503Reefer Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) Hello there, I'm new to the forum for the second time. I was a member years ago when I bought my first tank - a 130g cube. It was filled with joy and sadness, as you can imagine a first tank of that size would be. Now, after years of “one day I want a tank again”, here we are. Recently, I became interested in plants and my friend offered me a 10g aquarium to use for a terrarium. Well, you see...one thing led to another...and now I also have a brand new Waterbox Peninsula Mini 25 from TPA. Interesting how that works. Here is my current set up: -Tank: Waterbox Peninsula Mini 25 -Light: AI Prime 16HD -Flow: AI Nero 3 Edited November 25, 2021 by 503Reefer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Welcome back ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webfoot Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Waterbox Peninsula 25s are nice. Waiting on my new 15. If you have room in the overflow to put the magnet, a Nero will work nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503Reefer Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 Here are some pictures of the tank and rockscape. I'm a bit annoyed with how much of a contrast the mortar ended up being - even with my efforts to match the color/texture with crushed rock. Obviously, with time that won't be noticeable, but for now...whatever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbby Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 (edited) I love your scape. I just moved my 5 gallon inhabitants into a 20 gallon waterbox. Loving it so far! I've tried 2 pumps a Jebao SLW-10 and an AI Nero 3 which I had to send back to BRS to evaluate for noise and intermittent failed startups. The Jebao is currently running the show solo. I'm also really happy with the little skimmer I chose it fits great and runs in the media chamber. Its a Comline DOC Protein Skimmer 9001 Edited November 16, 2021 by hobbby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503Reefer Posted November 16, 2021 Author Share Posted November 16, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, hobbby said: I love your scape. I just moved my 5 gallon inhabitants into a 20 gallon waterbox. Loving it so far! I've tried 2 pumps a Jebao SLW-10 and an AI Nero 3 which I had to send back to BRS to evaluate for noise and intermittent failed startups. The Jebao is currently running the show solo. I'm also really happy with the little skimmer I chose it fits great and runs in the media chamber. Its a Comline DOC Protein Skimmer 9001 Thank you for the compliment and the information! Are you running just the skimmer? I already don’t like how I have the media compartment set up. With my heater also in that slot, the two foam pieces are awkward to say the least. If I could eliminate that foam stuff and run a skimmer + the bio balls and/or charcoal, that might work nicely… P.S. I love your scape as well. I almost added a pointed island like you have on the left. I’ll most likely end up adding an island (or islands) of some sort because I think there’s only about 10lb of rock in there right now… Edited November 16, 2021 by 503Reefer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbby Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 I'm also back from a couple year break and having a great time! :) First chamber I did 1 block of the foam that comes with tank. I threw out the sock I don't trust that there's no bypass if it gets plugged and I know I wouldnt change or clean it as much as it needs to be lol Second chamber is the bag of charcoal and the bio balls which I emptied half way out. The bags are huge. I might take out the bio balls at some point after the new rock is in there for a few months. Also in the second chamber is the skimmer and my heater, I also moved my GHL temp and PH probes in there. In preparation for an auto top off in the third chamber. Third chamber I cut the second block of foam and put it under the pump to remove the hum it was making. Keep us updated as you get stuff added in there cant wait to see the grow out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503Reefer Posted November 20, 2021 Author Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) On 11/18/2021 at 10:09 AM, hobbby said: I threw out the sock I don't trust that there's no bypass if it gets plugged and I know I wouldnt change or clean it as much as it needs to be lol I didn't even think about taking the sock out, I like that idea. I'll be out of town this weekend, but I'll definitely be rearranging the compartments when I'm back. I pulled out the foam pieces the other day and noticed one of them (I think it was only one) was touching the heater and had a little indented area on it like it had been melted slightly. I pulled the heater and there were some weird white marks on the glass, which is obviously where the foam was touching it. I wiped it off really well with a paper towel, but was unable to remove all of it. I moved the heater onto the back wall of the tank for now until I can situate things better. Edited November 25, 2021 by 503Reefer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503Reefer Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 I added in some life over the weekend! -Clownfish pair (one misbar, one normal) -5 blue leg hermits -5 nassarius snails (love watching these things pop up a minute or two after feeding!) -3 different types of zoas (3/3/2 polyps, nothing crazy) The clowns are doing exceptionally well. They were FEASTING on dry pellets within minutes. Today on my lunch break, I ran by my house and topped off the tank a decent amount (was way too much; temp bottle ATO coming tomorrow, then I’ll decide on a nice one). Almost instantly, I noticed the female (my misbar) absolutely spazzing out. Seizing every few seconds. I also noticed some aggression that I hadn’t seen yet. I thought I was torturing my fish with the RO water coming in from the back and felt terrible. After a quick search, I realized they were just vibing out with each other and bonding??? As soon as I figure out how to upload a video, I’ll share a clip of it! In more sad news, I may or may not have actually abused one of the 3p zoa frags during dipping/cleaning and let’s just say…only one polyp seems to stand a chance at this point. Obviously, they are my favorite of the three types I purchased… More info to come on operation save-a-zoa… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503Reefer Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 Update for all of you who I’m sure are absolutely GLUED to this thread (😂): First of all, the abused zoa has improved significantly. While I did lose 2/3 polyps, I have hope in this little fella: Secondly, I picked up this suuuper sexy splatter hammer from TPA. I’m not happy with the orientation that I glued it in, but it’s chillin for now: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503Reefer Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) I picked up my mystery box and a grab bag from @CuttleFishandCoral yesterday and let me just say…the generosity of Jeff is unreal. I asked for a box of euphyllia and zoas and BOY did he deliver. Considering one of the pieces is worth what I paid for the box..I’m blown away to say the least. I don’t have a lens for my phone yet, so you have to deal with blue.. I would love help identifying what the first one is! Edited December 13, 2021 by 503Reefer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503Reefer Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) Last but certainly not least..the GOLD TORCH! (slightly pissed off because I just moved it) This was from my grab bag: I also met with @Blue_collar_fish_keepers while there and picked up these BEAUTIFUL cristata frags! Edited December 13, 2021 by 503Reefer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503Reefer Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 Some eye candy with my new phone lens 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SpringFever Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Looks nice! I got that same rainbow goni. Looked fake it was so colorful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefrun Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Looking good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curelessjr Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 I just posted about lighting parameters for a Peninsula mini 25; my tank has been running for a little over a month now and my lighting is all out of whack. How has your lighting been going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Love the rock work. Very cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503Reefer Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 23 hours ago, Curelessjr said: I just posted about lighting parameters for a Peninsula mini 25; my tank has been running for a little over a month now and my lighting is all out of whack. How has your lighting been going? I’ve been enjoying the AI Prime! What light are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curelessjr Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 5 minutes ago, 503Reefer said: I’ve been enjoying the AI Prime! What light are you using? Same light. Love it, just have no idea what parameters are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503Reefer Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Curelessjr said: Same light. Love it, just have no idea what parameters are good. Oh! I’m running one of the preset ones from AI. My LFS said it’s what they were running on a tank I liked the look of so I went with it. It’s this one: https://www.aquaillumination.com/signature_series/leon-tan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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