Royel Reefing- Reef Tank Build

[Royel Reefing]

After more than a decade away from the hobby, I’m beyond excited to be diving back into the world of reef tanks! I’ve always loved the beauty and complexity of saltwater aquariums, and now, with my two-year-old daughter absolutely obsessed with fish and corals, I have the perfect excuse to start again in the hobby. Seeing her excitement has reignited my passion, and I can’t wait to build a thriving reef that we can enjoy together. Watching the tank and its inhabitants grow alongside my family will give us something to enjoy and connect with—plus, if all goes well (and stays manageable… haha), it’ll may be the perfect stress reliever, too!

System Profile​

Display Tank:

• 125G tank 72"L x 18"W x 24"H

Stand and canopy:

• Tank Specific Stand With Custom Extruded Aluminum Light Canopy

Rock:

• Dry Rock Structures Built From Marco Foundation/Shelf And Basic Rock ~80lbs

Sand:

• 100 lb. Of Fiji Pink Arag-Alive ~2” Sand Bed

Sump:

• Luna Reef Ecco-4415 Rollermat Sump 44”L x 15”W x 15”H

Display Tank Lighting:

• Three EcoTech Marine Radion XR30 G6 Blue LED Light Fixture

Protein Skimmer:

• Reef Octopus 150s

Mechanical Filtration:

• ClariSea SK-3000 Gen 3 Automatic Filter System Powered By Sicce Syncra SDC 3.0 WiFi Controllable Pump (260-800 GPH)

Additional Filtration:

• Pentair Aquatics Smart UV 40 Watt Powered By Sicce Syncra SDC 6.0 WiFi Controllable Pump (530-1450 GPH)

Return Pump:

• Dual Sicce Syncra SDC 7.0 WiFi Controllable Pump (800-1900 GPH)

Refugium:

• Integrated Third Chamber of Luna Reef Sump Stocked With Algae Barn Chaetomorpha Macro Algae

Refugium Lighting:

• AquaIllumination Prime 16 LED Fuge Light

Water Circulation:

• Dual EcoTech Marine VorTech MP40mQD - QuietDrive Propeller Pump

AWC/ATO:

• Innovative Marine Auqa Gadget 15 Gallon Hydrofill Reservoir Powered By Tunze Osmolator 3 Auto Top Off

Heating:

• Dual BRS 600W Titanium Heater Element Powered By Ink Bird WiFi Aquarium Heater Controller

System Control:

• Neptune Systems A3 Apex Pro Aquarium Controller System

Testing and Monitoring:

• Apex- Temp, PH & ORP
• Trident NP- Phosphate & Nitrate
• Hanna- Alkalinity
• Salfret- Magnesium & Calcium

Quarantine​

QT Tank:

• Innovative Marine 15 NUVO Fusion AIO Cube Aquarium- 15”L x 15”W x 15”H
• Copper Power

Water Quality/Parameters​

Water Filtration System:

• 7 Stage PRO Plus 150 GPD Water Saver RO/DI System

Salt Mix:

• RedSea Coral Pro Salt Mix

Current Parameters:

• Temperature- ~78°
• Salinity- ~35ppt.
• PH- 8.03
• Nitrate- .3ppm
• Phosphate- 0ppm
• Alkalinity- 7.25
• Calcium- 460
• Magnesium- 1450

Tank Initiation​

Display Tank Cycle(Fishless):

• Cycle Start- December 21, 2024
• Cycle End- January 2, 2205

Cycle Products:

• Microbacter QuickCycl 60mL - Brightwell Aquatics
• Fritz Aquatics Fritz-Zyme TurboStart 900

Stocking Lists​

Fish:

- January 7, 2025

• Bengi Cardinal x4
• Pajama Cardinal x4

- January 18,2025

• Midas Blenny

- January 29, 2025

• Royal Gramma
• Blue Spot Jaw Fish(Jumped Through Lid )

- March 14, 2025

• Mimic Half Black Tang
• Two Spot Bristletooth Tang

- March 21, 2025

• Leopard Wrasse x2(One Disappeared To Never Be Seen Again )
• Yellow Banded Possum Wrasse

- March 27, 2025

• Sleeper Gold Head Goby(Made A Mess Everywhere. Re-Homed)

- April 26, 2025

• Platinum “Ice” Clownfish x2

Coral:

- January 18,2025

• TSA Toxic Pinwheel Duncan
• TSA Captain Jerk Zoa
• TSA Blow Pop Zoa
• Firework Clove Polyp
• Fruity Pebbles Montipora
• Zoa Unknown

- January 29, 2025

• Oceans Eleven Echinata
• Bam Bamz Zoanthids
• Teal Explosion Aussie Lord

- February 27, 2025

• TG Joker Palythoas
• TG Sunburst Micro Goniopora
• TG Space Gator Zoanthids
• TG Branching Frogspawn
• TG Blue Raven Blastomussa
• TG Salted Agave Zoanthids

- April 26, 2025 (RAP Orlando)

• NY Knicks Torch
• Dragon Soul Torch?
• Unknown Torch
• Forest Fire Digitata Montipora
• Firework Clove Polyp
• Galaxea Coral
• PC Rainbow Acropora
• Unknown Acro

- May 7, 2025

• WWC Captain Caveman Acropora
• WWC Paradise Tenuis Acropora
• Frosted Cheesecake Aussie Lord
• WWC Seared Stellaria Chalice
• Orange Crush Rhodactis Mushroom
• Ultimate Superman Rhodactis Mushroom
• WWC Poison Berry Micro Goniopora
• Strawberry Shortcake Acropora

Inverts:

- January 18, 2025

• Cleaner Shrimp x2

Clean Up Crew: (A Rotating Array Of…)

• Blue Leg Hermit
• Scarlet Hermit Crab
• Halloween Hermit Crab
• Emerald Crab(Sump)
• Astrea Snail
• Turbo Snail
• Trochus Snail
• East African Cerith Snail
• Nassarius Snail
• Dwarf Cerith Snail
• Ox Tongue Nerite Snail
• Tiger Conch

I am looking forwards to watching this thread grow as my tanks continues to grow and mature.​

 

[Shanel]

Nice, let's see those pics

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I want to see pictures too!

 

[TheNative192]

Following for them pictures haha!

 

[Rocks reef]

Looks like you've put a lot of thought and planning in to this! Looking forward to build pics!