Southeast Asia stocked Red Sea Reefer 750XXL Build Thread

[jeffrey750750]

Starting off to a nice start

 

[DrewFish]

On the floor and in the tank. I wanted some little islands in case I put in anything that was an agressive grower.

 

[DrewFish]

It's starting to look like a fish tank! I added just over 170 gallons of saltwater

 

[DrewFish]

A week into cycling with Microbacter 7 and the tank is looking clearer. I started the skimmer running which will hopefully get it broken in by the time I add fish.

 

[DrewFish]

Ok 5 weeks of cycling and dosing with Microbacter7 and I finally added my first fish! If I don't kill these this week and the water still looks good I'll go add some pink skunk and maybe some wrasse. Current occupants are 2 ocellaris clowns and 4 cardinals.

 

[DrewFish]

My fish don't seem to realize that they are in a 6' tank. I have five in the corner closest to me, and two on the opposite side with NOTHING in the middle! I will add some wrasse and gobies soon. Hopefully that will encourage some swimming.

The bag is some chaeto that I am going to put in the sump when my dude light mount arrives.

 

[DrewFish]

Added a diamond watchman goby, lawnmower blenny and tiger jawfish to the tank. The lawnmower reminds me a bit of Jabba the Hut as it lounges on the rockwork and looks at the rest of the fish, judging. Now if only I can find a half naked dancing Twi'lek or Leia in a bikini.

 

[DrewFish]

I added a blue eye kole tang and blond naso tang to the tank as early hardy and friendly tangs before some of the more delicate and expensive ones.

My clowns and Cardinals had completely ignored my cleaner shrimp, but within minutes of being added the tangs presented themselves for cleaning! Nature is incredible. Here is a video of the shrimp surfing on the tangs while he cleans them.

 

[DrewFish]

Added some corals, but lost the ocellaris clowns to brook. Grrr. Pink skunks look fine so far. I added a number of zoas, some very basis SPS, an alien maze brain coral, and was gifted a couple of chalices by a good buddy.

I think I will add a UV sterilizer.

 

[DrewFish]

Fuge light mounting arm finally came in. Poor chaeto had been sitting in a media bag in my main display for weeks. Hopefully it will grow now. I look forward to adding pods.

The light runs from 12am-8am.

 

[DrewFish]

Added a 57 watt UV sterilizer. Time to nuke the crap out of whatever got some of my fish.

 

[harley32907]

Following!

 

[Phil D.]

Glad to see you have the upgrade support bracket. I have a Red Sea E-260 and really like it.

 

[DrewFish]

I added a rainbow bubble tip anenome for my clownfish, and now I feel like Adam Sandler from the putting green scene in Happy Gilmore yelling at them "Why won't you go in your home?!?!? Are you too good for your home?!?!"

 

[mikeychildress]

Alright the mixing station is done and filling with water! At 75 GPD the 200 gallons of holding tanks should take a solid three days... The station is run by a Current USA pump that is the same model as runs my tank and is connected by unions. so essentially I have a live spare running.

The RO tank has a float valve and a backup solenoid with optical sensor in case the valve fails.

Where did you get the tanks

 

[DrewFish]

Where did you get the tanks

www.ntotank.com chemtainer 100 gallon.