29G Glowing Reef -> 75G Mixed Reef -> 180G SPS/Mixed Reef Build!

[fishguy242]

I just made a quick video on my tank under blue light! (Sorry about the background noise though lol)

lol got my dogs barking...well caught up..stuck w me now ;) did you get that pump rattle fixed??:cool:nice system!

 

[Gernader]

lol got my dogs barking...well caught up..stuck w me now ;) did you get that pump rattle fixed??:cool:nice system!

Haha barking drives me crazy! Thanks for catching up :D. I did get the pump noise fixed by using the soft tubing and plumbed it to the hard pvc. I agree that my system is very nice and I love it!

 

[MRReefs]

Update: I ordered a big pack from @MRReefs to be able to acclimate new corals/anemones, got a frag rack, and take better photos from top down view! Here are the pics!

Walt Disney (might be my favorite :p)

Thank you for your support and business! Looking good!!

 

[Gernader]

I just ordered a bunch of SPS frags and I can’t wait to receive them! Of course, I will take pics after they are used to my tank :D

 

[Gernader]

Here are some nice sps I got from @TopShelfAquatics! (The front ones on the rack)

- TSA Twisted Sister
- CC Voodoo Majick
- TSA The Fuzz
- TSA Dan Akroyd

 

[Gernader]

Well, I made some changes to my tank! I removed my powerhead and added 2 MP40s on The back wall for SPS corals. Now, it looks like my flow rate is around 6,800 gph or 90x! o_O It’s gonna be difficult to make all corals happy since it’s a mixed reef lol.

Oh, I bought many sps frags and they are coming this week :D . I also added a rainbow bubble tip anemone next to my huge anemone since I found it for a great deal.

PICS SPAM

 

[Gernader]

Sunkist Bounce

Chalices/ RFAs/ Hammers/ Space Invader Pectinia

TRC Haley’s Comet

BC Adam Bomb

TSA Twisted Sister

CC Voodoo Majick

TSA Dan Akroyd

TSA The Fuzz

Walt Disney

TRC Rocket Science

Garf Bonsai

Tierra Del Fuego

Greg Hiller’s Aqua Delight

Blue/Teal Milli

 

[Barnabie Mejia]

Awesome builds! it looks like we were on the same path with the 29 gallon to 75 gallon upgrade! keep it up! I need to start stocking my tank up with more coral!

 

[Gernader]

Awesome builds! it looks like we were on the same path with the 29 gallon to 75 gallon upgrade! keep it up! I need to start stocking my tank up with more coral!

Thanks! Hope everything will go smooth for you and can't wait to see your corals!

 

[Gernader]

My new SPS additions :D

TGC Cherry Bomb (in the middle, has insane PE)

TSA Purple Rain

 

[Gernader]

Well, it’s been a month since the last update! I took a bunch of pics to show the progress of growth for SPS. I also got a high end sps frag, TSA Fruity Pebbles ;). That’s gonna be a stunner when it gets big!

Pics (taken with my phone with filter, no edits):

FTS

Walt Disney

Greg Hiller’s Aqua Delight

TSA Dan Akroyd

Garf Bonsai

TSA Twisted Sister

TSA The Fuzz

RR Kandari

Tierra Del Fuego

TRC Rocket Science

TRC Haley’s Comet

CC Voodoo Majick

BC Adam Bomb

TGC Cherry Bomb

TSA Purple Rain

TSA Cali Tort

Highlighter Humilis

TSA Fruity Pebbles

CB Golden Jawdropper

RC Poison Envy

Montipora Digitata

 

[Jeffcb]

Wow. That is great. Looks really good!

 

[Gernader]

Wow. That is great. Looks really good!

