17gal Kitchen Counter Reef
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DylansGolden
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Exactly what I was looking for. I’ll be building a cabinet under my overhang as well similar to yours. Thanks for the post!
Merfin70
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I just finished setting up mine. Do you have a tank thread? Good to compare notes and progress.
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rockryno
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Update - there is life!
Got a very nice deal from a local member who was downsizing his anemone tank. Picked up a rock with 8 RBTAs and a paired, hosting set of Clarkii clowns, all for $180!
Bucket ride home -
After a day of acclimation -
Also learned my lesson from previous jumpers that a screen top is necessary (although these two rarely venture far from their nems). Used the new Res Sea kit and customized it for my dimensions. Very quality!
Got a very nice deal from a local member who was downsizing his anemone tank. Picked up a rock with 8 RBTAs and a paired, hosting set of Clarkii clowns, all for $180!
Bucket ride home -
After a day of acclimation -
Also learned my lesson from previous jumpers that a screen top is necessary (although these two rarely venture far from their nems). Used the new Res Sea kit and customized it for my dimensions. Very quality!
Ranchhand02
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Great looking tank
JVan82
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oceanfan913
New member
Really looks good. I like the location too as you will get plenty of enjoyment. RBTA's look right at home in there.
MyHouseIsAZoo
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Looks beautiful!
rockryno
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Lately, I've been contemplating skimmer options.
I feed daily, and have never had this heavy of a bio load in any of my fishless SPS tanks. There are no visible ill effects beside the daily algae buildup on the glass - I have to clean Sundays and Wednesdays to keep it looking respectable.
However, my HOB filter with chaeto does not seem to be doing well. The handful of chaeto has not grown a mm in over a month, and appears to be breaking down. I have the new IM cheato grow light ($70!) that makes everything look hot pink and I don't think its doing anything. In the past tank with identical setups, I've had white LEDs over the fuge and had crazy chaeto growth.
I think I may swap the pink light out for a white LED. If that still doesn't help, I'm thinking of removing the AC70 HOB and replacing with a skimmer.
A local club member sold me a Aquamaxx 1.5 HOB skimmer for cheap to experiment with. I've heard great reviews of the skimmer and have tested it on the tank and it does a nice job. However, being a 17 gallon tank, I want to make sure I wont be over-skimming if I swap and run it 24/7.
Any thoughts?
I feed daily, and have never had this heavy of a bio load in any of my fishless SPS tanks. There are no visible ill effects beside the daily algae buildup on the glass - I have to clean Sundays and Wednesdays to keep it looking respectable.
However, my HOB filter with chaeto does not seem to be doing well. The handful of chaeto has not grown a mm in over a month, and appears to be breaking down. I have the new IM cheato grow light ($70!) that makes everything look hot pink and I don't think its doing anything. In the past tank with identical setups, I've had white LEDs over the fuge and had crazy chaeto growth.
I think I may swap the pink light out for a white LED. If that still doesn't help, I'm thinking of removing the AC70 HOB and replacing with a skimmer.
A local club member sold me a Aquamaxx 1.5 HOB skimmer for cheap to experiment with. I've heard great reviews of the skimmer and have tested it on the tank and it does a nice job. However, being a 17 gallon tank, I want to make sure I wont be over-skimming if I swap and run it 24/7.
Any thoughts?
