125 FOWLR take 2

[huma-huma]

After several months of staring at an empty 125, i finally decided to do something about it. Got ahold of another 125 and currently have my now base rock soaking!! Pic to come very soon

 

[Hondatek]

Sweet good to have you back at AA huma.

 

[huma-huma]

Ty ty... Took awhile but im back into it and im excited for this second build

 

[Hondatek]

have you decided what type of tank fowlr or reef? i assume your just going to run the filtration you had before correct?

 

[huma-huma]

Fowlr/predator.. And im actually going the correct route and running a pre-fab refugium. Pretty stoked because the money that was going towards buying a new tank is now going on the refugium. I just want my blak volitan and harlequin tusk back

 

[Hondatek]

cool . I have ditched the whole fuge for a scrubber myself . I have a lot more luck this way. Well good luck this time around ill be following.

 

[huma-huma]

Well now you gotta give me more info on this scrubber... I built one myself and had it running for about 5 days before the tank broke.. What kinda results you getting?

 

[Hondatek]

Really good . A usual weeks harvest is over a # of wet algae. Before my scrubber nitrates were stuck at 40 ppm. Now i still have 4ppm trates and .25 ppm phosphates but for the past two months maybe more I haven't had a slightest increase in them between pwcs even with my big puff. Also im using red sea test kits not API junk so it's accurate results. It does take a while to see the benefits since the screen has to mature but will take one over a fuge any day.

 

[huma-huma]

So thats it?? No skimmer or anything??

 

[Hondatek]

No I run a 2500 diablo by reef Octo . My sump has no baffles either it's just a 55 gallon tank. Let me link a video to my scrubber .

 

[Kio707]

Welcome back!!!!

 

[huma-huma]

That scrubber is amazing!! I still have mine attached to the stand so idk. (i think you should just send me yours )

Kio!! Whats up?!? Hows the aquatic life on your end

 

[Kio707]

That scrubber is amazing!! I still have mine attached to the stand so idk. (i think you should just send me yours )

Kio!! Whats up?!? Hows the aquatic life on your end

Got a 180g now... Look it up.. Kio 3.0

 

[Hondatek]

That scrubber is amazing!! I still have mine attached to the stand so idk. (i think you should just send me yours )

Kio!! Whats up?!? Hows the aquatic life on your end

Thanks. Since its there might as well use it though..... O and no the scrubber is my baby its not going anywhere lol.

 

[huma-huma]

Wait you have a diablo skimmer?? Lol i thought running an algae scrubber meant you could go skimmer-less .

Kio you need to sen me that 180 right now! Thats awesome! Imma check it out

 

[Hondatek]

Lol you can easily go without one with an established scrubber. I had mine before the scrubber so I use it ..... Still works like a champ .

 

[huma-huma]

Soooo you should sell me your skimmer.. Just saying lol. Starting to form my stock list. These ones listed below are absolute musts.. Ill add to as i go

1-black volitan lion
1-aussie harlequin tusk
1-huma-huma trigger
1-niger trigger
1- engineer goby
2- fancy perculas

Yes i know that i have 4 big fish but idc... My filtration will handle it just fine any suggestions or some accesory fish

 

[crister13]

I would really be worried about those clowns with a lion. Anything 1/3 of their size is gone.... And volitans can get 15".

 

[huma-huma]

Got em covered. Since im starting just past square one, im going to add the fish correctly in terms of aggression and size.. The goby will be first up ($10), mated percula pair(80), triggers (40 each) then lion(70) ... Hopefully being that they are all gonna be babies when i get them, im hoping them growing up together will help.. (heres to hoping)

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Got em covered. Since im starting just past square one, im going to add the fish correctly in terms of aggression and size.. The goby will be first up ($10), mated percula pair(80), triggers (40 each) then lion(70) ... Hopefully being that they are all gonna be babies when i get them, im hoping them growing up together will help.. (heres to hoping)

Well i wouldnt risk 80 dollar clowns.... Thats just me.