eclipse522 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I finally got tire of looking at my empty 55 gal tank and keeping my quantine tank running. I was keeping my starter substrate in the quantantine tank. On may 31, I filled the tank. As of yesterday, my tank appears cycled. I am using two hob filter for water movement because i had two sitting around doing nothing. They may or may not stay. For lighting, I have one older reefstar hunging over the tank. No return pump yet. The plan is to go skimmerless. This build will have lots of macroalgae, some soft coral, and a small amount of rock. I am going to get some kind of controller. I am going to get another apex jr or a temperture controller with a switch power strip. Leaning more towards temperature controller and switch power strip. This will be one big experiment. Most of the rock will be in the sump/refugium. The sump/ refugium is 30 gal tank. The refugium is mostly for ph stability. I decided to add a cryptic zone to the sump. All the rock will be in the cryptic zone. I am still trying to figure out how to make a blackout lid. The water will first enter the crytic zone, then move to the refugium, and into the return section. The flow into the sump will be slow but i am not sure how slow. The macroalgae will be first. I need to get the temperature under control. When the tempature is stable i am going to add soft coral and maybe lps. My current heater heats the tank higher than I want. It might be awhile before I put fish in the tank. The issue is that I want to try to grow out algae first and I am having a hard time deciding on the perfect fish. I really want to add fish that are found in lagoons. The tank will be lightly stock, so i most be very picky. I will add pictures when I am feeling less lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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eclipse522 Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share Posted July 12, 2015 So, for a while the tank had a big bacteria bloom but has resolved on it's own. I have two soft corals, macroalgae, and a snail living in the tank. I have to move the light up more on the tank, the macroalgae does not look to happy. I will be adding a rock flower or two to the tank next weekend. I sill need to add more rock and macroalgae. The second picture is the refugium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Cool! Did you add the anemone yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse522 Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 Not yet. Hopefully get one this weekend or next weekend. I most finish up my temperature controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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