Robink's Red Sea 525 XL

[Robink]

Here is my obligatory build thread so I can enter contests...
Tank, stand, sump: Red Sea Reefer 525 XL
Return pump: Sicce Syncra silent 5.0
Circulation Pumps: Vortech MP40QD (1), Koralia 1950
Skimmer: Bubble Magus Curve 7
Neptune Apex controller
BRS Dosers

Parameters;
Sg: 1.025-1.026
Alk: 8-9
Calc: 450
Mag: 1480
N03:5-15
P04: Haven't tested in awhile, last test .02

Dosing:
BRS 2 Part approx. 38 mls daily of each calcium/alk
Red sea coral colors
Amino acids 2x weekly
Lugols solution 4 drops 1 X week


Inhabitants
Fish:
Ruby head wrasse
Katoi wrasse
Sixline wrasse
Yellow coris wrasse
2 Chromis
2 Mocha-vinci Clownfish
Yellow tang
Kamohara Blenny

Still in quarantine, Sunburst anthias

Inverts:
3 Sexy shrimp
1 Cleaner shrimp
1 Emerald crab
1 Pompom crab
Snails: trochus, margarita, nerite, had some cerith but havent seen them in awhile.
I Abalone

Corals:
Acros: RR The Vinh
" Angry Birds
" Rainbow Blossom
" Lightning Flash
" Dragonite
" Rainbow Fusion
" Daredevil
" Hot Lava
" Wicked Tuna
" Party Crasher
" Badger
" Angry Orchard
" Optimus Prime
" Ult. Orange Passion
" Diesel
Hawkins Echinata
Jf Homewrecker
WWC Pink Passion
Vivid's Rainbow
RMF Psychoberry
JF Shocktart
Blueberry Nasuta
Bubblegum Digitata
Pink Lemonade
unk purple acro
Sniper's Bubblegum mili
Walt Disney
Red Robin
PC Rainbow
WWC Heartbreaker
Ora Pink Birdsnest
WWC Yellow Tips
unk Yellow acro
unk Milli
Strawberry Shortcake
Joe The Coral
Tubbs Stellata
Red Dragon

I also have a few lps consisting of chalices, favia, blastos, leptos, etc.
Pictures forthcoming.

 

[Robink]

I originally bought the tank in March 2016 got it set up ( in Florida) and then decided to move to Tennesse in January of 2017. So, I had to break it down and move it.

I was upgrading from a 75 gallon which you can see in the pic.

 

[Robink]

pics, had both tanks set up at same time.

 

[Robink]

Really liked this aquascape.

Sand and water in.

Love the lid from @ArtFully Acrylic

 

[Robink]

Then I moved.... This is the tank set up in my new home, the end of February 2017. After breaking down both tanks and moving the 75 gallon to a friend's house and setting that one up there in January I wanted nothing to do with setting up the 525 again.
Thank you to @parroki for doing a great job!

 

[Robink]

These are progression shots...

April 9, 2017

Then I went back to Florida and had to pack up all the corals and 2 fish left in the 75 gallon (at my friend's). Took 8 hours to pack them, and then we drove with the fish and the corals all night to Tennessee. ;Facepalm

By the time we got to the house I was exhausted and now would have to acclimate about 70 corals and 2 fish! Embarassed to say, once I started opening the bags and containers, I did float the fish for 30 mins. As I began to start acclimating the first few corals I realized how very long this would take. S0, I decided I would just take my chances and just place all the corals in the tank on the sandbed. It still took me a good 1 1/2 to 2 hours to do this. Luckily only had a few casualties.

 

[Robink]

more

Ruby Head Wrasse

July 2017 FTS

 

[Robink]

August 2017 tank update.

WWC Pink Passion frag

 

[Robink]

RR USA Badger, made the trip from Florida.

WWC Yellow tips, PC Rainbow also brought up from Fla. Yellow acro purchased at local frag swap.

Mocha-Vinci Clowns added to tank.

 

[Robink]

FTS from April 2018

 

[Robink]

Another FTS

 

[Robink]

#reef2reef #worldwidecorals #mywwccontest

 

[cale0721]

awesome!!! look forward to meeting you this weekend at the club meeting!

 

[Robink]

update, side view video.

 

[Robink]

Progression fts
Jan 10, 2018

Aug 22, 2018

 

[Chrisfish]

Tank is looking awesome!! Thanks for the update

 

[Zuma]

Great looking tank and just saw the video on the FTS thread. Any chance you could outline what you dose and you lighting scedule?

 

[Robink]

Great looking tank and just saw the video on the FTS thread. Any chance you could outline what you dose and you lighting scedule?

Thank you! A labor of love!
Lighting : ecotech radions g4 pros on the coral lab ab+sps schedule, lights on at 10am off at 8pm, and they are at 100%
Have 10 fish that get fed 3 times a day, rods food in am, nrs pellets for lunch, and homemade food for dinner ( white fish, clams, mussels).
Supplements for fish, vitamarin c, selcon, and vitachem, added to food.
Phytoplankton, reef roids, reef snow, and a mixture of reef nutrition products for the coral, ( not all at the same time!) 4 days a week at night after lights out, rotated.
BRS alk and calcium via dosers.
Fritz rpm salt , weekly water changes just over 10%.
That's about all I can think of right now.
Thanks again for the compliment.

 

[Robink]

Here's the video from Jan 2020

 

[Zuma]

Thank you! A labor of love!
Lighting : ecotech radions g4 pros on the coral lab ab+sps schedule, lights on at 10am off at 8pm, and they are at 100%
Have 10 fish that get fed 3 times a day, rods food in am, nrs pellets for lunch, and homemade food for dinner ( white fish, clams, mussels).
Supplements for fish, vitamarin c, selcon, and vitachem, added to food.
Phytoplankton, reef roids, reef snow, and a mixture of reef nutrition products for the coral, ( not all at the same time!) 4 days a week at night after lights out, rotated.
BRS alk and calcium via dosers.
Fritz rpm salt , weekly water changes just over 10%.
That's about all I can think of right now.
Thanks again for the compliment.

Right on, appreciate the info and I think I need to start feeding my fish more like you do!