SkyhiggH Reef.. 30G IM Tank!

[Skyhiggh]

New tank set up.. Mixed reef
3weeks old

30Gallon Innovative Marine Tank
IM Skimmer.
EBay 165 watt dimmable led Full spectrum.
4led strips to add colors, cloud effects and night lights.
WP-10 power head on full power else mode full time.

About 15 lbs live rock. Plan on purchasing more..
Some corals (Stoner Alert) don't remember the names not really in it for that even though I guess it's cool most bought at WWC in orlando....
Have about 8 different types of zoas maybe 30P or more all over tank..
Two types of sps corals..
Some lps a Holly eood stunner chalice Frag a superman monit a red Monti
Two mushrooms some types of ultra or something like that really bright

Fish
Only two so far plan on more just want the right ones.
A fire fish .
And a platinum clown..

Lots of little crabs and snails..

Don't really test my water so much only really when I go and get water for a water change. If u take care of it I believe with time it takes care of it self if know the basics...

It's cool and I love it and just wanted to share hat I have at home... Thanks..

 

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Lots more that can't really take pics with of with phone but a great start I think!

 

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Some sps

 

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Some lps

 

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Mixed reef

 

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Some zoas

 

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Full tank shot 3weeks old

 

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Rights side.

 

[Kolkri]

I would not add anything and take back anything you can. It takes months to cycle a saltwater tank. If you can't take stuff back do dialy water test and change water as needed to keep what you have alive. Cycle well take longer so don't ad anything for a several months.
Good luck

 

[Skyhiggh]

I would not add anything and take back anything you can. It takes months to cycle a saltwater tank. If you can't take stuff back do dialy water test and change water as needed to keep what you have alive. Cycle well take longer so don't ad anything for a several months.
Good luck

So far everything is alive and well I have had other tanks in the past so I have a good idea what I'm doing lol I do test my water and all is well. Tank was started with 30lbs of live sand purple rock and 30gallons of natural sea water so I'm good everything is doing well.

 

[Eggyoke]

Cycling is subjective. Testing will determine if your tank is cycled. I started with some cured LR, new "live sand" and a bottle of bacteria. Never saw and spike of ammonia or nitrites. Rushing into sps is something else. Sometimes you're successful, sometimes not so much.

 

[Skyhiggh]

Happy turkey day. People. All is well in the tank so far no issues no deaths everything looks great. In past three weeks I can see a couple new zoas already starting to grow and all my sps corals looks great polyps out and looking good. Colors of corals starting to get a little brighter since I've been adding koral color to the tank.

 

[homer1475]

I'll stay out of the cycling debate, but will say with plenty of good live rock, you can actually cycle a tank in days. Other then larger tanks(over 30G), I've never seen a cycle take months. Weeks maybe, but certainly not months.

Very nice looking tank! You might be rushing into SPS's IMO, but opinions are like a**holes, everyone has one.

With that many SPS's, you might want to invest in some test kits. Nothing elaborate, but would certainly invest in at least the big 3(Kalk, Alk, and Mag), and a phosphate kit. Red seas, elos, or salifert are all well known and fairly accurate.

 

[Skyhiggh]

I'll stay out of the cycling debate, but will say with plenty of good live rock, you can actually cycle a tank in days. Other then larger tanks(over 30G), I've never seen a cycle take months. Weeks maybe, but certainly not months.

Very nice looking tank! You might be rushing into SPS's IMO, but opinions are like a**holes, everyone has one.

With that many SPS's, you might want to invest in some test kits. Nothing elaborate, but would certainly invest in at least the big 3(Kalk, Alk, and Mag), and a phosphate kit. Red seas, elos, or salifert are all well known and fairly accurate.

Thanks for the info I ordered a red sea one this morning to check things out. And been doing my water changes and testing at the local lfs.

I have def been threw my cycle tho..

I did take my skimmer out so you think I need it? It works but is a little loud and kills the look lol

 

[Skyhiggh]

Couple new pics all is well in the tank. Nothing has died or looks bad. Doing a 20% water change tommarow I do it every two weeks still running with no skimmer but feel like I need filtration.. Only filter floss in the back. Might buy two of the three pack Im sells with carbon purigen and something else since I have two baskets. Other than looks good have zoas growing all over. Different kinds in different places. And I had one of the mushrooms or Yuma not sure yet as there small split into two..

Bad side only pest I have is aptisia witch I assume came with rock what should I do shirmp or that paste stuff. Been thinking about glueing rocks together anyways could I just cover them with the same same caulk?

 

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