Rien his RSM C 250 adventure
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1.5 cm seems very little to me. But for this you would need around 6 kg of sand. I would go with 9kg bag to start with and see how happy you are.
Check this link out for calculating sand bed.
http://www.marinedepot.com/md_educationcenter_calculators_sand_bed_calculator.html
Check this link out for calculating sand bed.
http://www.marinedepot.com/md_educationcenter_calculators_sand_bed_calculator.html
you will need a bigger tank when you get hooked 
Rini
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Meanwhile i notice that my corals really love the much more light in the max.
I have an coral that was always like this in the nano :
In the max it looks like (sorry for the bad quality, my iphone has troubles with all the blue):
It is an completely new coral.
That is a bit sad, the photo's i make look very blue. In the nano i didn't had this problem.
Because it had probably just 1 blue light.
I have an coral that was always like this in the nano :
In the max it looks like (sorry for the bad quality, my iphone has troubles with all the blue):
It is an completely new coral.
That is a bit sad, the photo's i make look very blue. In the nano i didn't had this problem.
Because it had probably just 1 blue light.
Rini
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I made an wish list.
Some of these anemone's & Corals I can get from my niece. Who is having experience with them.
And has some frags soon.
Turbinaria green
Red bubble tip anemone
Briareum :we call it : zee gras (sea grass)
Elegance flower
Tapijt anemoon. (carpet anemone? directly translated)Don't know the english word. See picture.
Fish :
Couple nemo.
red spotted blenny
Few more shrimps, like fire shrimp. Cleaner shrimp ( have just 1 now).
Would like an symbiose shrimp with an fish. (Goby and shrimp)
About fish not really thought about yet. Not even know what is possible.
As long they are colorful and fit to my tank and keep away from the corals.
Some of these anemone's & Corals I can get from my niece. Who is having experience with them.
And has some frags soon.
Turbinaria green
Red bubble tip anemone
Briareum :we call it : zee gras (sea grass)
Elegance flower
Tapijt anemoon. (carpet anemone? directly translated)Don't know the english word. See picture.
Fish :
Couple nemo.
red spotted blenny
Few more shrimps, like fire shrimp. Cleaner shrimp ( have just 1 now).
Would like an symbiose shrimp with an fish. (Goby and shrimp)
About fish not really thought about yet. Not even know what is possible.
As long they are colorful and fit to my tank and keep away from the corals.
Briareum ( green star polyps ) easy coral grows fast and spreads fast i love it.
Turbinaria green really nice coral, Elegance nice but can be difficult and will sting other corals !
Carpet Anemone needs a very mature tank the same as the bubbletip and also watch the bubble tip wondering around to find a place it likes as it can sting other corals and kill them.I would wait at least 6 months before adding the Anemone and elegance as they need very stable water conditions and a mature tank. I have my eye on an elegance myself for after the summer but giving my tank more time. I made the mistake on an old tank getting an anemone to fast and tank was not mature enough and it died killing near all in my tank.
Goby and shrimp pair sounds nice. I have a boxer shrimp i may get rid of i suspect him of killing some of my snails.
grows fast and spreads fast i love it.Turbinaria green really nice coral, Elegance nice but can be difficult and will sting other corals !
Carpet Anemone needs a very mature tank the same as the bubbletip and also watch the bubble tip wondering around to find a place it likes as it can sting other corals and kill them.I would wait at least 6 months before adding the Anemone and elegance as they need very stable water conditions and a mature tank. I have my eye on an elegance myself for after the summer but giving my tank more time. I made the mistake on an old tank getting an anemone to fast and tank was not mature enough and it died killing near all in my tank.
Goby and shrimp pair sounds nice. I have a boxer shrimp i may get rid of i suspect him of killing some of my snails.
Rini
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As advised :Have moved the rock formation a bit towards the front to have a bit better flow behind the rocks.
It is now easier to clean the back as well.
For now a lot of troep (dutch for mess) is floating through the tank.
Will need some time to clear again.
Since i had to move it a bit the formation has changed a tiny bit.
Before :
Now:
The flow behind it.
The room is enough to clean the glass with a sponge. Did that directly.
Day 18 of the reef mature program.
Still very happy with this program. With my Nano I didn't do it. I just waited and waited. And it took much more time.
Today just added : Nopox & Coralline. Thats it.
Temp of the tank is around 25.2C at the moment.
