Jessp 65 gal patio zoa tank

[jessp]

I have been posting a couple months now and thought i'd show off what i have. It is kinda a tank that developed from scraps and leftovers but now gets more of my attention then my indoor display.

i have about 40 different types of zoas and most are from browing lfs and trading w/ local reefers.

It is a 65 gal AGA w/ a rubbermaid sump, mag 7 for a return and octo nw150skimmer. the lighting consists of two leftover magnetic ballasts one 250 and one 175 both lit by hamilton 14k bulbs. I do not run any actinics.

The tank is outside on my patio and is never struck by direct sunlight. It is cooled w/ a large fan against the sump. I am in Miami so temps do run on the higher end 82-84 degrees. I do run the lights at a minimum around 6 hours and during the cooler parts of the afternoon/evening. Some may say why do it outside, because if I had any more aquarium stuff inside my wife would evict me.

Here are some pics.

 

[jessp]

an older pic, as most of us know things don't stay the same for very long

some i got named on zoaid "peachy keens" i know cheesy but the color is really peach in the middle.

 

[jessp]

hope you like, be kind and my camera is a point and shoot so i did my best.
thanks,
jess

 

[jessp]

the last one has the intials of my almamateur RU rutgers u.

 

[msman825]

very nice. I could not sleep at night with my tank on the porch in Miami though

 

[jessp]

luckily for me it is on the third floor

 

[jessp]

any other opinions?

 

[freeze]

very nice collection. I like all of the large colonies. cool top down shot. how long has this setup been running?

 

[jessp]

thanks, this setup is been running for about a year. started off in a big rubbermaid container. then i got a good deal on the tank and bought it and put it on blocks.

 

[Don Lino]

WOW, only 84 degrees?? Mine hits a high 86 and its in the Garage, with two fans... I think I wanna try a patio tank now... It would be better if I get my patio screened in first, these love bugs SUCK!

 

[jessp]

surprisingly the bugs are not that bad. I do get the occasional beetle and moth but a damsel in the sump eats most things lol

it does evaporate a ton of water though so that is a pita

 

[JGoslee]

Nice looking tank!

 

[jessp]

thanks

 

[revhtree]

NICE tank and colonies!

 

[jessp]

here is a new piece not a zoa but i like it.

 

[FateX8]

how long have you had that goniopora for?
i was thinking about one but ive heard theyre one of the hardest corals to keep alive

 

[jessp]

not very long, but the encrusting red type are one of the easier ones.