Just showing off my tank

[amutti]

Hi All,

I just felt like showing off some pics of my 55 gallon reef.

More pictures here: http://gallery.mac.com/tonymutti#100031

 

[reefman13]

Could we get some background info on the system???

 

[amutti]

Of Course Some Tank Background

Of Course Some Tank Background

HARDWARE
55 Gallon
100+lb Live Rock
Crushed coral and GARF Grunge Substrate
Back-Pak 2R Protein Skimmer
CPR 19" Refugium w/ 12 watt Compact Florescent Light
Emperor 400 HOB Filter without Bio-Wheels for running media (occasionally phosphoban, carbon, floss, etc)
3 Maxi Jet 1200 (2x with Hydor Flo rotating powerhead attachment)
Generic 260 watt Compact Florescent (2x 10k, 2x Dual Actinic)
200 watt Stealth Heater
2 years old

ENVIRONMENT
Salinity 1.025
Temp 80F
PH 8.3
KH 10
Ca 425
Nitrate 5ppm
Nitrite, Ammonia 0ppm
Phosphate 0.10 ppm - 0.05ppm

 

[New_Noob]

that is a very nice favia you have

 

[thor32766]

nice tank. I love the up close shot the zoo's!!!

 

[j5aliv]

looks expensive to run

 

[DivaMan]

Would that light happen to be a JBJ formosa deluxe? Wow, your tank specs are almost identical to mine, excepting the rock poundage. However living 72 miles from teh nearest LFS isnt good for my livestock count, heheh. Do you mind if I save your picture as a model a re aquascape? very nice pictures BTW, I love the third one

 

[dachsieholic]

tank

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Very nice tank! You have amazing landscaping!

 

[J4Life]

Nice 55 gallon system. Everything looks good and healthy. Thanks for sharing.

 

[amutti]

I'm glad you like it.

Yes it is a JBJ formosa. Not a bad light. The fans are a bit loud and the feet are cheaply made (broke the first pair, the screws pulled out), but it was rather inexpensive. When the ballasts go on this I'm switching to a 6+ T-5 setup. I have a 4 bulb T-5 light on my 29g seahorse tank and the quality of the light is noticeably better.

Feel free to keep, or use any of these pictures.