Hey everyone..... So I got the quote from Oceans By Design for my 20x20x15 cube with built in overflow. It was a little more than I expected....... But I have thought long and hard and decided that is the tank i want and who i want to build it and to hold off on the cube until it's financially possible. So for now until the funds are more readily available I have set up a 20 gallon long because I love the size and the look of them and should be able to use everything i get for the cube in the future. Some of the 20 longs I have seen are absolutely incredible. So i went to petco and bought a 20 gallon long on their $1 per gallon sale. And it is up and cycling right now. I have recently sold my 90 gallon set up and all the fish (except for my diamond goby that is still doing awesome), liverock, equipment and lighting. So i will post what all my tank has and what i have coming and any thoughts for improvements would be appreciated.
Equiment:
20 gallon long from petco for $20
marineland biowheel 100 filter ( i know i know, nitrate factory. But only going to use for clearing water after water changes and to run carbon when needed.) for $22
hydor koralia nano 425 for $25
hydor koralia nano 240 for $22
100W heater i had laying around (will be getting a jager eheim in the future) for $0
20lbs of black live sand (beautiful sand .... love it!!!!!) $28
25lbs-30lbs of coraline encrusted live rock from my 90 gallon tank for $0
24"-36" current usa marine orbit LED fixture with ramp timer pro (should be able to support softies and LPS with this shallow of a tank
not interested in having any SPS. Just not my thing as of now) $148 Shipped
And in the future I plan on getting a Aquaticlife 115 nano skimmer (next 6 months) I will be doing weekly water changes until then.
Last but not least in a month or two i will be building DIY stand with a hood for about 65 dollars
So in total I have spent $265 for my equipment and set up including lighting. Not too bad I don't think
Livestock:
Diamond Goby ( I already have him and he looks amazing in the black sand. Took the transfer between tanks well and my ammonia is almost to 0 PPM after 4 days of a small cycle. Never getting close to .50 ppm. He is eating frozen mysis still and fat and healthy doesn't seem to be at all stressed)
1 turbo snail (from 90 gallon)
13 astrea snails (from 90 gallon)
10 nassarius snails (from 90 gallon)
4 nerite snails (from 90 gallon)
1 black and white occelarus clownfish (will get about a month after cycle is completely over and stable)
1 snowflake clownfish (will get about a month after cycle is completely over and stable)
the clowns will be added at the same time
high end zoanthids
silver xenia (will be grown on their own rock island to try to keep contained)
green star polyps ( want them to grow up the back glass of the tank for ease of fragging and keeping them contained)
frogspawn at one end of the tank
torch coral at the other end from the frogspawn (maybe not sure on this one)
Anyways this is my set up. The questions I have is when I put the 425gph and 240gph hydor koralia nanos in the tank do i need to still run the HOB filter for putting oxygen in the water?
And do I have enough current for a 20 gallon long with the corals i've listed?
And does everyone think I will have sufficient lighting for the corals i want?
Thanks every one let me hear the critiques and suggestions
Equiment:
20 gallon long from petco for $20
marineland biowheel 100 filter ( i know i know, nitrate factory. But only going to use for clearing water after water changes and to run carbon when needed.) for $22
hydor koralia nano 425 for $25
hydor koralia nano 240 for $22
100W heater i had laying around (will be getting a jager eheim in the future) for $0
20lbs of black live sand (beautiful sand .... love it!!!!!) $28
25lbs-30lbs of coraline encrusted live rock from my 90 gallon tank for $0
24"-36" current usa marine orbit LED fixture with ramp timer pro (should be able to support softies and LPS with this shallow of a tank
not interested in having any SPS. Just not my thing as of now) $148 ShippedAnd in the future I plan on getting a Aquaticlife 115 nano skimmer (next 6 months) I will be doing weekly water changes until then.
Last but not least in a month or two i will be building DIY stand with a hood for about 65 dollars
So in total I have spent $265 for my equipment and set up including lighting. Not too bad I don't think
Livestock:
Diamond Goby ( I already have him and he looks amazing in the black sand. Took the transfer between tanks well and my ammonia is almost to 0 PPM after 4 days of a small cycle. Never getting close to .50 ppm. He is eating frozen mysis still and fat and healthy doesn't seem to be at all stressed)
1 turbo snail (from 90 gallon)
13 astrea snails (from 90 gallon)
10 nassarius snails (from 90 gallon)
4 nerite snails (from 90 gallon)
1 black and white occelarus clownfish (will get about a month after cycle is completely over and stable)
1 snowflake clownfish (will get about a month after cycle is completely over and stable)
the clowns will be added at the same time
high end zoanthids
silver xenia (will be grown on their own rock island to try to keep contained)
green star polyps ( want them to grow up the back glass of the tank for ease of fragging and keeping them contained)
frogspawn at one end of the tank
torch coral at the other end from the frogspawn (maybe not sure on this one)
Anyways this is my set up. The questions I have is when I put the 425gph and 240gph hydor koralia nanos in the tank do i need to still run the HOB filter for putting oxygen in the water?
And do I have enough current for a 20 gallon long with the corals i've listed?
And does everyone think I will have sufficient lighting for the corals i want?
Thanks every one let me hear the critiques and suggestions
