My Ocean in the Dining Room
Lexington, Ky
Introduction
I've been in and out of the freshwater hobby since I was young. The itch to get into saltwater hit me about 5 years ago. I built a new house in 2011 and a big tank was a consideration in the design. Initially, to get my feet wet, I purchased a Red Sea Max 250 to serve my apprenticeship. About 3 months post cycling the tank split a seam and I literally got my feet wet! With my apprenticeship cut short I decided to move forward with the big project. Now known as the "bitten off more that I can chew" project, with much help I am at the point of beginning to cycle as of 12/01/14.
Nitrate
Phosphorus
Alkalinity
Calcium
pH
Salinity
Temperature
Magnesium
Silicate
Phosphate
Ammonia
Nitrite
As I prepare for livestock, my initial quarantining plan is as follows: I will start with 15 days of tank transfer to insure ick is eraticated. The 2nd and 4th transfer tank will be treated with praziquantel. The next week following TT will be another treatment of praziquantel for a total of 13 days. Finally I will keep them in quarantine for 4 weeks of observation.
2 Coral
12 Fish
2
Madagascar Clown
Amphiprion latifasciatus
64 Invertebrate
Equipment
Aeration
Aquarium
AutoTopOff
Cleaning
Magic Magnet glass cleaner
Controller
Ranco Temperature Controller
Food
DT's Phyto
Filter
5
Hydor bacto surge foam filter
Heater
Lighting
Medication
Powerhead
Pump
Mag 9.5
Masterflex 7523-60 w/ 77200-60 head
Reeflo Dart/Snapper gold Hybrid Pump
Reactor
NextReef SMR1 Solid Media Reactor
Refractometer
RODIMedia
90 GPD Soft water flow restrictor
Mixed-bed Semiconductor grade DI Resin
SpectraSelect Plus 99% 90 GPD RO Membrane
Spectrapure DI resin 5lb bulk
Salt
2
hw-Marinemix
Skimmer
Lifereef Protein Skimmer
Stand
Steel stand
Substrate
2
BRS Pukani Rock
Sump
BAO first stage sump
TestKit
2
Pinpoint Salinity Calibration Solution
Red Sea Nitrate/Nitrate test
Salifert Ammonia test
Salifert Nitrate test
Salifert Nitrite test
Other
2
5/8" ball valves - Two Little Fishies
2
75 gallon Norwesco tank
EcoTech Battery backup
Geo Reef Frag rack
Hanna Total Chlorine ULR
Idylis dehumidifier
LiterMeter III Precision Dosing System
Dosing See more
Wasteaway 100 ml · Auto (2) Acropower 30 ml · Acropower 30 ml · Acropower 40 ml · KNO3 50 ml · Brightwell Aquatics Neophos 10 ml · KNO3 50 ml · Brightwell Aquatics Neophos 20 ml · KNO3 50 ml · Brightwell Aquatics Neophos 15 ml · KNO3 50 ml · Brightwell Aquatics Neophos 3 ml · KNO3 100 ml · KNO3 50 ml · KNO3 75 ml · KNO3 100 ml · KNO3 100 ml · KNO3 50 ml · KNO3 55 ml · H2O2 35 ml · H2O2 30 ml · Brightwell Aquatics Neophos 10 ml · Brightwell Aquatics Neophos 15 ml · Brightwell Aquatics Neophos 15 ml · Brightwell Aquatics Neophos 15 ml · Brightwell Aquatics Neophos 12 ml · Brightwell Aquatics Neophos 10 ml · Brightwell Aquatics Neophos 4 ml · Brightwell Aquatics Neophos 3 ml · Brightwell Aquatics Neophos 5 ml · Potassium nitrate solution 50 ml · Potassium nitrate solution 50 ml · Potassium nitrate solution 100 ml · Potassium nitrate solution 40 ml · Soda Ash 95 ml · Soda Ash 7 ml · Soda Ash 95 ml · Soda Ash 95 ml · Soda Ash 95 ml · Soda Ash 95 ml · Soda Ash 95 ml · Soda Ash 95 ml · 2 soda ash 90 ml · 2 soda ash 90 ml · 2 soda ash 90 ml · Calcium additive 16 oz · DT Phytoplankton 2 tbsp · DT Phytoplankton 2 tbsp · DT Phytoplankton 4 tbsp · DT Phytoplankton 3 tbsp · DT Phytoplankton 2 tbsp · DT Phytoplankton 2 tbsp · DT Phytoplankton 2 tbsp · DT Phytoplankton 2 tbsp · DT Phytoplankton 2 tbsp · DT Phytoplankton 2 tbsp · DT Phytoplankton 2 tbsp · DT Phytoplankton 2 tbsp · DT Phytoplankton 2 tbsp · DT Phytoplankton 2 tbsp · DT Phytoplankton 2 tbsp · DT Phytoplankton 2 tbsp · DT Phytoplankton 2 tbsp · DT Phytoplankton 2 tbsp · DT Phytoplankton 2 tbsp · Alkalinity 1 oz · Alkalinity 1 oz · Alkalinity 2.5 oz · Alkalinity 6 oz · Alkalinity 2.5 oz · Alkalinity 2.5 oz · Alkalinity 2.5 oz · Alkalinity 2.5 oz · Alkalinity 5 oz · Calcium Chloride 16 oz · Alkalinity 5.5 oz · Calcium Chloride 16 oz · Alkalinity 2 oz · Calcium Chloride 11 oz · Alkalinity 2 oz · Calcium Chloride 32 oz · Alkalinity 4 oz · Calcium Chloride 32 oz · Alkalinity 4 oz · Alkalinity 2.5 oz · Alkalinity 2.5 oz · Alkalinity 2 oz · Alkalinity 3 oz · Alkalinity 3.4 oz · Alkalinity 2 oz · Alkalinity 2 oz · Alkalinity 4 oz · Alkalinity 3 oz · Alkalinity 3 oz · Alkalinity 3 oz · Alkalinity 3 oz · Alkalinity 3 oz · Alkalinity 3 oz · Alkalinity 3 oz · Alkalinity 3 ozAuto Dosing
30 ml
Acropower
15 ml every 12 hours
Feeding See more
Fed Fed shrimp 5 oz · Fed shrimp 4 oz · Fed 2 pinches of NLS pellets · Fed 2 pinches of NLS Pellets · Fed 2 pinches of NLS pellets · Fed Fed shrimp 4 oz0.5% automatic daily water change.
13.6% total water change in 2024-11-28T06:29:42.479395Z[GMT].
Acknowledgements
As I've stated before, this is certainly a project that is way over my head and would not be possible without the "above and beyond" effort of Jason (mrkickalot) whose skill in construction and attention to detail is apparent through out the build. Design ideas were shamelessly stolen from Dennis (d2mini) for the mixing station, stock tank and general layout in the garage. Support from local club members such as David (seaclear) and Jackie at Kentucky Saltwater Supplies and others were instrumental in pushing me off the deep end on this project :). Thank you to all!