It is now easier to clean the back as well.
For now a lot of troep (dutch for mess) is floating through the tank.
Will need some time to clear again.
Since i had to move it a bit the formation has changed a tiny bit.
Before :
Now:
The flow behind it.
The room is enough to clean the glass with a sponge. Did that directly.
Day 18 of the reef mature program.
Still very happy with this program. With my Nano I didn't do it. I just waited and waited. And it took much more time.
Today just added : Nopox & Coralline. Thats it.
Temp of the tank is around 25.2C at the moment.
Pat24601
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Love the new Avatar! Not that the old one was bad, but your daughter looks like she makes an awesome team with you on this.
Scape is all personal preference, but I actually have my scape leaning against the back wall. I like to leave a lot if substrate room in front for corals that prefer the sand bed.
Scape is all personal preference, but I actually have my scape leaning against the back wall. I like to leave a lot if substrate room in front for corals that prefer the sand bed.
Rini
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She is great. She love the aquarium. And always want : papa helpen (help daddy).
Will be lot of fun when there comes more life to the tank. Now it is basically just rocks for her.
I try to get her involved in everything I do with the tank. Cleaning, watching.
She "helps" with a lot. Sometimes I must put on the brakes: No we already cleaned!
Now we just have to watch.
It is fun. The whole family involved. This is something we all enjoy. Really priceless.
Few years ago i did some slotcars. Digital stuff. long story. Fun, but it was just me or friends. My wife didn't care for it. My daughter too young, still is. In a few years we can try it again with her.
Have a nice
This new aquarium hobby is for the whole fam. Much more fun.
This track below i still have in the box. As soon she is a bit older we can play with it
It was a few years back state of the art. Wireless controllers, digital.
So now and then i build up the track to race by myself or if friends come over.
Back ontopic:
Tank is still very very cloudy
Will be lot of fun when there comes more life to the tank. Now it is basically just rocks for her.
I try to get her involved in everything I do with the tank. Cleaning, watching.
She "helps" with a lot. Sometimes I must put on the brakes: No we already cleaned!
Now we just have to watch.
It is fun. The whole family involved. This is something we all enjoy. Really priceless.
Few years ago i did some slotcars. Digital stuff. long story. Fun, but it was just me or friends. My wife didn't care for it. My daughter too young, still is. In a few years we can try it again with her.
Have a nice
This new aquarium hobby is for the whole fam. Much more fun.
This track below i still have in the box. As soon she is a bit older we can play with it
It was a few years back state of the art. Wireless controllers, digital.
So now and then i build up the track to race by myself or if friends come over.
Back ontopic:
Tank is still very very cloudy
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I like your scape now plus there will be much more flow around your rock and less places for dirt and food to build up. Are you going to add a wave maker in your tank ? A Jebao RW Series Wavemaker with Controller might be a good investment o get some extra flow in your tank or even a rw 4 they are pretty power also.Cheaper option to the ecotech vortech , mind you i am planning on getting one so i can have controll on it with my lights and wifi controll also They have a battery pack if your tank shutdown so it will keep running
They have a battery pack if your tank shutdown so it will keep running
Rini
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Thanks!
I'm pretty happy with it too.
My goal is to keep the tank as is. Plug and play. So no extra pumps or other stuf that is visible.
I have totally nothing with technic to be honest. Some people like the technic part, not me.
Perhaps this view change when i'm a few years ahead in the hobby.
Still a beginner here.
I'm pretty happy with it too.
My goal is to keep the tank as is. Plug and play. So no extra pumps or other stuf that is visible.
I have totally nothing with technic to be honest. Some people like the technic part, not me.
Perhaps this view change when i'm a few years ahead in the hobby.
Still a beginner here.
Rini
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Day 19 in the reef mature pro program.
Again an easy day i thought. But then it happend. Did an error with the coralline. Need 2,5 ml. But added 7.5.
The impact seems not that big. PH went from 8.3 --> 8.5. The dKH from 8.7 -> 9.
Tomorrow no coralline dosing.
This kind of things below give me an boost.
If she likes it, what else is important.
Again an easy day i thought. But then it happend. Did an error with the coralline. Need 2,5 ml. But added 7.5.
The impact seems not that big. PH went from 8.3 --> 8.5. The dKH from 8.7 -> 9.
Tomorrow no coralline dosing.
This kind of things below give me an boost.
If she likes it, what else is important.