Fish Cave

ReefCycle · Dec 1, 2013

So I have multiple tanks, all in one system. Current Tanks
210 Fowlr
135 Reef
150 Softie reef/fowlr
72 bow banggai breed tank
55 kelp/chaeto fuge
150 Horsetrough primary sump with mangroves
150 Horsetrough secondary sump assorted filters
12 nano drilled and led swapped
20-30 gallon frag tank

Tank Parems on a regular
1.026 salinity
temp varies 76-78 per season, but is always a slow change as volume is so large
ph 8.25- 8.3 constant night and day
Ca 420
Dkh 11.5
Mg 1290
Po4 0-.03
No3 2-5 ppm
o2 8mg/l
Courtesy of salifert test kits
Lighting
currently reefs are lit by radions and fowlr by dimmable onyx's
Calcium reactor keeps my chemistry constant
Skimmers:
SRO5000int that is fed by a bio churn reactor
and MRC MR6R
55 watt and 35 watt uv sterilizer
two little fishies mini reactor with 1/4 full phoszorb (so understocked)
2 bags of chemipure elite
WATER CHANGES: every week 55 gallons. currently instant ocean but have used every salt known to man. lol
flow is provided by 3 mp60's and 8 mp40's throught tanks.

This is my 4th rendition of system.
Fish currently labled as oldest
Reef: oldest fish in this system is 4 years
Scribbled Rabbit
Common Foxface
six line wrasse
2 black oscellaris clowns
Magnificent Foxface
meta tang
chocalate tang
Multifasciatus angel
2 squammi anthias

BIG FOWLR niger is 10 years old all other fish are 5-8 years old
Niger trigger
Yellow Tang
Hippo Tang (was a rescue from friend had huge lateral line erosion, as pictured mostly healed but face is permanently scared)
Clown Trigger
Porcupine Puffer
Powder Blue tang

150 fowlr
juv imperator angel
juv achilles tang
juv scopas tang
juv hippo tang

72 bow breeding
pair of banggais

150 horse trough
brown banded cat shark

55 kelp tank
red frogfish

ReefCycle · Dec 1, 2013

more pics

ReefCycle · Dec 1, 2013

p.s. there is crud on my achilles tangs glass and that is where I got the shot out of him. I will have to get another shot so it doesnt look like he is covered in crap

ReefCycle · Dec 1, 2013

last bit of pics for now

Squishie89 · Dec 1, 2013

Very cool! Those sumps look mighty complicated, at least they would be for me!

ReefCycle · Dec 2, 2013

Not really, it is not so bad

trickedout900 · Dec 2, 2013

Thanks for sharing. I love the simple concept. You didn't go for the million dollar looking system. The horse trough sumps inspires the average working person like myself proving that anyone can have a saltwater system.

ReefCycle · Dec 2, 2013

I am certainly an average working person. I was just diagnosed with multiple tank syndrome at an early age. Lol I just love keeping corals, but I also love my triggerfish. So I needed to build something that held both my salt systems. And then we bought a house so I started adding tanks to system. And adding and adding. Horse troughs were first acquired, because I needed to move my 135 and 210 fowlr in one day. And I had 2 days to prepare at house. So I bought horse troughs for size volume and affordability, then started to and then added heaters and added salt and pumps then brought fish over. Actually leaving my entire fowlr in horse trough while I made new saltwatr in there 210 since they didn't add up to enough space, but size wise a 100 gallon horse trough has a lot of room, and when u add heaters live rock and pumps u have a fish home that buys u 24-30 hours till water was ready!

revhtree · Dec 3, 2013

Looking good!

trickedout900 · Dec 3, 2013

This hobby is like a disease, once bitten you can never have enough. I have been in and out of the hobby over the years due to moving around a lot. I finally bought a house and traded my blazer for a 360 gallon tank. One would think that's enough but I was offered a 220 for free so why not! Now I am looking at frag tanks and you just made the 150 gallon horse trough in the back yard have a purpose. I now have my fish only and a reef in progress so I'm pretty happy but I still want more. Good luck with your continued success.