Mike's new reef!

[ogopogo]

Hey guy's, Decided I would make a tank journal to get some idea's and more pointers on the tank, It has been cycling for about 10 days now, so it still has a fair bit of time before I start to add any live stock.
-My main tank is a 36x20x20 1/2 inch thick glass, With a 25 gallon sump.
I haven't decided on the light for my fuge yet, as I still can't decide weather I want to have mangroves, or just macro algae growing in it.
My DT has a 250watt 14K hamilton metal halide bulb, And will probably adding some t5VHO attinic supplement light's in before I start to add corals and live stock.
I have a over flow box(I know not as good as a drilled tank, But didn't have a choice so far last 3 weeks that its had water running it I haven't had a single issue, and 10 days with salt rock and sand it's been running perfect)
My return pump is a quiet one 4000.
I have 2 koralia 475GPH power heads, as well as a koralia 750 GPH power head.
My skimmer is a coralife super skimmer 125, Haven't tried to tune it in yet, as there really isn't much, if any of a bioload in there just yet.
I have 50 pounds of dry rock, and about 10 pounds of live rock that I took from my currently running tank.
Also have 40 pounds of live sand which gives me about a 1 inch sand bed.

Now for a few pictures, Feel free to give me some advice, tell me what I could do better ect ect, You guys have been very helpful to me in the past.

Also a little background of me I guess, I have a nano tank that I have had up and running for about 2 and a half years now, with only one death in the last two years, which randomly happened to me a week or two ago, and I had decided it was my pistol shrimp that killed the cleaner shrimp, It is stocked with mostly zoanthids and some leather corals, Nothing fancy few candy cane's and an acan? I think thats what it is. Anyways back to the pictures.

[Nano]

Looks like a great start so far! I look forward to seeing your progress

[ogopogo]

Just a quick update, Diatom bloom has begun, as ugly as it is, Im happy its here.
First part of my cycle is done, Specific gravity is 1.025, Ph is 8.0(is this to low?) Ammonia is 0ppm, Nitrite 0ppm, and nitrate 0ppm.
Getting excited now

[Skimmerking]

Looking good man where in Manitoba are u you from

[ogopogo]

Well after my nano decided to spring a leak after over two years I was forced into putting my stock from the nano, into the new tank, now 3 weeks later everyone is still happy, levels are still stable, and everything is starting to look great!
Here's a few pictures,



my favorite

[ogopogo]

Sorry, It wouldn't let me re-size the pictures...

[ensquire]

Originally Posted by ogopogo

Sorry, It wouldn't let me re-size the pictures...

Check this post out, It's what I use. Milad posted this a while back easy to use


http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...19&postcount=1