So I got back into the hobby after taking my 160 gallon down almost 3 years ago and missed a piece of the ocean for my viewing pleasure in my home. So I went out a got the JBJ RL30, It was on sale at Marine Depot and pulled the trigger. I added a Radion XR15 V3 pro, an MP10 (adding a second to alleviate dead spots) all synced together with a Ecotech reef link. In addition I have 2 In-tank media baskets and a Tunze 9004 Comline skimmer. I went with a Cobalt 100w heater and built a custom acrylic screen lid for the top (the glass panels suck and reflect too much light). To keep maintenance to a minimum I went with the Tunze Osmolator 3155 to keep salinity and water level stable. I have a strict regimine of weekly 5 gallon water changes using Red Sea reef salt w/ my in home 4 stage RODI system. For filter media I use 2 bags of Chemi-Pure Blue (1 per media basket), filter floss, and Marine Pure bio balls. I have about 20 pounds of dry rock and went with black live sand. Current bio-load is 1 platinum clownfish, 1 midnight clowfish, 8 trochus snails, 2 toadstool leathers (green and tan), and a few mushroom corals. I am excited to see this thing devlope into a beautiful reef tank. Just wanted to share this with the community and help out anybody who has a similar setup and has questions about how things are going.
Water Parameters:
Temp: 76.5
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 5 ppm
Cal: 450
Alk: 12.2 DKH
Ph: 8.3
Water Parameters:
Temp: 76.5
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 5 ppm
Cal: 450
Alk: 12.2 DKH
Ph: 8.3
