Hi everyone! My name is Dave! I've been in the reefing Hobby for around 8 years now. Been apart of this forum for about 4 years. Mainly like many of us(at least I think) savaging through the for sale threads looking for good deals and steals. I've had about 4 tanks since I got started. I enjoy long walks on the beach....JK..WAIT come to think about it, I guess I do... Alright so anyways... I took down my main 125 gallon display tank because of an upcoming move.... But I just couldn't get out completely =P. So I set this little tank up and thought I'd document the progress here. I didn't want a whole bunch of gadgets on this build. SIMPLICITY AND MINIMALISM were my main focuses. My last couple tanks I paid a lot more attention to the system part of the build. I came to learn there was always more that I could have gotten away without. Always looking for some piece of equipment that I didn't really need just wanted. This time around I am more focused on the animals their health and biology. Hopefully this tank will hold me over till I need and can comfortably start a larger set up. The tank has been up and running for about 4 weeks now. So far I'm like it. Here are some spec's below.
Equipment
Tank: 7.5 Gallon Mr Aqua (normal glass)
Lighting: Kessil 360WE
HEATER: 50w Cobalt Neo Therm
Filtration: Sicce 1.5 Return pump
Mame Overflow
Fish
tailspot blenny
raindfords goby
pink streak wrasse
firefish
Corals are mainly sps frags I kept from my last build. a couple zoas, chalices and gorgonians. A Yuma mushroom and a red flowerpot coral.
Most corals are regaining or retaining their colors. All corals were held previously under MH lighting. (250w Radiums).
I have a ATO set up and as of now and a gravity fed kalkwasser solution ( which I may or may not keep online).
.5- 1 Gallon weekly water changes are my main source of nutrient export.
Testing is done either twice a week or if something looks funny I'll test to see whats going on.
SOME PICS! all taken with my phone so the quality isn't the greatest.
LASTLY SOME PICS OF MY PREVIOUS TANK BEFORE I TORE IT DOWN.
Thanks for looking! HAPPY REEFING!:rock:
Equipment
Tank: 7.5 Gallon Mr Aqua (normal glass)
Lighting: Kessil 360WE
HEATER: 50w Cobalt Neo Therm
Filtration: Sicce 1.5 Return pump
Mame Overflow
Fish
tailspot blenny
raindfords goby
pink streak wrasse
firefish
Corals are mainly sps frags I kept from my last build. a couple zoas, chalices and gorgonians. A Yuma mushroom and a red flowerpot coral.
Most corals are regaining or retaining their colors. All corals were held previously under MH lighting. (250w Radiums).
I have a ATO set up and as of now and a gravity fed kalkwasser solution ( which I may or may not keep online).
.5- 1 Gallon weekly water changes are my main source of nutrient export.
Testing is done either twice a week or if something looks funny I'll test to see whats going on.
SOME PICS! all taken with my phone so the quality isn't the greatest.
LASTLY SOME PICS OF MY PREVIOUS TANK BEFORE I TORE IT DOWN.
Thanks for looking! HAPPY REEFING!:rock: