New set up - Marine X 90 !

[Czczcz]

Hi everyone, new Reefer here to share more about my journey!

 

I started off in in Apr/May 2020 with a 30 x 30 x 30 FOWLR tank, and shortly after, thought about getting a bigger tank.

 

Looking around, I decided to get a Waterbox tank from Aqtelier. As the 2 ft tanks in all the LFS including Aqtelier were not in stock and had a month’s lead time, I decided on getting the Marine X 90.3 Waterbox which they had in stock.

 

Lorenzo from Aqtelier also shared with me his experiences and provided valuable advice on what equipment works and what doesn’t.

 

Equipment below:

 

Tank: Marine X 90 - (90 gal capacity including sump)

Return pump: Skimz QP 12.0

Wave maker: AI Nero 5

Light: Radion XR15 Gen 4

Filtration: Clarisea SK5000

Protein skimmer: Skimz SN147

Chiller: Hailea HK-300A

 

 

2 Aug 21:

 

After waiting for about two weeks, I finally got my tank! The sump was modified for the Clarisea filter, and cabinet came with extension sockets installed. During the set up at my home, Lorenzo packed the different electrical socket and firings neatly using a extension socket organiser to minimise the number of wires that can be seen visually inside the cabinet. Extra work in the beginning, but definitely worth the effort as I don’t need to see all the wires running around.

 

Started to fill up the tank with RODI water prepared earlier on, and used the Nero wave maker to mix the marine salt.

 

3 Aug 21: I added the complimentary DD rocks (came with tank) that was constructed with a minimalist style. Two additional rocks were also added at the side of the tank with purpose of (1) housing an anemone in the future, and (2) growing a Zoa garden. The special grade live sand was added last, only after ensuring that all the salt have been mixed thoroughly.

 

4 Aug 21: I began the cycling of the tank with the PRODIBIO products, BioDigest & Bioptim.

 

 

 

 

[Tabungrahim]

Put some ammonia
And use dr Tim bacteria


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[Tianhong]

Nice tank


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[ymglwme]

nice


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[Tianhong]

Nice


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[haloworld]

Bro any update? How's the cycling?

[Czczcz]

Hi, thanks! Tank have completed cycling, I’ve since added some corals and fish since the last post. To keep things simple and to maintain the water, I continued weekly dosing of Prodibio’s products (BioDigest & Bioptim), along with weekly water changes.


Corals:

- Blasto
- Duncan
- Superman Rhodactis mushroom
- Favites
- Neon green candy cane
- Orange Scoly
- Hammer corals
- Zoas (Vampire, Yoda, Purple bee, Sakura, Jungle juice)

Fish/inverts:
- 6 Chromis (2 died)
- 1 Fox face
- 7 Nassarius snails
- 3 Trochus snails
- 1 Cleaner shrimp

[gnolard]

Nice tank!!


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[Czczcz]

25 Sep Update:

Have gotten new corals from several LFS (mostly through Telegram auctions).

Tank Perimeters:
- Salinity 1.025
- KH 7.0
- Calcium 400ppm
- Nitrate 10ppm
- Phosphate 0.1ppm


Corals:

- Blasto (Black Widow, Ultra Watermelon, Watermelon)
- Blue Skirt Duncan
- Superman Rhodactis mushroom
- Favites (Red eye green favites)
- Neon green candy cane
- Orange Scoly
- Hammer corals (Yellow, Teal, Pink rose gold)
- Zoas (Vampire, Yoda, Purple bee, Sakura, Jungle juice, Gold stardust peach Sakura)
- Torch (Blue torch)
- Acan (Red acan, Blue striped acan, Red blue acan, Multi colour rainbow acan)


Fish/inverts:

- 6 Chromis (3 died)
- 1 Fox face
- 2 Orange Storm Clownfish (1 died)
- 1 Flasher Wrasse
- 2 Bartlett’s Anthias
- 1 Scooter dragonet

- 7 Nassarius snails
- 8 Trochus snails
- 1 Cleaner shrimp
- 1 Strawberry Conch
- 1 Sea urchin

[Czczcz]

Update on my tank:

With four different acans, only the red one is puffed up and most healthy, under low light. Other acans were initially placed under higher lighting and may have contributed to the polyps receding (?)

Zoas were initially at the side of the tank under lower lighting conditions, but experienced slower growth. Switched the position of the Zoa garden rock with the rock for anemones, and most of the zoas quickly grew more polyps and in size within 2 weeks. Spacing them out to allow for room to grow

Also added a photo of my cleaner shrimp servicing the fox face haha even saw the fox face opening it’s mouth for the cleaning session! Recently found the fox face occasionally biting at the acans, and moved it back to my other FOWLR tank.

[Irfan M]

Very nice. October update will be a nice too.. also do share any problems you might have faced so far.