Larky's 675L Mixed Reef

[larky]

Heya i did have a old thread of my tank that's outdated and what not.

This is my current setup and what i have in it
Tanks been running for over 2years now

DT
1500cmx60cmx75cm 675L Center wier return, Peninsula

Wavemaker:
Maxspect Gyre XF150

Lights:
Marintech Gold Series x2

Sump
1500cmx45cmx45 303L
with built in ATO RO/DI Chamber

Skimmer:
Hrdor Performer 2005 Jebao Dc12 Feed
normal stock rated:800G/3028L
heavy stock rated 575G/2176L

Reactor:
Bubble Magnus BP100 with Jebao Dc6 Feed

Media:
coral bones/100kg LR in display

Chiller
Hailea 1000A

Doser:
Jebao DP-4 dosing randys recipe

Return pump:
Jebao DC12000

FTS

Sand sifters

Zoas

Mr Flamehawk and Acropora

Close up of acro

Fluffy morphs, morphs and ricordia

My large ricordias

Hammers and fish

Ill have to post more pics in the thread comments
But yeh tank has been running for over 2 years now Haven't had many issues at all with pests or diseases Did testing tonight and everything is within norm with the exception of alk which was a tiny bit low.

And thats my slice of reef
Cheers

 

[bigmiker32]

Very nice mate, what live stock do you currently have in it?

 

[larky]

Tridacna ningaloo ( Western Australian Maxima clam)

Clownfish in Frogspawn

SUMP

 

[larky]

Very nice mate, what live stock do you currently have in it?

FISH
Bellus angels male and female
blue tangs x2
scopas tang
Dussumieri tang
Bristletooth tang
yellow tang
Sailfin tang
mandrin male
flamehawk
coral beuty
yellow coral goby
clownfish x2
foxfaces x2

8 different hammers
3 differnent frogspawns
zoa garden
ricordias few as big as my hand
assorted morphs and fluffy morphs
2 acropora colonies
green and brown montipora colonies
1 yellow bubble 1 pink bubble coral
pink sponge throughout the tank some blue and orange
horn coral
1 corkscrew anemone
1 maxima clam

 

[miller175]

Beautiful setup!

 

[larky]

Sand sifters climbing
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[larky]

My yellow and pink bubbles

 

[larky]

Not sure if gonipora or micro zoa?

 

[larky]

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[larky]

Ricordias

 

[larky]

Show-off fish

 

[larky]

My awesome sailfin, had him few years now

 

[sarker_smy]

what temperature you set in your chiller? does cold water may cause white spots to the tangs?

 

[larky]

what temperature you set in your chiller? does cold water may cause white spots to the tangs?

I keep my tank at about 24.5 to 25.5. With white spot it's life cycle slows down in colder water and speeds up in warmer water. There no a fish in my tank that hasn't had white spot. I believe it's a good thing as they can built a immune to it. There on a fatty mixed diet throughout the week. I also run ozone, uv and if I feel unsure I dose with hydrogen peroxide. Luckily I haven't had a single casualty from white spot.

 

[sarker_smy]

i installed haliea 300 recently and noticed that my travely and my scopus tang is itching thier body in the rock, not regularly but sometimes, before installing the chiller there was no problem, i kept notice on the tang, there was no sign of spots still now, so thinking what may me the cause for the itching, is that suddenly drop of temperature due to the chiller?

 

[larky]

i installed haliea 300 recently and noticed that my travely and my scopus tang is itching thier body in the rock, not regularly but sometimes, before installing the chiller there was no problem, i kept notice on the tang, there was no sign of spots still now, so thinking what may me the cause for the itching, is that suddenly drop of temperature due to the chiller?

Are you running you tank colder? It would most likely be ick. Do you run any precautions?

 

[sarker_smy]

previously my tank temperature was 31.7 deg and i set it to 29 deg, before instlating chiller the water was warm ,but the fishs were quite good, but after setting the temperature to 29 deg i noticed this things? what may be the cause? no i dont run any precautions....

 

[larky]

** ITS BEEN AWHILE**

So lately ive had the mission of catching and rehomeing some fish that were cause a ruckus in my tank. breeding pair of domino damsels, 1 female birdnose wrasse and a foxface. Had to drain the tank down to 20cm from the bottom.
While doing this decided i might aswell do abit of a rescape. looks alot better and with the aggressive fish re-homed to a bigger tank with bigger fish, all my fish are now very happy, more social and active.

View attachment DSC_0787.JPG

 

[JLynn]

Wow! What a difference. I liked the old 'scape a lot, but this one is pretty great, too. The way the corals seem to spiral up the side of the rockwork is very attractive!

Which fish, precisely, did you move out of the tank?

 

[larky]

Wow! What a difference. I liked the old 'scape a lot, but this one is pretty great, too. The way the corals seem to spiral up the side of the rockwork is very attractive!

Which fish, precisely, did you move out of the tank?

breeding pair of domino damsels
female birdnose wrasse
and a foxface