{"id":875,"date":"2016-12-16T07:23:44","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T07:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reefjar.com\/?p=875"},"modified":"2024-02-24T04:49:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T04:49:42","slug":"spec-v-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reefjar.com\/spec-v-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Fluval Spec V SPS Dominate Reef Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here is everything that I&#8217;m using for my SPS dominate reef in a Fluval Spec V. The prices are in Canadian dollars including taxes and shipping. There are many places where I could have saved money, but this is what I spent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hardware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Fluval Spec V (included lighting can&#8217;t be used) &#8211; $135<\/li><li>Cobalt Aquatics 75W heater (for mixing salt water, 75w) &#8211; $55<\/li><li>sBox Sprite &#8211; Reef (84W LED lighting with legs) &#8211; $162<\/li><li>DIY Stand To Hang Light (1\/2&#8243; Pipe\/Connectors from Home Depot) &#8211; $40<\/li><li>Jebao PP-4 Wavemaker + Controller &#8211; $93<\/li><li>20z 100% Polyester Fiber (for mechanical filtration) &#8211; $8<\/li><li>Egg Crate (Only need a very small amount of this for filter) &#8211; $16<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hardware Total: &nbsp;$509<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rocks &amp; Sand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>1 piece of dry &#8220;Tufa&#8221; from Petsmart &#8211; $14<\/li><li>1 Piece of Reef Saver dry rock 4.5lb &#8211; Sale for $8 total<\/li><li>3-4lb Live Rock (with coraline) with 2 toxic green mushrooms. &#8211; $35<\/li><li>1 Bag &#8211; Seachem Pearl Beach Sand 3.5kg (7.7lbs) &#8211; $36<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Rock Total: &nbsp;$92<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Livestock &amp; Corals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>\u200b1 x Astrea Snail &#8211; $2.50<\/li><li>2 SPS Colonies (3.5&#8243; x 4&#8243; 10+ branches each) &#8211; Walt Smith Acropora: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waltsmith.com\/PhotoGallery\/HardCorals\/Acropora\/WSI-A_samoensis_4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Purple Samoensis<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waltsmith.com\/PhotoGallery\/HardCorals\/Acropora\/WSI-A_samoensis_3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yellow Samoensis<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; $40 total<\/li><li>2&#8243; \u200bFrag &#8211; Regular Bonsai Acropora &#8211; $10<\/li><li>2&#8243; Frag &#8211; Ultimate Bonsai Acropora &#8211; $20<\/li><li>11 Heads Frag &#8211; Red Teal Highlighter Warcoral $20<\/li><li>1.5&#8243; Frag &#8211; Reef Raft Wild Acropora (white tip polyps) &#8211; $25<\/li><li>1.5&#8243; Frag &#8211; Acropora (Golden Dragon?)- $15<\/li><li>3&#8243; Frag &#8211; Forest Fire Montipora &#8211; $10<\/li><li>3 x 0.75&#8243; Frags &#8211; Acropora Milipora &#8211; $10 Total<\/li><li>1.5&#8243; Frag &#8211; Orange Setosa &#8211; $20<\/li><li>2.5&#8243; frag &#8211; Meteor Shower Cyphastrea &#8211; $20<\/li><li>1.5&#8243; Frag &#8211; Blue Tenuis Acropora &#8211; $15<\/li><li>2.5&#8243; Frag &#8211; Green Blue with Red Polyps Tabling Acropora &#8211; $20<\/li><li>4&#8243; &amp; 2.5&#8243; Frag Green Montipora Digitata &#8211; $20<\/li><li>3&#8243;x3&#8243; Colony &#8211; Birds Of Paradise (Birdsnest) Seriatopora &#8211; $10<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Livestock &amp; Coral Total: &nbsp;$257.50<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marine Salt &amp; Water<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Coralife Marine Salt Mix (200 gallon mix x 2 = 400 gallon, will last a while!) &#8211; $130<\/li><li>5 Gallons of RO Water &#8211; $3 (on going cost weekly)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Salt &amp; Water&nbsp;Total: &nbsp;$130+<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Extras<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some extras I already had:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>C-Balance Part A&amp;B For Future Dosing (32oz bottles) &#8211; $44<\/li><li>50w Rena Smart Aquarium Heater &#8211; $30<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Extras&nbsp;Total: &nbsp;$74<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is everything that I&#8217;m using for my SPS dominate reef in a Fluval Spec V. The prices are in Canadian dollars including taxes and shipping. 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