Latest updates

My crown leather running away from my torch today! :grinning-face-with-sweat:

As of 3/2/25 levels have stabilized and looking awesome. I’ve went ahead and added a couple clowns and some zoas courtesy of @Corals.com


I also added a second gyre and moved them to the left and right side of the overflow for a more clean look and hopefully even flow throughout the tank.

So i bought a Bleeding Apple Scolymia for my birthday(Jan 31) I got it and it looked pretty good. Being in my tank it slowly just started receding and showing more skeleton. I'm thinking it was due to having high PO4 in my system. I took the Scoly to my local LFS to see if they could nurse it back to health while I try and get my Phosphates under control. I've been carbon dosing for months now and it's only dropped my NO3. I think I just have so much PO4 bound up in my rocks and sand. So I started using GFO about a week ago(2/23). It does lower PO4 temporarily then it goes back up. I been keeping at it changing it every day. I'm going to LFS today to see if my Scoly has shown any improvement.

Two shots roughly a year a part I believe. Some changes were made as some corals died as a result of coral warfare. Recently the gold torch died for no apparent reason. The green torch has been struggling with recession or no growth growth for close to a year now. Both were most likely wild specimens as to why they haven’t been able to do well in captivity. The one “boring” torch is the only one that is doing great and of course it’s aquacultured. Goes to show maybe spending the extra $ on aquacultured corals may be worth while. The one big acropora you see on the frag rack actually was almost completely gone at one point. It bleached to a point where there was only some tissue left, I cut the dead skeleton off, did not change a thing, and it has made an amazing comeback.

The end of an era, onto the next.

@CNDReef and I talking shop after he finished the flooring and helped with the stand

Innovative Marine EXT 200 Peninsula in it's approximate resting spot. There used to be a wall here and full kitchen to the right of the tank.

Equipment has started rolling in. Synergy Reef TS-60 sump, Royal Exclusiv RD Eco5 return, Royal Exclusiv BK Deluxe 200 Skimmer, GHL Mitras LX 7206 x 4, GHL Maxi Doser.

This system started back in October of 2023 with a 300 gallon Rubbermaid trough as a holding tank in the garage as we had to take down some walls, paint and install flooring.

The 100 gallon and 80 gallon frag tank that had to come down.

Rubbermaid in the garage

Low tide on the reef, lol.

Everything was swapped, controller setup, heaters on and powerheads moving water

Updates photos

Alot added in 2 week’s time. We went to 2 frag shows and got some mega deals. Plus Chandler Rocks www.chandlerrocks.com surprised me with a cancer awareness ribbon rock. They gave it to me because I am a 3 time cancer survivor. 1 is considered terminal. But anyway that gesture told me what a top notch business they are. But anyway these pictures show the progress over the last few weeks.

Update : Added all my fish,corals, and CUC to the Pro-Star 90. This is my first sump aquarium. So I’m learning.

Wow there is a lot of room!! I need more rock and corals lol

I am supplementing seaweed pellets and algae wafers for the CUC.

13 Hermit crabs; mix of blue legged and scarlet.
4 Mexican Turbo snails
1 zebra turbo snail
1 mini feather duster attached to turbo snails shell

I feed the fish once a day. Fish are listed below.

2x Pajama Cardinals


I need to upgrade my light bit on a budget. So it might be a while pictures of lights below.

1-12” AI blade grow
1- current USA 48” long

new corals!