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Hello fellow reefers guess its about time i started a little journal of my little pico tank. quick history, been reefing for about 5 years with a 45 gallon then took a 3 year break from the hobby. some coworkers got into the hobby and found out i used to own a reef tank. they were able to convince me to get back in. so with limited space in my apartment and wanting something simple yet challenging i always wanted to take a crack at a nano/pico tank. after some research i found the fluval evo line. i wanted the 13.5 but didnt have a place that could support the weight so i settled with the evo 5. so here we go Equitment Tank: Fluval evo 5 gallon 20.5 x 11.6 x 7.5" Return pump: NEWA MN606 - 159gph Lighting: stock 11k LED with 12inch ebay blue led strip Filtration: intank media basket with Top. floss Middle. carbon. Bottom. MarinePure Bio gems Circulation: Sicce nano 1000 Temperature control: inkbird ITC 308A WIFI, and TP link kasa wifi outlets Heater: Aqueon preset 50 Watt heater Livestock: Fish Green Clown Goby Invertebrate Sexy shrimp X4 (X5 now) porcalien crab Scarlet hermits X 2 blue legged hermits X 2 nassarius snail X 3 Astrea Turbo snail X 3 Coral Red spotted Mushroom ,Discosoma Blue spotted Mushroom , Discosoma Neon Orange Mushroom, Discosoma Lava lamp mushroom, Discosoma Cheetah mushroom, Discosoma Neon Green Mushroom, Rhodactis Red mushroom, Rhodactis Forest Fire Mushroom, Rhodactis Green hairy mushroom, Rhodactis Neon Green Ricordea Green Ricordea Orange RIcordea Yuma orange Ricordea Blue Ricordea Serenity zoanthids Green star polyps Mystery chalice (ID unknown) Blue trumpet, Caulastrea curvata Lord Red & Blue Acan, Acanthastrea Duncan, Duncanopsammia Green singularia leather Rock Flower Anemone X 6 FTS 09/01/2021 CURRENT FTS 12/01/2021
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Woah hey this is my first post here, though I've been somewhat of a lurker... I have started up a new pico reef a bit more than a week ago. As of today, Specific Gravity is 1.026 at 78 F, pH is around 8.4, Ammonia is around 0.5, Nitrates around 20, Nitrites around 0.3. As of three days ago, Calcium was 450, Magnesium was 1370, Phos was 0.0, KH was 16.3. I've done multiple water changes since then, so those last ones have probably gone down. For supplements, I have Red Sea's Foundation + (1 kg), which I dose very lightly (about 0.5 mg daily/whenever needed since I have nothing in there yet). I also have Red Sea's trace elements, which I dose even lighter. I have aquvitro's balance which I believe I dosed too much of, hence the high pH. I also have Red Sea's Algae Management, which I don't dose unless nitrates are high. For filtration, I just use the filter that came with it (it was Aquatop's Bullet Tank) but with SeaGel instead of a cartridge. I use the same lights that came with it since I plan on having 2-3 softies only. I use Hygger's heater (20W I think), and no skimmer. I am planning on getting a small powerhead to increase circulation if I need it. To cycle it, I used FritzZyme 900 with about 3x the base dose. This seems to not have worked, so I'm re-trying with SeaChem's Stability. That one seems to be working much better. I will be getting something to re-establish coralline algae on my live rock, since it seems to have died off. So, once I get this tank stabilized and get the rhythm and routine down, for livestock, I plan on putting a green clown goby in there, as well as a dwarf feather duster and possibly hermit crabs and snails. I'm not sure which of those last two, yet. I also plan on getting 2-3 softies. Will I need a skimmer for this? Any recommendations for what to do with my tank? This is only my second tank, so I'm no expert yet. Please give me any advice you think I may need.
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So being bored at work I decided to make an AIO with a simple design I’m planning on making 10-30gallon AIO out of acrylic plus i can do custom engravings on lids back walls ETC. Holds water (7day test) two week (running test) I decided to put a hydor random flow generator which works perfectly with this design. Here is one I did for a friend What do you think? Go ahead and critique it all is welcome
