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Hello everyone,
Thanks again for the warm welcomes. I wanted to reach out with this post today to see if anyone viewing this has any 2 cents they would like to throw in when it comes to my tank at a glance. I am not a professional at all and for those who missed my greeting post, I took on livestock from a friend and put together this Red Sea tank. With that being said If there is any advice someone would like to offer on anything they see just from the pictures that they think or know I am doing wrong or could better improve from, please let me know. (i.e coral placement, equipment setup, livestock etc.) Thanks guys, I just want to make sure I don't kill the livestock. He gave me all of the fish, coral and liverock with the exception of the tank itself and the equipment I bought myself.
I am running the Red Sea Reefer 750 XXL
Dual Kessil AP700 lights.
- Schedule is currently (9:00=10% 11:00=30% 13:00=80% 17:00=80% 19:00=30% 21:00=0%)
Color spectrum is only Blue Leds with the exception of Red+10 and Green+25 from 13:00-17:00
Apex Fusion:
Salinity always between 33.5-34
ORP always between 410-417
PH always between 8.07-8.18
Temp always between 77.9-79.2
2 leak detection sensors
800 Watt TH Titanium Heating Element - Finnex
kicks on and off by the Apex automatically
Vectra M2 DC Return Pump (2000 GPH) - Ecotech Marine
-runs at about 2 leds on the dial below full power 24/7 even during feeding
Reef Octopus Classic 202-S 8" Internal Protein Skimmer
runs 24/7 with an air line that runs outside of the house in order to feed outdoor air directly into the skimmer
(noticed a much darker collection cup and higher PH level doing this as my PH used to be hard to keep up)
Sump has some rock and green macro algae growing however I noticed a massive amount of organisms including amphipods growing down there and in the display as well. I also have Aptasia but only a hand full in the sump which don't bother me. and a bunch of bristleworms in the sump as well but i've yet to see a single one in the display.
Interestingly enough, I have not had to change any of the four collection socks in the sump. about a few months ago when they were about halfway ready to be swapped, the population of microorganisms exploded and now there are so many that they eat any and everything that lands in the socks. I watched the socks go from dirty to crystal clean and see through with these little guys on the insides and outsides eating everything, so that's good I guess.
ATO built in the tank which i fill with RODI
7 Stage PRO Plus 75 GPD RO/DI System - Bulk Reef Supply
I use this and a 32 gal trash can to do about 30 gal water changes at a time.
Mixed with Red Sea Salt mix to replenish lost elements. I make the water overnight, use heater to warm up, then add the salt 2 hours before water change.
Maxspec Gyre wave makers (not sure which model but they seem to be enough current for 200gal)
Battery Backup - IceCap (only the Gyre wavemakers are hooked up to this)
And last but not least the incredible Trident which I JUST got returned back to me in the mail after it had to be sent out for breaking. I got this when it first got announced through a connection I have with a LFS owner.
ALK, CA, and MG I try to get as close to RED SEA's website recommendations
CA
450
Magnesium
1350
Alkalinity
11.5
The tank gets fed once a day with LRS Reef Frenzy which I break off and thaw in a cup of tank water before serving.
I've also got a bunch of extra testing kits, trace element supplements and coral additives that my buddy gave me with the livestock but I'm too inexperienced still to do anything except display them in this lovely glass case.
Current Livestock:
4 Clowns(one white, two black, one orange)
4 Bangai Cardinals
1 Key Lime Wrasse
1 Chromis (green)
1 Diamond Watchman Goby
1 Green Mandarin
1 Royal Gramma
1 Flame Angel
1 serpent star
2 Skunk cleaner shrimp
2 peppermint shrimp
about 75 blue legged hermit
25 red scarlet hermits
handful of mixed snails
Future additions:
1 purple tang
1 yellow tang (these two added last at same time)
sea urchins
another star
some emerald crabs and more cleaner crew
a school of black axil chromis/blue reef chromis
possible anemone (had a carpet never again lol but maybe a rose tip)
spider decorator crabs(coolest invert i've ever seen in my old tank hands down)
Clam
I have no idea about what coral are in my tank or kinds of zoes/polys or placements so I'm open to suggestions or corrections on that especially. I have everything he gave me and I don't know if they like where they are or not. I had a clam he gave me which was huge and beautiful but it started showing ill signs after the tank swap and I was afraid I would kill it so I took it to the fish store and gave it away for free in hopes it would recover. I would consider getting another clam later when I feel responsible enough to care for it.
Sorry for the long post but thank you all who took the time to read and thanks in advanced for the feedback!
Thanks again for the warm welcomes. I wanted to reach out with this post today to see if anyone viewing this has any 2 cents they would like to throw in when it comes to my tank at a glance. I am not a professional at all and for those who missed my greeting post, I took on livestock from a friend and put together this Red Sea tank. With that being said If there is any advice someone would like to offer on anything they see just from the pictures that they think or know I am doing wrong or could better improve from, please let me know. (i.e coral placement, equipment setup, livestock etc.) Thanks guys, I just want to make sure I don't kill the livestock. He gave me all of the fish, coral and liverock with the exception of the tank itself and the equipment I bought myself.
I am running the Red Sea Reefer 750 XXL
Dual Kessil AP700 lights.
- Schedule is currently (9:00=10% 11:00=30% 13:00=80% 17:00=80% 19:00=30% 21:00=0%)
Color spectrum is only Blue Leds with the exception of Red+10 and Green+25 from 13:00-17:00
Apex Fusion:
Salinity always between 33.5-34
ORP always between 410-417
PH always between 8.07-8.18
Temp always between 77.9-79.2
2 leak detection sensors
800 Watt TH Titanium Heating Element - Finnex
kicks on and off by the Apex automatically
Vectra M2 DC Return Pump (2000 GPH) - Ecotech Marine
-runs at about 2 leds on the dial below full power 24/7 even during feeding
Reef Octopus Classic 202-S 8" Internal Protein Skimmer
runs 24/7 with an air line that runs outside of the house in order to feed outdoor air directly into the skimmer
(noticed a much darker collection cup and higher PH level doing this as my PH used to be hard to keep up)
Sump has some rock and green macro algae growing however I noticed a massive amount of organisms including amphipods growing down there and in the display as well. I also have Aptasia but only a hand full in the sump which don't bother me. and a bunch of bristleworms in the sump as well but i've yet to see a single one in the display.
Interestingly enough, I have not had to change any of the four collection socks in the sump. about a few months ago when they were about halfway ready to be swapped, the population of microorganisms exploded and now there are so many that they eat any and everything that lands in the socks. I watched the socks go from dirty to crystal clean and see through with these little guys on the insides and outsides eating everything, so that's good I guess.
ATO built in the tank which i fill with RODI
7 Stage PRO Plus 75 GPD RO/DI System - Bulk Reef Supply
I use this and a 32 gal trash can to do about 30 gal water changes at a time.
Mixed with Red Sea Salt mix to replenish lost elements. I make the water overnight, use heater to warm up, then add the salt 2 hours before water change.
Maxspec Gyre wave makers (not sure which model but they seem to be enough current for 200gal)
Battery Backup - IceCap (only the Gyre wavemakers are hooked up to this)
And last but not least the incredible Trident which I JUST got returned back to me in the mail after it had to be sent out for breaking. I got this when it first got announced through a connection I have with a LFS owner.
ALK, CA, and MG I try to get as close to RED SEA's website recommendations
CA
450
Magnesium
1350
Alkalinity
11.5
The tank gets fed once a day with LRS Reef Frenzy which I break off and thaw in a cup of tank water before serving.
I've also got a bunch of extra testing kits, trace element supplements and coral additives that my buddy gave me with the livestock but I'm too inexperienced still to do anything except display them in this lovely glass case.
Current Livestock:
4 Clowns(one white, two black, one orange)
4 Bangai Cardinals
1 Key Lime Wrasse
1 Chromis (green)
1 Diamond Watchman Goby
1 Green Mandarin
1 Royal Gramma
1 Flame Angel
1 serpent star
2 Skunk cleaner shrimp
2 peppermint shrimp
about 75 blue legged hermit
25 red scarlet hermits
handful of mixed snails
Future additions:
1 purple tang
1 yellow tang (these two added last at same time)
sea urchins
another star
some emerald crabs and more cleaner crew
a school of black axil chromis/blue reef chromis
possible anemone (had a carpet never again lol but maybe a rose tip)
spider decorator crabs(coolest invert i've ever seen in my old tank hands down)
Clam
I have no idea about what coral are in my tank or kinds of zoes/polys or placements so I'm open to suggestions or corrections on that especially. I have everything he gave me and I don't know if they like where they are or not. I had a clam he gave me which was huge and beautiful but it started showing ill signs after the tank swap and I was afraid I would kill it so I took it to the fish store and gave it away for free in hopes it would recover. I would consider getting another clam later when I feel responsible enough to care for it.
Sorry for the long post but thank you all who took the time to read and thanks in advanced for the feedback!