Jovis' 30g + 11g rimless refugium + sump

[jovis67]

Hello Reefers! Im a long time lurker of this site, but have never really had a thread b4. this will be my first.

Tank- 30G AGA
Overflow- Odyssea 600GPH W/ Aqualifter
Circulation- Tunze 6025?
Light- Odyssea T5 4x 36"
40Lbs Live Rock
20Lbs Live Sand
Red Bubble Tip Anemone
Purple & Green Tube Anemone
Pink & Green Mini-Maxi Anemone
GSP
Kenya Tree Coral
Tyree Neon Polyp Toadstool
Eagle Eye Zoa's
Metallic Pink Paly's
Hammer Coral
Bubble Coral
2x Bangaii Cardinals
Blue Hippo Tang - Small
Coral Beauty Angel
Six Line Wrasse
Blue Damsel
Scooter Blenny - Raised since he was about 3/4" - Eats Like A Hog
Clownfish
Firefish - very shy because tang chases him :(
Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

Sump- 20G Long AGA, No Baffles
Skimmer- Odyssea PS160 - skims as well as my Reef Octopus 160 extreme
7" Filter Sock W/ Holder, 200 Micron
UV Sterilizer- Current USA Gamma UV 15W
Return Pump- Maxi-Jet 1200 to 3/4 Clear Tube to Adjustable U-Tube Return
Offbrand Powerheads Feed Refugium & UV Sterilizer


Refugium- 11G Mr. Aqua Rimless W/ 1" Hole-in-wall overflow
Lockline Return
Light- Odyssea T5 4x 20"
Miracle Mud - 1 Gallon
Live Sand- 15Lbs Caribsea Agramax
Live Rock- 5-7Lbs Rubble
Tons of Caulerpa W/ Ridiculous Amount of Pods
Emerald Crab
Sea Cucumber

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[jovis67]

Im having issues with very high ALK because of hard tap water, also i have no ro system so im forced to use unfiltered tap :( corals dont grow very well at all with ~20Dkh

but I need suggestions for something really neat to put in the display refugium, I've had a 34g Mr Aqua seahorse tank b4 ( I'll try to find pics it was pretty cool) so I'm looking for something besides seahorses. Do u think a cuddle-fish could do ok in here?

[james1990]

i like your set up. really cool fuge set up i might try to add something like this. Maybe some dragons breath or something would like nice.

[tommer725]

Bunch of sexy shrimp

[jovis67]

thanks for the suggestions guys!

[davidadelp]

Nice looking tank! is that a rose anemone? I love the color it has! Also is that a tube anemone or what is that in the other corner by itself?

[jovis67]

yep left side is a RBTA, right side has the tube anemone

[bigwavereef]

:headwalls:Dude your tank is totally overstocked. It's also kinda weird you keep your t5's so high above the reef.

[jovis67]

well my degree in Aquaculture & Fish Management Sciences & A Degree in Natural Sciences, 12 years experience in reef keeping, and years of experience working at different LFS says that my tank isnt overstocked at all. take a look at my filtration system.

I keep the T5 pretty high mostly for aesthetic reasons and cooling, but the corals grow the same reguardless of how high the t5s are.

[jovis67]

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[Tankjunkie0481]

61 gallon system with that much filtration= nowhere near overstocked.

[jovis67]

thank you tankjunkie0481

[jovis67]

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