785 Gallon Glass Reef Build in CT

[rygar]

What are your plans for fish in this thing? Any groupings at all?

 

[BfishLpond78]

Very nice build neighbor. Over here in Seymour with my 150 gallon puddle compared to that monster.

 

[CrayolaViolence]

Am I seeing correctly? Do you have a skimmer in your display tank? If so, why? and how is it working for you?
Thanks

 

[cleanmyaquarium]

What are your plans for fish in this thing? Any groupings at all?

I have 8 tangs that are all different except 2 are hippos. The others are mimic, sailfin, yellow, whitetail, dussumerei and vlamingi. All 8 of them school together which is pretty cool. I also have 1 male anthias and 4 females, filefish, Niger trigger, 2 firefish, tomato clown, percula clown, 3 pajama cardinals, pseudochromis, 5 damsels, melanuras wrasse, orange diamond goby....probably forgetting a few. Give me some ideas on what else I should add?

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[cleanmyaquarium]

Am I seeing correctly? Do you have a skimmer in your display tank? If so, why? and how is it working for you?
Thanks

I have modified the skimmer so it is actually a sulfur denitrator now. It works great and is hidden by the rockwork so you don't notice it. The reason it is in the tank is because it is too tall to fit under it.

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[cleanmyaquarium]

Very nice build neighbor. Over here in Seymour with my 150 gallon puddle compared to that monster.

Haha. 150 isn't too shabby. Perhaps you can stop over one day and take a look at the monster.

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[yagesz]

Haha. 150 isn't too shabby. Perhaps you can stop over one day and take a look at the monster.

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When a 150 isn't big enough to be a sump/refuge for a tank it becomes shabby to me. My 150 feels shabby now. I need to go bigger.

 

[McPuff]

When a 150 isn't big enough to be a sump/refuge for a tank it becomes shabby to me. My 150 feels shabby now. I need to go bigger.

Make sure you start a thread on your bigger tank! :0)

 

[BfishLpond78]

785 Gallon Glass Reef Build in CT

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[sfsuphysics]

its never big enough!!!!!!!!!!

Unless you live in California where using too much electricity or too much water is a sin punishable by an astronomically high bills!

Seriously though, no lawn but they base my usage off of averages, and since no one in my corner of San Francisco has lawns I'm not expected to use too much water. And electricity? UGH! Don't get me started on how rates are just going up and "heavy usage" fines will start popping up. Luckily I was smart enough to toss solar on my roof and for 2016 my electric bill was about $650 for the whole year.

But enough complaining, more fish tank shots! I'm getting closer to ordering a tank from those guys!

 

[ScubaShane]

Im originally from New Britain. I live in PA now. I just got a quote from custom aquariums for a 96x36x30 with their new overflows and siphons. It was a good quote for the size and quality, but still expensive! Are you pleased with your tank? How are their seamless sumps? Not sure if I like their sumps. How was delivery?

 

[cleanmyaquarium]

The tank is great. Be sure you order the foam pad that goes between the tank and stand. It will provide support for the glass. Delivery was supposed to be curbside but the tank was too big for a lift gate so I had to pick it up at the Estes shipping warehouse in middletown. It was packaged in the crate very well. The seamless sumps work well. They are a good less expensive option. I don't use it on my 785 gallon reef but I do use one on my QT tank. I really like the overflow though.

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[cleanmyaquarium]

I changed 50 gallons of water today. I used reef crystals salt. I changed the 40 oz chemipure, 4x8 poly filter, rinsed the sponges and cleaned the skimmer. A few weeks ago I had changed the GFO and replaced the pump on the 2 fishes 550 GFO reactor. I also cut out about a soccer ball size piece of chaeto.

Water tested 0 phosphate, not even 1 ppm nitrate, alk was 8.4, calcium 500

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[cleanmyaquarium]

Salt is 1.025. Temp has been steady at 73 degrees. Not sure if I posted already, but I replaced my 2x400 halides with ushio 20k bulbs a month or 2 ago

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[cleanmyaquarium]

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[ScubaShane]

The tank is great. Be sure you order the foam pad that goes between the tank and stand. It will provide support for the glass. Delivery was supposed to be curbside but the tank was too big for a lift gate so I had to pick it up at the Estes shipping warehouse in middletown. It was packaged in the crate very well. The seamless sumps work well. They are a good less expensive option. I don't use it on my 785 gallon reef but I do use one on my QT tank. I really like the overflow though.

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Thanks for the info, much appreciated!

 

[cleanmyaquarium]

Spines are a foot long!

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[albano]

Spines are a foot long!

IMO/E those are the most painful urchin spines...once in your skin, they are impossible to remove.

 

[sfsuphysics]

IMO/E those are the most painful urchin spines...once in your skin, they are impossible to remove.

soaking in vinegar trick doesn't work like it does with bristleworms?

 

[cleanmyaquarium]

I am contemplating adding a Cortez ray. I know it is probably a bad idea but it is awfully tempting because it is so cool to watch swim. Someone talk me out of it....or into it

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