Five-Tiao_people
NJRC Member
Suuuuup~ Guys!
I am new to the forums and wanna share with you guys about my tank setup~
I was initially in the freshwater hobby and started enjoying the reef tanks since the quarantine began. The whole system was DIY, and the sump has a refugium, the system cost me about $200, including the equipment.
At first, I watched some Youtube videos and heard some people said the reef tank is very challenging, and I am so curious why and how it is so difficult. So I keep digging into it. The more I know about it, the more I like it. And finally, I decided to build my reef tank. (Posted my freshwater 55G and 10G tank below).
I think the reef tank is pretty much the same as the advanced controlled freshwater tank, except the creatures are more sensitive to lighting, chemicals, and water flow.
I chose nano tank just because this is my first time for the reef, and I want to keep everything cheap just in case I screwed it up
Having that said, I brought some PVC pipes, soft pipes, and rented a saw from Homedepot. And on the day one, my display tank looks like this:
Then the quarantine happened, I was forced to cycle my tank until June. Then I went LFS to get some inverts. And now my tank looks like this:
I have a maxima clam, a pair of pistol and goby, cleaner shrimp, clove coral, xenia, an urchin, some snails, and hermit crabs. I gradually added these creatures in the past few months. This is a habit from my freshwater hobby -- slowly add animals into the tank so the bacteria and other things in the system can adjust to the ammonia and other wastes.
I just got three Damselfish, but they don't do well with my pistol and goby, I am trading them for some cheap, easy to care corals.
I have only one picture for the sump, and on the right side is a plastic box with ceramic ring and sponges, the middle is the macroalgae, the right side is heater and pump. Sorry for the wires mess, I was trying to sort them when I was taking the pic.
This is an on-going project, I am still trying different stuff, but I am happy with my current setup, the sump adds 20 gal water volume and space for bacteria. I like to feed fish and coral heavily, but so far, no issue.
Please leave a comment below if you like my system, or if you think I should improve somewhere, please also feel free to let me know! I am opening to all thoughts, ideas, and advice!
Appreciate your time, thanks for watching my post!
I am new to the forums and wanna share with you guys about my tank setup~
I was initially in the freshwater hobby and started enjoying the reef tanks since the quarantine began. The whole system was DIY, and the sump has a refugium, the system cost me about $200, including the equipment.
At first, I watched some Youtube videos and heard some people said the reef tank is very challenging, and I am so curious why and how it is so difficult. So I keep digging into it. The more I know about it, the more I like it. And finally, I decided to build my reef tank. (Posted my freshwater 55G and 10G tank below).
I think the reef tank is pretty much the same as the advanced controlled freshwater tank, except the creatures are more sensitive to lighting, chemicals, and water flow.
I chose nano tank just because this is my first time for the reef, and I want to keep everything cheap just in case I screwed it up
Having that said, I brought some PVC pipes, soft pipes, and rented a saw from Homedepot. And on the day one, my display tank looks like this:
Then the quarantine happened, I was forced to cycle my tank until June
. Then I went LFS to get some inverts. And now my tank looks like this:I have a maxima clam, a pair of pistol and goby, cleaner shrimp, clove coral, xenia, an urchin, some snails, and hermit crabs. I gradually added these creatures in the past few months. This is a habit from my freshwater hobby -- slowly add animals into the tank so the bacteria and other things in the system can adjust to the ammonia and other wastes.
I just got three Damselfish, but they don't do well with my pistol and goby, I am trading them for some cheap, easy to care corals.
I have only one picture for the sump, and on the right side is a plastic box with ceramic ring and sponges, the middle is the macroalgae, the right side is heater and pump. Sorry for the wires mess, I was trying to sort them when I was taking the pic.
This is an on-going project, I am still trying different stuff, but I am happy with my current setup, the sump adds 20 gal water volume and space for bacteria. I like to feed fish and coral heavily, but so far, no issue.
Please leave a comment below if you like my system, or if you think I should improve somewhere, please also feel free to let me know! I am opening to all thoughts, ideas, and advice!
Appreciate your time, thanks for watching my post!
