Zoa's and SPS Acropora tank???

[BoB_25]

I have about 4 years of reefing under my belt...and have been out of the hobby for a little over six years now. I got out when my wife became pregnant. Not because I had too, but because as a young (31yrold) father I wanted to devote my time to my growing family.

Right before I broke down and sold everything off this is what my tank looked like. 90 gal display, 60 gal sump.

Now that my son is six and my wife and I built our dream house I wanted to start another reef tank. With that said, we saved tons of money by finishing the basement ourselves instead of our builders finishing it. It should be done this coming Aug/Sep timeframe. Shortly after that I would love to start putting this together. Buy stuff from now to then.

The plan for this display tank is a hair smaller (55-75 gal) but with a better sump/refugium.

That being said, I want a tank with 90-95% zoa's and the rest SPS acropora corals. Is a reef tank like this even possible? I have read about people zoa's melting.

A lot of the equipment I want to be energy efficient as possible. I can pay almost 3 months of utility bill in the new house compare to the cost of one month at the old....and I love it!

Some of the equipment I'm leaning towards are the following:

Deep Blue 57 edge rimless 36x18x20 (are Deep Blue good tanks???? Or should I do a red sea reefer tank? Or are there better brand tanks out there?)
EcoTech Radion XR30w G3 Pro (should I get 2???? The PAR reading seem good for SPS at the top half of the tank)
EcoTech Vortex MP40
EcoTech Vectra M1 Return pump
EcoTech Reeflink
Tigger Emerald Sump 3, with emerald ATO tank (unknown refugium light, and pump equipment for ATO)
Vertex Omega skimmer 150

I'm not for sure if the stuff below is need....Thoughts? Is it possible to have to clean of a tank?
GFO/Carbon reactor
Calcium reactor
UV sterilizer
Should I get PAR Meter
should I buy live rock or get reef cleaner rock

Stuff I can't decide on brands/modules:
heater
RODI unit


The livestock I want are:

2 clown fish (tank raised)
Labouti Fairy Wrasse
Rhomboid Fairy Wrasse or Velvet Fairy Wrasse
Mystery Wrasse
Helfrich's Firefish
Watchman Goby
Coral Beauty Angelfish (I was successful in my old tank with one)

Rosetip bubble anemone (This will be the first thing introduced to the tank, allowing it to establish in an area....and stay there for a month or longer before any corals go in)
Harlequin Shrimp
Fire Shrimp
Tridacna crocea clam

Am I missing anything or is this a horrible Idea?

Thanks for any and all help.

BoB

 

[Josh King]

Hey Bob, I have a Zoa and Sps reef. I don't think there are any issues with keeping the two together. Unless it's very nutrient poor. Check out Jourdy's reef:https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/jourdys-90-gallon-mixed-reef.149662/
I am also hoping to have a tank like his someday.
I think you will need two ecotech radions but may be able to get by with one to start. Everything else looks good to me. Make sure you have enough electrical near the tank. Happy reefing.
Here's my tank thread: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/87-gallon-sps-and-zoa-reef.224771/

 

[Josh King]

I bought half of my live rock from gulfliverock.com and was very pleased.

 

[G8trBait16]

It sounds like you are on the right track. I have a Deep Blue Reef Ready 75 and I have had no issues with it. The Mostly Zoa dominated tank with acros sound like a good idea. I don't see a problem with that at all.
I don't have any experience with Radions, I have 2 Hydra 52 HD's. I have heard nothing but good feed back for both of them. From what I have been told is that 1 light covers a 2ft x 2ft area. If You have the money I would get 2 Radions just to be safe, but that is just my opinion.

I started with 90 pounds of Marco dry rock and 90 pounds of live sand. Also I Mix Kalk with my ATO (Will do 2 part when my SPS Frags get more established) and I have a BRS dual reactor GFO and Carbon.

I wish you the best of luck with you tank. Sounds like it is going to be a great one!

My tank is 6 months old today.

 

[BoB_25]

I have a Deep Blue Reef Ready 75 and I have had no issues with it.

I don't have any experience with Radions, I have 2 Hydra 52 HD's. I have heard nothing but good feed back for both of them.

What do you think about the Deep Blue tank? Pro/Cons???

I looked at the Hydra 52 too, the PAR rating was higher on Radions its one of the reason I decided with that....but who knows more research will only confirm my decision....As I only wanna cry once and not twice. After all I had a ruff start when I started the hobby.