72 gallon reef build/name that zoa!

CoryC · Dec 10, 2012

So my 72 gallon reef tank is up and running and cycled. Ahh the benefits of live rock/sand/water. I'm running a sump and vertex skimmer and used refugium I picked up from the lfs, took out the miracle top soil and added some coarse reef sand, live rock rubble, cheato, and blue rodophyta. I think there's a couple forms of grape algae in there too. I have a 2x150 watt 4 t5ho combo fixture, ecotech mp40, 700+gph sicce return pump and smaller one for the refugium. Any way here's some pics let me know what you guys think.

And a couple zoas that need identifying.

the club v2s are on the right and rob's purple death palyzoa above. On the left is giant something?

These two I have no idea what they are called. Let me know if anyone wants some.

SLUF681 · Dec 10, 2012

I'm interested in the answer to the bottom zoas. I have some also and do the know the name.

Rob.D · Dec 10, 2012

Not sure but they look close?
CoralPedia.com :: Coco's Pink

CoryC · Dec 10, 2012

The first one has a couple open polyps and a couple closed ones. The ones in the other pics are all open.

Jordangil · Dec 10, 2012

The bottom ones are from wwc . The bottom one is a Armor of god and the one it is a gorilla nipple

Engloid · Dec 11, 2012

Jordangil said:
The bottom ones are from wwc . The bottom one is a Armor of god and the one it is a gorilla nipple

If I'm looking at the same one you are, I don't think it is armour of God, because it looks like it has a green mouth.

CoryC · Dec 11, 2012

The lowest one has a green center, pink outside of that w greenish brown skirts.

EvilMel · Dec 11, 2012

Good skimmer choice...just make sure the water level in the chamber where it sits stays constant.

CoryC · Dec 11, 2012

Thanks, I had so much success w my sump/skimmer combo on my 45 I went w the same for my 72. It stays constant, as it is upstream from the baffles. The area after where the return pump is changes, but I'm adding a Tunze ATO, if I can set it up.

Jordangil · Dec 11, 2012

Didn't notice that part ...... Not sure but I will find out .

Spongie · Dec 16, 2012

Great looking setup Cory!

CoryC · Dec 18, 2012

Here's some updated pics of what I've added to the tank so far. I cut the lights back on for a minute so most of the fish are hiding, ill try to get good pics of some of them tmrw.
Here's so red goniopora and ricordea I hope will grow and cover the bottom of the tank.

Different acro frags and a colony.

More acros/montis. A few chalices in there somewhere.

Filter plant and new phosban reactor I'm dialing in. It said 100-200gph pump. The one I have is 96 but its got the surface boiling like it should i believe.

Let me know what you guys think. Suggestions or recommendations are welcome.

Rob.D · Dec 19, 2012

Nice looking additions.

As fas as I know GFO needs to have a "slow roll" on the surface. What pump is powering the reactor?

EvilMel · Dec 19, 2012

I hate the pump I've got hooked up to my GFO reactor. I think it's a Maxijet. It's the loudest piece of crap. I can hear it outside the sump. I need to just get a smaller one so I don't have to dial back the flow, which is what makes it loud.

CoryC · Dec 19, 2012

A sicce micra point something. So like a slow rolling without kicking particles into the water column? I have four different pumps the only one I hear powers the skimmer and its just a low hum. Ill try to do a video of the reactor and see what you think rob but I can already tell I like the phosban reactors. Excellent product.