mattgibboney
Reefing newb
Hello everyone,
I wanted to finaly be able to contribute to this forum so Im starting my first build thread. I got a 29 gallon tank from Craigslist primarily because it already had the light fixture and was a good size tank for me to learn on. I later found out that the light fixture wasnt strong enough, but will work for now. The tank came with no stand so I decided to build one based off a guys plans for his 40 gallon breader tank. I put the plans together in a word document so it would be easier to follow.
It took some time but I finaly got the tank up and running. ( I had to wait until I could afford the stuff) Here is a list of what I have for now:
Here are some pics of the progress.
I got the doors from my brothers shed. They are from a kitchen cabinet.
Here it is with the sand just added.
This is what happens when you add the water but miss the plate and pour directly into the sand.
It took 2 days to start clearing. Thats with a small 15 gallon filter running on it.
Here it is with the live rock just added. Sand is quite stirred up.
Here it is a couple of hours later with the skimmer running.
We were very excited to see that there were hitchikers on the bottom left live rock. It is a very nice rock with a large amount of growth.
Unfortunately, I looked in the forum and believe that these little freeloaders are Apstasia. My question is, since this is the first day to have the live rock but 3rd day of cycling, do I need to get the Apstasia X now or should I wait until after the cycle?
Yeah I counted 10 so far on that one rock. 3 of them are about 1" in diameter.
But hey, other than this small setback Im pretty excited to finaly be a part of the Living Reefs' family.
I wanted to finaly be able to contribute to this forum so Im starting my first build thread. I got a 29 gallon tank from Craigslist primarily because it already had the light fixture and was a good size tank for me to learn on. I later found out that the light fixture wasnt strong enough, but will work for now. The tank came with no stand so I decided to build one based off a guys plans for his 40 gallon breader tank. I put the plans together in a word document so it would be easier to follow.
It took some time but I finaly got the tank up and running. ( I had to wait until I could afford the stuff) Here is a list of what I have for now:
- 2 Koralia nano powerheads 425
- 2X24 30" T5 light
- 30lbs of sand
- about 57lbs of live rock
- Eshopps PSK-75H skimmer
- 200 watt Finnex Titanium digital heater
Here are some pics of the progress.
I got the doors from my brothers shed. They are from a kitchen cabinet.
Here it is with the sand just added.
This is what happens when you add the water but miss the plate and pour directly into the sand.
It took 2 days to start clearing. Thats with a small 15 gallon filter running on it.
Here it is with the live rock just added. Sand is quite stirred up.
Here it is a couple of hours later with the skimmer running.
We were very excited to see that there were hitchikers on the bottom left live rock. It is a very nice rock with a large amount of growth.
Unfortunately, I looked in the forum and believe that these little freeloaders are Apstasia. My question is, since this is the first day to have the live rock but 3rd day of cycling, do I need to get the Apstasia X now or should I wait until after the cycle?
Yeah I counted 10 so far on that one rock. 3 of them are about 1" in diameter.
But hey, other than this small setback Im pretty excited to finaly be a part of the Living Reefs' family.
