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[Reefanatik]

Hello everyone. I've been in the hobby 4 about 8 years and I am on my 4th tank. I started with a 72g bow front which was given to me by my brother who was in a bad motorcycle accident and couldn't keep up with the tank. I thought awesome. I get a free saltwater tank. LOL. I then moved up to a 90 gallon, then a 93 cube and just recently upgraded to a 180 which I think I got wet in early July. My equipment list goes as such.
2 Hamilton MH 20K radiums M80 ballast
4bulb supplemental Tek T5s
3 mp40QDs
36" life reef skimmer
Vectra M1 pump for skimmer
Vectra L1 return pump
Apex controller
brs dosing pumps x2
Custom BOA sump

My 180 is still fairly new but I'm happy with it so far. Anyways I will start with a few pics. Let me know what u like or don't like.

 

[Reefanatik]

 

[Reefanatik]

Ive slowly added a bit more rock. I think that will b enough, I don't want it to look crowded and I need room for my coral to grow.

 

[Martyd]

Very nice!

 

[Reefanatik]

Very nice!

Thanks. Still a work in progress

 

[Reefanatik]

Fish list.

6 green chromis
3 femal lyretail anthias
1 male lyretail anthias
2 clowns
1 melenurus wrasse
1 starry blenny
2 fire goby
1 purple tang
1 blue hippo
1 blue throat trigger
1 diamond gobby

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Wow loving it! Nice work on the plumbing and wire management!

 

[bknapp]

Any updates?

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Looking forward to seeing this one grow in!

 

[Reefanatik]

Wow loving it! Nice work on the plumbing and wire management!

Thank you. I atill have a few things to tweak but its coming along

 

[Reefanatik]

Any updates?

No not really. Just letting it grow. I will take some pics this weekend hopefully and compare to see growth, if any.

 

[Reefanatik]

Looking forward to seeing this one grow in!

Yeah me too. Its exciting starting a new build but now i just need to get more coral and hurry up and wait u know.

 

[Reefanatik]

So I lost my green slimer and a few other sps coral. I think my issue was low nutrients and my alkalinity was at 9.5. I've read it's not good to keep it above 8 with low nutrients. I took my alkalinity doser offline for a few days so it would lower naturally and I am starting to see new growth again. Also, I started working on skinning the tank after leaving it bare for a few months. Will get pics up soon.

 

[Reefanatik]

Well I finally started working on skinning my stand. I still have a long way to go but here are some pictures of my progress so far.

 

[Denali08]

Very cool! Like the spy glass.

 

[Reefanatik]

Very cool! Like the spy glass.

Thanks, I really like it. It was a bit expensive but in this hobby that seems to b common.

 

[Reefanatik]

Top installed. Tomorrow I will finish the molding and trim. I really like how the top came out. Just the right size overhang.

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[Reefanatik]

Haven't posted in a while but here are some recent pictures of some zoas and sps.

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[Reefanatik]

Not sure why some of the pictures are showing up and some aren't. Let me try one more time.




So when i copy the "image" link on photobucket its posting the "update your account" image and when i link the "image thumb"link from photobucket it works but it is too small of a picture. What am i doing wrong?

 

[jsker]

corals look good!!