Erik’s Reefer 170 Build
Updating this initial post to reflect more of the current status of the tank
FTS 10/03/23
FTS 12/29/21
After a many many year hiatus and a shelved plan for a completely custom tank, I made my return to the hobby with a Reefer 170 (the largest tank I could get buy off from my SO for….for now ). The goal will be to do a SPS dominant mixed reef - still a work in progress.
A key component of this build is that I want to have a small an impact on existing reefs as possible, and as such I am aiming to purchase only aquacultured corals and fish. So far I have been successful, but the limited selection of fish is definitely a challenge. The live rock is seeded with maricultured rock from Gulf Live Rock. I've given myself a pass on small inverts/CUC as there limited or no aquaculted options for these - but will be attempting to get aquacultured snails wherever possible.
Equipment and stocking is out of date...need to find some time to update.
Current Equipment list:
Tank Red Sea Reefer 170 (34 gallon display, 9 gallon sump)
Lighting - DT Radion XR30 G5 w/ Reeflink controller
Lighting - Fuge Lifegard High Output 5" Full Spectrum LED Light
Lighting - sump 3x EShine 7" LED strip (Amazon)
Return pump MightyJet DC 538
Controller ProfiLux 4 (Mega Set 6e)
Doser GHL 2.1 Doser SA
Dosing Rervoirs 2xIceCap 2.5L Liquid Dosing Containers
Power control 2x GHL Powerbar 6E-PAB - 6 outlet + American DJ POW-R Bar - 10 outlet
DT Circulation2x Tunze Nanostreem 6040 w/ Tunze Safety Connector for battery backup 2X Ecotech MP10
Battery backup Progeny 300W Portable Power Station
Heaters Cobalt Neo-Therm 200W (in sump) + Finnex HMO 200W w/ Autoaqua smart temp (backup in DT overflow)
Skimmer Eshopps X-120
ATO Tunze Osmolater
ATO Reservoir Bashsea 5G Reservoir in cabinet outside cabinet
RODI BRS 7-stage, 75 GPD (not in cabinet)
Leak detection GHL Leakage interface + leakage sensor
Live Rock:60lbs Tampa Bay Saltwater 40 lbs MarcoRocks + 20lbs Gulf Live Rock
Sand: 15lbsTampa Bay Saltwater Gulf Live Rock live sand + 20lbs Caribsea Special Grade Arag-alive
Salt: Red Sea (Blue Bucket)
Testing: BRS refractometer, Hannah Alk/Phosphate ULR, Red Sea Nitrate Pro/Calcium Pro/Magnesium Pro
Original plan was to fit all the equipment in the stand. After many hours playing Tetris I gave up. ATO and backup power supply both are outside. Large AC/DC converters for pumps/lights are mounted to the back of the DT with adhesive backed velcro.
Current Stocking List:
Fish:
-ORA Captive-Bred Yellow Watchman Goby
-ORA Captive-Bred Ocellaris Clownfish
-RWU Captive-Bred Royal Gramma
Corals:
-RR Pink Floyd
-RR Firecracker
-FF Red Robin
-ASD Pink Tip Table
-Coral Euphoria Indo Bottlebrush Turaki
-JF Purple Forest
-JF Burnin Banana Stylocoeniella
-JF Frankies Sky High Stag
-JF Pink Branching Cyphastrea
-ORA Marshall Island Green Hydnophora Coral (LA)
-ORA Hyacinth birdsnest
-ORA Purple Stylophora
-Oregon Tort
-Biota Cultured Green Alveopora
-Superman Blastomussa Merleti
-Peach/Green generic Blastomussa
-Sun coral (1x polyp)
-JF Yellow infused rainbow clove
-Blueberry zoanthid
-Buttmunchers zoanthid
-JF Mohican suns paly
-Everlasting Gobstoppers zoanthid
Inverts/CUC:
-Emerald Mithrax Crab
-2x Candy cane pistol shrimp
-Porceline crab
-2x Spiny Star Astraea
-4x Cerith snail
-4x Astrea snail
-2x Nerite snail
-6x Nassarius snail
-2x Scarlet Hermits
Hitchhikers:
-Corals: Gorgonian/Lobophylia?/Favia?/Cup coral?
-Tunicates (multiple species)
-Sponge (multiple species)
-Feather dusters (multiple species)
-Bristleworms
-Spaghetti worms
-Eunice worms
-Sea cucumbers
-Snails: cerith/limpets/colonista/small nasarius or whelk
-Crabs: 2x micro hermit/ decorator crab / gorilla grab (now in sump)
-Urchins: black short spine/purple pincushion
-Bivalves: spiny oyster?/turkey wing clam/jewel box clam?
