m.miller1547
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I ordered a 9 gal aio from a guy on ebay. This is a nice lil tank. My biocube has ran its course and i wanna go pico, but more challenging i guess. The footprint it 16 by 13 by 10. The false wall is 3.5in from back. I plan to purchase an aqualife 115 skimmer and setup a refugium in back. This tank will be controlled by a rkl with sl1 and alc. My current biocube light will be used as well. 21 cree leds @ 700ma. 10rb 7cw 1nw 1red 1green 1turquoise. My mp10 will provide most of the flow. It has a built in probe holder for ph and temp.
I am still deciding between bb or some sand... I really love the look of sand, but im looking at the big picture. After all, i will only have 6 gal of display. i will be using cured lr from my bc and will start it with the same water. My waterchange regimine will likely be 2 -3 gal a week. I will build a media rack and have either carbon, chemipure or purigen with filter floss on top.
Thank you if your still reading this! Im posting because this tank will be sps dominant. i understand the relationship between alk, cal, and mag, but im still a bit stumped on how to go about creating the badest sps pico around. Do you think kalk in ato with weekly waterchanges will help keep this tank stable. i seem to have every component except extensive sps experience. I have many and its easy to keep my bc stable. I want to cover all bases before diving in.
Livestock
Clown gobies
Clams
Sexy shrimp
SPS- digis, acros, bn, setosa, psammacora, and a few others
LPS- euphyllia, dunkins
Ricordia and a few other softies may make it in. No leathers or zs and ps. Trying to reduce chemical warfare.
Im just looking for some pointers..
Kalk or 2 part?
sand or bb?
Carbon, chemipure, purigen?
Skimmer?
Multiple gobies?
Additives?
I am still deciding between bb or some sand... I really love the look of sand, but im looking at the big picture. After all, i will only have 6 gal of display. i will be using cured lr from my bc and will start it with the same water. My waterchange regimine will likely be 2 -3 gal a week. I will build a media rack and have either carbon, chemipure or purigen with filter floss on top.
Thank you if your still reading this! Im posting because this tank will be sps dominant. i understand the relationship between alk, cal, and mag, but im still a bit stumped on how to go about creating the badest sps pico around. Do you think kalk in ato with weekly waterchanges will help keep this tank stable. i seem to have every component except extensive sps experience. I have many and its easy to keep my bc stable. I want to cover all bases before diving in.
Livestock
Clown gobies
Clams
Sexy shrimp
SPS- digis, acros, bn, setosa, psammacora, and a few others
LPS- euphyllia, dunkins
Ricordia and a few other softies may make it in. No leathers or zs and ps. Trying to reduce chemical warfare.
Im just looking for some pointers..
Kalk or 2 part?
sand or bb?
Carbon, chemipure, purigen?
Skimmer?
Multiple gobies?
Additives?