SeattlesDarko
REEFER...
Ok so a little background about I have posted this on another forums but since this is the one I am on the most I thought I would post here too. About year ago I decided I was going to get a reef tank, luckily I got rear ended and was able to buy my first tank because really that back mark on my bumper is not a big deal... It wasn't much it was a 37g tank power compact lights. Nothing great.
That as good for 2 weeks...then I started looking more, and found a deal I couldn't pas up. 46g Bow custom cabinet/hood HOB CPR Fuge, Seaclone skimmer Coralife pro 150W MH, I was at the right place at the right time...
When I got it I refinished the cabinet because it was an ugly light oak not going to look good in my house color...I wanted to put a sump in and luckily the cabinet was built with that in mind! So I added a 20L sump/return/fuge. I have also added Kalk drip unit and currently changing to BRS 2part w/ mag solutions. I updated the skimmer to an Octopus skimmer NW110. My fuge has a florescent bulb that I run 24/7 its nothing special DSB with chato LR I am going to be putting some mangroves in there soon, anyone know where I can get some locally?
I am using a Mag 3 return pump it is turned down a bit now, but I will be adding a BRS GFO/carbon reactor off of it, and one day pump it up to a sea swirl or something. But that is down the line, I will probably have to add a 2nd overflow and then I will be able to get rid of some power heads. When I did the plumbing I made it very easy to pipe things off of the return with the intent of adding things later.
Life stock, I did put the contents of my first tank in to this one, I did take a hammer to that huge ugly rock, best thing I ever did if you ask me! after transferring everything I found PSAS, just in time for the yearly 'pay it forward' frag swap. I also won quite a door prize of a brand new 48in 8bulb t-5's. Luckily with trading the HOB fuge and the T-5's that is how I got the majority of my livestock! Here is my list (If I have the names wrong let me know)
Fish
1-6 LN Wrasse # 2 (RIP #1)
1-Fire Fish (red/orange)
1-PJ Cardinal
1-Lawnmower Blenny
1-Mandrin
That as good for 2 weeks...then I started looking more, and found a deal I couldn't pas up. 46g Bow custom cabinet/hood HOB CPR Fuge, Seaclone skimmer Coralife pro 150W MH, I was at the right place at the right time...
When I got it I refinished the cabinet because it was an ugly light oak not going to look good in my house color...I wanted to put a sump in and luckily the cabinet was built with that in mind! So I added a 20L sump/return/fuge. I have also added Kalk drip unit and currently changing to BRS 2part w/ mag solutions. I updated the skimmer to an Octopus skimmer NW110. My fuge has a florescent bulb that I run 24/7 its nothing special DSB with chato LR I am going to be putting some mangroves in there soon, anyone know where I can get some locally?
I am using a Mag 3 return pump it is turned down a bit now, but I will be adding a BRS GFO/carbon reactor off of it, and one day pump it up to a sea swirl or something. But that is down the line, I will probably have to add a 2nd overflow and then I will be able to get rid of some power heads. When I did the plumbing I made it very easy to pipe things off of the return with the intent of adding things later.
Life stock, I did put the contents of my first tank in to this one, I did take a hammer to that huge ugly rock, best thing I ever did if you ask me! after transferring everything I found PSAS, just in time for the yearly 'pay it forward' frag swap. I also won quite a door prize of a brand new 48in 8bulb t-5's. Luckily with trading the HOB fuge and the T-5's that is how I got the majority of my livestock! Here is my list (If I have the names wrong let me know)
Fish
1-6 LN Wrasse # 2 (RIP #1)
1-Fire Fish (red/orange)
1-PJ Cardinal
1-Lawnmower Blenny
1-Mandrin
