75 gallon mixed reef

[Kenny Kirby]

Starting my tank thread and somewhere to post updates. Been in the hobby for around 7 years Updated to 75 gallons 3 years ago from a 45 gallon tank. Benn up and running for around 3 years now contains 8 fish ac couple of inverts and a lot of corals from sps to zoos and softies. It is a 75 gallon reef ready display tank and a 30 gallon sump under the stand with 3 sections.

Fish- Maroon clownfish, yellow watchman goby, flameback angel, bangaii cardinal, starry blend, and 3 anthias

Inverts- 4 bubble tip anemones, long spine sea urchin, pistol shrimp, 2 cleaner shrimp

corals- sps, lps, zoas, and softies

equipment- ati 6 bulb dimmable fixture, reef octopus skimmer, tunze ato, GFO reactor, mp40 and mp10, Neptune apex controller

Dose BRS 2 part daily and have started dosing red sea nopox

Update as things change and as I remember things feel free to ask questions.

 

[Orion1885]

Looks great, really like the rbtas in the corner and the green digi colony. Are the RBTA's from one clone?

 

[Kenny Kirby]

@Orion1885 thanks. Yea bought one RBTA about 2 years ago now I have 4 of them the other 2 are not as visible though

 

[NY_Caveman]

Great job! Tank looks awesome!

 

[Kenny Kirby]

Pictures of some of my Fish, the rest were in hiding

 

[Kenny Kirby]

Caught one of my pom pom crabs carrying eggs last night guess its a female

 

[Kenny Kirby]

Gold stripe maroon clownfish and one of his anemones



Starry blenny just hanging out

 

[Bayareareefer18]

Very nice. Just recently started a 75. First build. Just added first two fish lightning maroon and gold nugget

 

[Ruben's Reef]

Beautiful tank. I will be upgrading my 40g breeder to a 75g soon.

 

[Kenny Kirby]

@Bayareareefer18 Ooo those are nice fish wish I had a lightning, Ive thought about adding a small one before to pair with my gold stripe but I've always been to afraid of what could go wrong. The one I have has been with me for awhile now and would hate to lose him.

@spyder813 Nice I originally started with a 45g and upgrade to this one about 3 years ago

 

[Bayareareefer18]

@Bayareareefer18 Ooo those are nice fish wish I had a lightning, Ive thought about adding a small one before to pair with my gold stripe but I've always been to afraid of what could go wrong. The one I have has been with me for awhile now and would hate to lose him.

@spyder813 Nice I originally started with a 45g and upgrade to this one about 3 years ago

Thanks. Added these two together. Both are very small but the lighting is tiny. So far they dont bother each other. Really hoping they can be friends lol. Wasn't planning on maroons but once we saw the gold nugget had to have it.

 

[Kenny Kirby]

Thanks. Added these two together. Both are very small but the lighting is tiny. So far they dont bother each other. Really hoping they can be friends lol. Wasn't planning on maroons but once we saw the gold nugget had to have it.

Yea they really are beautiful. my dream would be to have a pair of them if I could

 

[Bayareareefer18]

Yea they really are beautiful. my dream would be to have a pair of them if I could

Never really had seen anything about them l. After a Google search I couldn't believe how insanely expensive they were just a couple years ago

 

[Kenny Kirby]

Never really had seen anything about them l. After a Google search I couldn't believe how insanely expensive they were just a couple years ago

Yea definitely more expensive than the more common clowns. Especially the designer ones like lightnings but the prices have been coming down a lot with time

 

[MichaelClark55]

Beautiful tank. I have a 75 also but started it in April so its in the uglies stage. Love your corals.

 

[Wiskey]

Very nice!! Our setups are very similar, even the age is close. What parameters do you target?

Whiskey

 

[Kenny Kirby]

Beautiful tank. I have a 75 also but started it in April so its in the uglies stage. Love your corals.

Yea Ive been there still tweaking things constantly you'll get through the uglies eventually

Very nice!! Our setups are very similar, even the age is close. What parameters do you target?

Whiskey

Ive just recently been more diligent on my parameters and I've been aiming for all around 8, calcium around 420, and magnesium around 1350. I think soon I'm gonna start dosing the red sea colors just to see if it changes anything otherwise there are the only things Im maintaining currently. As for phosphate and nitrate I don't have tests for them currently but am getting them soon, still trying to learn about good levels of those for sps but currently just trying to keep them as low as I can to prevent algae

 

[Bayareareefer18]

Yea definitely more expensive than the more common clowns. Especially the designer ones like lightnings but the prices have been coming down a lot with time

Very happy I got them. They actually were cheaper than the other designer types.

Can't wait to start filling out my tank

Love the elevation changes in your scape. Looks very natural

 

[Kenny Kirby]

Very happy I got them. They actually were cheaper than the other designer types.

Can't wait to start filling out my tank

Love the elevation changes in your scape. Looks very natural

Filling out the tank is always the best part. Thanks I've changed it a few times since I originally set it up, always trying new things tried to go for something that didn't look like just a wall of rock like in my old tank

 

[Bayareareefer18]

Filling out the tank is always the best part. Thanks I've changed it a few times since I originally set it up, always trying new things tried to go for something that didn't look like just a wall of rock like in my old tank

It's a nice balance of a wall but with depth and a natural feel

Pretty excited my first frags will be arriving next week