earthbound

im interested in the 40 breeder setup could you send some pics of it my way

I plan on stopping by there after work this evening around 630, want to pick up one or two more to feed the addiction

thanks, i found and put the lid on the tank as soon as it went in

picked up first coral and fish today

Picked up my CUC at TPA yesterday so far they seem to be enjoying the buffet. closeup of thier dinner

currently the tank is sitting on a shelf in my living room so there is no space underneath it for a traditional sump, plus no real room in the house to put it somewhere on a stand the kids turtle tank takes up the only good spot. I think this plan will give me the same advantages as a regular sump, or as close to as i'm going to get with the space i have to work with. I also think and correct me if i'm wrong that I shouldn't really have to worry about overflow issues as it's gravity feeding back into the tank, so unless the output got totally blocked I shouldn't have a problem.

OK so i'm going to get a CUC tomorrow as my cycle has finally completed, but I am not really happy with my HOB filter. So I have decided to make myself a HOB sump/fuge. dimensions 30"x15"x4" This is what i have so far going to use a Hydor Pico Evolution Mini Pump to go from DT to the sump and then have it gravity feed back into the DT. I'm going to build a removable media rack to go in the spot between the intake and the fuge area. The fuge area will have LR rubble on bottom and cheato in it, i will probably move my heater to the last chamber of the tank as well. Please let me know what you think, will this work or am i just wasting my time?

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5 days since last update ammonia: 0 nitrite: off the chart nitrate: off the chart Phosphate: .05 PH: 8.6 dHK: 9 should i start doing water changes to bring nitrite and nitrate levels under control or just ride it out

so, went to TPA and got a piece of LR on sun to start cycling and seeding the tank. Nothing changed in water tests till tue morning, ammonia started to show up and by tue night peaked at 5ppm. Ammonia stayed there till wed night when nitrites showed up at .25ppm and ammonia had dropped slightly. Didnt get around to testing this morning but got home tonight and ammonia is at 3ppm, nitrite 3ppm, and showing first signs of nitrate at 6ppm. Im also seeing what appears to be a diatom bloom on the rocks and sand and some green algae in one spot as well. Thats it for my mid week update, as always any comments or advice is appreciated. sorry photos are not the greatest still learning how to shoot a tank

fish royal gamma fire fish x2 false percula clown Going to be a softies only tank maybe a lps or two, just going to take it real slow and easy see what catches my eye. I plan on keeping it sumpless for now not really in a living position where i have room for plumbing and such.

just got done filling it up, going to get a piece of LR tomorrow to seed and cycle the tank. Let the fun begin. 20g long acrylic koralia 750 powerhead biowheel 350 HOB (biowheels removed going to run purigen and chemi-pure) hydor 100w heater 4bulb t5 fixture 30lb dry reef rock (going to get a little piece or two of LR to seed) 20lb sand from reefrocks i think thats it, this is my first tank of any kind unless you count a 55g tank with a red eared slider in it. any comments or suggestions are welcome as im a total amature at all of this. thanks for looking http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm85/davidawiesner/20g%20long/011.jpg

salem area

Just getting my first tank up and running looking for some cheap LR to get it started. Willing to drive and hour or so to pick it up if I need to.