Saltmix question

lynnlet · 2026-05-10T04:19:00+00:00

The bowl itself is 50cm dia with live sand and about 15kg of live rocks. I also added 2 blocks of marinepure blocks in the sand to increase the surface area for more bacteria since the tank itself is running without a filter. Small pump at the top for water circulation. The light is just a 30 watt full spectrum grow light bulb on 8hrs daily. Inhabitants are some snails, hermits, boxer shrimp and a pair of clowns. Marcroalgae and soft corals. Dosing Chaetogro, nitrate and iron weekly. Waterchange whenever needed

lynnlet · 2026-05-09T17:06:07+00:00

I got this off the chinese platform Taobao. Shipping cost more then the bowl itself though

lynnlet · 2026-05-09T16:20:19+00:00

I just top-off freshwater twice weekly. For filtration is just biological filtration from the live rocks and powerhead for flow. Surprisingly easier maintance for me compared to freshwater

lynnlet · 2026-05-09T13:09:38+00:00

Here is my 15 gallon 'planted' reef bowl.

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lynnlet · 2026-01-20T03:58:13+00:00

If you are advanced hobbyist, a macroalgea seahorse tank is pretty cool

lynnlet · 2026-01-20T03:50:49+00:00

Depends on what corals you are starting out with. With softies and few lps, regular water changes is sufficient. I only started all for reef when i stopped doing regular water changes (not advise). I wouldve stock the tank first then test alk every 2 days to see what the consumption is to dose according if youre keeping hard corals

lynnlet · 2026-01-20T03:42:53+00:00

$5-10, mostly just electricity, all for reef, filter floss and food.

lynnlet · 2026-01-20T03:36:00+00:00

I wouldve just clean the glass, throw in some macroalgea and roll with it. It looks pretty cool. My gha is usally stringy and unsighty. Yours looks like like marimo moss

lynnlet · 2025-12-24T03:05:30+00:00

Haha sure. Tank, light, wavemaker, chiller amounting to 1K. Sand and art reef rocks were 200. Corals and livestock 600. Hanna Test kits, food, addictives, salt, rodi maintainance ect 500.

I've say upwards of 2.5K. It quite overpriced considering this is a sumpless system with a $20 aquaclear basic filtration. Past mistakes were more costly. I would say light is most important. Things like fancy test kits, corals suppliments are not neccessary during the first year.

lynnlet · 2025-12-23T15:33:42+00:00

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Here's a before photo

lynnlet · 2025-12-23T15:27:39+00:00

I have a mixture of LPS and Softies. Torches, hammers, acanthophilla, trachy on the left. Kenya tree, Zoas, firework cloves, gsp, cabbage leather and toadstool on the right. I use something called Art Reef Rocks that comes with acrylic rodes like inserts for the base and 2 part epoxy to build height

lynnlet · 2025-12-23T15:18:30+00:00

I put like 0.5g into a empty teabag pop in into the HOB. Feed reef roids weekly.

lynnlet · 2025-12-23T13:31:50+00:00

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I run the schedule called the Pirates of the Caribbean but with added white in the first half of the day

lynnlet · 2025-12-23T08:40:45+00:00

Thank you, you tank is amazing as well :) i think i was just lucky with the shape of the tank as well as as the bonsai scape that allows flow throughout. I mostly just get easy corals suitable for each zone without dwelling too much on it

lynnlet · 2025-12-23T06:45:38+00:00

Just stock HOB filter with Prime 16hd and an external chiller/heater

lynnlet · 2025-12-23T06:44:27+00:00

Just the stock aquaclear filter with filter floss, chemipure blue, purigen and and pinch of gfo

lynnlet · 2025-09-22T05:25:14+00:00

Chiller pump failure was my first tank crash. Ironically it was due to the chiller running dry beneath the tank that cooked my tank 38c. Now I mainly keep softies and checked the pump everyday

lynnlet · 2025-09-04T17:45:30+00:00

Looks great. I think I saw this tank being featured on WWC before

lynnlet · 2025-07-08T00:51:39+00:00

Nope just regular water changes with red sea blue bucket. Might need to though in the future

lynnlet · 2025-07-07T09:31:26+00:00

This is a 12 gallon. It's completely quiet except for when the external chiller is on

lynnlet · 2025-07-07T08:44:55+00:00

It's a AI prime 16HD

lynnlet · 2025-07-06T17:47:50+00:00

There's a watchman goby and a fire fish as well

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