Fishfreak2009's XXL Build

[Fishfreak2009]

Picking up a new monster setup in the next few weeks! Upgrading my 240g to a 900g display. Local hobbyist is getting out of the hobby after more than 15 years, and hooked me up with the tank, all the equipment, and the fish!

I removed all the artificial rock inserts today with the help of my wife, a good friend of mine who is also in the hobby, and my father, and caught and transferred all the fish home! Fish from the display are currently split between a few different 150g stock tanks, my 240g display, and a 125g.

I'll be going back over in the next couple weeks to move the rest of the equipment, including a couple hundred gallon sump, the 6' bioreactor, the 5' skimmer, all the lighting and pumps, the 6' uv sterilizer, and all the other odds, including the tank itself. I'll be building a new stand for the tank, to get it closer to the floor, so I have room for access up above the tank. Sump etc will be on the opposite side of the wall inside a closet, plumbed through for ease of maintenance and to keep the equipment out of my living room.

The goal here is that my 240g aquarium will end up being torn down, and that all the fish will be moving into this 900g tank.

Tank dimensions are 120"x36"x48" (LxWxH). This presents unique challenges in both the weight of the tank (very thick acrylic) and the height as far as cleaning the tank or doing anything else inside it. It should make a fantastic display for the larger angels etc, with the planktivores (wrasses, chromis, anthias, and others) shoaling up above the reef.

Picture of the new French and maculosus, showing just how amazing some of these fish are! The French angel is about 18"x18", maybe slightly larger. The blue cheek butterfly is about 8".

 

[kevgib67]

Wow, now that’s an upgrade! Good luck with the move and setup!

 

[1ocean]

Awesome...

 

[Fishfreak2009]

A few pictures from the 240g tonight. Doing daily 50g water changes to keep up with all the waste output from these heavy feeders, even with the skimmer running 24/7 and daily dosing of microbacter7. Can't wait to see all these along with the XXL tangs and angels in the 900g!

 

[McPuff]

Very cool. Looking forward to seeing more.

 

[wiseball]

Picking up a new monster setup in the next few weeks! Upgrading my 240g to a 900g display. Local hobbyist is getting out of the hobby after more than 15 years, and hooked me up with the tank, all the equipment, and the fish!

I removed all the artificial rock inserts today with the help of my wife, a good friend of mine who is also in the hobby, and my father, and caught and transferred all the fish home! Fish from the display are currently split between a few different 150g stock tanks, my 240g display, and a 125g.

I'll be going back over in the next couple weeks to move the rest of the equipment, including a couple hundred gallon sump, the 6' bioreactor, the 5' skimmer, all the lighting and pumps, the 6' uv sterilizer, and all the other odds, including the tank itself. I'll be building a new stand for the tank, to get it closer to the floor, so I have room for access up above the tank. Sump etc will be on the opposite side of the wall inside a closet, plumbed through for ease of maintenance and to keep the equipment out of my living room.

The goal here is that my 240g aquarium will end up being torn down, and that all the fish will be moving into this 900g tank.

Tank dimensions are 120"x36"x48" (LxWxH). This presents unique challenges in both the weight of the tank (very thick acrylic) and the height as far as cleaning the tank or doing anything else inside it. It should make a fantastic display for the larger angels etc, with the planktivores (wrasses, chromis, anthias, and others) shoaling up above the reef.

Picture of the new French and maculosus, showing just how amazing some of these fish are! The French angel is about 18"x18", maybe slightly larger. The blue cheek butterfly is about 8".

Daunting stuff but I’m glad it’s all working out for you! That is a serious upgrade and very beautiful fish. Moving equipment, setting it up and transportation is always a very big task and I’m glad you had help along the way, great set up and looking forward to seeing the full thing!

 

[Fishfreak2009]

Everyone is doing well in their holding tanks and the 240g. Current plan is to get the tank home mid-November, which means I should have it set up, running, and stocked hopefully by Christmas! Trying to grab the last few fish on the list to go in here as I can afford them, and quarantining them in different tanks so that the more sensitive fish can go in first, followed by the bigger rough and tumble fish going in as groups to minimize aggression.

Current stocklist:
Triggers:
2 Xanichthys mento (Crosshatch Trigger - spawning pair)

Angels:
1 Centropyge bispinosa (Coral Beauty)
1 Centropyge flavissima (Lemonpeel)
1 Centropyge loricula (Flame)
1 Chaetodontoplus meredithi (False Personifer)
1 Chaetodontoplus mesoleucos (Singapore)
1 Holacanthus ciliaris (Queen)
1 Pomacanthus asfur (Asfur)
1 Pomacanthus imperator (Emperor)
2 Pomacanthus maculosus (Halfmoon)
2 Pomacanthus paru (French)
1 Pomacanthus sexstriatus (Sixbar)
1 Pomacanthus xanthometopon (Blueface)

Butterflies:
1 Chaetodon auriga (Threadfin)
1 Chaetodon kleini (Kleini)
1 Chaetodon semilarvatus (Bluecheek)

Tangs (will be adding a powder blue and achilles still):
1 Acanthurus lineatus (Clown)
1 Acanthurus mata (Mata)
1 Acanthurus nigricans (Goldrim)
1 Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Lavender)
1 Acanthurus sohal (Sohal)
1 Acanthurus tenneti (Leiutenant)
1 Paracanthus hepatus (Hippo)
1 Naso vlamingii (Vlamingii)
2 Zebrasoma flavescens (Wild Hawaiian Yellow)
4 Zebrasoma xanthurum (Purple)

Damsels (will be adding more of each species of chromis and some of the others):
3 Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis (Staghorn)
1 Chromis atripectoralis (Black Axil)
4 Chromis bicolor (Bicolor)
2 Chromis retrofasciata (Blackbar)
1 Chrysiptera brownriggii (Surge)
4 Chrysiptera hemicyanea (Azure)
1 Chrysiptera rex (Rex)
1 Chrysiptera rollandi (Rolland's)
1 Chrysiptera talboti (Talbots)
1 Pomacentrus amboinensis (Ambon)
2 Pomacentrus smithi (Smithi)
1 Pomacentrus vaiuli (Princess)

Clowns:
2 Amphiprion allardi (Allard's)
2 Amphiprion clarkii (Clark's)
2 Amphiprion frenatus (Tomato)
1 Premnas biaculeatus (Lightning Maroon)

Cardinalfish (probably adding more):
1 Apogon maculatus (Flame)

Fusilier:
3 Caesio teres (Yellowback)

Anthias (Adding more bimac, probably lyretail and bartlett as well):
1 Odontanthias bornonius (Borbonius)
2 Pseudanthias bimaculatus **

Gramma:
2 Gramma loreto (Royal Gramma)

Jawfish:
3 Opistognathus aurifrons (Yellowhead)
1 Opistognathus randalli (Bali Tiger)
1 Opistognathus robinsi (Robin's)

Gobies:
2 Valenciennea muralis (Pink Line Sleeper)

Drum:
1 Equetus acuminatus (Hi-Hat)

Moorish Idol:
2 Zanclus cornuta (Moorish Idol)

Tilefish (adding a couple purples and skunks):
1 Hoplolatilus oreni

Wrasses (I may add a couple larger fairies as well, unsure yet):
1 Bodianus pulchellus (Cuban Hog)
1 Bodianus rufus (Spanish Hog)
1 Gomphosus varius (Male Bird)
1 Labroides dimidiatus (Bluestreak Cleaner)
1 Larabicus quadrilineatus (Fourline Cleaner)
1 Macropharyngodon moyeri (Moyeri Leopard)
1 Stethojulis albovittata (Belted)

Pipefish:
1 Doryrhamphus janssi (Janssi Pipefish)