Tank Journal Archive

[Nick]

Hi guys, thought I would share my 1 year old tank, hope you enjoy!

Glass Dimensions – 90 w, 50 h, 35 d
Lighting – 120 watt LED, 2 x T5HO & sunlight
Mechanical Filtration – Marine Sources Skimmer (rated 400L, external), filter sock
Chemical Filtration - Bio pellets, Seachem Matraix, Phosguard
Biological Filtration – 2-3 inch crushed coral sandbed, 30 - 40kg LR
Water Movement – 2 x 2000L Hydor Koralia, approx x 30 water flow
Water Top - Automatic
Refugium – 60 w, 30 h, 10 d
Overflow - DIY internal overflow

FISH1 x Yellow Tang, 1 x Clownfish, 1 x Domino Damsel, 1 x Blue Damsel, 1 x mystery fish, 1 x Mystery fish

CORAL
Sun coral, Acans, Hammers, Torches, Candy Canes, Morphs, Green Chalice, Blue Tipped Stag, White Bubble tipped anemone, Goniporas, bubble, lobo, Zoas, mushrooms, finger coral, Purple Tipped Elegance + many more

Invertibrates
Purple Maxima
3 Orange starfish
Coral Banded Shrimp
Hermit Crabs
Snails

Note - Everything is metric, this is Australia!

6370 - Full tank LED

6358 - Full tank T5HO


6353 - Anemone
6332 - Gonipora
6335 - Acan
6239 - Gonipora & sun coral
6251 - CBS, Zoas, Acan, Bubble Coral
6253 - CBS & Acan
6293 - Stag, Tang & Lobo

6333 - Acan
6302 - Side
6317 - Acan (moved by Damsel)
6338 - Star and Torch

I’ll be happy to answer any questions on my setup, stocking (I’ve found a very good supplier who I will only share on PMs) and would appreciate any feedback, so long as it is not the tang police!

 

[Nick]

Few more pics!

6340 - Sun Coral (starting to open for pellets)
6280 - Lobo
6339 - Fan Coral
6377 - Hammers
6346 - Chalice frag
6362 - Full tank
6355 - Gonipora
6260 - Left side

 

[MTG]

nice looking take mate look forward to seeing it progress

 

[Nick]

Introduction:

Reefing Since: Dec 2010

System Objectives: Healthy mixed Reef

Type of reef: LPS, Softies, SPS, Leathers, Mushrooms

Display System:

Initial Fill Date: Dec 2010

Display Tank Dimensions: 90 50 35

Display Lighting: 120 W LEd, 76 watt T5H)

Stand: Inbuilt into wall

Hood or Rimless: Hood (to be updated)

Sump Design: HOB

Filtration: TLF reactor w GAC & Bio Pellets, filter socks

Support systems:

NSW or ASW: ASW

Display Water circulation: 30x

Return Pump: none sump is above tank

Skimmer:Marine Sources Skimmer rated 400L

Evaporation Top Up: Automatic - Electronic floats

Chemical additions:

Calcium Addition: Kalkwasser every other night, liquid calcium as needed

Alkilinity Addition: Baking Soda & Reef Biffer

Magnesium Addition: Epsom Salts or liquid calcium

Prodibiotics Addition: None

Coral Food Addition: Spot feed Mysis & pellets. Tried coral snow for me it = cynosnow​

 

[MagicJ]

Nick :welcome - you have a lot packed into your tank :)

What are the 2 mystery fish you refer too?

 

[Nick]

Thanks for the warm welcome Matt and Magic!

Got bad news & good news re tank.

The good - Got a few nice bits from Aquaristic, pics to follow
pink birdnest (quite upset now its got carbon on it)
Purple/Blue/White Stag
Purple/blue plating monti
Nudibranch
Blue Sponge


The bad - My GAC was mushed up by my reactor over the weekend and I came back to a filthy black tank! I'm quite worried as all SPS, & LR have a thin coating of carbon. LPS fine. Reactor is offline &
I've been fanning it off and skimmer is on overdrive removing it all and, any other ideas to remove it?


@ Magic - I've been informed mystery fish N0. 1 is a Neon Dottyback, no 2 no idea, will ad pics tonight

 

[MTG]

thats no good to hear. a bag of carbon will help collect the toxins that got released. also lots of water changes!!

 

[WoodyMackay]

Looking really good mate! Hammers are real nice :)

 

[Nick]

@ Matt - MORE carbon? Ha ok I'll bag it back up put it back in the sump. It was silly of me to try and put biopellets and GAC in same reactor, they need different flow rates.

@ Woody - Cheers! Everytime someone says Hammer I think HAMMERTIME. Love that song

 

[firebird]

Nice tank-
next time you're in Aquaristic and see someone with long brown curly hair say hello!

 

[Nick]

Update time - Surprisingly the carbon bombing didn't kill anything and all is well. It has settled in my pipes and my crushed coral, both of which I'm in the painful process of replacing.

I'de appreciate some advice - Can someone recommend a suitable substrate/retailer for a DSB? Thinking 5 inches?

@ Firebird - Don't think I will be back, had a few annoying experiences with that retailer. I prefer Kim's aquarium, sound advice and much larger selection. They also have the best display tanks I've seen in Sydney, so you know they know what they are doing.