Phils 180 gallon mixed reef

[oceanparadise1]

So thought I'd start a thread for my dream tank!

So here's the equipment list!

180 gallon aga dual overflow tank
60 gallon custom made dual intake with filter socks three chamber sump
100 gallon rubber made fuge with 200 pounds live rock and cheato
All plumbed to my basement
The return pump is a reeflow 5500 gph pump
2 moded tunzes 6025 that have the out out of the 6045
2 2100 gph mod maxis with msg mounts
About 250 pounds live rock
Octopus 200 skimmer
Also have 3 maxis in the sump
Lighting is 3x250 watt 14k mh and 2 six foot super atinic vhos
Custom canopy with four fans
Tons of corals but not any wher near enough


Fish
Six line wrasse
Cleaner wrasse that eats frozen and flake
Two gold stripe mated maroons
Tomato clown
Two mated black and white cardinals
Purple fire fish


Had all 3 clowns in there since day one and haven't had any problems!


Next fish are going to be purple tang clown tang marine betta fiji fox face

Can't post pics as my computer is broke so I'm doing all my posting thru my blackberry I could email some one pictures if they would post for me!

 

[tewkes]

Can't wait to see some pics, looks like it will be a great build.

 

[oceanparadise1]

Yea I love it! Ha ha Amanda said I can email her my pics and she will post them so tmrw I will send her pictures!

 

[amore169]

Looking forward to this build, pics would be nice.

 

[ahayes13]

Phils full tank shot

 

[oceanparadise1]

Okay so just sent the pictures to Amanda! Hopefully she gets them up today if not tmrw no worries as I'm very thankful she is helping my computer less butt out lol!

Just a side not pictures are not anywhere near the best as they where taken with my blackberry cell phone! I tried my best!


So thougt if share my growing list of zoas since those of you who know me know I love zoas!

So here goes!
Tubb blues
Rastas
Eagle eyes
Oceanparadise camos
Ambers morning glorys
Dragon eyes
Gorilla nipples
Reverse gorilla nipples
Armor of gods
Pink panthers
Pinks
Oceanparadise1s star war zoas
Green bay packers
Fire and ice
Fire ball zoas
Whamming watermelons
Bali safe crackers
Green implosion palys

Here's some other corals I have

Miami hurrican zoas
Green large head candys
Green pocci
Red cap
Purple cap
Green maze brain
Nice large clam
Green with purple tip plate coral
Red mushrooms
Green watermelon mushrooms
Tyree pink lemonade
Ora Hawkins
Purple blue encrusting acro
Pink watermelon chalice
Four different large acan colonies



That its except for some common torches and hammers and frog spawns at least for now! Next month ill have double the corals lol

 

[oceanparadise1]

Some pictures are posted please be kind as they where taken with. A cell phone

 

[revhtree]

Tank is looking great bro! Very nice!!

 

[ahayes13]

everything is looking great phil. im sure your happy to be back up and running. cant wait to see the tank fill in....

 

[oceanparadise1]

So happy! I'm vary pasionate about this hobby so being out was killing me!

 

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[oceanparadise1]

Me and Amber :)

 

[Pizzapro83]

amazing setup. How do you go about dosing. And is that a french bulldog

 

[oceanparadise1]

If your talking about the dog in my avatar shes a half pitbull half rottie weighs about 105 pounds and thinks shes a lap dog! nicest dog in the world! loves everyone and every animal.

Ha dosing you ask! yup im gonna get flammed but i dont dose a single thing! :)

 

[Pizzapro83]

You must be doing something right. My jaw just hit the ground lol:waaaht:What salt are you using?

 

[oceanparadise1]

I use reef crystals or IO what ever cheapest! idk, im not into the whole tech stuff! plus when was the last time you seen some one in a reef dosing vodak and vitiam c lol! yea thats the reacton i get when people see my tank and ask if i use ro and what i dose and how often i change my water lol yea idk what im doing but hey it works for me! 500+ gallons of clean water and i love it haha

 

[oceanparadise1]

Just added two of these bad butt nems

UPDATED FISH LIST
Fiji Foxface
Foxface
mated pair maroons
mated pair tomatos
six line wrasse
flasher wrasse
green oranate wrasse
mated pair hi fin cardnials
purple fire fish
cleaner wrasse

 

[Jacwil]

Dang that anemone is NIIIICE!!! Get it at CF?

 

[mgdmirage]

Another great 180! Awesome that you don't dose!