Patnala's 60G Mixed Reef

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Fellow Reefers,

I had some free time today so decided to start my tank thread. My 60B aquarium is a mixed reef. Unlike many people I dont want to go bigger, I like this size and would like to stay with it.





Equipment Specifications
  • 60 Breeder - 36*18*22
  • Glass Holes Overflow box
  • 15g Sump
  • Oak Wood Stand and Canopy stained Black
  • Retrofit t5 lighting - 5 Bulbs driven by two workhorse5 ballasts with slr reflectors
  • Eheim 1260 Primary System Pump
  • Two Tunze 6045 circulation pumps
  • Reef Octopus DNW150 skimmer
  • Two BRS dosing pumps
  • RKL controller
  • 10g Fresh Water Resevoir
  • 15g Frag Tank
  • Retrofit t5 24" frag tank lighting - 2 bulbs driven by one workhorse 5 ballast
  • One Tunze 6025 providing water flow to the frag tank
  • Tunze Osmolater - Will be installed today - currenly running DIY top off
  • About 100 lbs of live rock with lots and lots of brittle star snails
Inhabitants:




Fishes
  • Hearm of Flame Wrasse ( 3 Females and 1 Super Male)
  • 1 Adult Yellow Coris Wrasse
  • Pair of Grade A Picasso Clowns
  • Purple Fire Fish
  • 1 Yellow tang
Cleaner Crew

Almost none, only two or three small snails, has been like that for about 1.5years now. But the tank has lots of small brittle start fishes.


Corals

Its a mixed reef with Zoos, LPS and SPS - Having said that , I am trying to get the best color out of the SPS but cant go low nutrient otherwise my LPS and Zoos wont like it.


Pictures:

FTS - 2009
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FTS 1/22/2010
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FTS 9/1/2011
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You have some of the most gorgeous corals I have ever seen. Especialy the rainbow acan, How much is something like that cost?
 

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Thanks for sharing. I have always been a fan of the magicians, but I love those acid drops too. Great looking corals. Do you have a FTS?
 
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Thanks for sharing. I have always been a fan of the magicians, but I love those acid drops too. Great looking corals. Do you have a FTS?

thanks corigan...I am trying to get a good one...Currently I am out of town, will be back sunday.
 

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