My 170 gallon reef tank. Startup - Page 2

Gravis · 03/24/2016, 07:01 PM

Thanks for the good tips everyone! I am still a bit stressed out by the whole refractometer thing. I ordered the GHL profilux with the conductivity probe, so I wait for it to arrive the I can make the final adjustments on the salt.

One more question. I have over the year's had some colony's of coral that I wanted to frag, but I don't like the looks of the frag racks in the DT. So I'm wanting to make some room in the sump. Do any of you have any experience on that? Or some ideas?

Ricardo18 · 03/26/2016, 06:42 AM

Gravis, if the "new critter" you are asking about is showing just one arm in the photo, it is a serpent star and is a very useful tank mate (and very cool!).
Comes out at night to eat garbage.

Gravis · 03/27/2016, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ricardo18

Gravis, if the "new critter" you are asking about is showing just one arm in the photo, it is a serpent star and is a very useful tank mate (and very cool!).
Comes out at night to eat garbage.

Hi Ricardo!
I think it is more like i bristle worm. Thank you for replying! I am following your build, looks amazing!

Gravis · 03/31/2016, 01:44 PM

Hey guys long time since last update...

yesterday I cleaned and moved my phosphate reactor from my old tank over to the red sea.

and over the night my phosphate levels dropped from 0,12 to 0,06. love this thing.

Before Cleaning

2016-03-30 19.39.51 by kristian Gravvold, on Flickr

2016-03-30 19.45.45 by kristian Gravvold, on Flickr
After

2016-03-30 19.57.07 by kristian Gravvold, on Flickr

I have experienced some more green hair alge. I hope the Po4Reactor can get it solved.

Algae by kristian Gravvold, on Flickr

Algae by kristian Gravvold, on Flickr

Here are my bristle worms out playing. good to have something alive in my tank

Algae by kristian Gravvold, on Flickr

Gravis · 04/06/2016, 07:31 AM

Last night my care package from GHL arrived! I got my GHL mitras lamps and my GHL profilux computer! As well as the first "non hitchhiker inhabitants" of the tank came home! Really excited now!

I'm going to try Incorporate the equipment this evening, as well as getting out som pictures of my new fishes!

Gravis · 04/09/2016, 08:15 AM

So a little update from the tank! This week I finally got some fish in the tank!

I had two black clowns from my old tank, and bought three wild orange clowns. I introduced them one at the time O,B,O,B,O and they seem to go along nicely.

Almost like they school the first night.

From to day

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champion6sigma · 04/10/2016, 11:40 PM

Nice clowns!!!

Gravis · 04/13/2016, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by champion6sigma

Nice clowns!!!

Thanks dude! My LFS are getting in a metallic red carpet anemone tomorrow! If it looks nice, my clowns will have a nice place to sleep. Thanks for tagging along!

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Gravis · 04/14/2016, 07:25 PM

The Nem did not arrive after all

the sender put it on the invoice, but no anemone in sight... Sometimes life is hard...

Gravis · 04/14/2016, 07:30 PM

I've ordered some more equipment for my tank to day! I'm really excited!

I am very happy with my new GHL mitras lamps but they don't really cover the tank the way it should. So I ordered a third one!

I also ordered a UV filter as well as ozone.

For sirculation I ordered 2 mp-40's

Man this build is exiting !

Some pictures from today! I will get my eos-1 out soon to take some better pics, but this should do for now!

Gravis · 02/20/2018, 01:09 PM

Hello, again reef central! I am back after almost two years and will give some updates on my tank. hopefully, i can get some more help from you guys as well!

Since last I had a serious case of the ICH witch lost me most of my stock. This is also most of the reason I stopped writing here. A couple of years have passed and I'm ready for more!

Here is a Quick picture of the tank from tonight!

Gravis · 02/20/2018, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Gravis

Here is a Quick picture of the tank from tonight!

Gravis · 02/20/2018, 01:30 PM

Hey!

