Converting to Reef Tank!

RavenFan02 · 09/14/2007, 06:40 AM

I've taken the first steps to convert my tank from a FOWLR to a Reef tank! Wednesday night from 9:00PM to 1:30AM re-aquascaping my tank. What I pain in the you-know-what that was, but I am happy with the results and I think I created some good areas to add corals. I added 30 lbs of a rock called Tonga Nuku

Here is the before:

And the after:
Front View

Right Side

Left Side

I've also made a few other changes. I've added a refugium (an AquaFuge 2), added a little more LS and changed my bulbs to, what I have been told, better ones (Giesemann Lamps; 2 Pure Actinics, 1 AquaBlue and 1 midday). I was told that this combo would be good for LPS and softies.

I'm also trying to determine what combination of PHs would be best to use. Currently in the tank I have a Hydor Koralia 3 on the back left a Koralia 1 on the back right (both facing down towards the front center) and a small maxijet running behind the LR between the rock and back glass. Any help on what combo to use would be greatly appreciated. In addition to the flow from the PHs the return pump creates about 450 gph of flow.

Any and all comments and/or suggestions are greatly appreciated as well as recommendations for some corals for the various areas of my tank.

icechimpee · 09/14/2007, 07:09 AM

The new aquascaping looks much better. How is the flow with the koralia's? Looking to get a few also.

laszlo · 09/14/2007, 07:21 AM

Looks nice.

RavenFan02 · 09/14/2007, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by icechimpee
The new aquascaping looks much better. How is the flow with the koralia's? Looking to get a few also.

Thank you...looks better in person then the pictures show. When I changed PHs I originally started with 2 koralia #1 PHs, which seemed to do very little. I swapped one of the #1s with a #3 and the difference is night and day. I'm afraid it might be too much for the BTA, but I'll give it a couple of days to see how it does. I've read some things where people say they like a lot of flow and some the opposite. I was going to put a #3 and a #2 in there, but am leary that it might create too much flow.

Anyway, I like the koralia. It spreads the flow out much more then a maxijet.

RavenFan02 · 09/14/2007, 05:46 PM

Man...stuff gets buried quickly on this site.

09/14/2007, 06:40 AM	#1
RavenFan02 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 32	Converting to Reef Tank! I've taken the first steps to convert my tank from a FOWLR to a Reef tank! Wednesday night from 9:00PM to 1:30AM re-aquascaping my tank. What I pain in the you-know-what that was, but I am happy with the results and I think I created some good areas to add corals. I added 30 lbs of a rock called Tonga Nuku Here is the before: And the after: Front View Right Side Left Side I've also made a few other changes. I've added a refugium (an AquaFuge 2), added a little more LS and changed my bulbs to, what I have been told, better ones (Giesemann Lamps; 2 Pure Actinics, 1 AquaBlue and 1 midday). I was told that this combo would be good for LPS and softies. I'm also trying to determine what combination of PHs would be best to use. Currently in the tank I have a Hydor Koralia 3 on the back left a Koralia 1 on the back right (both facing down towards the front center) and a small maxijet running behind the LR between the rock and back glass. Any help on what combo to use would be greatly appreciated. In addition to the flow from the PHs the return pump creates about 450 gph of flow. Any and all comments and/or suggestions are greatly appreciated as well as recommendations for some corals for the various areas of my tank.

09/14/2007, 07:09 AM	#2
icechimpee Time is Money Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 246	The new aquascaping looks much better. How is the flow with the koralia's? Looking to get a few also. __________________ 93 Gallon "Cube" 30x30x24...in the works

09/14/2007, 07:21 AM	#3
laszlo Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 176	Looks nice.

09/14/2007, 05:46 PM	#5
RavenFan02 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 32	Man...stuff gets buried quickly on this site.