Welcome. Good way to start, enough time to research.Hi everyone
I had a reef tank about 15 years ago. I finally got the kids raised and out of the house. My husband recently bought a 51’ Chevy truck as his hobbie so I have decided to get a reef tank. We are fixing to start building our new house so I have about 7 months to research and prepare. I am thinking I just want a fish, softie and LPS tank. Below is what I’m thinking so far. Please feel free to make any suggestions or offer any advice. Thank you you in advance!
Christie’s Reef Build
Tank: CADE 1500 Peninsula
Skimmer: RSK 900 Reefer Internal
Lighting: Aquatic Life 48” DX18 Hybrid
Kessil360X controllable LED x2
ATI True antinic 48”
ATI AquBlue Plus 48”
Refugium: Kessil H160 Tuna Flora LED
Controller: Neptune Trident & Apex Bundle
Heater: 600W Titanium Heater x2
Return: VarioS-8 Controllable DC Pump 2700GPH
Flow: Vor-Tech MP40QD and Tunze 6105
VCA RFG Nozzle
Aqua Forest Rock lge box x2
Algae Barn Marine Pure Bio Balls
Alage Barn Cade Filter Socks
Alage Barn MarinePure Rocks small
Tropic Marin Pro Reef salt
Maintenance and Testing
RO System: 7 stage PRO Plus 150 GPD
Utility Pump Ultra Zero Sicce
Python No Spill Clean Fill Hook
Python No spill Water Change System
Refractometer Milwaukee MA887
NYOS Nitrate Reefer Test Kit
NYOS Magnesium
NYOS Calcium
NYOS Phosphate
Smart Stir
Norwesco 130 Gallon Storage Tank
Fish and Invertebrate’s
Clean up crew:
Emerald crabs, red legged hermit and blue legged hermit, trochus, cerith, Nassarius snails
Harlequin Shimp, cleaner shimp, pistol shimp
Sand sifting star and feather duster
Fish (not all) I’m not sure how many
Ocellaris Clownfish x2 Black Ice Clownfish x2
Yellow Tang, Whitetail Bristletooth Tang, Two Spot Bristletooth Tang, Square Tail Tang
Indian Ocean Anthias, Square Anthias, red Belted
Royal Gramma
Tailspot Blenny, Midas
Chromis x3
Green Mandarin and spotted Mandarin, Diamond Goby, Pink Spotted Watchmen goby
Firefish Equisite and Helfrichi Blue Spotted Jawfish
Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse, Leopard Wrasse Blue Star, Rhomboid wrasse
Coaral Beauty Angelfish, Lemon Peel Angel
Soft Corals
Zoanthiids, pipe oragan, clove polyp, Daisy Poyps, Leathers
Mushrooms
Ricordea,
LPS Corals
Goniopora, Duncan, Frogs spawn, Hammer
