Hello Everyone,
Been in the hobby for about 5 years. Almost like everyone, I started with a 29 gallon freshwater tank and quickly grew bored with the fish. I wanted more color, my friend just got into the hobby, so I figured I would switch over to saltwater.
From the 29 gallon, it went to a 65 gallon (which I did not get permission from the wife/boss) and filled that tank out with SPS, LPS and zoas. My wife must have been in a good mood or liked how the tank looked and gave me the green light for my current 120.
I was pretty excited about the switch until a month or so after the move. My coral were not happy, my SPS began browning out and dying. I found that I had extremely high phosphates and could not find the source.
Like most rational human beings, I decided to kill my whole system and start fresh. I could no longer look at unhappy coral, aptasia and bubble algae that was introduced throughout the first few years of being in the hobby.
I killed the rock by dipping it into acid, bought a new sump, re-plumbed and changed my lighting from an ATI t5 only fixture to the new hybrid system.
The tank has been running since November, so my tank is currently in the grow out phase with SPS and other corals.
System Profile:
Water Parameters:
Tank Inhabitants—Fish:
· 1 - Maculiceps Tang
· 1 - Lavender Tang
· 4 - Lyretail Anthia
· 1 - Bartlett Anthias
· 1 - Mystery Wrasse
· 1 - Midas Blenny
· 1 - Green Mandarin
· 2 - Green Chromis
· 1 – Yellowtail Damsel
Other Invertebrates:
· 2 – Peppermint shrimp
Tank Inhabitants— Corals:
SPS
· Peach Fogmaker Milli
· Fuzzy Abrolhosensis
· CB Pinktip
· Strawberry Shortcake
· Pink Lemonade
· Wolverine
· Firebreather
· Lemonberry
· Prison Planet
· Red Planet
· CB Tierra Del Feugo
· Thanos
· PC Rainbow
· Wolf’s PC Rainbow
· ORA Pearlberry
· Garb Bonsai
· Tri-Color
· Efflo
· Oregon Tort
· Tank Crasher Milli
· Sunset Milli
· Bali Green Slimer
· JF Homewrecker
· SC Orange Passion
· Crazy Plum Humilis
· Purple Stylo
· Forest Fire Digi
· JF Orange Setosa
· ASD Alys Blue
· Vivid Rainbow Delight (least favorite acro)
Cyphastreas
· Bizarro
· Skittles
· Party Crasher
Chalice
· JF My Miami
· JF Crazy Fox
· Tyree Pink Watermelon
· Pink *******
· Watermelon
· GB Avatar
· Jolly Rancher
· King Midas
Favias
· Bursting Sun
· JF Candy Corn
· TMA Molten Lava
· JF Hell Rider
· RR Spicy Lemon
· VC Fascination
· Yellow Submarine
Mushrooms
· OG Bounce
· Reefkoi Bounce
· Biohazard Bounce
· Toxic Bounce
· Interstellar
Been in the hobby for about 5 years. Almost like everyone, I started with a 29 gallon freshwater tank and quickly grew bored with the fish. I wanted more color, my friend just got into the hobby, so I figured I would switch over to saltwater.
From the 29 gallon, it went to a 65 gallon (which I did not get permission from the wife/boss) and filled that tank out with SPS, LPS and zoas. My wife must have been in a good mood or liked how the tank looked and gave me the green light for my current 120.
I was pretty excited about the switch until a month or so after the move. My coral were not happy, my SPS began browning out and dying. I found that I had extremely high phosphates and could not find the source.
Like most rational human beings, I decided to kill my whole system and start fresh. I could no longer look at unhappy coral, aptasia and bubble algae that was introduced throughout the first few years of being in the hobby.
I killed the rock by dipping it into acid, bought a new sump, re-plumbed and changed my lighting from an ATI t5 only fixture to the new hybrid system.
The tank has been running since November, so my tank is currently in the grow out phase with SPS and other corals.
System Profile:
- Display tank: 120 Gallons 48”x24”x24”
- Glass or Acrylic: Glass
- Stand: Custom Wooden Stand
- Sump: Acrylic 36”x15”x16”
- Protein skimmer Reef Octopus Classic 150INT 6” In-Sump Protein Skimmer
- Carbon/phosphate filtration: N/A
- Return pump: Danner Sumpreme Aqua-Mag 12
- Water circulation: 2 Ecotech Mp40QWD
- Lighting (display): Aquaticlife Hybrid T5 w/ 2 AI Sol Blue
- Lighting (refugium): Kessil 360w Tuna Blue
- Calcium/alkalinity/magnesium dosing: Jebao Auto Dosing Pump DP-4
- Auto top-off: Tunze 3152 ATO
- Heating/cooling: Catalina Titanium 500 watt
- System control: Apex Classic Controller with VDM to control the AI Sol Blues
- Other details: Dosing Aquavitro Fuel
Water Parameters:
- Temp: 77 -78 f
- pH: 8.1 - 8.3
- Specific gravity: 1.025
- NO3: 2.0-3.0
- Ca: 420 - 460
- Alk: 9-8.5
- Mg: 1350 - 1400
- PO4: 0.1 – 0.15 (Goal is .06 - .08)
- Ammonia and nitrites: 0
Tank Inhabitants—Fish:
· 1 - Maculiceps Tang
· 1 - Lavender Tang
· 4 - Lyretail Anthia
· 1 - Bartlett Anthias
· 1 - Mystery Wrasse
· 1 - Midas Blenny
· 1 - Green Mandarin
· 2 - Green Chromis
· 1 – Yellowtail Damsel
Other Invertebrates:
· 2 – Peppermint shrimp
Tank Inhabitants— Corals:
SPS
· Peach Fogmaker Milli
· Fuzzy Abrolhosensis
· CB Pinktip
· Strawberry Shortcake
· Pink Lemonade
· Wolverine
· Firebreather
· Lemonberry
· Prison Planet
· Red Planet
· CB Tierra Del Feugo
· Thanos
· PC Rainbow
· Wolf’s PC Rainbow
· ORA Pearlberry
· Garb Bonsai
· Tri-Color
· Efflo
· Oregon Tort
· Tank Crasher Milli
· Sunset Milli
· Bali Green Slimer
· JF Homewrecker
· SC Orange Passion
· Crazy Plum Humilis
· Purple Stylo
· Forest Fire Digi
· JF Orange Setosa
· ASD Alys Blue
· Vivid Rainbow Delight (least favorite acro)
Cyphastreas
· Bizarro
· Skittles
· Party Crasher
Chalice
· JF My Miami
· JF Crazy Fox
· Tyree Pink Watermelon
· Pink *******
· Watermelon
· GB Avatar
· Jolly Rancher
· King Midas
Favias
· Bursting Sun
· JF Candy Corn
· TMA Molten Lava
· JF Hell Rider
· RR Spicy Lemon
· VC Fascination
· Yellow Submarine
Mushrooms
· OG Bounce
· Reefkoi Bounce
· Biohazard Bounce
· Toxic Bounce
· Interstellar
