New pictures of my 180
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be careful when you stick your hand in the tank j/k
rxdi
Member
Thanks for the nice replies. I have had my hand stuck in the clam once. I dropped a small rock with some zoo's on it and it floated down at an angle and went right in its mouth (which is about 3"-4" long). After a couple of minutes of it going nuts opening and closing, it calmed down. I could see the rock, so I reached inside of it and it slammed shut. I didn't want to hurt it so I left my hand in it for a minute till it released me.
I'm thinking about getting a couple more fish but think I'm about full.
I currently have
1 Vlamingi Tang
2 skunk clowns ( breeding about every other week)
1 six-line wrasse
3 Lyretail Anthias ( 1 male, 2 females)
4 Blue eye cardinals
1 yellow tang
I was thinking about a blonde naso and a few gobys.
Do you think I have to many fish already?
I have a g3 skimmer, I'm currently in the process of getting rid of all my sps and going to lps and soft corals only.
Thanks
Robert
I'm thinking about getting a couple more fish but think I'm about full.
I currently have
1 Vlamingi Tang
2 skunk clowns ( breeding about every other week)
1 six-line wrasse
3 Lyretail Anthias ( 1 male, 2 females)
4 Blue eye cardinals
1 yellow tang
I was thinking about a blonde naso and a few gobys.
Do you think I have to many fish already?
I have a g3 skimmer, I'm currently in the process of getting rid of all my sps and going to lps and soft corals only.
Thanks
Robert
Mchllmarsh
New member
Your tank is beautiful!
supernareg
New member
beautiful tang in the last pic
rxdi
Member
gooliver
I've been keeping sps for about 7 years now and getting bored with them. I want my tank to have a lot of movement in it, with sps you don't get that. I'm also having a big problem with calcium with my clam taking up most of it I'm not getting much growth from my sps. I do have a calcium reactor and adding aqua-c 2 part and kalkwasser. I also want a tank that water quality doesn't have to be perfect. I work a lot of hours and when I'm not working the weekends, I'm off to Havasu enjoying my new boat. So basically I what a low maintenance tank. I just got my float valve for top off and automatic feeder.
I was planning a nice closed loop and adding more lights, but with the electricity prices rising, I'll stick with what I got and try lps and soft corals for awhile.
I'm also having a problem with my ritteri moving around and has wiped out a couple of my nice sps colonies.
Also my wife likes lps corals and doesn't mind me spending money on them, she complains when I spend a lot of money on as she says "a colored stick".
Robert
I've been keeping sps for about 7 years now and getting bored with them. I want my tank to have a lot of movement in it, with sps you don't get that. I'm also having a big problem with calcium with my clam taking up most of it I'm not getting much growth from my sps. I do have a calcium reactor and adding aqua-c 2 part and kalkwasser. I also want a tank that water quality doesn't have to be perfect. I work a lot of hours and when I'm not working the weekends, I'm off to Havasu enjoying my new boat. So basically I what a low maintenance tank. I just got my float valve for top off and automatic feeder.
I was planning a nice closed loop and adding more lights, but with the electricity prices rising, I'll stick with what I got and try lps and soft corals for awhile.
I'm also having a problem with my ritteri moving around and has wiped out a couple of my nice sps colonies.
Also my wife likes lps corals and doesn't mind me spending money on them, she complains when I spend a lot of money on as she says "a colored stick".
Robert
coralGoodie
New member
Nice tank! I would also planning to set up at least a 180 gal reef tank with soft corals. What equipments would you recommend?
rxdi
Member
coralGoodie
If your going to setup a 180 (24"x24"x72") Your going to need at least 250 watt mh. If anything less I would recommend staying with a tank 20" deep. I am running 2 250watts and 2 55watt pc's in the middle. It really needs another 250watt in the middle. I running a Rio 12HF for a return pump that also runs through my 1/4hp chiller. I'm also running a asm g3 skimmer. I've tried a lot of skimmer's and this is by far the best I've owned. I use 2 100 watt heaters. I have a 40 gallon glass sump, thats fed by two overflows in each corner with 2" drains. Just plan your tank right for the future in case you what sps. My tank has 3 holes in the back and 4 in the euro brace so I can add a closed loop later if I choose too for more flow. I have been planning this tank for years, my last tank was a 90 gallon tank, I had all the equipment already that was over kill for that size. That made the upgrade a lot cheaper, all I had to do was buy was the new tank and stand.
Good luck if you need any more help or pictures of my setup feel free to ask.
Robert
If your going to setup a 180 (24"x24"x72") Your going to need at least 250 watt mh. If anything less I would recommend staying with a tank 20" deep. I am running 2 250watts and 2 55watt pc's in the middle. It really needs another 250watt in the middle. I running a Rio 12HF for a return pump that also runs through my 1/4hp chiller. I'm also running a asm g3 skimmer. I've tried a lot of skimmer's and this is by far the best I've owned. I use 2 100 watt heaters. I have a 40 gallon glass sump, thats fed by two overflows in each corner with 2" drains. Just plan your tank right for the future in case you what sps. My tank has 3 holes in the back and 4 in the euro brace so I can add a closed loop later if I choose too for more flow. I have been planning this tank for years, my last tank was a 90 gallon tank, I had all the equipment already that was over kill for that size. That made the upgrade a lot cheaper, all I had to do was buy was the new tank and stand.
Good luck if you need any more help or pictures of my setup feel free to ask.
Robert
jbrown11352
New member
If your looking to upgrade your skimmer for a bigger bioload I have one you may be interested in. $500 OBO!
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=923575
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=923575
