My 240 Gallon reef Tank

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Hello all

Figured I would get off my lazy .. and put up my build thread..well kind off..its been up and running since 2016 and I took a few pics but no idea what happened to them.

Tank is 84"x 24" x 27.5"
Sump 60" x 20" x 20"

and has a 55 gallon grow out isolation tank hooked on the system

Equipment

lighting it had 5 mars aqua BB until last month I put in the SB reef bright retro fit kits and added a let light t5 retro fit kit and ati blue plus bulbs .

return pump It has 2 Jabeo DCT-150000 return pumps
Skimmer is Buble Magnus BM C99
Heaters 2 Finnex 800 watt titanium heaters

live rock not sure I originally started out with 700 pounds of dry rock from BRS and just used what I wanted out of it..and used the rest in other tank builds

Water movement

I started out with 6 neptune wave pumps.. last fall I pulled out 2 wav pumps and put in 2 maxspect XF280's

Currently dosing ATI essentials pro..had been running ATI essential for about year and half until first of the year when the changed it

6 stage RO/DI unit from BRS for making water

Everything is controlled by apex

Stocking list

2 Snowflake Ocellaris Clownfish, Captive-Bred
2 Banggai Cardinalfish captive bred
2 Yellow Tangs
1 Hippo Tang
1 Chevron Tang
1 Lieutenant Tang
2 Flame Angels
1 Male Blue throat Trigger
1 Female Blue throat Trigger
1 female Blue Star Leopard Wrasse

various snails and crabs for clean up crew

1 Blue Maximus Clam about 14 inches or so

Coral

..just starting to put some in again..last summer I lost about 95% of my sps..80% of my lps and most my softies/leathers never figured out why.Never found anything wrong.(Clam lived through what ever it was though)

I have 1 leather
some pulsing xenon..:(
assorted polps
branching hammer
Lobo
Australian Scolymia
couple trumpet coral
Holly wood stunner chalice
Red Monti
Green purlpe rimmed monti
and a few no name acro's

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pic of tank a a few years ago

will get some curent pics up later when light come on
 

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Sorry you lost so much of your system last year. What would make me crazy, or I should say crazier, is never identifying what caused the die off. I'd be scared to start rebuilding for fear of the same thing happening. Sending good vibes for the rebuild!
 
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Sorry you lost so much of your system last year. What would make me crazy, or I should say crazier, is never identifying what caused the die off. I'd be scared to start rebuilding for fear of the same thing happening. Sending good vibes for the rebuild!

Thank you.

Yes was heart breaking.not knowing what caused it..will be a slow rebuild I have been adding a new frag every few months as much as I want to fill the tank back up its so bare...but I am afraid to..lol so going slow..but patience is almost stretched..lol
 
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My Coral shipment from the UC live sale got here around noon..all the corals are looking good.Will get some pics up tomorrow or so once light come on..:)
 

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Some of the corals I got from UC's live sale..Everything is looking good for the most part..:)
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Last one is not looking the best will have to see

Quite a haul you got there!
 

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I do not mean to detract from your tank or build thread. However, I have been meaning to do this for quite some time now. Every time I see your name I automatically think of one of the following 2 things... I'm sorry, I could not stop myself.

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Item 2... (everyone sing along now!)

 

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Hey there... Any updates? Anything new and different?
 

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