Thanks, I appreciate that! :D

 

[b1uecheese]

Great looking tank. Must be exciting with all that Sps growth.
Are you still doing weekly WCs? I didn’t see what salt you’re using?
oh and a divided leopard wrasse would look nice
Thanks

 

[Gernader]

Great looking tank. Must be exciting with all that Sps growth.
Are you still doing weekly WCs? I didn’t see what salt you’re using?
oh and a divided leopard wrasse would look nice
Thanks

Thanks, it makes me so happy to see SPS growing crazy fast! Sorry, I thought I mentioned it somewhere. I just do 15% WC biweekly with regular IO. I do not dose and everything looks awesome.

Unfortunately, I can’t have a leopard wrasse due to my coarse sand and it’s less than an inch too.

 

[Gernader]

I just bought some more corals! Now, I just need to be patient until they come at my place. ;)

 

[Gernader]

I have some surprising news! My rainbow anemone has splitted into 4 anemones! I got them all and put them in my anemone box, so I’m gonna let them grow a bit and sell 3 of them! :cool: My big Sherman anemone is still growing lol.

Daylight pic:

Blues:

 

[Bleigh]

Hey guys! I’m finally starting my build thread for my 10 month old reef tank lol.

So, I have a 29g reef. I do around 15% water change weekly. (This tank is running without a sump, no skimmer, and no dosing.) I have a mix of softies, zoas, lps, and sps.

Setup: (GO TO PAGE 3 FOR UPDATED 75G SETUP)

• Tank: 29g long
• Sand: 30 pounds of white sand
• Rock: 20 to 30 pounds of live rock
• Lighting: Mars Aqua 165W running at 75% blues, 0% whites for 8 hours a day.
• Stand: A granite top dresser from a bedroom set (I know right, but it looks nice lol)
• Filtration: Seachem Tidal 75 filled with ceramic bioballs, fine and coarse sponges, and Seachem matrix
• Heater: 100W heater (Don’t remember the brand), I also got a backup heater which is Eheim Jager
• Flow: 2 of Hydor Koralia Nano 565gph (total gph: 1,130gph)
• Lid: White eggcrate piece

Livestock: (need some recommendations!) (GO TO PAGE 3 FOR UPDATED 75G SETUP)

• 1 Ocellaris Clown (used to have 2, but removed 1 due to insane aggression whenever I have blue lights on, that was a surprise!)
• Ruby Longfin Fairy Wrasse
• Captive Bred Banggai Cardinal
• Cleaner shrimp
• Blood Fire Shrimp
• Nassarius, ceriths, trochus, bubblebee snails
• 1 Emerald crab
• Sherman Rose Bubble Tip Anemone
• Rock Flower Anemone

Corals: (GO TO PAGE 3 FOR UPDATED 75G SETUP)

• Leather Toadstool
• Tree Coral
• Green Pacific Ricordea Mushroom
• Orange Ricordea Mushroom
• 2 frags of Green Star Polyps
• Xenia
• WWC Purple Monsters zoas
• Green Flowerpot
• Hollywood Stunner Chalice
• Pandora zoas
• Venus Flytrap palythoas
• Green Hammer
• Alveopora
• TSA Bam Bam zoas
• TSA Magma Flow Echinata
• Hairy Mushroom
• Montipora Digitata sps
• Unknown Orange zoas
• Nirvana zoas
• Nightmares zoas
• Green/red Blastomussa
• Armor of God zoas
• WWC Eagle Eye zoas
• WWC Sweet Tooth zoas
• WWC Scrambled Eggs zoas
• WWC Space Queens zoas
• WWC Fruit Loops zoas
• Rasta zoas
• Hooligans with Fire and Ice combo zoas
• CB White Zombies zoas
• Pink Diamonds zoas

I think I listed everything...

Feel free to ask questions or comments about anything and I would also like some recommendations for livestock.

My Tank Video:



PICS ARE COMING SOON!! :D

Wow! You made some great coral choices! Thank tank looks amazing!

 

[Gernader]

Wow! You made some great coral choices! Thank tank looks amazing!

Thank you! I just got some more corals and will post pictures... :D

 

[MERKEY]

A great build thread deserves some great SPLAM!!!

In all seriousness love the build!!