Hey folks, well the bug has bitten again after many years and I decided to jump into the deep end with a 5 gallon (18 litre for us civilised folk)....
I got hold of a Dymax 5 and thanks to Aqua, got mature water and oodles of live rock with nice softies attached....
I've started her off with a aragonite substrate and have introduced some of the rock but it's far from final - there's a bit of rock-scaping to do...
The Dymax comes with its own led lighting, a far reach from the 250w metal halides I am used to....
For filtration I am not going too crazy, I have ceramics and a few mature bio-balls, and am running some filter floss and charcoal just to polish the water... The plan is to do weekly 10% water changes (2-3 litres) - the idea being to try keep the tank as stable as possible by doing frequent, small changes....
As usual, no thread is complete without pictures, right?
This is the aragonite settling in....
First picture after adding the rock.....
More to come with a better camera and maturity.....
I got hold of a Dymax 5 and thanks to Aqua, got mature water and oodles of live rock with nice softies attached....
I've started her off with a aragonite substrate and have introduced some of the rock but it's far from final - there's a bit of rock-scaping to do...
The Dymax comes with its own led lighting, a far reach from the 250w metal halides I am used to....
For filtration I am not going too crazy, I have ceramics and a few mature bio-balls, and am running some filter floss and charcoal just to polish the water... The plan is to do weekly 10% water changes (2-3 litres) - the idea being to try keep the tank as stable as possible by doing frequent, small changes....
As usual, no thread is complete without pictures, right?
This is the aragonite settling in....
First picture after adding the rock.....
More to come with a better camera and maturity.....
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