Revived my 65g...Finally

After about a year of neglect (no lights/just Koralias to keep it from going stagnant I finally re-did some things and got her running again. First I rebuilt my sump without a fuge. I think think I was getting minimal benifits from it and it made my return are so small I was having to add water every day. Now it looks like this...



I cleaned out the skimmer, soaked all the pumps, powerheads and heater in vinegar and cleaned them. Upon reassembly my to Koralias fell appart . I did however lear about a chines made pump that functions like a Vortech at about a 3rd the price made by Jebao. I picked a WP25 for ~100 and it is fantastic. It moves a ton of water, is silent, and has controls much like the Vortech.

The display tank was down about 20 gallons of water, so I got that topped off and the salinity where I like it, let it run a couple days, and check all the water perimeters and everything looked great.

Over the week I started restocking. A good cleanup crew, six line wrasse, Tail Spot Blenny, and Midas Blenny. So far so good.

 

It will be interesting to see if your tank has a mini cycle or if there is enough good bacteria remaining with it being empty for so long. Keep posing your progress and any issues that come up.

 

I am hoping that there will not be any type of cycle because there should not be any type of die off. I'll keep it updated. I am going to do another full water analysis tonight.

 

Welcome back, keep your upkeep up this time!

Adding water daily is normal- evaporaton.

 

Yeah, you may want to look into an auto top off. They make life much easier, plus you won't have as much fluctuation in your levels.

 

I have thought about doing an ATO. Can you recommend one? I don't want to break the bank, but am willing to pay for quality.

 

I Took a few more pics with my better camera...the glass needs cleaning. The Frog Spawn and Zoas are starting to open up some.

 

That skimmer is a beast man nice looking scape. That set up has tons of potential going for it. you should get a media reactor as well, I had brs dual carbon/gfo at one point I would recommend it.

 

Thanks man. I absolutely love my SWC-150 BMK. Like you said it is a beast, especially for its size. I have never run or shopped for a reactor before. Any suggestions as for as bang for the buck is concerned.