Gtreef's 12g Fluval Edge

[gtreef]

Welcome to my tank build. This is my first SW reef setup. It has been up and running since Nov. 25/12.
I have a 12 gallon Fluval edge. All specifications and livestock are listed below. I will be posting updates, so feel free to follow and ask any questions or comments!

SPECS

Tank:
Fluval Edge 12 Gallon

Filtration:
Stock powerfilter, with sponge filter, purigen, biomaxx

Substrate and Rock:
1 inch Live Aragonite Sand
14 lbs Jakarta Live Rock

Lighting:
Stock lighting (42 LED Comination of white and blue)
planning to upgrade when adding coral

Circulation:
Koralis 240gph powerhead x 2

Livestock

Fish:
2 Oscellaris Clown Fish

Inverts:
2 Peppermint Shrimp
1 Cleaner Shrimp
5 Blue Legged Hermit Crabs
5 Astrea Snails

Once everyone is settled in for a another couple weeks I will be adding some SPS and soft coral.
Maintenance: 20% water change weekly

[somewherebeyondthesea]

Looks Good!
I've had mine up since september! i'll be posting pics soon!

[kien]

nice little setup you got going on there!

[Flash]

that's really cute!!!

[Nizzmo]

Very calculate documentation. Well done !

[Stones]

Nice looking rockwork in that edge! I have a 6 gallon edge so I know how difficult it is do any work through that little access hole.

What are you planning on going with for upgraded lighting? I've seen a few edges that were using AI Nano fixtures but more and more people have been going the DIY LED route.

Not to highjack your thread, but I built a DIY LED light fixture for my 6 gallon FW edge for about half of what an AI nano goes for using Cree LEDs and a dimmable meanwell driver. You could shave off quite a few bucks if you went with a DIY kit from aquastyleonline which is what I would have done had I known about their products at the time.



Got the heatsink from heatsinkusa and it fits perfectly inside of the edge hood. I still have to add an acrylic splash guard and wire in a fan ontop of the heatsink for cooling but I'm thinking it will be more than enough light for my 6 gallon. Depending on how comfortable you are with DIY projects, you can definately save a few dollars going this route and also add in some colored LEDs like red, green, and UV not found in the AI nano.

[xenon]

I run the AquaIllumination Nano on my 6g edge. Works perfectly.

[gtreef]

The rockwork took a while to figure out but I think I'm finally happy.Haven't decided on lighting yet, but leaning towards DIY. Still reading up on it but thinking 7 Cree white, and 7 deep blue cree, with about 10000 - 15000K with dimmable capabilities.