Otter Water Reefing
New Member
Decided I would finally join the forum! Thought it seemed appropriate to start a thread and share a short video and pics of my current tank, if I'm going to be a member of the community 
My RedSea Reefer 425XL has been running since April 2018. It's my second reef. My first tank was a 20g IM nano that I had to abandon to the clutches of my crazy ex when it was ~18mo old
Here are the basics of my current setup:
Mixed reef w/over 70 species of coral.
Current fish:
- x3 yellow tangs
- mated percula clownfish pair
- target mandarin goby
Other current inhabitants (besides basic CUC):
- x1 8-10" derasa clam
- x1 conch snail
- x2 skunk cleaner shrimp
- berghias!
AI Hydra 26 LEDs
Apex 2016 w/auto feeder, leak detection, ATK, FMM x2
GHL Doser 2.1 w/magnetic stirrer
Ecotech M1 return, hard plumbed
Maxspect XF230 gyres w/battery backup
Reef Octopus Regal Int-150 skimmer
Aqua Ultraviolet 25W UV
Marine Pure bio blocks and bio balls
Kessil H380 fuge LED
I use primarily SeaChem products:
- 2 part Fusion 1 and 2
- Reef Plus and Reef Trace amino acid supp.
- Zoo Plankton and Phyto Plankton
- Iodide
- Phosguard
Other details of the setup:
- RedSea carbon
- diaphragm valve replaced w/spears gate valve
- BRS filter socks (modified to fit RS plastic inserts)
- chaeto refugium
Thanks for having me! Cheers!
My RedSea Reefer 425XL has been running since April 2018. It's my second reef. My first tank was a 20g IM nano that I had to abandon to the clutches of my crazy ex when it was ~18mo old
Here are the basics of my current setup:
Mixed reef w/over 70 species of coral.
Current fish:
- x3 yellow tangs
- mated percula clownfish pair
- target mandarin goby
Other current inhabitants (besides basic CUC):
- x1 8-10" derasa clam
- x1 conch snail
- x2 skunk cleaner shrimp
- berghias!
AI Hydra 26 LEDs
Apex 2016 w/auto feeder, leak detection, ATK, FMM x2
GHL Doser 2.1 w/magnetic stirrer
Ecotech M1 return, hard plumbed
Maxspect XF230 gyres w/battery backup
Reef Octopus Regal Int-150 skimmer
Aqua Ultraviolet 25W UV
Marine Pure bio blocks and bio balls
Kessil H380 fuge LED
I use primarily SeaChem products:
- 2 part Fusion 1 and 2
- Reef Plus and Reef Trace amino acid supp.
- Zoo Plankton and Phyto Plankton
- Iodide
- Phosguard
Other details of the setup:
- RedSea carbon
- diaphragm valve replaced w/spears gate valve
- BRS filter socks (modified to fit RS plastic inserts)
- chaeto refugium
Thanks for having me! Cheers!
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