WreckDiver February 13, 2009 Share February 13, 2009 Here is a few picts of my 180G Mixed Reef tank. and the specs of the system. Hardware 180G Tank 2x 1" Returns and 2x 1.5" Drains 4 way Closed Loop with Refflo Dart Pump GenX 150 Return Pump 2 x Resun Controllable Powerheads (500 - 3000gph) 2 x Seio 1100 on Seio Controller 3x Radium 400 Metal Halide 4x 54W T5 Actinics (2x 420mn and 2x 460nm) Mag 9.5 (for feeding UV and Chiller) Gamma 40W UV 1/4 HP Current Eco Cooler Chiller H&S 200 Ca Reactor Deltec KM500 Kalkstirrer Sanders 200mg Ozone Generator Pinpoint Ozone and PH Controllers LifeReef VS3 72" Skimmer w/Blueline 70 Feed pump and Mag 18 Recirc Maristat Peristaltic Pump for Top Off and Kalkstirrer feed Medical Dosing Pump for dripping Magnesium Supplementation Kent Maxima Hi-S Deluxe RODI 75G/Day with 2x 37G Holding Vats 40G in-line water change tank 75G Sump/Refugium 160Lbs Pucanni Live Rock 120Lbs Reef Grade Aragonite Sand in Display 60Lbs Reef Grad Aragonite Sand in Refugium Livestock Trio of Green Chromis Pair of Lyretail Anthias Mated Pair of Banggai Cardinals Mated Pair of Black Ocellaris Clowns Powder Brown Tang Sailfin Tang Palani Tang Firefish Fuzzy Dwarf Lion Fish Lemon Dansel Cherub Angel Black Cap Basslet Yellow Coris Wrasse Starry Blennine Diamond Gobie Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse Invertebrates Mated Pair Coral Banded Shrimp 12x Peppermint Shrinp Globe Urchin 8x Emerald Crabs Various Hermit Crabs Various Snails Corals Palmers Blue Millipora Original Oregon Tort Tyree Sunset Montipora (From Copps) Pokerstar Montipora (From Copps) Original Superman Danae Montipora (From Copps) Setosa Montipora Oranji Montipora Purple Haze Montipora Alien Eye Watermelon Chalice Chicago Watermelon Chalice Baby Blue w/ Pink Eyes Chalice Alien Eye Chalice Purple Monster Green Slimer Stag Blue Tip Stag Teal with Blue Tips Losetti Cali Tort ORA Roscoes Blue Tenuis ORA Chips Acro ATL Grafted Simplex 30,000 Leagues Lokani ORA Red Planet Table ORA Phils Granulosa Rainbow Poccillapora Pink Poccillapora ORA Green Stylophora Tyree Rainbow Stylophora Magenta Stylophora Tubs Birdsnest Pink Birdnest Green Hycinthas Table Pink w/ Blue Tip Hycinthas Table Red Cytheria Table Boston Bean, Purple, Orange, Pink, Blue, and ROAB Digitatas Montipora Spumosa Appleberry Pawenensis Montipora True Suharsoni Carolinana Scripps Millipora Pink Bubblegum Millipora Teal Millipora Blue Millipora Neon Green Millipora Neon Green Hydnophora Yellow Horrida Stylocenella Armata Cyphastrea Japonica Teal Gomezi Baby Blue Acropora Exquisita Flower Petal Montipora Capricornis Acropora Speciosa Richmond Tri-Color Valida Micromussa Akamusis Red Kiss Micromussa Lord Howe Rainbow Acan Lord Howe Purple and Green Acan Lord Howe Red and Pink Acan Lord Howe Red and White Acan Lord Howe Red and Grey Acan Red with Green Center Wells Brain (Trachyphilia) Neon Green Candy Cane Coral Green with Blue Polyps Turbinaria Dragon Soul Favia Reverse Prism Favia Christmas Favia Tonga Bullseye Mushroom Rainbow Florida Ricordias Rose Yuma Ricordia Neon Green Hammer Coral Orange Hammer Coral Pink Tip Frogspawn Coral Fiji Yellow Sarcophyton Leather Long Polyp Toadstool Leather Pink Finger Leather Green Finger Leather Laker Scroll Coral Zoanthids and Palythoas Purple Death Nuclear Green Whammin Watermelon Rasta Red People Eaters Chameleon People Eaters Aspens Desert Foxes Armor of God Devils Armor Orange Delights Bam Bam Orange Pink Panthers Lord of the Rings Cats Eyes Candy Apple Pinks Superman Lunar Eclipse Tubbs Blues Armageddons Radioactive Dragon Eyes Dragon Eyes Reverse Gorrilla Nipples Blow Pop Green Bay Packers Several others not named or I have forgotten Maintenance and Parameters Salinity = 1.026 PH = 8.0 - 8.3 NH4 = 0 NO3 < 2 NO2 = 0 PO4 = .01 Mg = 1480 - 1550 DKh = 8.5 - 10 Ca = 400 - 450 Maintenance consists of a 35 gallon water change weekly Addition of Prodibio BioDigest at water changes Cleaning Skimmer cup every 3 days and emptying waste collector weekly 13 ml Daily dose of 80 proof Vodka Feeding twice a day with mixture of various frozen foods (mysis, brine, clams, squid, algae, bloodworms, cyclopeze, Nutrimar Ova, Mega Marine, Mega Marine Angel, Garlic Guard and Zoecon) Feed OysterFeast 2x a week 11 Drops of Lugols Iodide weekly 94 ml Mg daily through dosing pump And finally the pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctenophore February 13, 2009 Share February 13, 2009 Very nice tank! Do you have a top-down shot of your palmer's blue milli? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckDiver February 13, 2009 Author Share February 13, 2009 Very nice tank! Do you have a top-down shot of your palmer's blue milli? Not at the moment. I might try to get some TD shots shortly. Would have to borrow a friends TD viewing box as the flow in the tank (~12700gph) makes it impossible to do any without one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k February 13, 2009 Share February 13, 2009 Very nice looking tank. And some excellent photography too. I smell TOTM... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Grenier February 13, 2009 Share February 13, 2009 Yowza! Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckDiver February 13, 2009 Author Share February 13, 2009 Very nice looking tank. And some excellent photography too.I smell TOTM... These were the first pictures I have taken with a DSLR. Had always used a Canon A630 8.1MP Point and Shoot, but had a Friend staying with me for 3 weeks and he brought his Canon XSi and I fell in love with that thing. Looking at getting my own here very shortly, but I will also be getting a good Macro lens which will even make for some better pictures. DSLR and tripod are the only way to go to get good tank picts IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoozilla February 13, 2009 Share February 13, 2009 Most excellent, Sir! An impressive array of livestock and corals. Me likey alot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind February 13, 2009 Share February 13, 2009 Sweet looking tank with an extensive list of corals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schulzjp February 13, 2009 Share February 13, 2009 Very impressive. I love the color! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM February 13, 2009 Share February 13, 2009 Very nice looking tank. Keep up the good work. Colors are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8 2 RISE February 13, 2009 Share February 13, 2009 WOW! nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8 2 RISE February 13, 2009 Share February 13, 2009 WOW! nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckDiver February 14, 2009 Author Share February 14, 2009 Thanks for all the kind words. It has definitely been a labor of love. This particular tank was setup in June 2008 and all corals transferred over in August 2008 from my 90G reef tank. I then did a flatworm exit treatment, 3 interceptor treatments, and a Levaminsole treatment to make sure there were no pests in the new tank. Once those were finished, I moved the Fish and Inverts over, That was in September 2008. During the last 4 months is has be all tweaking and tuning the Ca reactor, Kalkstirrer, skimmer, etc. Just finally got it all dialed in perfectly (had to be perfect due to a obsessive/compulsive addiction I have contracted since starting in this hobby ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbuf February 14, 2009 Share February 14, 2009 Wow, how have I missed this tank? Truly impressive. Consider yourself nominated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckDiver February 17, 2009 Author Share February 17, 2009 Just added three new Granulosa's to the coral mix over the last couple of days. Will try to get a couple picts up tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octopus February 17, 2009 Share February 17, 2009 Trade ya tanks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dell2go February 18, 2009 Share February 18, 2009 TOTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onux20 February 18, 2009 Share February 18, 2009 TOTM No doubt!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate July 9, 2009 Share July 9, 2009 I just stumbled onto this thread. All I have to say is WOW. There are so many corals in this tank $$$. I love the mixture of acros. This tank is going to be insane in a year or two when all those colonies double in size. Great Job. Have any "behind the scene" pics of this setup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dell2go July 10, 2009 Share July 10, 2009 I just stumbled onto this thread. All I have to say is WOW. There are so many corals in this tank $$$. I love the mixture of acros. This tank is going to be insane in a year or two when all those colonies double in size. Great Job. Have any "behind the scene" pics of this setup? No kidding. It took forever to finish that list of corals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckDiver July 10, 2009 Author Share July 10, 2009 No kidding. It took forever to finish that list of corals. Here is a couple build picts and a link to my photo gallery with the Build picts and the pump room. I am planning on taking some newer picts here shortly, just have to borrow my friends camera again as I tried taking some the other day with my P&S Digital 8.1mp camera and compared to the DSLR picts they just suck, so I cant bear to upload them to my Gallery. My Gallery This is what the tank originally looked like when I bought it After I reskinned and refinished the stand and canopy After painting and adding the 4 way closed loop Tank Plumbing and Closed Loop Beginning of the Sump Room Skimmer First additions after cycling (August 2008) and here it is almost 1 year later (July 2009) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan July 10, 2009 Share July 10, 2009 Wow, is this the next tank of the month? Amazing! Everything is just amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capsfan July 10, 2009 Share July 10, 2009 +1 for TOTM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate July 10, 2009 Share July 10, 2009 Such a huge difference in only a year's time. Doesn't even look like the same tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckDiver July 10, 2009 Author Share July 10, 2009 Such a huge difference in only a year's time. Doesn't even look like the same tank. Yeah tell me about it, and most of that is growth. I have added quite a few frags recently but all of the colonies are the same ones from a year ago and have doubled or tripled in size. I have even sold two 8" acro colonies so I would have room for some nicer corals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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