Broadfield's Red Sea Reefer 450 Build - OCD Inspired... Going Back To a Reef

[Maddlesrain]

Beautiful tank!! You obviously thought out the details! I love how you explain all your ingenious and clean plumbing ideas as well!

 

[Broadfield]

The details are UNREAL on this bad boy!

Thanks Matt! How's yours coming? Did you get the WAVs set up to your liking?

 

[MCooper]

Thanks Matt! How's yours coming? Did you get the WAVs set up to your liking?

Got an algae issue I am dealing with on the rocks. About to leave work early and mess with the WAV pumps so hopefully. Helps a ton now that I see how you have yours!

 

[revhtree]

You know I love it!

 

[mmw64]

Anybody else wish Broadfield made house calls all over the US?

 

[MCooper]

Anybody else wish Broadfield made house calls all over the US?

HAHAH you are not kidding! It is getting a gorgeous tank as well as all the artwork underneath in the cabinets!
Broadfield, come take a vacation to Miami and then give me a tank makeover hahah

 

[Broadfield]

Anybody else wish Broadfield made house calls all over the US?

HAHAH you are not kidding! It is getting a gorgeous tank as well as all the artwork underneath in the cabinets!
Broadfield, come take a vacation to Miami and then give me a tank makeover hahah

Well, I appreciate it that you guys think that highly of my work.

 

[Clayton Jessup]

That looks amazing , it's unreal . Great job on the details.

 

[revhtree]

Beautiful!

 

[Broadfield]

So the entire time I have had my pair of clowns, they refuse to host my Rainbow Bubble Tip. In all honesty, I actually could care less... I'm not one of those that gets upset when the clowns won't host an anemone. They do however host my large purple Goniopora... have from the beginning. Well, I get home yesterday from work and notice that the Goniopora is completely closed up. Which is not uncommon since the clowns completely harass it, keeping trying to feed it large chunks of LRS food etc lol. But something was different this time. I spotted something I had never seen before on the rock that it typically covers up...

 

[Broadfield]

The one thing that I have never been happy about is where/how I store my glass scraper(36" long Kent Marine), nets, long Eheim tongs, long spot feeder, my PAR wand etc. And since I use them so often, I wanted them within quick reach of the tank. Pier 1 and my wife to the rescue! She picked up an umbrella holder that works perfectly for me and our decor.

IMG_6819 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

IMG_6825 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

IMG_6820 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

 

[revhtree]

LOL! Awesome! Do you dry them first?

 

[Broadfield]

LOL! Awesome! Do you dry them first?

I thought about putting some sort of liner in there. But yeah, I was already pulling them through a towel as I lift them over the edge of the tank.... to eliminate pesky drips down the front of the glass.

 

[Danny1496]

Tank is looking great like all ways bro .

 

[vipete1985]

Her name is Millie.



Sweet! I just run bio pellets and a skimmer at the moment. I have GFO in my 2nd reactor, but only put it online if I notice any sort of algae at all. Which I have had zero algae since my initial cycle... so I don't really run the GFO. Those bio pellets seem to work great! I have only had a short bout with cyanobacteria and then I also had a short stint with spirulina. The hydrogen peroxide cleared the cyano and Chemiclean cleared up the spirulina. I also stir my sand every day. All of this seems to keep my sand white and no algae in the tank... so far any way lol.

I have run bio pellets before and all my corals suffered because it stripped the water of all the nutrients so well.......what are your nitrates phosphate parameters with the bio-pellets? Also had a cyano outbreak because my nitrates were lower than my phosphates...that's how it usually happens

 

[Brian Kim]

Hi Broadfield, I am about to place an order on those gate valves. I see you said you used 1/2" but are they the thread or slip version. Thanks

 

[Broadfield]

Hi Broadfield, I am about to place an order on those gate valves. I see you said you used 1/2" but are they the thread or slip version. Thanks

I used slip, but your setup is going to dictate whether you use slip or threaded.

 

[Brian Kim]

I used slip, but your setup is going to dictate whether you use slip or threaded.

Thanks

 

[Broadfield]

I have run bio pellets before and all my corals suffered because it stripped the water of all the nutrients so well.......what are your nitrates phosphate parameters with the bio-pellets? Also had a cyano outbreak because my nitrates were lower than my phosphates...that's how it usually happens

Yeah, my Nitrates have crept down to zero while Phosphates are around 0.16. So I'm trying to decide if I want start dosing Nitrate or some other option.

 

[redsea01]

So the entire time I have had my pair of clowns, they refuse to host my Rainbow Bubble Tip. In all honesty, I actually could care less... I'm not one of those that gets upset when the clowns won't host an anemone. They do however host my large purple Goniopora... have from the beginning. Well, I get home yesterday from work and notice that the Goniopora is completely closed up. Which is not uncommon since the clowns completely harass it, keeping trying to feed it large chunks of LRS food etc lol. But something was different this time. I spotted something I had never seen before on the rock that it typically covers up...

That is so cool about the Clowns...my jaw dropped. What a fun surprise!

The one thing that I have never been happy about is where/how I store my glass scraper(36" long Kent Marine), nets, long Eheim tongs, long spot feeder, my PAR wand etc. And since I use them so often, I wanted them within quick reach of the tank. Pier 1 and my wife to the rescue! She picked up an umbrella holder that works perfectly for me and our decor.

IMG_6819 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

IMG_6825 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

IMG_6820 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

Nice! It looks great and matches perfectly.