collegeman January 4, 2015 Share January 4, 2015 I figured it was time to make a build thread for my 80-gallon deep blue mixed reef. I will also include pictures of my 40 breeder FOWLR. The 80 was setup for over a year before taking it down in April in preparation for a move. All livestock was moved into holding tanks before finally setting the tank backup in July. I almost lost all livestock between our move and renovating our home. My initial plan was to only stock the tank with soft coral. After setting up the tank, I received and purchased some SPS frags from various members. I now have almost all the livestock that I desire and the tank is doing very good. I plan to add one more Fantail File and maybe one or two more corals. Maintenance: 10% weekly waterchange Listed below is most of the equipment and livestock. EQUIPMENT: 80 Gallon Deep blue 48x24x16 Reef octopus 110 Eshopps PF-300 Jeabo wp-25 Tunze 6045 Evergrow IT2080 Marineland return pump DIY stand LIVESTOCK: Fantail Filefish Indigo Hamlet Yellow Tang Maroon Clown pair Yellow Wrasse pair Potters Angel Richmond Wrasse Yellowtail Damsel Banggai Cardinal Hawaiian Golden Dwarf Eel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmatt56 January 4, 2015 Share January 4, 2015 Looking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJT January 4, 2015 Share January 4, 2015 Nice write-up. Great selection of fish and corals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOSKN5 January 4, 2015 Share January 4, 2015 Great tank... i have the same tank... how does your filefish do with all the polyps and softies etc? They are such cool fish to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RW09903 January 4, 2015 Share January 4, 2015 Looks Good!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave w January 4, 2015 Share January 4, 2015 Beautiful tank. I'm surprised your college grades haven't suffered in competition with aquarium enchantment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collegeman January 4, 2015 Author Share January 4, 2015 Great tank... i have the same tank... how does your filefish do with all the polyps and softies etc? They are such cool fish to me The file has been great. He does not bother any of the corals. I found the fantail file to be a very easy fish. It was eating pellets minutes after being removed from the shipping bag. I had another in qt that did not make it. It had some type of disease that I could not treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collegeman January 4, 2015 Author Share January 4, 2015 Thanks for all the positive comments Beautiful tank. I'm surprised your college grades haven't suffered in competition with aquarium enchantment. Haha.I graduated back in 2013. I guess I need to change my screen name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8n January 4, 2015 Share January 4, 2015 wow this tamkis amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8 2 RISE January 4, 2015 Share January 4, 2015 (edited) Cool tank and I like your fish selection! How is the hamlet? Do you ever hear it grunt? Nice DIY stand too! Edited January 4, 2015 by L8 2 RISE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collegeman January 4, 2015 Author Share January 4, 2015 Cool tank and I like your fish selection! How is the hamlet? Do you ever hear it grunt? Nice DIY stand too! I really like the hamlet. It is a shy fish but will eat small fish. I read that they lose their color in captivity but experienced the opposite. I never heard it grunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyGeos January 4, 2015 Share January 4, 2015 I really like the hamlet. It is a shy fish but will eat small fish. I read that they lose their color in captivity but experienced the opposite. I never heard it grunt. I love the Hamlet on reefs, beautiful color. I was told they will eat anything that can fit in it's mouth up to about 2" along with all crabs and shrimp. Glad to hear it is doing well. Great looking tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collegeman January 7, 2015 Author Share January 7, 2015 Has anyone mixed hamlets or added two of the same kind? I know they have both male and female reproductive organs. Does it make it harder or easier to have a pair? I known many of you dive. Do you see them more often in pairs or alone? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyGeos January 7, 2015 Share January 7, 2015 Has anyone mixed hamlets or added two of the same kind? I know they have both male and female reproductive organs. Does it make it harder or easier to have a pair? I known many of you dive. Do you see them more often in pairs or alone? Thanks in advance. I see them alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collegeman January 7, 2015 Author Share January 7, 2015 I see them alone. Thanks. I guess it will be a bad idea since my tank is on the smaller size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RW09903 January 12, 2015 Share January 12, 2015 That's a nice looking filefish. Where did you get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collegeman January 13, 2015 Author Share January 13, 2015 That's a nice looking filefish. Where did you get it? Thank, I got it from LiveAquaria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collegeman January 17, 2015 Author Share January 17, 2015 Here is a picture of my FOWLR. It does not look like much. It currently has skeletor eel, some damsels. lawnmower blenny and dottyback. I added some caulerpa algae this morning.Hopefully the algae will take over. I might add more rock in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collegeman February 10, 2015 Author Share February 10, 2015 Added a striped Squirrelfish to the 80. I really like this fish It's bold and has great color. On a bad note my blue cespitularia colony decided to melt. I still have two frags of it that are doing good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collegeman February 10, 2015 Author Share February 10, 2015 I also a blue spotted puffer and shy hamlet currently in QT. These will be the last additions to the FOWLR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOSKN5 February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Added a striped Squirrelfish to the 80. I really like this fish It's bold and has great color. On a bad note my blue cespitularia colony decided to melt. I still have two frags of it that are doing good. By bold u mean out a lot etc? Curious because I have always read they hide when the lights are on mostly... keep us updated on him... neat fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collegeman February 10, 2015 Author Share February 10, 2015 He usually hangs out near the entrance of a cave. I catch him exploring the tank often. I only had him in the tank for 4 days but he was out most of the time in qt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf April 17, 2015 Share April 17, 2015 Any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef April 17, 2015 Share April 17, 2015 Love it! The hamlet is pretty... I like the caulerpa... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collegeman May 1, 2015 Author Share May 1, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oILqZ5Bikoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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