Jeff's 225

[jabel]

Finally getting around to posting in the big tank forum. My tank has been up for about 1.5 yrs now and its getting full. Its a 225 72x24x30 glass with a starfire front panel and I built the stand and canopy. It has a 75 gallon sump with 3 sections. One for skimmer, one for frag grow out and one for returns and macro. I currently use an Mag 12 and a mag 9 for returns along with a mag 9 closed loop and 2 MP-20's. The tank is lit by three 400w radium bulbs for 8 hrs. Enough with the details, here are some pics:

Tank arrival back in Oct 2008

Set up:

Critter storage and source of major wife irritation:

Early pic of tank, stand and canopy:

Better early pic of the tank:

Blue polyp cap from startup:

Blue tipped slimer:

Favorite fish:

 

[Ian]

nice Jeff, lets see under the hood

 

[jabel]

Here's how everything looks currently:

Blue Milli:

Blue tipped slimer, this thing is huge:

Deswali:

Flower petal cap:

Idaho grape, at least 1 foot across, complete with camera reflection:

Red Planet, too much light so I loose the green:

Unknown acro, but I like it:

Pink Jade:

Another wild no name:

Ok, that's probably picture overload. Thanks for looking.
Jeff

 

[Ian]

more pix

 

[bullitr]

picture don't do justice.
good job Jeff!

 

[jabel]

Thanks Ian, maybe tomorrow. How's your tank doing?

 

[elijaher]

Awesome looking tank Jeff

 

[jabel]

Thanks guys. I might try taking more pics tonight or this weekend. I borrowed a nice camera box from Paul (dflad) and it makes picture taking much easier.

 

[dflad]

Nice tank man!

 

[Last Version]

Very nice your coral but i see bubble algae!

 

[jabel]

Thanks.

Yep I've always had bubble algae. It came over from my last tank. Not too much of a nusance unless it getts established in a colony. Usually I just wait for the bubbles to get big and then I pull them out.

Sorry non new pics. I'll have to borrow the camera box again soon and update this thread.

I did just upgrade my geo ca reactor to the next size up and I can already tell its making a difference. I had the smallest size previously and it was at the limit of keeping up with the tank.

Jeff

 

[crvz]

tank looks great. thanks for sharing, would love to see more myself!

 

[marekt]

nice tank

 

[JRaquatics]

Looking really good. Who made your tank?