New 90g Butterflyfish Reef

[Funkateer_1]

Recently swapped my scratched up 75g for a 90. Let me know what you think!

Tank: 48x18x24. Custom with coast to coast overflow
Sump: Reefflex 300.
Filtration: Socks, 100+ pounds of established rock, 200 microns, Sulfur Denitrator w/ 1.25L of prill and 2L of aragonite.Refugium as well
Skimmer: Reef Octo Classic 150 w/ CO2 Scrubber
Flow: 1 x 2 x Tunze 6045, 1 x Tunze 6055. Roughly 75x turnover.
Lighting 2 x Hydra 32. Running at 100%, 60% blues. 450ish par at top of rock.
Dosing: B-Ionic, KZ Sponge Power, KZ Coral Vitalizer, KZ Coral Love, DIY Coral Snow. Lanathum Chloride on dosing pump

Parameters
dKH about 9
CA 450ppm
MG 1350
NO3 - 10ppm
PO4 - 0.1- 0.15ppm
Salinity 1.025

Fish:
Declivus butterfly
Hybrid Burgess/Tinkeri Butterfly
Brown Heniochus (H. varius)
Ocellaris Clown Pair
Longnose Hawkfish
Mandarin Dragonet
Hippo Tang
Lawnmower Blenny
Stripey

Future plans. Introduce a few more fish. Gradually expand SPS selection. I have an Aqua UV 25w I plan to hook up as well.

 

[Funkateer_1]

Here's the stripey just introduced

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Following along!

 

[Funkateer_1]

Following along!

Thanks! I'll try to take some pictures with the snow day. It doesn't photograph well

 

[Funkateer_1]

Some pics!

 

[Funkateer_1]

Picked up a Hybrid Butterfly and getting a Declivus in a few weeks from a tank breakdown!

 

[Funkateer_1]

 

[Funkateer_1]

New beauty. Always wanted one of these

 

[Funkateer_1]

Swimming around!

 

[higher99]

Here's the stripey just introduced

Love the selections! The tusk is a great show piece

 

[Funkateer_1]

Love the selections! The tusk is a great show piece

Thanks! He's a dinosaur. Will outgrow the tank soon at the rate he's growing.

 

[Funkateer_1]

Fired up the UV and its crystal clear. What an amazing difference!

 

[Funkateer_1]

Swapped my clowns for Ocellaris

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Swapped my clowns for Ocellaris

what made you want to swap?

 

[Funkateer_1]

what made you want to swap?

Designer clowns were kinda brain dead and just didn't behave normally. Bummer because I prefer percs over ocellaris. I've had these ocellaris living in my office QT for a month or two and just decided to make the switch. Much better behavior. They came from a buddy who broke down a tank and had nowhere to put them. Percs are in my QT now acting as dither fish. I have them for sale on some local FB groups. May take to the LFS as well.

 

[dustin.emmanuel]

Does the butterfly bother the corals? I'm new to the hobby. I would love to have a few butterflies on my tank.

 

[Funkateer_1]

Does the butterfly bother the corals? I'm new to the hobby. I would love to have a few butterflies on my tank.

My butterflies smoked all my zoas, palys and SPS. Do fine with leathers which is what I keep anyways. Not a big coral guy. Been there done that.

 

[dustin.emmanuel]

My butterflies smoked all my zoas, palys and SPS. Do fine with leathers which is what I keep anyways. Not a big coral guy. Been there done that.

Okay, I'm a leather coral person. I have a few in my tanks and bunch of mushrooms. That is good to know. Is your tusk mean? I heard if you add a new fish after the tusk establish, it will chase new fish?

 

[Funkateer_1]

Okay, I'm a leather coral person. I have a few in my tanks and bunch of mushrooms. That is good to know. Is your tusk mean? I heard if you add a new fish after the tusk establish, it will chase new fish?

The tusk is the biggest baby. Leaves all my CuC alone and gets his butt kicked by everyone else. I purchased him the size of a sixline. Its my 3rd tusk and have had only good experiences with them.

 

[Funkateer_1]

Looking good today.