Kobin's Reefs

[Kobin]

Current FTS:

I've been in the hobby for about 4 years now and there's been plenty of ups and downs from heater malfunctions to bacteria infections taking out most of my mushrooms. I'm finally happy with where the tanks are now and am pretty hands off with the tanks other than the regular cleanings, feedings, and water changes.

Builds:

Display Tank #1
Start Date - July 12, 2019
The tank that started it all! It's been through a lot from torches wiping out to whole colonies of mushrooms melting. It's shifted to a primarily softie/anemone tank as that's what seems to do best in there.

Current FTS:

Tank: JBJ RL-45G
Lighting: 2x Kessil 360WE
Pump: 2x Sicce Syncra Silent 1.5
Powerhead: Vortech MP10
Skimmer: Tunze 9004
Filtration: 2x inTank Media Baskets
- Filter Floss
- Carbon
- Refugium

Livestock
Fish
2x Clownfish
Blue Star Leopard Wrasse
Yellow Coris Wrasse
Six Line Wrasse
Wheeler Goby
Starry Blenny

Inverts
Blood Red Fire Shrimp
Conch
Emerald Crabs
Dwarf Cerith Snails
Nassaurius Snails
Turbo Snails
Trochus Snails
Tuxedo Urchin

Nems
19x BTAs
- RBTAs
- Yellow Phase
- Yellow/Orange
- Orange Crush
2x RFAs

Old Pics

January 3, 2022

April 1, 2021

June 13, 2020

July 12, 2019

Display Tank #2
Start Date - June 2020

This 10g NUVO is almost entirely hands off. I just do occasional feedings and no water changes. All the mushrooms and nems seem to be happy that way in this tank!

Tank: IM Nuvo 10G
Lighting: Kessil 160WE
Pump: Sicce Syncra Silent 1.0
Filtration: inTank Media Baskets
- Filter Floss

Livestock
Fish
1x Gladiator Clownfish
1x Clownfish

Inverts
Emerald Crab
Cerith Snails
Nassaurius Snails
Turbo Snails
Trochus Snails

Nems
4x BTAs

Old Pics

July 15, 2022

 

[Kobin]

Frag Tank
Start Date - June 2022

Current FTS:

This tank is primarily just for growing out softies that weren't doing too great in my main tank and has transformed into a nice little frag tank.

Tank: IM Nuvo 14G Peninsula
Lighting: Kessil 160WE
Pump: Sicce Syncra Silent 1.0
Filtration: inTank Media Baskets
- Filter Floss
- Chemi-Pure Nano

Livestock
Fish
2x Naked Clownfish
Six Line Wrasse

Inverts
Emerald Crab
Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
4x Sexy Shrimp (looking to rehome)
Trochus Snails

Nems
3x CSBs

Old Pics

August 19, 2022

July 11, 2022

 

[BetteMidler]

I like the Rockwork that almost reaches the waterline on the 45g, very nice!

 

[Kobin]

I like the Rockwork that almost reaches the waterline on the 45g, very nice!

Thanks! I rescaped it so many times over the 4 years I've had it set up but I've always wanted to keep the arch somehow with nems close to the top

 

[Kobin]

Caught my powerball splitting in the frag tank today! These guys never get big in this tank. They always split instead lol

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Caught my powerball splitting in the frag tank today! These guys never get big in this tank. They always split instead lol

Nice, you were able to get a picture of it!

 

[Kobin]

Added a Pintail Fairy Wrasse a couple days ago! I got one about a week ago from a local LFS but it died on the way back to my house. They helped me get a replacement and this one is doing much better. Just super shy! It's eating frozen and pellets and hiding in his not so hidden cave.

 

[Kobin]

Finally had the chance to set up the macroalgae tank! Here's some progress pics! Honestly forget the names of most of these. Shoutout to @Tigahboy for all the great advice and inspiration for this tank and TBS for the rocks!

Aquascaping

Putting Macros In

Final Setup

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Finally had the chance to set up the macroalgae tank! Here's some progress pics! Honestly forget the names of most of these. Shoutout to @Tigahboy for all the great advice and inspiration for this tank and TBS for the rocks!

Aquascaping

Putting Macros In

Final Setup

Great looking Macro tank!

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Beautiful!

 

[JoJosReef]

Great to see you on here, Kobin! Your hornets and charmanders are growing in nicely in my tank! I'll have to check in with you about macros at some point since my macros crashed after Flux treatment.

 

[Kobin]

Great to see you on here, Kobin! Your hornets and charmanders are growing in nicely in my tank! I'll have to check in with you about macros at some point since my macros crashed after Flux treatment.

Hopefully these guys take off! Feel free to hit me up for any trimmings!

 

[Kobin]

Added a single sexy shrimp! Have to catch the other 2 in a different tank. Planning to get Mayne 5-7 total and potentially add some RFAs in here as well

 

[Tigahboy]

Nice! Looking great!