7.5 gallon zoanthid garden

cje0114 · Feb 24, 2016

https://imageshack.com/i/pnk5L312j

Hey, long time lurker, first time posting.

Here is my latest tank I'm working on... It is a deep blue 7.5 gallon 12 inch cube with a 5.5 gallon sump.

This is going to be a zoanthid dominant tank with a couple lps.

I'll update this thread as the tank matures.

Thanks for looking!

Chris

jdpeters · Feb 24, 2016

wow jam packed looks great

larry reed · Feb 24, 2016

CAN I SEE YOUR TANK ?

cje0114 · Feb 24, 2016

larry reed said:
CAN I SEE YOUR TANK ?

Not sure why the pictures didn't show up so I provided a direct link at the top of the original post.

cje0114 · Feb 24, 2016

jdpeters said:
wow jam packed looks great

Thanks!

cje0114 · Feb 24, 2016

Some specs,

The tank is currently around 4 months old. Live rock and sand used from another tank.

Lighting is an Ai prime.

Sump is a simple 5.5 gallon with a diy filter sock holder and no baffles. It has a phosban reactor running carbon and purigen. 100 watt heater and dual float switches for the auto top off.

There is about 6 pounds of live rock.

I perform anywhere from 1 to 5 gallon water changes per week.

cje0114 · Feb 24, 2016

Just a small portion of some of my zoanthids.

cje0114 · Feb 26, 2016

Tonight I added some lemon drops and stratocasters to the tank..

Cristy17 · Feb 26, 2016

GORGEOUS!

FL_Reefer · Feb 28, 2016

Can you post your lighting schedule? Please.

cje0114 · Feb 28, 2016

Here ya go.

FL_Reefer · Feb 28, 2016

Sweet thanks, have you been happy with this schedule?

cje0114 · Feb 28, 2016

Yeah.. It took a lot of tinkering but this is where I finally settled and haven't messed with it since. The first and last 2 hours are just a small ramp up of the blues, uv and violet. It kinda reminds me of when I used to run just actinics in the morning and night on other tanks. I only run my full schedule for three hours total and the zoanthids seem to love it.