-Brittle stars / micro-brittle stars
-Macro algae: Caulerpa Paspaloides/Halmeda/various other species
Updating this initial post to reflect more of the current status of the tank
FTS 10/03/23
FTS 12/29/21
After a many many year hiatus and a shelved plan for a completely custom tank, I made my return to the hobby with a Reefer 170 (the largest tank I could get buy off from my SO for….for now ). The goal will be to do a SPS dominant mixed reef - still a work in progress.
A key component of this build is that I want to have a small an impact on existing reefs as possible, and as such I am aiming to purchase only aquacultured corals and fish. So far I have been successful, but the limited selection of fish is definitely a challenge. The live rock is seeded with maricultured rock from Gulf Live Rock. I've given myself a pass on small inverts/CUC as there limited or no aquaculted options for these - but will be attempting to get aquacultured snails wherever possible.
Equipment and stocking is out of date...need to find some time to update.
Current Equipment list:
Tank Red Sea Reefer 170 (34 gallon display, 9 gallon sump)
Lighting - DT Radion XR30 G5 w/ Reeflink controller
Lighting - Fuge Lifegard High Output 5" Full Spectrum LED Light
Lighting - sump 3x EShine 7" LED strip (Amazon)
Return pump MightyJet DC 538
Controller ProfiLux 4 (Mega Set 6e)
Doser GHL 2.1 Doser SA
Dosing Rervoirs 2xIceCap 2.5L Liquid Dosing Containers
Power control 2x GHL Powerbar 6E-PAB - 6 outlet +
DT Circulation
Battery backup Progeny 300W Portable Power Station
Heaters Cobalt Neo-Therm 200W (in sump) + Finnex HMO 200W w/ Autoaqua smart temp (backup in DT overflow)
Skimmer Eshopps X-120
ATO Tunze Osmolater
ATO Reservoir Bashsea 5G Reservoir
RODI BRS 7-stage, 75 GPD (not in cabinet)
Leak detection GHL Leakage interface + leakage sensor
Live Rock:
Sand: 15lbs
Salt: Red Sea (Blue Bucket)
Testing: BRS refractometer, Hannah Alk/Phosphate ULR, Red Sea Nitrate Pro/Calcium Pro/Magnesium Pro
Original plan was to fit all the equipment in the stand. After many hours playing Tetris I gave up. ATO and backup power supply both are outside. Large AC/DC converters for pumps/lights are mounted to the back of the DT with adhesive backed velcro.
Current Stocking List:
Fish:
-ORA Captive-Bred Yellow Watchman Goby
-ORA Captive-Bred Ocellaris Clownfish
-RWU Captive-Bred Royal Gramma
Corals:
-RR Pink Floyd
-RR Firecracker
-FF Red Robin
-ASD Pink Tip Table
-Coral Euphoria Indo Bottlebrush Turaki
-JF Purple Forest
-JF Burnin Banana Stylocoeniella
-JF Frankies Sky High Stag
-JF Pink Branching Cyphastrea
-ORA Marshall Island Green Hydnophora Coral (LA)
-ORA Hyacinth birdsnest
-ORA Purple Stylophora
-Oregon Tort
-Biota Cultured Green Alveopora
-Superman Blastomussa Merleti
-Peach/Green generic Blastomussa
-Sun coral (1x polyp)
-JF Yellow infused rainbow clove
-Blueberry zoanthid
-Buttmunchers zoanthid
-JF Mohican suns paly
-Everlasting Gobstoppers zoanthid
Inverts/CUC:
-Emerald Mithrax Crab
-2x Candy cane pistol shrimp
-Porceline crab
-2x Spiny Star Astraea
-4x Cerith snail
-4x Astrea snail
-2x Nerite snail
-6x Nassarius snail
-2x Scarlet Hermits
Hitchhikers:
-Corals: Gorgonian/Lobophylia?/Favia?/Cup coral?
-Tunicates (multiple species)
-Sponge (multiple species)
-Feather dusters (multiple species)
-Bristleworms
-Spaghetti worms
-Eunice worms
-Sea cucumbers
-Snails: cerith/limpets/colonista/small nasarius or whelk
-Crabs: 2x micro hermit/ decorator crab / gorilla grab (now in sump)
-Urchins: black short spine/purple pincushion
-Bivalves: spiny oyster?/turkey wing clam/jewel box clam?
-Brittle stars / micro-brittle stars
-Macro algae: Caulerpa Paspaloides/Halmeda/various other species
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