My 90 Gallon ¾ Cylinder Reef

ChicagoReef · Apr 22, 2020

I love my Aquavim Tank – ¾ Cylinder Reef that was moved twice due to remodeling and has been going for 11 years. I do weekly maintenance to remove excess coral. When I rebuild, I certainly will do less soft corals. The hardest coral (literally) to remove was a free hydnophora that was on live rock. It started at under 1” in diameter and now is the dominant coral in the back of the tank. I regularly cut back branches that are about 1” thick. Do Cylinder tanks reflect light more than cubes? Switched to full Aquaforest method about 6 months ago. PH is up and growth is crazy. Running full Apex with Trident, Radion G4 Pro, Reef Octopus Regal 150SSS skimmer, Gyre wave makers, and the new Trigger 26 Platinum Sump (LOVE the new sump and getting rid of my filter sock). Adding Nitraphos Minus in the doser next week. Also had to replace the chiller connections this week if you notice it is disconnected at the bottom. Just getting used to the Trident, but John from Apex was great in helping me understand how to enable dosing. Overall, had good health with reduced maintenance. Switched to annual 15% water changes 2 years ago. I have to do a little more work stirring up the gravel, but Nitrates generally under .5 and phosphates under .05. Will work to reduce further once I setup Nitraphos Minus. Crazy I fit almost everything under the tank as I have limited space below the tank. I know people have mixed emotions on Aquavim - my experience was flawless. I did have a minor drip on the return, that was fixed on install.