Pressing the RestStart Button: JonezNReef 180g 2.0 (plus 120g breeding system)

Pressing the RestStart Button: JonezNReef 180g 2.0 (plus 120g breeding system)

So I put the Cardinalfish though quarantine and put them into the DT last week. Today I caught all the fish in the holding tank and put them into the DT as well after working these past few weeks at getting matching parameters. Also went ahead and put the skimmer online and put my BM curve 5 skimmer on the holding tank. Now I will observe the DT for a week or two and if all is well I will transfer over the corals and also put the light over the tank.
While I am waiting and watching I am going to work on making a light for the bottom 180. I am trying to figure what macroalgae I want to put down there. Also I am considering buying 100 lbs of live sand from TBS to add to the bottom tank but at the moment life has been quite crazy with a lot of unexpected events and I have a lot more to tend too so I'm sure things might slow down a bit as far as progress. Only time will tell. In the mean time the tank can settle and mature.
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Also I have had the IceCap Gyre set up for a little while and really like it. It's been very quiet and easy to program. I don't have it set past 60% and that's almost too much for my sand bed. Can't wait to get the corals in and watch them move in the different currents. I will see how things go and I will either get a second one or upgrade to two Maxspec since they have the option of using on one controller.
 
Pressing the RestStart Button: JonezNReef 180g 2.0 (plus 120g breeding system)

So I decided to move my lights above my new tank and transferred most of the coral over. Only thin left in the holding tank is my Malu Seabae and some frags. Plan on doing a large water change this weekend and might move the Seabae over to the main tank and put the frags in the bottom 180 so I can break down the holding tank.

But that all depends because I cracked the heads in my car and will be buying a new engine Saturday and doing a engine swap.
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Small Upate
So my new system is doing well. I went ahead and finally transferred what was left in the holding tank which was just some frags and my Seabae nem. So far the nem has been doing well and hasn't bleached any like it did in the past. For the transfer I just got both system to matching temp and parameters and just moved everything over with no acclimation. Right now they are all in the bottom 180 just kinda thrown there. I will take down the 120 holding tank this weekend and see what kind of space I will have in the fishroom and how to best use it.
I know I want a RODI water station of some sort. Also some sort of frag tank or 3. I wish I had the room some where for the 120 but at the moment there isn't a 6' span anywhere I could set it up so I will have to store it for now.
 
Pressing the RestStart Button: JonezNReef 180g 2.0 (plus 120g breeding system)

Changed up a few things today. I took down the holding tank which was a bit of a pain. It involved draining the tank, then disassembling half the stand so I could lower it down far enough to stand the tank up and get it out. I didn't think about the removal of this system when I put in the 2 180s but I got it out. I then started looking at the sump for the big system and how close to overflowing it is with the system shut down.
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So I decided why not use the 120 as a baffleless sump
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Excuse the mess and cords every where. I plan on getting to that soon. Also I am hatching baby brine every so often to feed the DT and to be prepared just encase.
Also the male cardinal is still carrying eggs. Plus the nem is happy after the move
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Pressing the RestStart Button: JonezNReef 180g 2.0 (plus 120g breeding system)

Small update
The tank is doing well. Tested the big 3 and all were in check
Alk- 9dKH
Ca- 440
Mg-1400
Still need to buy new testing kits for PO4 and NO3.
I worked more on the fishroom today and installed a stand for a 40g Breeder I will tie into the system and use as a frag tank. It will also house the Seabae which means moving it again but at least it will be moved to a tank tied into everything so it doesn't have to get used to the water. I will also put the same light over it that it has now.
The tank stand is longer than needed to give me more work space. Also I put my 65g tank under it and it will store my fresh water for top off and water changes.

At the moment I am just waiting on the paint to dry
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Jonez,
Very nice project.
I really like that one huge rock you got for the right side of tank, it will be great for mounting a ton of stuff.
I see you are taking on quite the challenge to tackle both SPS plus other types of corals in the same system.
Maybe that's been my failure since LPS and other corals are excellent filter feeders. However nutrient levels/water clarity for SPS and non SPS from my experience are opposite extremes (but I have limited experience (since I've never dare mixed the two types)
Will be tagging along. You might convince me to throw some SPS into my mixed tank.
 
So small update
Tank is going through the ugly algae stage of a new tank. I knew with all the sand and new rock it was unavoidable especially with me feeding like I have been. I have a ATS online now and also been running a little bit of GFO in a reactor. But the coral is all happy and growing. My dendro is the happiest it's ever been and has been growing new heads.
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Urchin is happy too
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Now for the big update. The cardinal fish male spit out his first baby. My wife and I have been looking into the DT a lot everyday hoping to see one since we couldn't catch him. My wife happen to look up near the overflow and says to me "is that a baby fish!" And right as she said it went right down the drain and into the bottom 180. I ran into the fishroom and shut down the system. Luckily my wife has eagle eyes and found it and caught it in a cup. Now it's in the breeder box with a fake plant it took too instantly. I added baby brine shrimp and it started eating. So I have 1 baby at the moment and waiting to see if he will spit out the rest. It's all wait and see.
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WOW. A baby fish. Fry is what I think they are called.

Amazing. I know someone who did it with freshwater fish, but never Marine.

And it's eating too!!!

That is truly amazing. This fish and possibly more to come will be special.

You and your wife are "Fish Parents". There must be a technical name.

Big Congrats!!!
 
Wally.B said:
WOW. A baby fish. Fry is what I think they are called.

Amazing. I know someone who did it with freshwater fish, but never Marine.

And it's eating too!!!

That is truly amazing. This fish and possibly more to come will be special.

You and your wife are "Fish Parents". There must be a technical name.

Big Congrats!!!
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LOL Thanks
Sorry I meant to say fry, I was just caught up in the moment. So far we still only have one but hope maybe to find another. But if not its all good because I didn't expect to get any from this batch. Can't wait to get home from work to see if the male is still holding any or not and look around and see if we can find anything.
 
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