Proteus' Shallow reef build

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by Zoaelite

Survey says: Backflow valve!?

Subscribed, this reminds me of another tank on here .

Your current tank has given me a lot of inspiration.


Would like to give thanks to concept who provide and cut the glass

Thank you

[Phil]

i got some trim and paint left if u want it. looks good by the way. and magnets.

[Proteus]

Thanks Phil.
I was going to put trim on this weekend and I just finished with a mahogany stain.

I used stove bolts on the two side pannels
The front is on magnets. Figured easy way to go.

[kien]

[Goatman]

[Phil]

Originally Posted by kien

U guys are going to get popcorn lung

[Proteus]

Picked up 30 lbs or so Marco rock. Put in 15g WC tank

My plan is to cycle the rock in that tank. When done ill tear down current tank put corals in bucket skid tank out move other one in place fill and put coral/clams in new tank. I am seeding new rock from sponges that were in current sump and started prodibio on it.

Does any one forsee a issue of a transfer like this. It should take 4/6 weeks to cycle rock.
Also do I need light on cycling rock

Also picked up glass for over flow box which was cut wrong size. Although it was cut too big so saves from buying more glass. I tried to cut it myself but I'm not that good with 3/8" glass.

[Phil]

U should give me all your sps just to be safe lol. No light on when cycleing rock you'll get algae. The only thing hard about transferring to a new tank is geting the tank fully cycled and stable. My new ones been running now for two months and it's just now looking good and algae's gone. And I think if tried to put any sps in it in that time it wouldn't have made it.