macyankee86 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 (edited) Backstory I originally started this tank in a Fluval Spec III in 2020 and was moderately successful until the tank had an unexpected and still unexplained decline in Dec 2021. I think it was chemical warfare with a dying BTA but all that to say I never figured it out and then rebooted the tank in the Spec III on October 3, 2021 with the existing rock and clownfish. I then added the Toadstool and Zoas and things were very stable for a 6+ months less some coral frags that didn't make it, like some SPS birdnest. Then the Spec III developed a leak in the rear, bottom part of the tank and I moved everything into the Lifegard 4.1 as I liked the AIO design, the profile of the tank, and it was available at my local fish store for a very reasonable price. The tank has been in its current form since then and I am slowly adding corals again. Setup Tank is sitting on a small piece of furniture that originally had 4 drawers that I modified to be 1 drawer with a generous area underneath for electrical and ATO storage. The drawer holds the day to day maintenance supplies like the refractometer, tweezers, etc. Underneath storage has enough room for a gallon bucket of RODI top-off water and the electrical components: Power cords, power strip, light timer, Inkbird controller, and a Reef-Pi. Photos below. Inhabitants (Dates added) Green Toadstool (Oct 30, 2021) Green Star Polyps Green Hammer (Jan 14, 2023) Green Zoas (Feb 12, 2022) Green Ricordea Florida (Dec 29, 2022) Pink Pulsing Xenia (Dec 29, 2022) Two blue leg hermits 4 astrea snails 1 tank-raised clownfish (Marlin) 1 Peppermint Shrimp (Jan 14, 2023) Equipment & Chemicals Kessil A80 Blue Tuna (full power, color @ 50:50 line) Inkbird 308T temp controlled with an Ehiem Jager 25W heater Sicce Syncra Nano return pump Lifegard 4.1 AIO tank Smart ATO (optical sensor) {Beta} Reef-Pi with single sensor for temperature running on Rasp. Pi 3A+ Chemipure Blue and filter foam Established Live Rock from prior tank Established ceramic bio balls (not sure what they are called) from an established tank at the LFS Salt: Currently using Instant Ocean Reef Crystals Reef Buddy 75GPH RODI unit Maintenance 1-2 gal water change every 2-3 weeks depending on schedule 5-7x times a week frozen brine shrimp feedings Monthly clean of filters Scrape glass and clean outside surface of tank glass as needed Params Tank oscilates between 79 and 80 deg F 1.023 SG is my target When I measure Phosphate, it's generally 0.05ppm I don't have tests for anything else...Hanna checkers are on the wish list! 🙂 Edited January 14, 2023 by macyankee86 Added additional details 4 Quote Link to comment
The Rainy Day Aquarium Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Great choice of tank 😉 2 Quote Link to comment
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