My anemone dominant 300 *******e!

nemguy

nemguy

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Hi guys, so I've had my 300 gallon up and running for about 6 months now and so far I could not be more happy with the tank! I've scratched it a few times as I am not used to owning an acrylic aquarium. If there's a way to get the scratches out on the inside without removing the water someone please tell me! Lol. The tank is 8 ft long 2 feet wide and I think 30 something inches tall. there is about 100 pounds of live sand, 500 pounds of live rock! And a huge fish load! My fluidized bed filter works miracles and it's only been going for 3 months! For lighting I have: 2 300 watt black box leds, 1 165 watt black box led, 3 kessil a350we and, 2 kessil a160we. Inverts 3 magnifica anemones all when fully inflated push 12 ich and over, 4 haddoni: blue, purple,grey/purple, and green all over 12" when expanded they all congregated in the same spot lol. 4 gigantea carpets: blue, yeallow, brown, and purple. Two are recovering from bleaching when I moved them to 300 gallon. 4 bubble tips various colors all under 4" non anemone inverts include: 2 XL blue maxima clams, 2 giant sea urchins, some various pieces of sps coral around 5 or so, small patch of green zoas, bubble coral, and 2 feather dusters. Fish include from largest to smallest: basket ball sizes anularis angel Fish, a bit bigger that softball size annularis, 11" vlanmigii, 12" naso, 7" unicorn, 7" yellow foxface, 6" sailfin tang, 4" convict tang, 4" marine betta, 3 inch squirrel Fish, 3" purple tang, 3" scopes tang, 5 pairs of various clownfish oh and an 9" blue line grouper! Let me know what you guys think I'm going to try and post picture but I always have trouble doing so :/
 
Some pics https://vimeo.com/197194820
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Look forward to seeing pictures, video and more background on your tank.

Sounds like a dream come true tank, for me personally.
 
I think it is way overload as is and will be much worst when the fish grow out a little. Unlikely that the anemones will like all the waste pump out by your fish load. Keep us update. However if this thread fall off I would know what happen. Hope you will succeed.
 
OrionN said:
I think it is way overload as is and will be much worst when the fish grow out a little. Unlikely that the anemones will like all the waste pump out by your fish load. Keep us update. However if this thread fall off I would know what happen. Hope you will succeed.
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I thought so too at first but I have to say my anemones do not like super low nitrates, I found they do better with around 5ppm nitrates. Right now the nitrates ave been undetectable with the fluidized bed filter also I have an automatic doser that doses vodka everyday and it's been going strong for 4 out of the 6 months this way. I will keep updated on the progress I plan to do a 50% water change soon but usually procrastinate it because water quality isn't that bad :)


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worm5406 said:
Look forward to seeing pictures, video and more background on your tank.

Sounds like a dream come true tank, for me personally.
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Thank you! It was my dream tank but now that I have my 300 gallon it makes me dream about getting a bigger tank!! Lol


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Nem_guy said:
........Right now the nitrates ave been undetectable with the fluidized bed filter also I have an automatic doser that doses vodka everyday and it's been going strong for 4 out of the 6 months this way. I will keep updated on the progress I plan to do a 50% water change soon but usually procrastinate it because water quality isn't that bad :)


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Fluidized filter does not remove nitrate. It convert ammonia to nitrates. Your nitrates is low likely due to the sand bed and you dosing Vodka and good skimmer.
Fluidized filters, like wet/Dry filters, are for FO tanks to help convert ammonia to less toxic nitrates and thus have been call "Nitrate Factory"
 
Very cool I never really looked into what it did it came with the tank and I decided to set it up a few months back:)


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There is also 2 fx6 filters on the tank along with the 55 gallon sump also a refugium filled with cheato


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be careful with those FX6 filters. They can trap a lot of detritus. I would take out the filters inside and pack the compartments with 10mm Siporax. Siporax can help reduce nitrate in a low flow area.
 
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There is also 2 fx6 filters on the tank along with the 55 gallon sump also a refugium filled with cheato


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Thanks, I use nitrate rocks and carbon and clean out every 4 months and replace rocks and carbon :)


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Good looking anemones. Where'd you manage to find the blue gig? That's one of the nicer blues I have seen. Have you lost any fish to the anemones yet?
 
No fish lost at all in tank and from a local fish store :) I've lost 2 mags and a brown gig that I planed to put into the tank to bad cipro from eBay but that's about it :)


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