Jarob
New member
I moved to Corpus Christi, TX last August from StLouis in order to study marine bio. Well since I've been down here I have been itching to start another saltwater tank but decided best to wait until 2nd semester. In order to hold me over until now I set up a nice freshwater tank using the 20L I am now using.
The setup:
My main reason for even living here is because of my love for Coral Reefs and corals, so I decided my system will be devoted to growing and fragging corals, thus the 20L prop tank. I will have two levels in the tank, the lower devoted to Zoas, Rics and Yumas with the top section SPS. Since I will be growing SPS I knew flow would be a big issue, so to solve this I will be using an undrilled closed loop system kinda like Melv used on his 29g. The pump is a mag 9.5 with a SCWD and two outlets on each side. This, along with one mj400 and a HOB fuge the flow is pretty much crazy. I am still unsure of the lighting... I have one 24" T5 fixture currently from my old freshwater setup(planted).
My old Freshwater tank:
and now build pictures:
The basics
Supplies
Starting to fit the plumbing
The setup:
My main reason for even living here is because of my love for Coral Reefs and corals, so I decided my system will be devoted to growing and fragging corals, thus the 20L prop tank. I will have two levels in the tank, the lower devoted to Zoas, Rics and Yumas with the top section SPS. Since I will be growing SPS I knew flow would be a big issue, so to solve this I will be using an undrilled closed loop system kinda like Melv used on his 29g. The pump is a mag 9.5 with a SCWD and two outlets on each side. This, along with one mj400 and a HOB fuge the flow is pretty much crazy. I am still unsure of the lighting... I have one 24" T5 fixture currently from my old freshwater setup(planted).
My old Freshwater tank:
and now build pictures:
The basics
Supplies
Starting to fit the plumbing