worm5406

Is that better??

OK Well... I have not posted in a while and I have a LOT of changes!! I have upgraded to a 180g from the old 120. Now have a sump and a lot more hardware. Here is a list: Hardware DT: 180g marineland corner drilled 2x MP40's 3x Panaorama 24" with a multitude of lights 2x 500w heaters Odyssea Steves LED 4x 4 port drivers and 1x AIC (interface with the VDM of the apex) 400w power supply for led's (wont need it all but it is ready for it) APEX: 3x 8 EB's PM2 WXM LSM VDM PH TEMP Conductivity Sump: Quiet One Pro Aquarium Pump 6000 (Return) Supreme Classic Mag Drive Pump 700 (Skimmer) Reef Octopus DDNW250 Dual 10” Recirculating Protein Skimmer 7" SOCK-it Filter Sock Holder with Filter Socks 2x BRS GFO & Carbon Reactor – Deluxe 2x Maxi-Jet Powerhead 1200 BRS Top Off Doser – 50 mL per minute 2x 7g FDA approved water storage containers for ATO Software: 100 lb BRS Bulk Fiji Dry Live Rock 90 lb BRS Pukani Dry Aquarium Live Rock 20 lb BRS Tonga Complex Multi-Branch Dry Live Rock 20 lb BRS Tonga Large 20+” Branch Dry Live Rock 200 lb sand (oolite and pink fiji and original substrate ALL caribsea) Existing 100 lb of live rock(I still have dryrock left over did not put it all in there) 100 lb live sand (I transferred about 50lb from existing tank so I have 50 I did not put in) Here is a build picture: Here is my latest FTS (full tank shot)

Hello I am new to this forum. I have had a 55g Fresh for years. A friend we getting a 265g tank and sold me his old 120g. I decided to go Salt with live rock/substrate. I have: 120g 2x Fluval FX5 2x ViaAqua 300-Watt Thermostat (set to 82) 1x ecoxotic 24" Panorama Pro (with Three 12K White/445nm Blue and two 445nm Blue modules) 3x Hydor Koralia Evolution 1400 Aquarium Circulation Pump, 1400 gph 2x VorTech MP40wES Propeller Pump 1x Seachem Ammonia Alert 1x AquaTop In-Line UV Sterilizer 10W - IL10UV (not installed yet) 60lb of Live sand (fine) About 2" total across bottom 50lb of Live rock (from two places) How I set it up: Week 1: mixed water and salt in tank and let circulate with heaters (set at 90) and blowers Added API Quick start (1 bottle) Added live sand Week 2: Added 3 damsel fish (Sorry this was before I knew how to do it humanely) Added 20 lb Live Rock Levels not high Week 3: Added 30lb Live rock (with bristle worms, dwarf brittle star fish, and APTASIA Added 10 Chromis Added 6 Hermit Added 4 peppermint shrimp to tackle the Aptasia Levels slowly started to rise and get higher... ... ... BOOM -- -- Levels went to zero Week 4: Added 4 Ocellaris Clownfish Added 2 Cinnamon Clown Fish Took back Damsel (too aggressive) Added 6 Snails (2" to 3" in size (each)) Week 5: Added some more LR Week 6: Added more LR with Coraline Algae Week 7: Added 2 anemones Week 9: Took a vacation to the OBX in NC. Week 10: Added two Anemones and added screen around power heads to NOT GET FUTURE ONES CAUGHT IN. Week 11: This week... Levels are still ph-8.1 A-0 ni-0 na-0 A bit of diatoms lately but trying to get powerheads tuned better to allow better flow to the bottom Pictures/Video: Google Picassa Album: https://picasaweb.go...at=embedwebsite Youtube Videos: https://www.youtube....worm5406/videos