180 mixed reef

[saltyair]

hello all - just signed up and looking forward to learning a ton.

Here is my hobby addiction

2yrs old (Nov 10th 2010) (upgraded from 2yr 75gal)
180 gal
65 gal sump/refugium
190 live rock
vertex 210 protein skimmer
x4 vertex Illumilux II leds
DIY carbon/gfo reactor

Livestock
regal tang
yellow tang
star blenny
bangi cardinal
long tail fairy wrasse
x4 cromis
x2 anthias
naso tang
x2 clownfish (black&orange)
Mandarin (green)
cleaner wrasse

Corals
gold torch
green torch
x2 open brain
green moon coral
frog spawn
large finger coral
lord acans
Australia duncans
golden acro
blue milly
scroll coral
flower pot coral
fox coral
x2 carnation (red,yellow)
green star polyps
elegance
jewel rock with feather worms (porites coral)

inverts
x2 mini maxi
small yellow carpet
orange with gold bubble tip.
lots of snails
cleaner shrimp
x3 urchins
hermits
x2 tiger tail

 

[ebacon]

Nice setup, Welcome to Reef Central!

 

[saltyair]

thanks ebacon - love this forum - knowledge is power

 

[Adamc1303]

Welcome!

 

[devildogfish]

sounds like a nice tank setuplooks like good coraline growth too

 

[saltyair]

here is the latest photo from yesterday



and my 2 yr old elegance coral

 

[saltyair]

Here is my 180 from 1 month to today :fun4:









I sold my LTA last month and purchased a white / yellow carpet (doing well)

 

[Travis590]

That elegance is huge, great looking tank!

 

[kungfukid]

nice

 

[saltyair]

Thank you

yea love the elegance It has been growing great - since I dipped it (full of flat worms when I bought it)

My duncans now have 20 + heads (started with 4)

That elegance is huge, great looking tank!

 

[saltyair]

Updated photo March 2013

Updated photo March 2013

March 2013

 

[sp0k]

nice update.......good looking tank as well