cherubfish pair
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Hi my name is Mitch and I started my first marine tank in 1999 with a 10 gallon tank, an undergravel filter, and a little percula clown named Bozo. I have had marine and reef tanks off and on ever since but never had an SPS dominated tank. Well here it is:
TANK
Other equipment not connected and I don't know if I'll incorporate them are a kalkwasser reactor and ozone generator. Also Red Sea test kits for Calcium, Alkalinity, Magnesium, and Nitrate.
TANK
30 Gallon Long Innovative Marine Nuvo Fusion. 36 inches long with back chambers and currently running without the screen top. This tank is sharp and clean looking. I've always liked long tanks so the fish have more room to swim.
STAND
Currently using a 2x3 and plywood stand made by a friend. This stand was for a 50 gallon tank I previously had setup. I will eventually get the IM stand for this tank.
EQUIPMENT
Two Aquaillumination Nano LEDs and being controlled by my Apex. These lights have three types of LEDs: white, blue, and royal blue. They will do for now as will switch to AI Sols I already have.
Two Ecotech Vortech MP10s. Controlled by Apex. One ran continually on a different tank for 5 years in pluse mode. Need I say more?
Tunze 9004 Skimmer. I've been running this on this tank for three months now and I'm very pleased. Love how it skims the water's surface. Lots o' skimmate!
IM Midsized Biopellet Reactor. Circulating water with no pellets ATM.
inTank Media Tower. Built like a Sherman tank with Chemi-Pure Blue in the bottom and Reef Nutrition Gracilaria macroalgae on top, lighted by a JBJ Nano-Glo fuge LEDs on reverse cycle.
Replaced back-chamber return pump with a Sicce Silent 0.5 Submersible. It's only pumping out one return nozzle because the other one has been taken out and covered to allow more room for the skimmer.
Tunze Osmolator 3155 ATO. Having problems with this. I think the back chambers are too dark for the light sensor to work properly so I moved it next to the DT lights. Draws FW from an Elite-Aquatics ATO Reservoir.
Neptune Systems Apex. The single best thing I've ever bought in this hobby. It runs circles around the ReefKeeper I had. pH, ORP, Salinity and of course temp probes. Modules: WXM, VDM, PM2, AFS, BOB, also but not running AWM and ALD.
Two Ecotech Vortech MP10s. Controlled by Apex. One ran continually on a different tank for 5 years in pluse mode. Need I say more?
Tunze 9004 Skimmer. I've been running this on this tank for three months now and I'm very pleased. Love how it skims the water's surface. Lots o' skimmate!
IM Midsized Biopellet Reactor. Circulating water with no pellets ATM.
inTank Media Tower. Built like a Sherman tank with Chemi-Pure Blue in the bottom and Reef Nutrition Gracilaria macroalgae on top, lighted by a JBJ Nano-Glo fuge LEDs on reverse cycle.
Replaced back-chamber return pump with a Sicce Silent 0.5 Submersible. It's only pumping out one return nozzle because the other one has been taken out and covered to allow more room for the skimmer.
Tunze Osmolator 3155 ATO. Having problems with this. I think the back chambers are too dark for the light sensor to work properly so I moved it next to the DT lights. Draws FW from an Elite-Aquatics ATO Reservoir.
Neptune Systems Apex. The single best thing I've ever bought in this hobby. It runs circles around the ReefKeeper I had. pH, ORP, Salinity and of course temp probes. Modules: WXM, VDM, PM2, AFS, BOB, also but not running AWM and ALD.
Other equipment not connected and I don't know if I'll incorporate them are a kalkwasser reactor and ozone generator. Also Red Sea test kits for Calcium, Alkalinity, Magnesium, and Nitrate.
