Tim's First 3ft reef tank
Hi im new to this forum and reefing but have 2 other tanks one fully planted and one raising discus.
In this thread i will post each step in the development of my tank so if i encounter problems which i will, someone might find what I’ve done wrong in this thread.
Also I’m a big DIYer so you will see all of my projects.
Painted back and side of tank black also insulated with Styrofoam silicone on, drilled tank and table, glued in weir and fitted bulk head and placed stand pipe. Tank filled with freshwater to test for leaks.
Modded sump for marine got marine sources SDP-900 skimmer. Using old return pump don’t know brand one 1000l/h pump and one 2000l/h.Dont know if i sould just run one of the pumps or both?
Added 20kg of coral sand (2-3mm)
Also added 40kg live base rock.
Tank 2 weeks later changed rock around a bit.
Got a blue tang and a orange shoulder tang. not sure if these fish are right for my tank. Local fish shop has good point that the blue tang will be an indicator of water quality but im scared of having two tangs in my 3ft tank. Fish have been in tank for 1 week now both eating and doing well also water quality is very good there has only been trace amounts of ammonia and nitrite.
Now two days later there has been the usule diatom bloom tank looks ugly now.
In this thread i will post each step in the development of my tank so if i encounter problems which i will, someone might find what I’ve done wrong in this thread.
Also I’m a big DIYer so you will see all of my projects.
Painted back and side of tank black also insulated with Styrofoam silicone on, drilled tank and table, glued in weir and fitted bulk head and placed stand pipe. Tank filled with freshwater to test for leaks.
Modded sump for marine got marine sources SDP-900 skimmer. Using old return pump don’t know brand one 1000l/h pump and one 2000l/h.Dont know if i sould just run one of the pumps or both?
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