Seano's 29g FOWLR to a full reef build[UPDATE 2/10/11]

I am seeing a lot of diatoms now. They should go away ontheir own, but I need to go t my LFS so I can get a better CUC. It would be about the same price as John from RC but without the shipping.

 

Nice scape!

What day cycle wise are you on?

What size sand did you use?

Looks good, a lot of shelf room for corals.

 

Looks good.

I like the computer behind you with 3reef open. ;D

 

Thanks! I added water in the tank on Jan 4. So today is day 28. I have diatoms on the rocks. Some on the sand too, but no as much.

The sand is carib-Sea aragonite. I hadn't realised when I bought it but it clearly says "sugar-sized oolite on the sticker. lol. That's all right. I like the look of the really fine sand as long as I don't get a dust storm.

I am super excited to get this thing going. I am not sure what I will do when it comes to lighting. The bulbs I wanted won't be availible for at least two weeks. I am looking at my options and the dimmable CREE LED retro-fit fixtures are looking promising.

 

Thank you, Mike.

 

BTW if anyone is wondering why my sand is bumpy, that is a mix of shells and crushed coral I placed on the sand bed. It makes it look really cool.

 

With pendant lights, I will have an "open top"(in a sense). I will be making a nice trim top to cover the black frame of the tank. It will basically just be covering the black. In the lip of the trim, will sit a clear screen top, with white edges. I will do this project using materials obtained from Lowe's, as seen in the BRS video, below.

This project can be built for approximately $20-$30, dependingon the size you want.

-window screen framing
-corner frames
-spline
-roller
-1/4" mesh screen(available from Bulk reef Supply)

Bulk Reef Supply

 

Cool, Interested in seeing the build. I'm considering making one of those for my 29

 

Thanks, Mike. I should be getting parts when my dad gets paid. That's in the next couple of days, hopefully.