Mr_angryeyes 55 gal reef log

[mr_angryeyes]

:welcome: Ok well I got the tank and stand on Saturday.It got cleaned and put in it final location.added 30# of "dead" sand,10 gallons of water from my 20 and 25 gallons of fresh sw.I got it up to temp. ,popped in a couple powerheads,and added 15# of live rock from my 20 and about 25# lbs of dry lace rock.heres the params so far

Ca. 450
Ph. 8.3
Salinity 1.025
Temp 79F

I'll test the rest in a couple days.
here are some pics for your viewing pleasure.

 

[Grins]

How are you planning on compensating for the small amount of rock?

 

[mr_angryeyes]

I've got another 15# of live rock and 25# of live sand still in my twenty.hopefully my skimmer and 10% weekly waterchanges will keep up until the rest of the rock starts to live up in a few months .I'm not going to increase my bioload until every param is where I want it.I also have a 3gal. fuge to add to the filtration.any other ideas? I'd love to hear everyones opinion.

 

[mr_angryeyes]

heres some updated pix for ya.I'm only running the 130 watt light right now it's a 30" fixture so its basically lighting 29 gallons.I'm designing a canopy to add another 65 watts of light and eventually 324 watts of t5s across the whole tank.I'm runnin an emporer 400 for turnover and media.Thinking about doin cheato on one side.All my livestock is doin well.And levels are excellent.

 

[ooja3k]

Its impressive to have that SPS in a tank lit by so little light....

How has its growth been?

 

[Grins]

Is that a betta vase on the wall?

 

[buzzbombtom]

Is that a betta vase on the wall?

yes it sure is

 

[Sploke]

Wait...so you set up this aquarium from scratch on Jan. 5th and started stocking corals 2 weeks later?

 

[htrae2014]

Looks like one

 

[Grins]

Wait...so you set up this aquarium from scratch on Jan. 5th and started stocking corals 2 weeks later?

I missed that. And the betta in the wall vase, the betta police are going to show up any minute now.