Black Pearl
Toronto, Canada
Introduction
I setup my very first saltwater aquarium in Sept 2015. I have had freshwater aquariums as a child and always wanted to get into saltwater. It is a lot more work then I anticipated at first but find it very rewarding.
Background
As a child i got into freshwater aquariums and really enjoyed it but always dreamed about a saltwater tank. I left the hobby for 10 years and got back into freshwater again but didn't find it interesting and left the hobby once again. After another 10 years I got the itch again but decided to get into saltwater this time, it took allot more effort then i thought but I find it rewarding and I really enjoy sitting back and watching my saltwater friends swim around.
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Filtration
My filtration setup on this tank is very basic. I am using a canister filter as the main filtration in the system and also using a protein skimmer. I also added a hang-on filter with no filter pad to hold any kind of media I would like to use, at the moment I am using Seachem Purigen and Rowas Phosphate remover. I use my carbon in the canister filter.
Magnesium
Phosphate
Alkalinity
Calcium
Nitrate
Nitrite
Ammonia
pH
Salinity
Temperature
Iodine
Strontium
Equipment
Accessory
Ice Cap Battery Back up
Additive
AZ- N03 Nitrate Eliminator
Acrylic Tank Manufacturing Outbreak
Big Al's Bio-Clear
Big Al's Multi- Purpose Bio-Support
Top Fin Water Conditioner
Zeovit Food
Aeration
Check Valve
2
Lee's Check Valve
Penn Plax Silent Air B11
Silicone Airline Tubing 20'
Aquarium
1.5 Gal Quarantine Tank
Great Choice 40 Gallon Tank
AutoTopOff
5 Gallon Food Grade ATO Container
Bacteria
Acrylic Tank Manufacturing Outbreak
Zeovit Bak
Cleaning
Cobalt Gravel Cleaner
Eheim SuperVac
Filter Coil Brush
2
Heavy Duty Pail
Controller
4 Probe magnetic holder
Dosing
1 Gallon Glass Mixing Jar
Digital Scale Spoon
Food
Cobalt Marine Veggie Flakes
Hakari Pellet Food
North Fin Marine Pellets
Nutrafin Tropical Fish Flake Food
Filter
Cobalt EXT Canister Filter
2
SeaPora Filter Media Bag XL
Seachem Tidal 110
Media
Hanna pH 7.01 Buffer Solution
RO/DI 100GPD Membrane
Vertex ROX 0.8 Carbon
Medication
Parts
Lifegard Silicone Lubricant
Powerhead
Pump
Lifeguard Aquatics 1200 Water Pump
Ocean Free Battery Air Pump
RODI
2
5G Food Grade Container
AquaSafe 100GPD Upgrade
Aquasafe Canada DI Canister
RODIMedia
AquaSafe DI Resign
AquaSafe Remineralization RO/DI Kit
AquaSafe Sediment Filter Set
Aquatic Life Color Changing DI Resign
RO/DI Pre Filter Refills
Salt
Red Sea Coral Pro Salt
Skimmer
Stand
Substrate
TestKit
Hanna Checker Kit
Marine Master Test Kit
Thermometer
Aquatics Hydrometer/Thermometer
Other
10ml Dosing Syringe
3" Coarse Fish Net
3ml pipet
2
5G Food Grade Container
6 Test Tubes with Rack
Aquarium Glass Cleaner
Aquarium Glass Shield
Aquatic Creations Coral Background
Custom Glass Sliding Lid
D-D EZE Clean
Danby Mini Fridge
Deep Blue Professional Ground Control Titanium Probe
Eheim Feeding Station
Hanna Alkalinity Checker
Hanna Deionized Water
Hanna Ph Storage Solution
Icecap Gyre Apex Module
Icecap Gyre Module cable
Innovative Marine DIY Self Leveling Mat
Kent Glass Cleaner
Kollercraft Dip & Pour Multipurpose Container
Magdrive replacement pre filter
MarineLand Aquarium Silicone
5
Pinpoint Calibration Fluid ph10
Test Tube Brush
Ultralife Mag-Tastic Magnetic Holder 1 Pack
Underwater Treasures 5" Fish Net
Venom Steel Premium Industrial Nitrile Gloves (Black)
hanna pH 4.01 Buffer Solution
Feeding See more
New Life Spectrum Marine Fish Formula · NewLife Spectrum Marine Formula · New Spectrum Marine Fish Formula · Julian Sprung Sea Veggies · Omega One Veggie Rounds · Nutrafin Tropical Fish Flake Food · Cobalt Marine Veggie Flakes · BCUK Mysis Shrimp · Cobalt Aquatics Mysis Flakes · BCUK Mysis · Mysis Shrimp · Seachem ZooPlankton · Two Little Fishies Marine Snow · Red Sea Reef Energy A · Red Sea Reef Energy B · LRS Reef Frenzy · American Marine SelconOn average you perform a 33.3% water change every 24 days.
0% total water change in September.
Inspiration & Goals
As of now my tank is a FOWLR tank but as the tank matures I do plan on introducing some corals and making it a reef tank.
