jason g 150g Reef Tank. I'm Back.

[jason g]

Hello again reefers, I'm back after a year and some months off from the hobby.
I purchased a 150g reef tank used. I'm using a 40g refugium to go with it. Tank is up and running as of January 2nd. What a way to start off the New Year.

Equipment
Jebao DCT 12000 return pump
Jebao WP 40
Curve 7 Skimmer
Eheim 250 watt heater
Coralife T-5 4 bulb fixture. Temporary until I buy some LED lights from Reef Republik.

Of course I plan to buy a doser, A.T.O. and an aquarium controller but until then tank is cycling as we speak. This is my 4th reef tank. Enjoy the build and the pictures.

 

[jason g]

Here is a picture of me on the left with my Uncle Victor on the right who made my refugium and plumbed my tank. I owe everything to him for all the help with this build.

 

[Leaellynasaura]

That looks like a great setup!

 

[revhtree]

Welcome back!

 

[jason g]

That looks like a great setup!

Thanks.

 

[jason g]

Welcome back!

Thanks revhtree. It feels good to be back.

 

[jason g]

Please check out my short video of the tank up and running since January 2nd.

 

[jason g]

Pictures of my first corals.
Here's my Gorgonian.

 

[jason g]

My FrogSpawn coral. I love these.

 

[Chrisfish]

Really nice tank, like your rockscape and
Welcome Back

 

[jason g]

I ended up buying some ViparSpectra 165 watt dimmable LED lights for my tank.

 

[jason g]

Really nice tank, like your rockscape and
Welcome Back

Thanks for the compliment. I'm very happy to be back. I really missed the challenges of running a reef tank.

 

[jason g]

Here's a short video of the new LED lights up.

 

[jason g]

A picture of my corals. All doing well.

 

[jason g]

I made another short video with the corals. Enjoy.

 

[Maritimer]

Welcome back to the madness, Jason G!

That's a remarkably pleasant aquascape to look at - much more than just a pile of rocks - and how cool is it that you have an Uncle Victor! I'm the only person in my circle who even keeps a tank. (Well, there is one ... he's got a little box with a dwarf frog . . . )

~Bruce

 

[jason g]

Welcome back to the madness, Jason G!

That's a remarkably pleasant aquascape to look at - much more than just a pile of rocks - and how cool is it that you have an Uncle Victor! I'm the only person in my circle who even keeps a tank. (Well, there is one ... he's got a little box with a dwarf frog . . . )

~Bruce

Thanks. I'm glad to be back. My Uncle has helped me in many ways with this build. Now I'm repaying him by helping him setup his 140g Half Moon reef tank.

 

[jason g]

Here's an update of my tank. Unfortunately I ran into Bryopsis and had to treat my tank to kill it with Fluconazole. The treatment worked but I still see a little bit more algae hanging around. I will probably do another treatment soon.

 

[jason g]

Here's a quick video of my reef tank which will be 3 Months old on the 2nd of April.

 

[jason g]

I added a new Yellow Eye Tang to my reef today.