165g mixed reef

[Jeffcb]

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[Jimbhoy13]

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[RC51]

Hello!

I've got a 165g mixed reef tank, been going for a few years, along with the usual setbacks along the way.

6' x 2' x 2' Acrylic with a central overflow
R-300 eshopps sump with big skimmer
2 Current USA eflux DC wave pumps
8x T5 fluorescent bulbs plus blue LED moonlights

I made a rock wall and plane to have it filled with a bunch of tiny inverts and fish, and for the wall to get covered in coral. Fish losses have been a problem, not sure about the cause usually, lol. But, things seem to be on the mend overall. Also have an issue with the corals not taking off, except for the GSP and clavularia. Also my blasto colony does pretty good (my pride and joy!).

Now I have
2x oscellaris clowns
2x yellow watchman, 1 with a tiger snapping shrimp
Six line wrasse
Psychedelic dragonet
2x Caribbean black clingfish
Large yellow Tang (new)
Large blue Hippo Tang (new, need to re-home)
Some medium serpent stars, a few red tuxedo urchins, blue leg hermits, a couple small conchs, a sand sifting starfish, various turbo and astrea snails
Many coral colonies, almost all LPS, softies, and zoas, along with a handful of small leathers, a few SPS, a couple gorgonians, some mushrooms and riccordias, a plate/disc coral, and probably some other critters I am forgetting or don't know I have.

The list of the 'fish who went before' is more extensive unfortunately. Hopefully that is getting better. The list of dead corals, well there's been plenty of those as well. But there have also been a good number of survivors.

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