger clown attacks my hand anytime i put hand in tank. makes arranging the corals a bit tough. They sem to get along though and the snowflake does the submissive twitchy dance all the time so thats good 🙂 Quote Link to comment
freestylejunki32 Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 Ive got to hold of before getting more corals and such. probably will get a pair of sexy shrimp and a cleaner shrimp for the tank soon though Quote Link to comment
freestylejunki32 Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 Frogspawn just looks so cool 😎 noticed 2 tiny heads sprouting off it also so hopefully it will keep growing out. Not sure how my light setup will actually work for growing corals. I'd like to not need to get ai prime as it's nice having the lid with almost no evap 1 Quote Link to comment
DevilDuck Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 That frogspawn looks fantastic! 1 Quote Link to comment
freestylejunki32 Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Picked up a cleaner shrimp, sexy shrimp and emerald crab today 🙂 Quote Link to comment
freestylejunki32 Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 All slimmed up after feeding coral frenzy Quote Link to comment
freestylejunki32 Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 Got an awesome deal on 7 more corals last night ($150 for all) : -gorilla nipple zoa (25ish heads) -1 rainbow ricordea mushroom -1 digitata forest fire sps -3 head blasto - bullseye??? Zoa (30+ heads) -1 pinkish red rock flower anemone - thick stalk zenia with 8 heads of some zoa at its base Quote Link to comment
geekreef_05 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Sweet aquascape. The arch is really nice. Your lighting setup really make the tank explode with colours! 1 Quote Link to comment
freestylejunki32 Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 7 minutes ago, geekreef_05 said: Sweet aquascape. The arch is really nice. Your lighting setup really make the tank explode with colours! Thanks! The pics are mostly under the blues only. When I turn the whites on everything looks much more bland. Excited to see what it will look like when I get the ai prime Quote Link to comment
freestylejunki32 Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 Well I got the ai prime installed. Love the contollability. Per my Kasa power strip, it's pulling about the same wattage at the outlet as my stock lights with the 2 additional actinik strips. I don't have par meter so I can't do a proper comparison though. But the contollability is excellent. And open top looks 😎 2 Quote Link to comment
geekreef_05 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 looks amazing! 1 Quote Link to comment
KnH Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 digitata forest fire sps Inspiration for a stick garden Quote Link to comment
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freestylejunki32 Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 4 hours ago, KnH said: digitata forest fire sps Inspiration for a stick garden First sps I've ever gotten.. We shall see how it goes. Looks nice though. Going to try to get a neon green and purple piece soon too Quote Link to comment
freestylejunki32 Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 Man I love pics under the blues. Everything is insanely vibrant 😎 1 Quote Link to comment
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