Dexters Reef joins ReefCentral!

[Dexters Reef]

Hi Everyone,

Been a long time reader, decided to make an account and join the community. I have been keeping reef tanks for 6+ years, and started up a new one in April and decided it needs to start gaining some attention!

Current Reef Tanks:
46 Gallon Bowfront Reef - Running 6 years strong, being replaced by the 75G
14 Gallon Bio Cube - Running 1.5 years
29 Gallon Nano Cube - Just arrived 8/15/2012 - not started, but will replace the Biocube
4 Gallon Finnex Pico - running 1.5 years

AND...my new pride and joy...started 4/2012

75G Reef Ready AGA SPS/LPS reef!


Current Fish:
75G - Mono Argentus, Black/White Clownfish, Blue Chromis
46G - Banana Wrasse (looking for new home), Harbor Goby (going to the 29G)
14G - Twin Spot Hogfish, percula clownfish

Corals - Assorted Zoanthids, Torch Coral, Toadstool Leather, Duncans, Rainbow Acans, Shrooms, Tri Color Birdsnest Acro, Garf Purple Bonsai, Green Star Polyps, etc

I'm replacing my 46 Gallon bowfront after many years because I wanted something bigger, with better filtration. All coral has been moved from the 46 into the 75, with the exception of a large 5 year old purple tube anemone, and a zoo colony that came infected with brown jelly.

All of the fish came from the 46G, but there are two that are still in the 46.

I also got the 75 to house my Banana Wrasse as he started to get larger, but as my 75 was cycling, my wrasse decided to become a jerk, started nipping the fins of my black and white clownfish, and then the clownfish retaliated and bit out the wrasses eyeball. It has healed and he swims fine, eats voraciously, and acts normal, but due to the agression as he got larger, it looks like Im going to donate him to a nicer LFS to find a new home. I want the 75G to be a peaceful reef. Also my harbor goby rains sand on my corals and agitates them, so he will not be going in my 75. I bought a new 29G nano to hold him and the inhabitants of my 14G bio cube.

My 75 has 9.54 wpg of metal halide and T5HO, and a 44x turnover rate between the return and hydors. Overall this tank is looking great, and I am working on stabilizing my Alk, Calc, and Mag. I have ordered the Bulk Reef Supply dosing kit which comes with two dosing pumps, and the additives for these elements so they will be corrected soon. The Trigger Systems Ruby Sump/Refugium is AWESOME, along with the Reef Octopus Diablo skimmer. Very happy with both investments.

I look forward to posting pictures and keeping everyone updated, and of course look forward to the knowledge all of you have to offer!

Almost forgot, current parameters:
Ammonia - 0 Red Sea and API
Nitrite - 0 Red Sea
Nitrate - 0 Red Sea
Phosphate - 0 API
Alk - 13.3 New Red Sea Pro (nice kit)
Calc - 350 Salifert
Mag - 1200 Salifert
PH - 8.2 Red Sea
Salinity - 1.025 Refractometer
Temp - 79 to 81 depending if halides are on or off

 

[saltyjarhead]

Sweet lets see them pics. Welcome to RC.

 

[Dexters Reef]

Pictures attached:

FTS
Tri Colored Rainbow Acro
Rainbow Acan Lords and Eagle Eye Zoos
Toadstool Leather (approx 7" across)
Green/Purple Acans, Feather Duster, Red / Light Green / Purple Acans

 

[Dexters Reef]

More Pics

Acro with Shroom / Zoa / Paly rock behind it

Garf Purple Bonsai (having trouble with placement, cant get polyps to open)

Shot of 46 and 75G next to each other

Unknown Coral - Looks like large shrooms, but they are not soft and mushy like shrooms, they are hard and almost rubbery, have stalks, and close up at night. These are all between 1 and 2"

Torch and Zoos

 

[Dexters Reef]

more pics

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

Really nice dexters reef, thanks for sharing. . .

 

[Dexters Reef]

Thanks!

Does anyone know what my "unknown" coral is from post 4? I suspect some kind of shroom, but the stalks and leathery feel make me think its something else. I don't even remember where I got it from because I've had it for over a year and bought a lot of coral in that time!