my new(used) 30gallon ( journal )

Got rid of a few fw tanks to free up time and space for this.
It has a modded 30-60 that's now rated at 140 gph(putting live rock rubble in it).
2 acrylic sheets w/ holes to separate the sides(good for mounting my lights too).
I'm going to put cheato in the middle.
I picked up the 56watt T5HO lights from a LFS(1-12k day and 1-10k actinic)

I'm going to breed banggai cardinals on 1 side,
and breed false percula clowns on the other side.

sweet setup good luck on the breeding :D

nice set up! is that a custom build?

Yeah, a guy name Nick at Fish Ranch made it. It has a few scratches, but I'm gonna buff them out this weekend. Hopefully get it up and running too.

thats cool i like it, im almost thinking i need to get a another little tank just for my mandarin

Very Nice! I want one!

Thats a neat looking tank Keep us posted as it progresses!

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Thats a neat looking tank Keep us posted as it progresses!

you bet !

are you gonna run a skimmer on the tank? im gonna be watching this topic :)

Good luck with the breeding I hope it works out for you.

I'm thinking of doing 2 Oceanic BioCube Protein Skimmers.
One on each side. I'm taking the cheap way(lol).

lol it will pay for itself if you can get them to breed

clowns may take awhile, but the banggai cardinals are hardy and the easiest of all saltwater fish to breed. So I'm told, but we'll see.

Nice tank nitty

Nice!

looks hell of sweet hope you get some luck

Update pics:

Added R/O water and Reef Crystal salt mix. 25.lbs live sand. Along with a 1.lb rock on each side. A yellow tail damsel to each side(great cycle fish,very hardy). 75watt ebo jager in the middle set to 78. Added a small frag rack, but it's going in another tank once I move some things around.

Lol 1lb of rock. Wont take long for coralline algae to grow on it!

I don't have a budget for this tank because I bought it out the blue. No more will be added until I sale more freshwater items. I refuse to spend a dime out of my pocket.

hurry up everyone! buy nittys freshwater stuff. thats a SWEET little tank nitty.

There's a lot of heaters, 20longs, 55's, air pumps, diy stands, sponge filters and shop lights.
I didn't post it here because everyone stay so far away from Houston. I wish I was a little closer to Dallas, that's where a lot of our members are.

nice lil sw set up!!!!!
my wifey wants 1 and im lookin to get her a lil 20 gal!
how much would it cost 2 start with a 20??
easy to manage?

easy to manage if you stay on top of your water conditions.
If you already have a 20, you could get it started under $100(for the basic).
...and after cycling, $20-$30 here and there until it's where you
want it. Live rock, lights, chemicals, protein skimmers. fish and coral start becoming costly after awhile.

But for a 20 gallon, basic lights with a 50/50 10k bulb, crushed coral substance, 2 clown fish, a couple small pieces of live rock, you could start it under $100 and maintain it for $5 a week.

Shoot me a pm if you have anymore questions.

kool will do nitty buddy!!!!
thanx!

hurry up and sell your stuff lol, i wanna see some baby clowns and cardinals.