New (to me) 150g reef

[-BlackJack-]

First, I'd like to introduce everyone to the newest addition to the household: (warning, both camera and photography skills suck )
Don't laugh, I have a rediculously low amount of bio-load for this size of a tank....

Fish/inverts: 2x Blue/green Chromis, 1 Jawfish, 1 Gold stripe Premnas, 1 GBTA, 1 pink-tip GBTA, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 Sailfin blenny, 1 Scooter blenny

Corals(et al): 2x Hammer Coral, 1x colony Green Star Polyps, 1 colony green zoanthids, 1 colony red Palys, 2 purple mushrooms, 2 ricordea, 1 colony pulsing xenia, assortment of fan worms and feather dusters.

Equipment: 150g Oceanic w/2x overflows, 30g sump, Blue Line 1100GPH pump, Marineland 300 in-sump skimmer, 2x SuperActinic 72" VHO, and 3x175w MH (still need ballasts), 2x Hydor #3 powerheads (ok, maybe the skimmer is overkill).

I've been having lots of fun setting it up and getting it running. More to follow.

 

[adamsky27]

Looking awesome! What do you plan on doing with it next?

 

[-BlackJack-]

Thanks! Have to give my wife remote instructions from Iraq. Leaving shortly. Planning on continuing to build the reef. Larger variety of fish, like a tang, possibly a Flame Angel (have to check compatibility) and definitely lots more corals, shrooms, and zoas. Haven't really mapped out the whole scene yet, so lets see if anything is still alive when I get back

 

[Fitchguy]

whatever we can do to help you take care of this while you are gone let us know. And show your wife how to get onto this site in case she has any questions that need to be answered quickly. By the way, what service are you in? Good luck!!

 

[-BlackJack-]

Thanks! Actually she lurks on here trying to learn a little bit and also get some aquascaping ideas. I hope she catches on, cuz set up my old (not so old) 60g into a FOWLR for her PPPuffer.

I'm in the Army, and thanks again!