Brand New 55 Gallon Saltwater Reef Tank (Still Cycling)

Hi! This Is the first video of my 55 gallon soon-to-be reef tank that is currently 1.5 weeks old. this is a regular all glass aquarium (aqueon) tank and stand with a eshopps hang on back overflow going into a 10 gallon home-made DIY sump.

equipment:
- Hang On Back Overflow
-DIY 10 Gallon Sump (and all the tubing and fittings)
-CPR hang On Back Refugium
- Mag 7 return pump
-Hydor Koralia 3
-aqua clear powerhead
-visa therm heater
-and a 216 watt oddysea t5 ho light fixture
- the protein skimmer is waiting to be hooked up after the tank cycles...

Livestock (for now)
-90 Lbs Of Fiji Live Rock
-60 Lbs Of ARAG-ALIVE Hawaii black live sand
-3 sergeant major damsels
- some hermit crabs and snails)
- a feather duster
- and 1 torch coral (that i saved when i sold the nano cube)

THANKS SO MUCH FOR CHECKING IT OUT! Ratings And Comments Are Greatly Appreciated!

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• reef. refugium
• t5
• damsel
• saltwater. fish
• sump
• DIY
• algae
• live rock
• chaeto
• aquarium
• live
• sand
• moonlight
• moonlights

[vdre3]

how did u mount the legs for the t5? i just got one but not sure how to do it the right way....the way i did it was slide the metal part into the plastic groove behind the light....did i have to unscrew anything to install it?

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@vdre3 nope... as long as that groove slides in and it stays in you good... just make sure its the right way and you tighten them onto the glasss...

[tvshowuploader3]

Does a aqua clear power head 30 will help to clean the water in the tank instead of a wet and dry filter? does it help to make corals grow and give oxygen to the tank?

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

it will be hard to run a reef on just an aquaclear 30... there are many more components filtration wise in a reef tank

[Darkice1291]

i just have a blue actintic and one reguler 18,000k 54watt light and my coral are amazing

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@Darkice1291 how many watts?

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@stutla22 Thanks! and im honestly not sure... sorry!

[xitaliankingx]

honestly your live rock and sand is your biological filter all you really need is just a protein skimmer and powerheads (wavemakers)

[nrolli]

ahhhh!!! you shouldn't hae your live rock resting on the glass!

[julio0794]

what are does things in the back for

[bodybag101]

sorry but bio balls fucking suck fill that sump with rock bro .....

[XLR8urlife1505]

How has your light been treating you? Did you get it from aquatraders?