Red Sea Reefer S-850

[Reef Dork]

I started setting this tank up in May 2024 and every time I think about starting a thread, I feel like I need to do a full write up! And that puts me off, so I finally decided to just start a thread on the basis I can do a proper job later!

So here's a bad photo of the tank under blues and a random goni to start, and I promise I'll do better in future!

 

[Lou City Reefing]

Beautiful gonis! I love the videos as well! Excited for this thread!

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

That's funny I have a very similar issue. I feel the need to document the full set up and history of my aquariums but its incredibly daunting haha. I really should just post pictures as they are as well just to get started.

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

I love the goni garden by the way! I just picked up a new one myself recently and feel the urge to get it some friends haha.

 

[Reef Dork]

That's funny I have a very similar issue. I feel the need to document the full set up and history of my aquariums but its incredibly daunting haha. I really should just post pictures as they are as well just to get started.

I say do it! A thread is about the journey more than the start

I love the goni garden by the way! I just picked up a new one myself recently and feel the urge to get it some friends haha.

I have a love/hate relationship with them! I have 4 or 5 that are struggling, but here are a few of the ones that are doing well...

One of these is an alveopora and a couple may be bernies.

 

[Reef Dork]

I'm closing down my Cade nano tank this weekend and moving the contents to my main tank.

This is the stuff that's coming across

The only stuff that's not moving over are the BTAs (PITA) and the GSP monster.

There's 5 fish in there too:
1. 2x naked clowns
2. Yellow headed jawfish
3. Flame scooter
4. Yasha goby (with pistol shrimp)

Plenty of space in the Red Sea so these will help fill it out a bit.

I'll post an update when it's done, in the meantime here are a few shots I took of corals currently in the Red Sea.

 

[Lou City Reefing]

I'm closing down my Cade nano tank this weekend and moving the contents to my main tank.

This is the stuff that's coming across

The only stuff that's not moving over are the BTAs (PITA) and the GSP monster.

There's 5 fish in there too:
1. 2x naked clowns
2. Yellow headed jawfish
3. Flame scooter
4. Yasha goby (with pistol shrimp)

Plenty of space in the Red Sea so these will help fill it out a bit.

I'll post an update when it's done, in the meantime here are a few shots I took of corals currently in the Red Sea.

I love the pictures!

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Wow those are some great looking Corals. What is the second coral picture that's currently in the red sea? A Wilson? It looks awesome!

 

[Netfish and Chill]

Awesome tank! Cant wait to watch the progression!

 

[Reef Dork]

Wow those are some great looking Corals. What is the second coral picture that's currently in the red sea? A Wilson? It looks awesome!

Thanks man. Yep, I believe it's a symphyllia

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Thanks man. Yep, I believe it's a symphyllia

I have never seen one that happy and full before. Always freshly imported or cut and more closed up. I need to hunt for one for myself after seeing how nice yours looks!

 

[Reef Dork]

I have never seen one that happy and full before. Always freshly imported or cut and more closed up. I need to hunt for one for myself after seeing how nice yours looks!

I got lucky with this one - haven't seen anything close to it before or since...

 

[Reef Dork]

Quick FTS

 

[BryanM]

Quick FTS

Very nice!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Quick FTS

Amazing looking tank as always!

 

[Reef Dork]

A few top downies under white light

Sticks

Some coral warfare going on...

Blastos

Stop! Hammer time...

 

[Reef Dork]

Same but blue lights this time

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Same but blue lights this time

Thanks for sharing! Those are some amazing top-down photos!

 

[Reef Dork]

Bought a new kalkwasser stirrer recently - it's sold over here as Wavereef but it's the same as the Coral Vue one stateside.

Good bit of kit and half the price of my last stirrer (Deltec).

Currently dosing around 5 litres of kalk per day - 3 litres overnight and 2 litres during the day just to stop the outlet tip crusting up.

That large barrel is DIY magnesium and I also have a bottle of calcium so I can make adjustments when things fall out of whack, which you can't do with kalk of course.

The tank is mostly going well but there are a few issues with corals. This goni (it's red but looks pink in the photo) has been retracted for a few weeks now and probably isn't long for this world. Hate gonis sometimes!

I vacuumed the sanded quickly tonight. Need to get into the habit of doing that. I do wonder if bare bottom would have been the way to go - maybe next time...

I've added a few acros recently that are doing surprisingly well given they get less than 200 PAR and low flow.

I also took a few bad phone photos during a water change this evening so here they are!

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Tank is looking great!! Bummer about the goni. They are a pain sometimes for sure.