So I’m down at my LFS the other day and one of the regulars down there is trying to get rid of a 155 gallon reef-ready bowfront. He said he would give it away for free, but it needed to be re-sealed. I am not too sure how I would do at re-caulking a 155 gallon tank. So the part-time kid at my job took it.
I go home and tell the fiancé, and she said, for free, I should have taken it. Oh well, too late now. So I call my LFS shop owner, and ask him what he has in storage, for a long tank. He has a 125 (or 135 he’s not 100%, but he’s checking the dimensions) gallon reef ready, made of Starphire glass. He said it came back from a customer and would sell it to me wholesale $400.00.
So, my two clowns, my Tang, my Bangaii Cardinal and Mandarin along with all my corals and inverts are going to make the transition to this tank. I would like to add one Kohl (sp?) Tang, maybe a foxface, and a YHG. I am going to keep it primarily LPS and softies for corals, so I am buying a 12 bulb T5HO fixture.
Any suggested stocking lists (corals, fish, inverts)?
I can't believe it's been four months since I have posted about my tank. I have no new pics of the tank as I hate taking pictures with my cell phone camera, and one of my nieces/nephews broke my camera.
I have a good amount of coraline growth on the glass and base rock I have added. Glass and overflow baffles are covered. There is only one piece of Base Rock that doesn't look like established rock, but it is starting to get a purple tint to it.
I added a HK4 to blow across the bottom of the tank, and I have a HK3 and HK2 that have already been in the tank. Along with the MD12 I am running (I am getting rid of this pump, my friend has a Eheim Compact+ 5000 he is trading me for my 3000) I have about a 25X turnover rate. I'm happy with that.
I am currently using a 20 gallon tall as my sump, but I kind of messed up the design and the bubble trap isn't all that effective. Because I am limited as to what I can fit through the doors, I had to build my new sump out of a 29 gallon tank (I traded my LFS an old overflow box I wasn't using). I added eggcrate and in the inlet section I used eggcrate to make a stand-off for the skimmer I am buying, the Marineland In-Sump 300 Skimmer. It has a height restriction as the operating level is 11.5", and the new sump will operate at 13". I put a 2.5" stand-off in.
Sump:
Pics of the tank will follow, I am going to borrow ma dukes' camera...
I took a few pics last night with the cell phone camera...quality definitely leaves something to be desired...
I do regular Water Changes, as in 10% a week (sometimes I will skip a week), and regularly test and dose for Alk and Calcium. As a result, coraline growth was steady.
FTS:
The Clowns and Nem:
The Tang:
The rest of the pics came out to dark to see. I tried to get a good shot of the Mandarin, but he stayed at the bottom of the tank, and the Lawnmower was nowhere to be found last night.
150 gallons and I have five small fish and one larger tang. I need to go shopping for a good specimen...maybe I'll get a gift certificate.:lol:
The rest of the pics came out to dark to see. I tried to get a good shot of the Mandarin, but he stayed at the bottom of the tank, and the Lawnmower was nowhere to be found last night.
150 gallons and I have five small fish and one larger tang. I need to go shopping for a good specimen...maybe I'll get a gift certificate.:lol:
Hopefully when you get a better camera the Mandarin will make a showing, I'd love to see him.
I hope you get a gift certificate too, have you dropped the hint to Santa?
AK, I asked Santa... Not like my Santa wouldn't know what I was looking for anyway....
The Mandarin seems to bolt when I get to close to the glass, not like the Tang, (who bumps the glass when I come near)...
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