100 gallons Acros Tank

[Jimbo662]

That's an amazing collection!

 

[Mr V]

Yea. I hate how they split the 1” into 2 1/2”.
I just remove the loc-line nozzle and let it wide open.

Looks great! Is that frag tank going to be a stand alone system, or will you plumb it into your 100 gallon system?

It gonna be a stand alone system. I was so tempted to plumb them together but since this frag tank will receive a lot of new frag in and out so it’s better to have separate system. Just in case of pests infected, it will be easier to take everything out and dip.

 

[pga7602]

Mr. V Tell us about how you feed your tank/fish and how much a day?

 

[bubbaque]

Yea. I hate how they split the 1” into 2 1/2”.
I just remove the loc-line nozzle and let it wide open.


It gonna be a stand alone system. I was so tempted to plumb them together but since this frag tank will receive a lot of new frag in and out so it’s better to have separate system. Just in case of pests infected, it will be easier to take everything out and dip.

You are planning to sell frags on the regular?

 

[Mr V]

Mr. V Tell us about how you feed your tank/fish and how much a day?

I feed them one a day using mysis, brine shrimp, rod food. Plus the auto feeder spin 3 time a day (one after light off to feed the hermits)
Here is what I feed them every day.

And a pinch of reefroid. I am not target feed anymore.

You are planning to sell frags on the regular?

I always have frag to sell on the regular for the last two years. But mostly cut by order. Hopefully with more space I can cut ahead before sell. But I doubt since the colonies in my 45 gallons will take up all the space when I move them in here. Plus the new frags too. i mean to grow them out.

 

[pga7602]

O my goodness, that's a lot of food.

How often do u add the pinch of reef roids?

 

[Rakie]

@Mr V -- Looking good! I don't check Premier reef much, seems like your thread here has a lot more pictures

 

[Mr V]

Some macro shots. All under 20k, no pure blue, no filter.
Check out this crazy looking acro.

Mini colony shot. Sitting in the system for almost a year and It just start color up recently.

O my goodness, that's a lot of food.

How often do u add the pinch of reef roids?

Yes. Remember last time we met, I wondered why you have so little fishes in your tank?
I have a lot of fishes in this system. All fat. And I feed...the hermit crab too.[emoji28]
I feed reefroid on daily basis.

@Mr V -- Looking good! I don't check Premier reef much, seems like your thread here has a lot more pictures

Just try my best to entertain folks here.[emoji57]

 

[SneakyTortuga]

Yes. Remember last time we met, I wondered why you have so little fishes in your tank?
I have a lot of fishes in this system. All fat. And I feed...the hermit crab too.[emoji28]
I feed reefroid on daily basis.


How much do you add daily? Broadcast or target feeding? How much? During the day or with lights off?

Sorry for so many questions I just feed twice a week target feeding with lights on and I was thinking about implementing daily feeding

 

[Mr V]

Small update.
Don’t you hate it when water dripping into the stand and destroy it after a couple years? Well, I think I found a solution for it.
I don’t know if anyone try this before but I think it’s a neat idea.

After. I am not a handy guy so it’s the best I can do. But for sure now I am not afraid of water dripping anymore.

Also get it done in my 100 gallons. (Thinner line)

 

[mannyhernz]

Is that silicone? [emoji848]

Small update.
Don’t you hate it when water dripping into the stand and destroy it after a couple years? Well, I think I found a solution for it.
I don’t know if anyone try this before but I think it’s a neat idea.

After. I am not a handy guy so it’s the best I can do. But for sure now I am not afraid of water dripping anymore.

Also get it done in my 100 gallons. (Thinner line)

 

[Mr V]

Is that silicone? [emoji848]

Yes bro. Home Depot silicon. I use the black one

 

[mannyhernz]

Yes bro. Home Depot silicon. I use the black one

Good idea[emoji851][emoji106]

 

[Mr V]

Canopy for the frag tank. Carve the wood so radions can fit in nicely.

End up using 3 xr30 and 2 xr15
I Also install 4 t5s retrofit to supplement the radion. Best combo ever imo.

Result: not bad at all. Very clean and light evenly cover the whole tank.

Hardest part: wire management. Too many adapter and cord ride me crazy!!!

Take me half day to get everything in place.

Inside the stand:

Ato controled by Apex FMM module. Lower Optical water sensor control the small ato pump when the upper sensor let me know if the sump water level is higher than usual, meaning return pump stop.

Ato tank also has a float valve connect to break out box that will stop ato pump from running dry, and notify me to refill the tank.

The tank run for a week before I transfer all the frags/colonies. Since I use all the marinepure block from my old system so it cycle pretty fast. I didn’t have any algae bloom or amonia, nitrate strike.
Most of the corals loosing color but it’s normal during tank transfer. As long as I see polyps extension then I am not worry.

Even little frags are doing well.

Overall.

 

[cpark645]

Canopy for the frag tank. Carve the wood so radions can fit in nicely.

End up using 3 xr30 and 2 xr15
I Also install 4 t5s retrofit to supplement the radion. Best combo ever imo.

Result: not bad at all. Very clean and light evenly cover the whole tank.

Hardest part: wire management. Too many adapter and cord ride me crazy!!!

Take me half day to get everything in place.

Inside the stand:

Ato controled by Apex FMM module. Lower Optical water sensor control the small ato pump when the upper sensor let me know if the sump water level is higher than usual, meaning return pump stop.

Ato tank also has a float valve connect to break out box that will stop ato pump from running dry, and notify me to refill the tank.

The tank run for a week before I transfer all the frags/colonies. Since I use all the marinepure block from my old system so it cycle pretty fast. I didn’t have any algae bloom or amonia, nitrate strike.
Most of the corals loosing color but it’s normal during tank transfer. As long as I see polyps extension then I am not worry.

Even little frags are doing well.

Overall.

Nice job man, looking real good!

 

[najer]

Very nice.

 

[Ashish Patel]

Congrats on a job well done. Your pictures are epic!!!

 

[Mark Gray]

Wow fantastic pictures you have a great collection hope some day I can get half the color you have

 

[raultsu]

Awesome tank. I just read all 17 pages pages

 

[Aleks]

Hi
A wonderful tank.
What news, there are new acros?