Scruggyj 65 Gallon Reef

[scruggyj]

Hello all,

Just a quick video of my setup.

This tank was set up in June of 2012 so around 7-8 months old.

Fish -
wrasse melanurus
solar wrasse
midas blenny
pair of oc clowns

Corals
purple frogspawn
torches
galaxea
zoas/palys
duncans
acan
green toadstool
GSP



[video=youtube;7BdZdiPjV10]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BdZdiPjV10[/video]

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Great job and welcome to R2R!

 

[scruggyj]

background info

Just some background on this tank.

I picked this on CL. It was a good deal but man this tank was nasty.

It came with the following:
65 drilled tank and stand
coral life skimmer
power heads
return pump
sump
live rock
PC light (crap and barley worked)

I ended up gutting the light and using LED strips inside the housing with the PC reflector.

Here are some pics. Notice all the green hair algea. nasty!

Here it is once I got it clean and set up

And now stocked and beautiful!

I have also added an APEX lite and JBJ auto top off recently.

 

[Flameback Pair]

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[LARRY007]

I have a 125g i wood use 3/4 return i have a eshopps over flio with 2 tubes and a TEAM RIO PUMP MODEL 26 . On one of my returnes i have a chiller and uv i had to put a check valve on the the other the water was comeing in faster than it was going out

 

[scruggyj]

I am now looking to go bigger - I am targeting a 180 if I can find one for a good deal.

 

[scruggyj]

I found a good deal on CL.

Called the guy Friday night and he said he was busy this weekend but I could check it out next week.

He is like 1.5 hours from me so I made arragments and got help..etc

Text him on Sunday saying I would come get it next weekend and he said sorry it is sold :(

I am not very happy.

I guess my search will continue.

 

[LARRY007]

Nice guy bigger tank bigger water change bigger skimmer ??? GOOD LUCK

 

[Flameback Pair]

I've heard multiple wrasses fight in small tanks, do yours?

 

[scruggyj]

The Mel is a little bit of a bully but not too bad. (Mel was in the tank first and is a lot bigger)

He will chase the solar around a little bit.

However, I am currently in the process of upgrading the 65 to a 180.

A week ago I broke down the 65 and moved it to another room so I could setup the 180.

Since the move they act like different fish. I guess since the teritory was altered..etc
Now in they are still in the 65 but the Mel does not chase and the solar does not run.