120g SPS display 300g system

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Very very nice!

 

[usernam invalid]

Very very nice!

Thanks rev [emoji106]

 

[bknapp]

Impressive.

 

[usernam invalid]

This piece is finally starting to color up was a wild piece got a few months back.

 

[Reefmon]

Thank you I love the fish almost as I do acros. I feed very heavily to try and keep aggression down and to keep the angels from eating my acros. I don't QT any of the fish I just make sure they are eating when purchased at the LFS that's half the battle. If the new fish is under nourished it will go into my frag tank to be fattened up and can keep a close eye on its health. To control nutrients have an amazing skimmer that's the backbone of the system a large 65g Fuge packed with macros. A cryptic zone in sump with about 30lbs of Rock rubble Also have (3) of the large marine pure blocks 4x4x8 and a gallon of the 1 1/2". For maintenance 10-20g weekly water changes, vacuum sandbed in display and detritus in frag tank and sump.

You have pics of your filtration that you don't mind sharing? Awesome tank

 

[usernam invalid]

Impressive.

You have pics of your filtration that you don't mind sharing? Awesome tank

Thank you

Here's a few pics of the sump and Fuge

 

[themcnertney]

Your fish room is impressive.

 

[usernam invalid]

Your fish room is impressive.

Thank you. It definitely a nice thing to have makes maintenance easier and gives me a nice place to hide from the wide and kids.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Cool refugium! Why the egg crate on the back glass? I think I know but making sure!

 

[jboone82590]

How do u like the display fuge compared to a understand fuge?
I'm about to add a 30g display fuge to my 75 gallon and it's mostly because I don't want to get rid of the 29 but I also love display fuges

 

[usernam invalid]

Cool refugium! Why the egg crate on the back glass? I think I know but making sure!

I use the egg crate so the different macro algae has some thing to grab onto almost like a In take ATS.

How do u like the display fuge compared to a understand fuge?
I'm about to add a 30g display fuge to my 75 gallon and it's mostly because I don't want to get rid of the 29 but I also love display fuges

I definitely enjoy having the large display Fuge better than an in sump for one can have a lot more diversity of macro algae. Also have some of my old leather corals and non reef safe friends in there. Think display fugues can be really nice display tanks if done correctly mine is more functional that display.

Add the Fuge you won't regret it 30 would be a perfect size for your tank [emoji106]

 

[jboone82590]

I use the egg crate so the different macro algae has some thing to grab onto almost like a In take ATS.


I definitely enjoy having the large display Fuge better than an in sump for one can have a lot more diversity of macro algae. Also have some of my old leather corals and non reef safe friends in there. Think display fugues can be really nice display tanks if done correctly mine is more functional that display.

Add the Fuge you won't regret it 30 would be a perfect size for your tank [emoji106]

Awesome I can't wait I have been so crazy about having a display fuge

 

[usernam invalid]

Green slimmer doing green slimmer things
This is what it looked like in December

Red planet from December -August has been accidentally fragged a few times

 

[usernam invalid]

My new fish sry for the terrible phot quality

 

[bknapp]

Sweet tusk!

 

[usernam invalid]

Sweet tusk!

Thanks have been looking for this fish for a long time finally got one

 

[usernam invalid]

Got a hold of the clubs par meter and found some interesting results.

Main display lighting 8x54w ATI dimmable both channels at 100% hung 7" from the surface. All Giesemann bulbs about 3 months old.

Actinic blue
Actinic blue
Super actinic
Aqua blue azure
Super purple
Actinic blue
Aqua blue azure
Actinic blue

Par#'s
Just below the surface 475-500
At the sand bed 90-150
All the Acros are getting 200-300

Overall very even par which is expected with t5 but thought par would have been a bit higher on the Acros. On the other hand my rock work is a bit low most the corals are mounted 12" or more from the surface

Also took readings on the frag tank. Have 2 of the 165w black box LEDs
Lights are hung 10" off the water. Blue channel at 100" white/red/green channel at 30% par ranges from 50-200.

 

[usernam invalid]

Picked up this bad boy the other day

Dimensions are 71"x19"x15" approx 80gal when running. Also got A 8x80W ATI to light this thing up. Already hung the light now just need to build the stand, plumb and then fill with water n acros[emoji16]

 

[bknapp]

Going to tie it in with the current system or stand alone? Another full display or just a frag tank?

 

[usernam invalid]

Going to tie it in with the current system or stand alone? Another full display or just a frag tank?

This tank will be tied into the rest of the system and most likely another frag tank. The idea of doing another shallow display is so tempting.