My tank is kinda ghetto simplistic style for a man on a budget.
1. Refugium - My refugium is a simple hang on the back style, packed with caulerpa algae and halemeda. I don't trust my piping skills to do overflows. I wouldn't be able to sleep or leave for work with confidence.
2. Protein Skimmer - Aqua C Remora - It ROCKS. (Ask Beth and Tizzo
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3. Stand and Canopy was DYI with wood from Home Depot.
4. Moonlights were DYI from Radio Shack. (I'll post a pic of it after work)
5. Live Rock - Bought two 50lb boxes for about 3 dollars per lb., then gradually added cool surface rocks if I came accross one at the LFS. By cool i mean those ones with crazy nooks and holes and warping shapes.
6. My clean up crew is on the low side: 5 Turbos, 3 astreas, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 emerald, 1 queen conch, 1 fromia star.
7. My fish load is heavy: School of 5 damsels, 1 hippo tang (1 inch), 1 yellow tang (2 inch), 1 Six Line Wrasse, 1 lawnmower blenny, 1 clownfish. My most aggressive fish is the wrasse...he picks on the poor clownfish. However, in terms of space, i think it works out well because damsels shoal on the top, blenny and clown are more stationary on the bottom, and the tangs swim perpetually in the middle grazing...it's a good even distribution.
8. I alternate drip alk and calcium as water evaporates with a ghetto 1 gallon jug with a hole pierced on the cap of it. Flipped it upside down on top of the Fuge and chill.
HTH
I feel like my coral and fish load is at its max so I'm just gonna chill and let things flourish until I upgrade. The depth of my tank is ridiculously narrow (14 inches). How can I work with that!!!? Lesson learned, the Z axis is very IMPORTANT. I'm even thinkin about getting a CUBE for my next tank.
