"The Second Wife" Tank Thread- 72BF (mpfeiffer1)

[mpfeiffer1]

Dear R2R, My wife calls my 72BF mixed-reef tank -"The Second Wife". I got my tank 2 years ago off Craiglist afterhaving good success with a 29 Gallon mixed-reef even with a HOB filter. The72BF tank was not well maintained and my first water-tests were scary. Like how werecreatures still alive with Nitrates over 160. Then started my quest to lowernitrates and phosphates to zero in record time. I still have many of thecomponents/regimen used to bring the trates down running on the tank, includingDIY refugium with Cheato as my sump was too small for a refugium, 2LF 150 running GFO, another 2LF 150 running Biopellets, Matrix pebbles and Purigen runningthrough a filtersock with Chemipure, Reef Octopus 110, and 20% WC weekly with NSW... Yes- my sump looks like an experiment gone way wrong...

You know your an addict when several LPS have your credit-card on file, Just do not tell my first wife... LOL...

Fish:
1 Sm Blue Tang
1 Sm Yellow Tang
1 Sm Kole Yellow-Eye Tang
1 Harem of Bartlett Anthias (1 male 3 females)
1 mated Pair True Perculas
1 mated Pair Moca Ocellaris
1 Yasha Goby with Pistol Shrimp Pair
1 Bluesided Wrasse
1 African Divided Leopard Wrasse
1 Ornate Leopard Wrasse
1 Pyle Wrasse
1 Yellow Chromis used to cycle 29 Gallon 3 years ago

Inverts
1 Cleaner Shrimp
1 Pistol Shrimp (mentioned above)
1 Brittle Star (Black and White)
1 Sea Cucumber
Multiple Astrea Snails

Nems:
1 Bubble Tip Rose Anemone
1 Tube Anemone Pink

Corals-
Too many to name but Soft, LPS, SPS, Chalice, Acan, Zoanthins, and Sun Polyps

Dosing:
2 Part C Balance, Magnesium, Iodine, Potassium,Trace Elements, with Kalk in ATO.

Filtration:
Mentioned above.


Enjoy the Pics... Happy Reefing!

Proud member of FMAS (Florida Marine Aquarium Society)

Thank you for looking- Mathew (mpfeiffer1)

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Looks good!!