I'm excited to see how your tank turns out!This an upgrade from the 60 gallon SR that I’ve had up and running. Partly due to having to consolidate tanks as I’m having to move next May. This had been a freshwater setup that I had running since July of 2021 but had a major pump failure earlier this midsummer and lost most of the livestock. Hence instead of rebuilding the freshwater setup I’m going with a reef. So here’s the tank that I’m moving the contents from.
Heres the tank I’m moving it into. Have had a bit of cleaning to do. Firstpic was this mid morning the last tonight.
Heres the initial equipment list
90 gallon Acrylic AIO with a Fluval 407 for added filtration. Intend to use the canister for chemical filtering and polishing the water.
Two Nero 3s
Tunze 6040
Jebao TW10
Helios controller with 300 watt titanium heater
ReefBreeders Photon v2 32 . Possibly adding a couple Lumenbars that have on hand to help with the added depth of the tank.
i have about 70 lbs of live rock , probably adding a bit more
Using 120 lbs of CaribSea Ocean Direct sand. No old sand but I’m going to do a thorough sifting to get any organisms that I want to keep.
Livestock includes
41 (at present) Gonis
3 Alveopora
9 Torches
8 Frogspawn
3 Hammers
10 Micromussa
7 Montipora
5 Acros
5 Stylophora
2 Bowerbanki
and few assorted other coral
BlueStar Leopard wrasse
Melanurus wrasse
Blue Eyed Bristletooth Tang
Orange Spot Blenny
2 Ocellaris Clowns
2 Bangaii Cardinals
assorted snails
Pincushion Urchin
Sea Cucumber
‘and various sand dwellers
Pretty much the tank gets broadcast fed . I use a combination of frozen that includes plankton, mysis,a greens heavy omnivore mix, and a carnivore food. Heavy feeding to get the entire tank. Here’s all the things that I use. The powdered gets used 1 or 2 times a week, phyto every other day, the Reef Plus for aminos and vitermans ever 2nd or third day, the Snow twice a week, and vitalizer says every day but I use it every other.
Ever feel like we put more effort into feeding our tanks a varied diet than we eat ourselves?Posted these on another thread thought it might be of interest .
Pretty much the tank gets broadcast fed . I use a combination of frozen that includes plankton, mysis,a greens heavy omnivore mix, and a carnivore food. Heavy feeding to get the entire tank. Here’s all the things that I use. The powdered gets used 1 or 2 times a week, phyto every other day, the Reef Plus for aminos and vitermans ever 2nd or third day, the Snow twice a week, and vitalizer says every day but I use it every other.
I do fairly well, though some of that I undoubtably due to my wife making sure we eat properly.Ever feel like we put more effort into feeding our tanks a varied diet than we eat ourselves?
I guess I'm lucky, my 27yo daughter moved in. Before that I was on a kids diet, ate what they ate which was cereal, pop tarts, grilled cheese, lunchables, chicken nuggets, pizza.... Ya know...
Except for the lunchables which I think are horrible in all ways , I’d probably do the same.
Oooh, that goni is a beauty. Will be watching its progress in your care. Which translates to, “Massive Goni Seen Roaming Thru Tokyo” Scientists believe it comes from the famed Schuerger Lab!Hit the LRO sale. Got some really nice corals including what I hope turns into a showpiece Goni
Omg - do I even admit that out loud?!! Not to my family / but to this reefing family, Yes I doEver feel like we put more effort into feeding our tanks a varied diet than we eat ourselves?
Exactly!!
I've diversified since starting solids with the little. It's fun to watch him try new things and everything is new to him.Ever feel like we put more effort into feeding our tanks a varied diet than we eat ourselves?
