scottd34

Well it has begun again.

The reef bug hit, and were pretty much settled in from the move so I decided it was time to set up a new reef.

It is just cycling now, so I got some time to work out some more detail on the livestock. I started with a base of a few critters I wanted to keep, and am going from there. It's amazing just how long fine sand particles will stay suspended in the water. I put the sand in close toa week ago and it is still there. I ran the AC70 with filter floss and a filter pad for 2 hours and it worked great, but the flow is too much so its, ironically, throwing quite a bit of sand around. I ordered what I thought was the right AC20 impeller, but it must have been the older style since it wouldn't fit right. I finally found the proper one on amazon.com so that should help a ton.

I need to get a few test kits here real soon, are there any good ones that won't break the bank or need a chemistry degree to use? I have gotten a few different kinds in the past and they either were so hard to tell the readings based on the color strip vs the water color, or overly complicated to use.

Planned livestock

zoos
Rics
Pistol Shrimp
goby
Sexy Shrimp

Tank Specs

15 gal (24"x12"x12")
24" 96w Tek Light
AC70 fuge
20lb Live Same
~18 lb base rock (Thanks John @ Reefcleaners.org !)
~2.5 lbs live rock (I think I got too much. I got this one piece that had a nice shape to it but I can't seem to find a good spot for it so I stuck it on the far left side for now...)

Bulbs Setup
Geisman Actinic +
Blue +
Blue +
Pure Actinic

Photos

Full Tank Shot


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