First time reefing: Aiming for an eventual mixed reef, LPS down low and "easy" SPS mid-high. Hoping to document my progress and greatly appreciate unsolicited tips!
Equipment:
In the tank:
Fish:
Pictures:
Modified fuge:
Current work in progress:
Getting past cyano (recently added fuge rock, seems like silicates are fueling growth).
Dialing in flow for Torch and Hammer (seems too strong).
Crush aiptasia (berghia nudibranch ate a few, then seemed to dissapear).
Most frags aren't glued down yet, just so I can adjust their position relative to flow. Curious to hear your experiences regarding LPS placement and flow.
Maintenance and feeding:
Currently doing 10% W.C. every week. Would love to automate this with a doser.
Dosing Korallenzucht LPS aminos every day
Growing and dosing 100mL semi-dilute phyto every night
Auto-feeding PE pellets 2x day (eaten within 1 minute)
Occasionally feeding homemade, mysis-based frozen cubes or frozen adult brine shrimp.
Occasionally feeding home-hatched baby brine shrimp.
Backups and redundancies:
Need more! Currently have a power-outage airstone (ugly) overnight or during trips.
Inkbird controller for heaters
Bonus pic of baby mollies that I'm currently raising in QT:
Equipment:
- Tank: Oceanic Biocube, 29 gal, de-rimmed
- Return pump: Sicce 1.5
- Flow pump: 1x Jebao OW-10
- Lights: AI prime HD 16 (DT), Kessil A80 Tuna Sun (Refugium)
- Heater: 2x Orlushy 150W, controlled by Inkbird
- ATO: Reefbreeders Prism Ato
- Cover: DIY extended Kraken Reef mesh lid
- RO-DI: Ro-buddie 4-step
In the tank:
- Aquascape: 30lb Reefsaver MarcoRocks
- Sand: CaribSea Aragonite
Fish:
- 2x ocellaris clownfish
- 3x black reef mollies (with babies on the way)
- Pulsing Xenia
- Green star polyps (glued to back wall)
- Blue Ricordea
- Dragon soul Favia
- Assorted Zoas + 1 blue eyed Palythoa
- Green branching Hammer
- Green Torch
- Blue Cyphastrea
- Green Lobophyllia
- Reddish Chalice
- Green Duncan
- White Alveopora
- Red/green Candycane
- Red/blue Lord
Pictures:
Modified fuge:
Current work in progress:
Getting past cyano (recently added fuge rock, seems like silicates are fueling growth).
Dialing in flow for Torch and Hammer (seems too strong).
Crush aiptasia (berghia nudibranch ate a few, then seemed to dissapear).
Most frags aren't glued down yet, just so I can adjust their position relative to flow. Curious to hear your experiences regarding LPS placement and flow.
Maintenance and feeding:
Currently doing 10% W.C. every week. Would love to automate this with a doser.
Dosing Korallenzucht LPS aminos every day
Growing and dosing 100mL semi-dilute phyto every night
Auto-feeding PE pellets 2x day (eaten within 1 minute)
Occasionally feeding homemade, mysis-based frozen cubes or frozen adult brine shrimp.
Occasionally feeding home-hatched baby brine shrimp.
Backups and redundancies:
Need more! Currently have a power-outage airstone (ugly) overnight or during trips.
Inkbird controller for heaters
Bonus pic of baby mollies that I'm currently raising in QT: