Hi, just joined

[Pixievixi]

Just wanted to share my reef. It's a 3 year old mixed reef. I love this hobby.

 

[Rob&Gab]

Wow really nice tank!

 

[luxauterna]

great looking tank! welcome!

 

[Pixievixi]

Thank you!

 

[jason g]

Welcome, yes your mixed reef looks great.

 

[Kworker]

Welcome to the site, love that clown tang!

Be sure to make a tank thread with some information about your reef. :smile:

 

[mike007]

Welcome to r2r!!!!

 

[Pixievixi]

Thank you. This site is better than the last forum I was on all ready!

 

[F430Lou]

Happy reefing!!!

 

[fishroomlady]

welcome to the forum! tank looks great! would love to read some more information about it. I think mixed reefs are the most challenging

 

[Pixievixi]

Some tank specs-
55 gallon bow front. 1 1/2 inch sand bed. Original sand bed had 2 inch fine sand. I switched sand bed leaving 5% original last month.
Around 65lbs. Figi lr. I use ro/do unit and reef salt brand salt. I do a 10% water change weekly. I have led grow lights. I use a sump, sock and skimmer for filtration. 12 lbs. live rock in the sump.
I run carbon and phosphate filters in the sump. I have three power heads, blowing across each layer of the reef.

Live stock include-
Sand dwellers
-2 baby horseshoe crabs from a stable collection site in the carribean.
-many snails
-two conch
-Sand sifting sea star

Fish
-4 chromis
damsel
Magnificent fire fish
Purple fire fish
Gold banded maroon clown
Clown tang
Neon goby
Sleeper goby
Formosa wrasse

 

[Pixievixi]

Oh yeah corals-
Hammer coral
Torch coral
Brain coral
Assorted zoas
Birds nest
White/pink acropora of some sort
Branching finger sponge
Orange sponge
Two encrusting species of coral
Trumpet coral
Leather cabbage coral
Branching leather coral
Purple soft coral
Purple hand coral

Various hermit crabs
Emerald crabs
Coral banded shrimp