ochriso
Active Member
Well we have had a 75 gallon for almost 20 years, started FOWLR then became mixed reef you guys know how it goes from there. We started with BS bio ball sump with hang on overflow box. A couple years into our tank we came to know a local shop owner who was not a fan of that type set up so we made some changes. we did not want a sump so switched to a lot of live rock and a CPR HOB skimmer a few power heads with pretty good success. We have had all types of lighting from VHO's, Halides, and Then finally t5's. our custom made stand and canopy doesn't allow for excessive heat exchange so a chiller has always been needed. as many of you know during the life span it is very easy to fall out of the love affair that is reef keeping so it has had its up and downs.
With the age of our tank I was growing wary of the tanks integrity no signs of problems but was have thoughts of coming home to 75 gallon shallow carpet reef. Late last year I ran across a deal for a couple mp40's and 2 radions and so the redo began. picked up a reef octopus HOB skimmer and at Christmas got a new 75 gal marineland tank from a local shop.
Plan was to salvage as much as possible from display put in a holding tank while anticipating some sort of a small cycle. Our tank had a terrible Mojano problem so several things had been killed off and would not be making the transition. the more we planned we came to the conclusion that the live rock would not be making the change given its age and the amount of mojano felt like not a good way to restart.
we ordered some new live rock from aquarium arts in California scheduled delivery for a Friday in January and the redo began. we started by removing all the still living livestock and corals and moved to temporary housing. got everything set up and off we went.
Unfortunately we had a Mexican turbo about the size of a racquet ball die over a weekend that we were away and lost pretty much everything in temporary housing
.
I will post some pics of the process soon.
Fast forward. My wife is all in just like most things we do and after a few trips to Orlando in may and the availability on FB and online our new 75 is no longer big enough. We picked up a 220 in wall aquarium from a couple about 45 minutes away from our home. Medical conditions had made it almost impossible for them to care for the tank so they were stepping away from the hobby and we picked up the whole set up.
the set up came with a few canister filters and hob fuge/skimmer and lighting that we will not be using going forward but we feel like we got a good deal for the 200+ pounds of live rock and the tank.
With the age of our tank I was growing wary of the tanks integrity no signs of problems but was have thoughts of coming home to 75 gallon shallow carpet reef. Late last year I ran across a deal for a couple mp40's and 2 radions and so the redo began. picked up a reef octopus HOB skimmer and at Christmas got a new 75 gal marineland tank from a local shop.
Plan was to salvage as much as possible from display put in a holding tank while anticipating some sort of a small cycle. Our tank had a terrible Mojano problem so several things had been killed off and would not be making the transition. the more we planned we came to the conclusion that the live rock would not be making the change given its age and the amount of mojano felt like not a good way to restart.
we ordered some new live rock from aquarium arts in California scheduled delivery for a Friday in January and the redo began. we started by removing all the still living livestock and corals and moved to temporary housing. got everything set up and off we went.
Unfortunately we had a Mexican turbo about the size of a racquet ball die over a weekend that we were away and lost pretty much everything in temporary housing
.I will post some pics of the process soon.
Fast forward. My wife is all in just like most things we do and after a few trips to Orlando in may and the availability on FB and online our new 75 is no longer big enough. We picked up a 220 in wall aquarium from a couple about 45 minutes away from our home. Medical conditions had made it almost impossible for them to care for the tank so they were stepping away from the hobby and we picked up the whole set up.
the set up came with a few canister filters and hob fuge/skimmer and lighting that we will not be using going forward but we feel like we got a good deal for the 200+ pounds of live rock and the tank.
