OneDayMatt
03/24/2008, 10:42 PM
Tomorrow I'm going to pick up a 180G AGA Reef Ready from another member of reefcentral (bag151) who upgraded to a 300+. I asked a friend today what it would take to get a custom steel stand (40" high x 24" deep x 72" wide) built with hangers for cabinetry and leveling feet. I should know what it'll take by tomorrow.
I'm also picking up the sump that was used with that tank, it's a large Precision Marine sump, a nice companion to the PM 24" fuge that I've been using as a sump on my 72 bow.
Right now, my equipment list looks like this...
48" Aquactinics TX5 (5xT5HO) fixture
Precison Marine Bullet skimmer (older model, sized between B2/BXL)
Mag 18 -> for skimmer
2x Phosban Reactors
2x Koralia 4
3x MJ 1200
2x MJ 900
PM Fuge (24") + Current PC fuge light
PM Sump(36" at least, haven't seen yet)
Some sort of ocean runner return that I got used and works really well
Several heaters of various brands
Spectrapure 90GPD RO/DI
30 Cube QT - with ok PC fixture
20 High Hospital
I'm going to use the current T5 fixture for only Actinic lighting after I get some halides. It's only a 24" deep tank, so I'm not sure if I want to go all the way to 400's, but something tells me I will. I like not using a chiller though and our house is always 73F.
So, I've got about 100lbs of rock in my current system and 80lbs of sand. As far as livestock goes, I've got (I can get names, but I'm pretty tired now)...
About 8 varieties of SPS, 5 fist size pieces, 3 hitch hikers that are doing well
Yellow Tang
Hippo Tang
Paired true percs
Purple tipped anemeone
1 green, 1 blue mandarin (about to split up, my bad)
Copper banded butterfly
~15 Deep Red / Blue mushrooms, couple green rics
5 Peppermint shrimp
30 various snails
60 reef hermits
Zillions of pods, little sea stars, worms of all kinds, tiny crustaceans (when fish are in QT they live)
Here are some shots of the current setup (pictures are a few months old)
Fuge
http://www.cherishedfamily.com/aquarium/72G/Redo72/redo72_6.jpg
Skimmer
http://www.cherishedfamily.com/aquarium/72G/Redo72/redo72_1.jpg
Back of Tank shot
http://www.cherishedfamily.com/aquarium/72G/Redo72/redo72_5.jpg
How it looked back last October
http://www.cherishedfamily.com/aquarium/72G/TX5/TX53.jpg
I don't have a good recent picture with the nice varieties of coral I've got now, but this is how it all began when I used to listen to the employees a "highly reputable" LFS about equipment instead of researching myself. I've still got that Coral Life PC Fixture, I think I'll use it as supplemental to my TX5 until I get halides. Besides, it's got some nice moonlights.
http://www.cherishedfamily.com/aquarium/72G/week4/displayTank.jpg
I'm also picking up the sump that was used with that tank, it's a large Precision Marine sump, a nice companion to the PM 24" fuge that I've been using as a sump on my 72 bow.
Right now, my equipment list looks like this...
48" Aquactinics TX5 (5xT5HO) fixture
Precison Marine Bullet skimmer (older model, sized between B2/BXL)
Mag 18 -> for skimmer
2x Phosban Reactors
2x Koralia 4
3x MJ 1200
2x MJ 900
PM Fuge (24") + Current PC fuge light
PM Sump(36" at least, haven't seen yet)
Some sort of ocean runner return that I got used and works really well
Several heaters of various brands
Spectrapure 90GPD RO/DI
30 Cube QT - with ok PC fixture
20 High Hospital
I'm going to use the current T5 fixture for only Actinic lighting after I get some halides. It's only a 24" deep tank, so I'm not sure if I want to go all the way to 400's, but something tells me I will. I like not using a chiller though and our house is always 73F.
So, I've got about 100lbs of rock in my current system and 80lbs of sand. As far as livestock goes, I've got (I can get names, but I'm pretty tired now)...
About 8 varieties of SPS, 5 fist size pieces, 3 hitch hikers that are doing well
Yellow Tang
Hippo Tang
Paired true percs
Purple tipped anemeone
1 green, 1 blue mandarin (about to split up, my bad)
Copper banded butterfly
~15 Deep Red / Blue mushrooms, couple green rics
5 Peppermint shrimp
30 various snails
60 reef hermits
Zillions of pods, little sea stars, worms of all kinds, tiny crustaceans (when fish are in QT they live)
Here are some shots of the current setup (pictures are a few months old)
Fuge
http://www.cherishedfamily.com/aquarium/72G/Redo72/redo72_6.jpg
Skimmer
http://www.cherishedfamily.com/aquarium/72G/Redo72/redo72_1.jpg
Back of Tank shot
http://www.cherishedfamily.com/aquarium/72G/Redo72/redo72_5.jpg
How it looked back last October
http://www.cherishedfamily.com/aquarium/72G/TX5/TX53.jpg
I don't have a good recent picture with the nice varieties of coral I've got now, but this is how it all began when I used to listen to the employees a "highly reputable" LFS about equipment instead of researching myself. I've still got that Coral Life PC Fixture, I think I'll use it as supplemental to my TX5 until I get halides. Besides, it's got some nice moonlights.
http://www.cherishedfamily.com/aquarium/72G/week4/displayTank.jpg