My first 3x2x2 reef tank attempt

[hooey]

Hi fellow reefers, been lurking in this forum for a while now and I guess its time to share my journey setting up my first tank. Tank has been running since april.

After reading a random book on reef aquarium setup I bought from amazon and also surfing random tips on this forum, I decided to place an order for a 3x2x2 tank.

 

Hope to improve on my reefing husbandry and any advice is appreciated.

Edited August 24, 2015 by hooey

[hooey]

Sump area is not exactly big which I intended to only fit skimmer and small refugium in the middle. Mechanical filtration would be filter wool. Biological filtration would be biohomme and biosphere.

 

[hooey]

Hauled 2 boxes of live rocks weighing about 30kg back and started scaping. Much more difficult than I have anticipated.

 

 

 

Edited August 24, 2015 by hooey

[hooey]

Scaped to the best of my abilities ended up with this.

[hooey]

Cycling has thus started and patiently waiting for it to be over.

[tuajia]

Nice job! It looks cool. I somehow got the image of a giant robot perched on top of an island

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[hooey]

After a month of cycling, I have convinced myself that my tank is ready for inhabitants (of course with confirmation from test results).

So I went out and got 2 clownfish, which were not paired but hoping that they will pair.

 

[hooey]

Being noobish and wanting to go safe and get a easy coral for a start, so this green star polyp would be my first coral.

Edited August 24, 2015 by hooey

[hooey]

Added a green hammer not long afterwards. I have always wanted an anemone hosting clownfishes so I got a bubble tip. In the process I also got an anemone crab, and it became the first tenant of the anemone.

 

[hooey]

The clownfishes only start to get interested in the anemone after a couple of months, and I also got another bubble tip for the other clownfish. During this time I have also added some lps like torch, chalice, blasto, lobo and some zoas.

 

 

[hooey]

Front view of the tank, most of my fish inhabitants can be found in the picture.

[hooey]

Nice job! It looks cool. I somehow got the image of a giant robot perched on top of an island

 

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Thanks, I didnt really had any idea for a start and was just handed 2 boxes of live rocks when I told the shop I wanted 30kg of rocks.There were too many large pieces of rock and it was really challenging to scape keeping in mind also not to compromise on the flow through the rocks.

[Admiraltian]

Nice & simple  setup.

Edited August 25, 2015 by Admiraltian

[inwear]

Can you share with us your equipment specification?  Are you using LED lighting? 

Edited August 25, 2015 by inwear

[sulpherx]

322 very good size for SPS. No chiller? 

[hooey]

Can you share with us your equipment specification?  Are you using LED lighting? 

Yes I'm using maxspect razor led lighting.

Chiller: Hailea 90a

Skimmer: Bubble magus curve 7

Return pump: Eheim 1260

Wavemaker: 2xjebao rw8

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[hooey]

322 very good size for SPS. No chiller? 

I have my chiller outside my cabinet as recommended by tankmaker which he said to have the sump as big as the cabinet can possibly fit.

Would be interested in trying out some sps, any recommendations that are nice looking and easy for start?

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[josephwzr]

Where and how much did u pay for the tank set? Including sump and plumbed?

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[hooey]

Where and how much did u pay for the tank set? Including sump and plumbed?

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Hi, I have sent you a pm.

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[edmund_23]

Nice and steady setup.. Wan a 322 too..

[Stryder78]

Very nice scaping! How do you maintain? Dosing?

[hooey]

Very nice scaping! How do you maintain? Dosing?

I only do wc once a week for now since parameters don't fluctuate much.

Might do a rescape as I feel the current scape inhibits flow in the middle of the island.

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[Stryder78]

You can check the maxspect gyre, flow will circulate from top to bottom.

[Rainmakersg]

Nice tank.

[hooey]

You can check the maxspect gyre, flow will circulate from top to bottom.

Thanks, will check it out

problem is no more power plug socket left for more equipment