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Tank Build! Softie Tank

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by jeremy, Apr 6, 2016.

  1. Apr 6, 2016 #1
    jeremy Davenport, IA

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    Got a softie tank cycling now. Coral life 29 bio cube. Going to be very simple.
    Light- Maxspect Razor
    Return - Stock pump
    Power heads- WP10
    Skimmer- undecided
    Heater- Finnex 150w
    Live rock and sand. Going to try not to run gfo or carbon. Hopefully weekly water changes will do it.
     
  2. Apr 6, 2016 #2
    jeremy Davenport, IA

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  3. Apr 6, 2016 #3
    jeremy Davenport, IA

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    It's going to be a quick cycle. All rock came from my Sps system. I had some extra in my sump.
     
  4. Apr 6, 2016 #4
    FishBrain New London

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    Nice, I have thought about doing a softie tank myself.
     
  5. Apr 7, 2016 #5
    jeremy Davenport, IA

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    Yeah. Trying something different. Lol
     
  6. Apr 7, 2016 #6
    Dave Des Moines Area

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    With softies and a light bioload have you considered going skimmerless?

    We had softies/LPS in our nano for about 18 months when we moved with no water quality issues and no skimmer. In fact, some of our LPS thrived better in that little tank than ever before.
     
  7. Apr 7, 2016 #7
    jeremy Davenport, IA

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    I have considered it. Probably going without for a while and see what happens. I want to keep it pretty simple. If I can go skimmer less that's a plus.
     
  8. Apr 7, 2016 #8
    Fence13 Des Moines

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    I second Dave's idea. No skimmer, with no skimmer you could venture and do NPS soft corals and try you hand with that.
     

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