Pedro's Mini Reef 55 Gallon

Pedro's Mini · 10-24-2006, 09:06 PM

Hey. Just got my first mini reef. It goin great so far. A couple damsels, twin eel like gobies, mating tomato clownfishes, some sort of atlantic anemone (not compatible with clownfish), coral banded shrimp, humpback shrimp, two little green crabs originally and then today I found tiny crab living beneath my mushroom collection, three colonies of star polyps, a couple of trees (soft coral), a sand sifting starfish. All kinds of good things. 100 pounds of live rock, 55 gallon setup, 400 watts of PC, hang on refugium filled with grape caulerpa, a backpack skimmer. That about sums it up. Tank had been up and running for two years prior to my purchase of the entire setup. Only problem so far is the nitrates are too high. The corals are doing fine though as I believe they had grown accustomed to it over the two years with the previous owner. I am being patient while the rock kicks back into gear. Plus many a water change of course.

Woodstock · 10-24-2006, 09:13 PM

Welcome to RS and congrats on your reef!

Water changes, aggressive skimming, and a fine aragonite sand bed of 3" will reduce the nitrAtes.

lcstorc · 10-24-2006, 11:30 PM

Welcome to RS!
Sounds like you are off to a great start. Keep up with the water changes and get the nitrates down as soon as possible. Be sure to use ro/di water with a good salt and test the new water before adding to the tank. Sorry had to add that as I was once unknowingly adding nitrates to my tank when I had a problem with my ro filter.
Best of luck and post pics when you can.

Gina · 10-25-2006, 05:46 AM

Welcome to RS!

boozeman · 10-25-2006, 08:26 AM

how about a pic?

billyr98 · 10-25-2006, 03:49 PM

Welcome to RS!!

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sasquatch · 10-25-2006, 07:20 PM

welcome to RS Pedro, I was thinking >>> if this is your first mini reef, I gonna be watching you lol. great start and good luck. Steve

10-24-2006, 09:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pedro's Mini Tunicate Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 2 View Gallery Karma Komment	Pedro's Mini Reef 55 Gallon Hey. Just got my first mini reef. It goin great so far. A couple damsels, twin eel like gobies, mating tomato clownfishes, some sort of atlantic anemone (not compatible with clownfish), coral banded shrimp, humpback shrimp, two little green crabs originally and then today I found tiny crab living beneath my mushroom collection, three colonies of star polyps, a couple of trees (soft coral), a sand sifting starfish. All kinds of good things. 100 pounds of live rock, 55 gallon setup, 400 watts of PC, hang on refugium filled with grape caulerpa, a backpack skimmer. That about sums it up. Tank had been up and running for two years prior to my purchase of the entire setup. Only problem so far is the nitrates are too high. The corals are doing fine though as I believe they had grown accustomed to it over the two years with the previous owner. I am being patient while the rock kicks back into gear. Plus many a water change of course.

10-24-2006, 09:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,264 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Pedro's Mini Reef 55 Gallon Welcome to RS and congrats on your reef! Water changes, aggressive skimming, and a fine aragonite sand bed of 3" will reduce the nitrAtes. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My QT/Hospital Tank* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

10-24-2006, 11:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,008 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Pedro's Mini Reef 55 Gallon Welcome to RS! Sounds like you are off to a great start. Keep up with the water changes and get the nitrates down as soon as possible. Be sure to use ro/di water with a good salt and test the new water before adding to the tank. Sorry had to add that as I was once unknowingly adding nitrates to my tank when I had a problem with my ro filter. Best of luck and post pics when you can. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

10-25-2006, 05:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
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10-25-2006, 08:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
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10-25-2006, 07:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Pedro's Mini Reef 55 Gallon welcome to RS Pedro, I was thinking >>> if this is your first mini reef, I gonna be watching you lol. great start and good luck. Steve __________________ castawayreefers.com

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