First Reef 65 gallon

[Pickledmoose]

this is my first build, aquariums 7 months old.

 

[Pickledmoose]

 

[Pickledmoose]

 

[Pickledmoose]

apologies for multiple posts, I wasn't sure how to upload my images.

First pic if my initial build, with 20 gallon sump, rio four hundred and something GPH return pump, two jebao rw 8 power heads, sc protein skimmer

the next two posts are corals I stocked while the tank was fallow for 12 weeks, early on I foolishly picked up a tang from pet smart and didn't quarantine it. My DT had an outbreak of velvet I think, that killed two clarkiis and a fire fish goby in short order.

after the fallow period I started to stock my tank and quickly decided I wanted to up grade my skimmer and re design my sump. My new skimmer is a Reef Octopus Classic 150EXT 6” Recirculating Protein Skimmer, and my new sump is a 29 gallon that i had 1/4 baffles cut for





skimmer and sump is unfortunately fed from a overflow box. My biggest regret is not drilling my tank. over flow is a eshopps pf 1000


heres my return manifold that feeds my two reactors, carbon and GFO, I'm thinking about adding a ATS



skimmate collection container with float switch



sump installed

 

[Pickledmoose]

 

[BrianD]

The pictures should be showing up now.

Very pretty, but (not to rain on your parade) the tangs are not suitable for a 65 gallon tank.

 

[Pickledmoose]

The pictures should be showing up now.

Very pretty, but (not to rain on your parade) the tangs are not suitable for a 65 gallon tank.

thanks very much, Like everyone else with tangs in a under sized tank I'm planning something bigger already but if its not ready in time I have a friend with a 200 mixed reef willing to house the blue hippo.

 

[Pickledmoose]

Added this to the reef today

 

[sixpackgarage]

looking good.

 

[mgoulding]

Looking good!