Ryan's Reef 73G SPS and Wrasse Dominated

[RyanCSGO]

added 3 frags to see how they do, only have an iphone for photos and cant get good shots
1"x 1 1/2" Orange monti
1" green slimer
1 1/2" purple stylo

potential fish list:

(1) yellow tang
(1) yellow coris wrasse
(1) diamond watchman goby
(2) blue star leopard wrasse
(?) red spot cardinals

how many would be too many for the red spots? love the look of having a bunch schooled together

 

[RyanCSGO]

Dosing pump has arrived. Should finally be able to pick up the second light tomorrow on my way home from work.
Next step is finishing the chaeto reactor and continue stocking.

 

[RyanCSGO]

Dosing container came in today.
Confirmed second light is showing up today as well
today is a good day. well...every day is a good day.

still procrastinating the chaeto reactor, probably have it together in the next 2 weeks.

 

[RyanCSGO]

Second light in. Time to fully stock.

 

[RyanCSGO]

New Aussie torch. Another slimer frag in.

 

[RyanCSGO]

Really need to just suck it up and buy a decent camera

 

[tsav87]

Looking great dude! How did you mode the tunze?

 

[RyanCSGO]

Looking great dude! How did you mode the tunze?

Thanks man.

It's hard to see, but the lip (tube like extension) where the water flows through. You cut that whole lip out. Allows a ton more flow

 

[RyanCSGO]

Fed up with the Curve5 issues. decided to bite the bullet per say, and bought myself the Nyos Quantum 160.
put it all together, plugged it in, immediately started working like a champ. knew i should have just bought this from the start.

Tank update:

yellow Coris wrasse has gone missing, most likely buried himself.
Diamond goby is doing well. sifts all day, eats both flake and pellet food as well.
Yellow Tang is still a bit skiddish, but has a huge appetite.

couple of the SPS are starting to slowly encrust, which is exciting to see.
hopefully in the next couple weeks i can make a "bulk" purchase and get a lot of stuff into the tank.

 

[tsav87]

Thats a nice skimmer. I opted for something cheaper lol. The Simplicity 240DC.

 

[RyanCSGO]

Zero Break in time for this thing. Immediately worked perfectly after some minor tuning.

 

[RyanCSGO]

Thats a nice skimmer. I opted for something cheaper lol. The Simplicity 240DC.

Thanks!
I was actually looking at that one too. How do you like it?

 

[tsav87]

Looks like its the exact same design as yours.

Works great, this is after 36 hours from the original install.

 

[tsav87]

Is yours dc?

 

[RyanCSGO]

Is yours dc?

Nice!
I actually don't know. I haven't been able to find info on that lol.

 

[tsav87]

Does it have a controller to control the flow?

Like this

 

[najer]

Very nice, I also run a Nyos 160, great skimmer.

 

[RyanCSGO]

Does it have a controller to control the flow?

Like this

Naw it doesn't. Pump is just in and off. 3 ways to dial it in. Open and close the gate in two ways. Plus you can open and close the air flow

 

[RyanCSGO]

Very nice, I also run a Nyos 160, great skimmer.

Thank you.
Loving the skimmer so far

 

[RyanCSGO]