Tom@HaslettMI's 75 mixed reef
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SeahorseKeeper
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Great looking tank!!! Can you tell us a little about the setup?
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Oi! You can't show a tank like that beauty and not give us any specs on it! 
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Looking back...
Thought I'd share some past pictures of my reef... back when it was housed in a 50 breeder.
May of 2005...
March of 2006...
Side shot from September, 2007...
My two clams back when they were small (November, 2007)
February 2008...
November, 2009...
July, 2010...
That's all for now... more to come soon.
Thanks for looking,
Tom
Thought I'd share some past pictures of my reef... back when it was housed in a 50 breeder.
May of 2005...
March of 2006...
Side shot from September, 2007...
My two clams back when they were small (November, 2007)
February 2008...
November, 2009...
July, 2010...
That's all for now... more to come soon.
Thanks for looking,
Tom
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Tom@HaslettMI
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Oi! You can't show a tank like that beauty and not give us any specs on it!
Sorry for the slow response. Here goes...
75 gallon display - center drilled with a 1" overflow (DIY weir)
- Tunze 6045
- Tunze 6055 w/6091 controller (I made a DIY wavebox but can't use it... more on that later)
- Koralia 2
- DIY LEDs - 10 3ups from Ledgroupbuy.com running at 700ma
- Baffleless (I may install some at a later date)
- Tunze 1073.03 return pump (turned down)
- EuroReef skimmer (I got it used and don't recall the model # but its 24" tall and 8" diameter)
- The skimmer is run with a Tunze 9410.04 hydrofoamer pump (a perfect match!)
- Couple heaters (don't recall brand or wattage)
- DIY LED fuge light (2 3ups)
- Caulerpa, some rubble, and a few containers of substrate
- Tunze Osmolator (w/ DIY Kalk reactor)
- DA ReefKeeper Lite (no additional modules)
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Tom@HaslettMI
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Slowest response ever, but thanks Revhtree.
Not much has changed with the tank. I lost my big T. derasa a few months back. The situation was similar to the last T. derasa I lost (which was close to the same age). Growth stopped and mantle extension slowly receded until it became unresponsive to light and touch. At which time I pulled it. I don't think I'll get another derasa.
Since the loss the tank has weathered the lack of attention summer brings quite well. I've fragged some of the smummers growth and plan to bring it to the LFS for store credit. I'm thinking of adding some cardinalfishes and/or a Ca reactor.
Tom
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Tom@HaslettMI
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Thanks for the support.
I moved the tank to a new stand. And installed a DIY nano wavebox. It's awesome. I will post a video later (photobucket site is not working right now?)
Tom
kacrocorals581
Gotta have that acro
Nice set up
Flameback Pair
started reefing 1999
Too bad about those clams. How long did you have them?
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Tom@HaslettMI
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Thank you. I truly appreciate the compliment.
I was pretty crushed by the losses. Clams are high up there on my list of favorite reef tank inhabitants. Both T. derasa clams lived for about 7 years. The latest one died this spring the previous one died in 2007-ish.
Tom
Flameback Pair
started reefing 1999
Is your hydrofoamer pump very loud?
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Tom@HaslettMI
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I just began the process of upgrading my DIY LED lighting. Started by replacing the inventronics drivers with Meanwell LDD drivers for the 20 RB and 10 NW LEDs. I also hooked the drivers up to the new APEX Lite via VDM module to enable dimming. The next step is adding the CB and OCW LEDs, which are sitting on the workbench as I type. The final move is to add HV to the display and build a refugium light with Deep Red and RB LEDs.
