Ryan's 57g Rimless New Coral Pics

well i pulled the trigger on 2 AI Sol blues and 36in rails and hanging kit.

Also order reef essential test kits from Red Sea Pro and a TLF Phosban 150 with BRS Carbon Rox 8.0

 

Nice Ryan!! You're going all in!!

 

i figure i wanna try and do it right the first time and from the start. I started my cycle this past saturday and almost a week has passed and my ammonia hasnt moved, i am using 5 raw shrimp method any suggestions, help, and advice would be great thanks guys and girls.

 

Skimmer and maxi jet 1200 came in today pictures to follow skimmer fit perfectly in my designated area in the sump for it. I'm excited to try it out when my cycle ends .

 

I siliconed the baffles first as well hoping the skimmer would fit. Congrats!

 

Looks great.

 

Thanks guys I'll take a fts shot when the lights come in and I'm trying to upload skimmer pics and my DIY overflow cover I'm really proud of . Also drilled a 3in hole In the back of the stand and mounted a in sumo fan hopefully to cut down on humidity and co2 build up. Then drilled a 2in hole to run extra wires and another vent hole and maybe a reactor through who know.

 

Heres some pics of my new skimmer and custom overflow cover I still gotta paint and glue. Im gonna paint it black ill take some pics when its completely finished as well. Im pretty proud of how it came it out and think it should look pretty good. Also another maxi Jet 1200 pump im gonna use for carbon reactor and maybe another reactor.

 

received my reef test kits from red sea and glass holes loc line order also came in.

I added a y to my return and made a dual return with 2 3in flares on the ends this seems to give good surface agitation.

Also test my parameters and am loving the new test kits so far, fast, simple, and really well done.

My parameters as of today
Ph- 8.1
Temp- 79
Salinity- 1.025
Ammonia- 1.0
Cal- 470
Mag-1440
DKH- 10.6

I am using red sea coral pro and seems to put out really good numbers with no supplements I am really happy so far with this salt it mixes well and gives really good numbers.

 

AI Sol blues are in

Well today my sol blues and controller came in along with phosban 150

Let me start by saying these things are pretty awesome I am loving the colors and the controllability. I havent messed with the timers to much I set it for a moonlight type light because my tank is still cycling. I did however cycle through some settings messing with color combinations and I am excited to get some corals under these babies. I ran all the wires to try and keep a nice clean look and all the mounting hardware and the whole system went together really well here is some pictures. Also I started running carbon today to help clear up my tank I figured ill replace it when my cycle is over and start everything new. I hope you enjoy the pics.

Also I am using BRS ROX 8.0 Carbon in the reactor and some made it to my display will that harm anything, also any advise on how to prevent that next time will be must appreciated.

There is some pics of my diy overflow cover im really proud of and my return that I made into a dual yesterday. Enjoy