9mo update / pics

[jerehmy]

well.... after I moved the reef got a "new" look. I re-did the rocks, added a little more and aquascaped the sh!t out of it. tank has been setup for 1mo since the move and total has been about 9mo, has come a long way and I love to see it grow and change every day!

REEF-ON!!

specs are

-tank dims 36L X 15.5D X 17T -40g
-lights 2 x 250w MH 20000k (10hrs per day) 96w PC 10000k (4 hrs per day)
-about 75lbs of Fiji LR & 15lbs tonga
-filteration, free flowing HOB CRP CS90 with a custom 20L DIY sump/fuge (30 x 12 x 12) with 6.5g for the refugium and a 13w draw 75w output 6500k bulb with a Mag 9.5 pumped through a SCWD for the return. Refugium sand bed is 1.5" Fiji mud with 1.5" live sand
-macros, cheato and red grape, along with red kelp
-skimmer, Remora Urchin Pro

fish are
2 Black clowns
1 randall Goby
1 Yellow Clown Goby
1 Green clown Goby
1 Flame Hawk
1 Yellow Tang
in the sump is 2 orange clowns

additives are
5ml B-ionic ALK on mon & thurs
7ml B-ionic CAL on mon and thurs
5ml Marc Weiss coral vital every mon
5ml Kent marine Coral vite every mon

water is
SCRIPPS with 5 gal change every 2wks

All the tests are
ammonia, nitrite are 0
nitrate is always below 5ppm if dectible
PH is 8.1-8.3
ALK is 9-11 DKH
CAL is 420-500ppm

Feeding is
H2o for life Mysis brine sprilina 1 cube per day
bioplankton phyto, 1 squirt everyother day

I shut off the flow for about 30min when I feed the tank and spot feed the rics and other larger LPS

I think thats about all the info that I can think of right now if you have any ?'s then please feel free to ask

now for the good stuff

full tank

left side

right side

rics and zoas

some montis

fuge

some more

THANKS FOR LOOKING!!

 

[BiggySmalls]

u didnt mention the mandarin

 

[jerehmy]

thats a trick to see who pays attention

 

[Brewen]

Great looking tank thanks for sharing.

 

[jessp]

i love that you where not afraid to fill it up, i think a packed tank looks so much better then a sparse one. yes the corals need room but that is why we frag.

 

[staticx]

tang police
a tang in a 40 gallon?? Your getting a ticket for that

 

[daywn]

tank looks so good,i think you should just give him a warning ticket.

 

[Andrew]

Looks great! Lots of color! :thumbsup:

 

[AdriftQuasar]

Looks great!

 

[jerehmy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8771985#post8771985 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by staticx
tang police
a tang in a 40 gallon?? Your getting a ticket for that

thanks for the info no crap . . . . . the tang will be in my new 90g in about 1 mo I had to take him frim a friend who could nolonger keep it

I know they need more room but he's realy happy in my tank lots os stuff to explore

 

[drummereef]

Tank looks awesome! Great job. Is the 90 setup yet or are you going to post a build thread?

 

[meowmix9999999]

i want this tank, looks great