Eric's girlfriend's 24 aio

[Srt4eric]

So a friend gave me a jbj 24 gallon AIO to sell for him. My girlfriend saw it and now she wants me to set it up for her. So here goes my 4th tank journal on here. So far I have removed the stock lid and I have a hydra that I'm going to mount over it. This is the old style cube with the compact florescent bulbs in the hood. I'm thinking the hydra will work just a little better.

 

[Srt4eric]

As soon as I find a spot for my biocube I'm going to bring the jbj in. It's been sitting outside for a month now filled with tap water. No leaks!!! She really wants a crushed coral base. She really likes how it looks in the display tanks at Neptune's. Any know how much crushed coral I should buy to put in this cube?

 

[max_nano]

Lucky

 

[Srt4eric]

I just ordered a Nero 3 for flow and a Prism ato.

 

[max_nano]

As soon as I find a spot for my biocube I'm going to bring the jbj in. It's been sitting outside for a month now filled with tap water. No leaks!!! She really wants a crushed coral base. She really likes how it looks in the display tanks at Neptune's. Any know how much crushed coral I should buy to put in this cube?

I had a portion of crushed coral when I had a sand bottom, and it really trapped detritus and got messy. Maybe you could use large pieces and have something similar to an under gravel filter to flow water through it to elevate the detritus?

the crushed coral was awesome for fragging though. I put mushrooms there and could just pull the rubble up and easily make frags

 

[Ibn]

Just toss enough large "calcium reactor media" in there for a 1" layer. Neptune sells it by the pound but they discount at 10% once you hit 15# I think.

 

[PeetaJai]

Glad you can get ur GF into the hobby. Now she is on board, you have an excuse to buying more reefing stuff!!

 

[H2OPlayar]

See if you can find the really big stuff that I have in my tank. It can be cleaned with flow pretty easily. I might be looking to split a bag of it with you for my nem tank if that happens!

 

[Srt4eric]

It's ready for all the sps!!

 

[PeetaJai]

Coral skeleton as substrates? Nice...

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

Is this a real girlfriend or another imaginary one just used as an excuse for another tank?

 

[Wlachnit]

Wow...you're definitely all in with 4 tank setups in such a short amount of time.

 

[Srt4eric]

It's filled!!!! Let the cycle begin!!! (She did the aquascape)

(Light only on for pictures)

 

[H2OPlayar]

Any reason you are opting for the patient approach here versus the turbo cycle with media from your other systems?

Edit: Turbo'd with my crushed coral! Nice.

 

[PeetaJai]

The aquascape looks pretty good. Now you have another tank to maintenance haha.

 

[Srt4eric]

The cycle is complete!!! Adding a couple test corals and let's see how this thing fills up!!

 

[Srt4eric]

Went to Neptune's today and she picked out an alveopora and a rainbow monti. I also gave her a mushroom and a couple acans.

 

[svreef]

Cool!

 

[PeetaJai]

Smart! Now u got yourself an extra grow out tank!

 

[Srt4eric]

I just checked par with the ReefLED 90. I'm getting 350 at the very top of the rocks, 250-180 in the middle and 150-80 on the bottom. Also Petco is having a sale and I picked up a 10 gallon tank for $12. Perfect ato reservoir.