freddyk Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 My reef is housed in a 140 gallon in wall acrylic aquarium built by James at Envision Acrylics. This is my second attempt at making the reef thing work. I had a more primitive version of this setup back in 2008 but it was less successful and I took close to a decade off. This time I am trying to be more focused and take advantage of the new methods and technology. It seems to be working except for a manageable amount of cyanobacteria. The vast majority of the coral came from this community. Huge shout out to @shaywood @badxgillen @EMeyer @Emerald525 @pdxmonkeyboy @goldenbasketreef @CuttleFishandCoral for all the amazing coral. I am using BRS 2part, Acropower, and NOPOX Jebao doser 2x Maxspect XF250 GYRE PUMP OMEGA 180I PROTEIN SKIMMER Trigger Systems Triton 44 Sump - I am not using the Triton method. Synergy Reef Systems 16" SHADOW OVERFLOW 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorW Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Wow it looks amazing! You’ve got some nice corals, what are these palys in this picture called?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyk Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 @TaylorW Thanks! Those are zoanthids. I got them in a group buy at Cuttlefish in what I think was March of 2018. I started with 4 and now it is crazy. I have one reference to the name as being 'Rainbow Zoas'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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albertareef Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Tank is looking great freddyk! Glad to see your re-entry being successful. Seems like quite a few happy SPS in there which is impressive - how long has this iteration of the tank been up? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, freddyk said: Looking good! Thanks for sharing ! I always love to see what good homes my corals have found! These zoas look like Sunny Ds. Edited July 25, 2019 by Emerald525 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyk Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 48 minutes ago, albertareef said: Tank is looking great freddyk! Glad to see your re-entry being successful. Seems like quite a few happy SPS in there which is impressive - how long has this iteration of the tank been up? Thanks! I put my first coral in it when I participated in the group buy at the March 2018 meeting at Cuttlefish. In my first attempt 10 years ago coral growth was mostly just a dream. Now if I can keep it up coral growth could be problematic – a good problem to have. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyk Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 50 minutes ago, Emerald525 said: Looking good! Thanks for sharing ! I always love to see what good homes my corals have found! These zoas look like Sunny Ds. Thanks! Sunny D's must be it. I seem to remember a couple verities being available for that buy. I am horrible at keeping track of coral names. I have one confession regarding your coral. You sold me a green monti that I put next to a few zoanthids. I made this decision before I understood how fast zoas could grow. Soon the monti began to get surrounded. To her credit my wife would regularly remind me to rescue the monti and I would say that it is on my list and somehow never got around to it. A few weeks ago the monti started to fight back. In this picture you can see it making a valiant attempt to breakout stage right. Maybe I should fire up the calvary and give it a hand. Do you remember what that monti was called? I don't know what the zoas are but they are a rare mix of beautiful and fast growing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 minute ago, freddyk said: Thanks! Sunny D's must be it. I seem to remember a couple verities being available for that buy. I am horrible at keeping track of coral names. I have one confession regarding your coral. You sold me a green monti that I put next to a few zoanthids. I made this decision before I understood how fast zoas could grow. Soon the monti began to get surrounded. To her credit my wife would regularly remind me to rescue the monti and I would say that it is on my list and somehow never got around to it. A few weeks ago the monti started to fight back. In this picture you can see it making a valiant attempt to breakout stage right. Maybe I should fire up the calvary and give it a hand. Do you remember what that monti was called? I don't know what the zoas are but they are a rare mix of beautiful and fast growing. Looks awesome. Does the Monti have a blue base ? I’m thinking possibly poker star 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyk Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 minute ago, Emerald525 said: Looks awesome. Does the Monti have a blue base ? I’m thinking possibly poker star Yea. That sounds right. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisriverfisherman Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Those last zoanthid look like fire and ice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyk Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 14 minutes ago, lewisriverfisherman said: Those last zoanthid look like fire and ice. Good call. I googled that name and it is spot on. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorW Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 [mention=15876]TaylorW[/mention] Thanks! Those are zoanthids. I got them in a group buy at Cuttlefish in what I think was March of 2018. I started with 4 and now it is crazy. I have one reference to the name as being 'Rainbow Zoas'.Wow those are some pretty large polyps! Sent from my BLU R1 HD using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyk Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 29 minutes ago, TaylorW said: Wow those are some pretty large polyps! Sent from my BLU R1 HD using Tapatalk I know right I am afraid of palys because my first tank got overrun by them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisriverfisherman Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 On 7/25/2019 at 3:53 AM, freddyk said: This is what my zoas from CNC look like. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyk Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 @lewisriverfisherman Nice! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorW Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I know right [emoji4] I am afraid of palys because my first tank got overrun by them.Well if you ever decided to frag either I'm interestedSent from my BLU R1 HD using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisriverfisherman Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 4 hours ago, TaylorW said: Well if you ever decided to frag either I'm interested Sent from my BLU R1 HD using Tapatalk I believe I have a frag for you. 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyk Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 (edited) A quick tour of my tank Edited August 10, 2019 by freddyk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyk Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 I heart my mixing station. Two 50 gallon rectangular tanks actually fit in the only space I had available in my over stuffed and under sized house. I don't have any automation yet but they have really helped me stay on top of maintenance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 20 minutes ago, freddyk said: I heart my mixing station. Two 50 gallon rectangular tanks actually fit in the only space I had available in my over stuffed and under sized house. I don't have any automation yet but they have really helped me stay on top of maintenance. What is that little black tube at the top of your plumbing for, and where does it lead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyk Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 (edited) @SuncrestReef Wow I am so busted. That is the return to the tank so that I can pump fresh water to the ATO reservoir or salt water to the tank. Problem is that the 1/4 inch tubing is WAY to small and it essentially does not work. I need to get some wider diameter tubing and the perfect adapter to make it work correctly. Somehow I find the time to carry buckets but I can't get around to a Home Depot run to do it right. Sigh... Once I get around to that I will be king of the world at least until I decide I need auto water changes with the Neptune DOS. Edited August 15, 2019 by freddyk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 24 minutes ago, freddyk said: @SuncrestReef Wow I am so busted. That is the return to the tank so that I can pump fresh water to the ATO reservoir or salt water to the tank. Problem is that the 1/4 inch tubing is WAY to small and it essentially does not work. I need to get some wider diameter tubing and the perfect adapter to make it work correctly. Somehow I find the time to carry buckets but I can't get around to a Home Depot run to do it right. Sigh... Once I get around to that I will be king of the world at least until I decide I need auto water changes with the Neptune DOS. I use 1/4" tubing from my mixing station for auto water changes and for ATO and pump it 30 feet with no problem. Your tubing is fine, but your pump with that reduction fitting is not a good combination. A simple peristaltic dosing pump or a submersible utility pump that directly connects to 1/4" tubing will work much better with your tubing. If you can make it to this month's meeting at my house on the 24th, you should check out how mine is set up to get some ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyk Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 @SuncrestReefThanks for the info. I might modify my plan. I will probably come to the meeting. I would like to hear the angels singing when you open the cabinet under your tank 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyk Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 The Pano Photo feature on the iPhone works great for long tanks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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