75 Gallon Reef Tanks, Let's seem them!

[richfavinger]

03/26/2006

Photos not the best nor is the tank at that time. I just did a major cleaning yesterday and will take some new photos.

75g Mixed Reef
2x 250w XM10k's, 2x 110w URI 03's
1 MJ 1200 and 1 Tunze Stream 6000 (1850gph) + Controller
Eheim 2229 W/D
Fluval 403
CSS 220 Skimmer
CPR AquaFuge 24
PhosBan Reactor
NO SUMP!

1 Fox Face
1 Kol Tang
1 False Perc'
1 Damsel
1 Coral Banded Shrimp
1 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
1 Sand Sifting Star
1 T.Max Clam
1 Crocea Clam
Crabs and Snails
LPS, SPS, Mushrooms, and Polyps

 

[143gadgets]

Thanks Everyone!

Ripside- I use a Nikon D100.

The Reefer91- I change about 10-15 gallons every week. At that time I blow all detritus off of my rocks as well as siphon any that has settled on the bottom of the tank. I dose Kent Marine two part additive. I have a calcium reactor, but I never set it up. I think I am gonna stick with the two part for a while and invest in an automatic doser.

 

[143gadgets]

I fogot to mention that I scrape the back glass witha razor every week as well.

 

[J4Life]

Gorgeous tanks everyone. 143gadgets do you have anymore full tank shots that show off your tank in more detail? I like how you have the aquascape and nice looking pictures as well. I am hoping to acquire a new Canon Rebel XLT Digital SLR in the next 3 months for free? Well sort of free....but will see if it holds true.

Thanks again everyone. If you have any other experiences you would like to share please post them. I am working through changing my setup drastically in the next 4 weeks and hope to get more pictures of everything and the progress as I go. I might setup another thread to document it and link back to this thread as well.

Bill

 

[fishboarder]

Moved my 30 gallon to a 75 gallon about a month ago. Still a bit of algae in this picture, but has since cleared up quite a bit. Can't wait for the corals to grow out some.

Full tank:

Left side:

Right side:

Livestock:
1 femail lyretail
2 ocellaris clownfish
1 6-line wrasse
1 blue damsel
1 circus goby
1 hippo tang
1 fire shrimp
3 peppermint shrimp
hermits and snails for cleanup

 

[FishNutzBoi]

Here's my 75G. I moved my 29G to this tank a little more than 1 month ago.

75G Glass Tank
Started since: June 2006 (Has been established for 2 years before it was moved)

260W Lighting: 110W Actinic, 40W True actinic, 110W 10,000k
Coralife Super Skimmer 125
9W Coralife Turbo Twist UV sterilizer (rated for 125G)
250W Jager Heater
Oddysea Moonlight
4 (Maxi mod - 8 Directions) Maxijets 900 (940GPH total)
160+ pounds of Liverock
100+ pounds of Livesand (2in. - 2.5in.)

Started since: June 2006 (Has been established for 2 years before it was moved)

260W Lighting: 110W Actinic, 40W True actinic, 110W 10,000k
Coralife Super Skimmer 125
9W Coralife Turbo Twist UV sterilizer (rated for 125G)
250W Jager Heater
Oddysea Moonlight
4 (Maxi mod - 8 Directions) Maxijets 900 (940GPH total)
160+ pounds of Liverock
100+ pounds of Livesand (2in. - 2.5in.)

Light Cycle:
3PM - 3:30PM: Moonlight + True Actinic
3:30PM - 4PM: Moonlight + True Actinic + Actinic
4PM - 10PM: Moonlight + True Actinic + Actinic + 10,000k
10PM - 10:30PM: Moonlight + True Actinic + Actinic
10:30PM - 11PM: Moonlight + True Actinic
11PM - 3AM: Moonlight

Fish:
Mated clown pair (female Perc and male False Perc)
Sixline Wrasse
Female Hutchii Anthias
Longnose Butterfly
Blue Hippo/Regal Tang
Sailfin Tang

Clean-up Crew:
2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimps
10 red/blue legged hermit crabs
30 Astrea Snails
1 Queen Conch

Corals:
Finger Leather soft coral
Candy Cane
Red shrooms
Green shrooms
Assorted Unidentified shrooms
Purple shrooms
Green Ricordias
Red/Green/Blue Ricordias
Bubble Stony Coral
Hybrid of Frog spawn and Hammer
Pulsin Xenia
Green Open Brain
Unidentified SPS
Assorted GSP
Man Eater Zoos
Fire/Ice Zoos
Seawhips

Anemone:
Green Bubble Tip

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

hey 143 gadgets,

How long have you had all the anthias. I notice our tanks are very similar (except yours looks better!). I have a healthy male lyretail and think I am going to add three females but heard they will fight. Thanks.

 

[143gadgets]

LobsterOfJustice- I have had the anthias for about 9 months. I added my male and three females all at the same time. Not sure if they will fight, but I would go for it. Make sure that all of your females are a but smaller than your male and I think you will be fine. good luck and remember to post some pics when u get them.

 

[143gadgets]

J4Life- I will get some closer pics for you tonight.

 

[143gadgets]

I forgot!! I took this actinic shot last night. ENJOY!

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

While still a work in progress, here is a link to my build log. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=875880

My most recent pictures are still on my camera and might be a week or two until I can post them.

 

[J4Life]

Thanks 143. Hey Travis it will be nice to see pics when you get that monti 75 gallon setup. Are you filling it with your diy-rock?

 

[Shooter9er]

Here is mine before I tore it down to move into my 225.

 

[smcdonn]

ZENIA ANYONE???

 

[J4Life]

Nice! and I thought only dmbnpj had a lot of xenia.

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7894927#post7894927 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by J4Life
Thanks 143. Hey Travis it will be nice to see pics when you get that monti 75 gallon setup. Are you filling it with your diy-rock?

You bet! 100% of it will be DIY rock.

 

[nm354]

Here is my 75

 

[ReefNuggets]

Nice tanks everyone. I can't wait to move into my 75.

 

[djc1026]

Here's mine:

Lighting: 2 175 watt 10k MH with 1 110 actinic VHO's and 4 DIY moonlights

Filtration: 80 lbs LS, 120 lbs LR (80 started as base rock seeded with 40), 20 Gal sump/fuge, catalina skimmer.

Livestock: Mixed reef with over 40 species of coral
Swallowtail butterfly
Niger Trigger
Marroon Clown
Ocellaris Clown
3 Stripe Damsel
Black & Gold Damsel
Coral Beauty
Eyelash Blenny
Pinkspotted Watchman Goby

 

[J4Life]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7899335#post7899335 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by djc1026
Here's mine:

Lighting: 2 175 watt 10k MH with 1 110 actinic VHO's and 4 DIY moonlights

Filtration: 80 lbs LS, 120 lbs LR (80 started as base rock seeded with 40), 20 Gal sump/fuge, catalina skimmer.

Livestock: Mixed reef with over 40 species of coral
Swallowtail butterfly
Niger Trigger
Marroon Clown
Ocellaris Clown
3 Stripe Damsel
Black & Gold Damsel
Coral Beauty
Eyelash Blenny
Pinkspotted Watchman Goby

Nice looking tank. I have noticed that most 75 gallon owners have a whole lot more fish than I do. I thought having 5 fish was a lot but I guess it just depends on what you feel comfortable with.

I have a yellow tang, copper banded butterfly, 6 line wrasse, maroon clown, fancy tail blenny.