I looked at my corral today and noticed some black spots on the "side" Does anyone know if it is dangerous or not?

matty21 · 02/28/2018, 08:31 AM

Beautiful build!!!

03/26/2016, 06:42 AM	#27
Ricardo18 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Boca Raton,Florida Posts: 447	Gravis, if the "new critter" you are asking about is showing just one arm in the photo, it is a serpent star and is a very useful tank mate (and very cool!). Comes out at night to eat garbage. __________________ Ricardo 18 Current Tank Info: 500 gallon display,650 system Lifereef Skimmer Ozone UV Apex Radion Genesis

03/31/2016, 01:44 PM	#29
Gravis Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 51	Hey guys long time since last update... yesterday I cleaned and moved my phosphate reactor from my old tank over to the red sea. and over the night my phosphate levels dropped from 0,12 to 0,06. love this thing. Before Cleaning 2016-03-30 19.39.51 by kristian Gravvold, on Flickr 2016-03-30 19.45.45 by kristian Gravvold, on Flickr After 2016-03-30 19.57.07 by kristian Gravvold, on Flickr I have experienced some more green hair alge. I hope the Po4Reactor can get it solved. Algae by kristian Gravvold, on Flickr Algae by kristian Gravvold, on Flickr Here are my bristle worms out playing. good to have something alive in my tank Algae by kristian Gravvold, on Flickr Last edited by Gravis; 03/31/2016 at 02:06 PM.

04/10/2016, 11:40 PM	#32
champion6sigma Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: texas Posts: 538	Nice clowns!!! __________________ My initial build page - soon to be updated when its not an embarrassment :) http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2538593

02/20/2018, 01:09 PM	#36
Gravis Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 51	Long time no sea! Hello, again reef central! I am back after almost two years and will give some updates on my tank. hopefully, i can get some more help from you guys as well! Since last I had a serious case of the ICH witch lost me most of my stock. This is also most of the reason I stopped writing here. A couple of years have passed and I'm ready for more! Here is a Quick picture of the tank from tonight!

02/20/2018, 01:30 PM	#38
Gravis Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 51	What is the black stuff on the side? Hey! I looked at my corral today and noticed some black spots on the "side" Does anyone know if it is dangerous or not?

03/24/2016, 07:01 PM	#26
Gravis Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 51	Thanks for the good tips everyone! I am still a bit stressed out by the whole refractometer thing. I ordered the GHL profilux with the conductivity probe, so I wait for it to arrive the I can make the final adjustments on the salt. One more question. I have over the year's had some colony's of coral that I wanted to frag, but I don't like the looks of the frag racks in the DT. So I'm wanting to make some room in the sump. Do any of you have any experience on that? Or some ideas?

04/06/2016, 07:31 AM	#30
Gravis Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 51	Last night my care package from GHL arrived! I got my GHL mitras lamps and my GHL profilux computer! As well as the first "non hitchhiker inhabitants" of the tank came home! Really excited now! I'm going to try Incorporate the equipment this evening, as well as getting out som pictures of my new fishes!

04/09/2016, 08:15 AM	#31
Gravis Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 51	So a little update from the tank! This week I finally got some fish in the tank! I had two black clowns from my old tank, and bought three wild orange clowns. I introduced them one at the time O,B,O,B,O and they seem to go along nicely. Almost like they school the first night. From to day Sent fra min Nexus 6P via Tapatalk

04/14/2016, 07:25 PM	#34
Gravis Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 51	The Nem did not arrive after all the sender put it on the invoice, but no anemone in sight... Sometimes life is hard...

04/14/2016, 07:30 PM	#35
Gravis Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 51	I've ordered some more equipment for my tank to day! I'm really excited! I am very happy with my new GHL mitras lamps but they don't really cover the tank the way it should. So I ordered a third one! I also ordered a UV filter as well as ozone. For sirculation I ordered 2 mp-40's Man this build is exiting ! Some pictures from today! I will get my eos-1 out soon to take some better pics, but this should do for now!

02/28/2018, 08:31 AM	#39
matty21 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 17	Beautiful build!!!