180g Peninsula Mixed Reef

[gregdepot]

I bought the tank in 2019 but couldn't figure out what to do with it.
Build List
TruVu 180g maybe from the 90s? Its squared off. I put 1/4 square rod into the seems with Weldon 16. The Next project is to but it.
Built a new 2x4 and Plywood top stand, the old one had significant water damage from a bulk head leak. Primed but needs painted.

Lighting (Hanging)
1 36" Quanta Pro Reef Crest
1 36" Quanta Pro Meso Blue
1 Viparspectra 165W
1 AI Prime HD (13 LED)

Flow
2 Vortech MP40

Sump Area Equipment
TruVu 36g Wet Dry Modified
Bubble Magnus Curve 7 Skimmer
Inkbird 306A Wifi Temp Controller (may add a second)
2 BRS Titanium 300W heaters
NiCrew White/Blue LED for Refugium/Sump Lighting
Tunze Osmolator ATO
20G High for ATO
2 Sicce 3.0
25W Emperor (Pentair) UV
Sicce .5 for UV

Testing
Hannah Copper
Hannah Alkalinity
API Freshwater (can google saltwater charts) & Reef
Milwaukee Digital Refractometer

Bio Filter
1 Brightwell Block
160-170lbs of mixed Old rock and Dry rock (70lbs of mainly old rock is curing, 50 lbs of formerly dry rock in 36, the remaining is dry currently)
Refugium
Will likely add a thin sand layer.

Currently running a 36g Bow Front to get things started
Current stock list

Fish
1 Female Tomato Clown
1 Male Cinnamon Clown
1 Sailfin Tang (Juvenile)

Inverts
1 Long Spine Urchin
3 Astrea Snails
2 Blue Legged Hermit Crabs

Coral
5 Zoa
1 Ricordea
1 Symodium
2 Favia
2 Favites
1 Duncan

Ordered Stock list

Fish
1 Mimic Tang
1 Two Spot Bristletooth Tang
1 Blue Throat Trigger Male
1 Lamark's Angel
1 Pyramid Butterfly
1 Azure Damsel
1 Springers Damsel
1 Sixline Wrasse


Inverts
1 Crocea Clam low grade (Seeing how it goes with these "Planktivores")
3 Nassarius Snails
4 Nerite Snails
4 Trochus Snails

If the Crocea goes well Id like to add a Maxima, Shrimp, and Serpent star etc. Not sure if Ill try SPS or not.

 

[blaxsun]

Good luck with the rest of the build - looks like you have your work cut out for you!

 

[gregdepot]

Good luck with the rest of the build - looks like you have your work cut out for you!

Thanks, made some progress today at least indirectly. Have the 36 gallon sump running on the 36 bow front. I happen to have a Life Reef overflow so might as well put it to work for now.

 

[gregdepot]

Coming along

 

[gregdepot]

Update
Lighting
1 36" Quanta Pro Reef Crest
1 36" Quanta Pro Meso Blue
1 Kessil A500X

Flow
2 Vortech MP40, 1 Jaebo MCP 150 Gyre

Sump Area Equipment

Neptune Apex Jr A3
TruVu 36g Wet Dry Modified
Bubble Magnus Curve 7 Skimmer
2 Inkbird 306A Wifi Temp Controller
2 BRS Titanium 300W heaters
NiCrew White/Blue LED for Refugium/Sump Lighting
Tunze Osmolator ATO
20G High for ATO
Sicce 3.0 and Sicce 2.0 return pumps
25W Emperor (Pentair) UV with Sicce 3.0 SDC returned to other side
BRS Mini Reactor with Sicce 1.0

Have BRS CO2 Scrubber and Two Little Fishes Kalk Reactor so likely will add them.

Fish
Regal Angel (Red Sea)
Blue Throat Trigger
Saifin Tang (Pacific)
Mimic Tang
Cinnamon Clown
Tomato Clown
Pyramid Butterfly
Long Nose Butterfly
2 Pajama Cardinals
3 Blue Green Chromis
Six line Wrasse
Lamarks Angel

Likely adding a Watchman Goby

Coral
Zoas, Leather, Ricordea, Symodium, Favia. Favites. Duncan, Stylophora and Montipora
Inverts


1 Crocea Clam, 1 Derasa, 40 or so snails, 1 Long Spined Urchin, 1 Brittle Star, 1 Serpent Star and 1 fighting Conch.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Tank is looking great!!!