Esta's not so mini reef ;)

[estanoche]

I guess I've been a lurker long enough..... its time for me to show ya my tank!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

The tank deets:
80 (ish) gallon - 63L x 14D x 22H
38 (ish) gallon homemade sump/fuge
6 bulb 48" t5 on left side of tank (zoos, clams, LPS side)
400W MH on right side (SPS)
Lifereef VS2 skimmer
A random ebay calcium reactor
Coast to coast overflow
+ I run GFO/carbon reactor that gets changed monthly

Flow is from 2 MP40s, plus my Mag12 return which is routed through a seaswirl

I have been running this tank since 6/2010 in the current configuration - the sump on this tank was actually my old display, so corals from that old display were used as starters of this tank, plus whatever I've added over the last year.

Current FTS:
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg82/johontas/IMG_3499.jpg

Inhabitants include:
Corals - lots
Clams - 5 maximas, 1 crocea
Fish - lieutenant tang, yellow tang, 2 red tail tamarins, midas goby, starry blenny, dusky jawfish

Here are some close-ups of the current tank so you can actually see all the bubble algae I'm farming -
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg82/johontas/IMG_3506.jpg
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg82/johontas/IMG_3510.jpg
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg82/johontas/IMG_3513.jpg
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg82/johontas/IMG_3515.jpg
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg82/johontas/IMG_3518.jpg

And, what I always find interesting - is what is under the hood :hypnotized:
Overflow/return - beananimal silent system, etc
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg82/johontas/CIMG0056.jpg
Inside the canopy (before I installed the MH, it is in that area on the right)
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg82/johontas/CIMG0065.jpg

[bluwc]

Very Nice!!!

[larryandlaura]

Sweet setup! Gotta love the lighting setup the best of both worlds!

[jimsflies]

Wow nice tank! Great job!

[Tom@HaslettMI]

That is a beautiful tank. The aquascape and coral selection and placement is awesome. The only downside I see is line along the bottom of the overflow is quite distracting. If the coralline was cleaned up it is probably less visible. Regardless a very nice setup. I would love to see more pics... especially of the clams and the sump/plumbing.

Tom

[estanoche]

lol yeah - gotta love coralline!! It makes all of our bad design choices stand out ;) hahaha

[Sir Patrick]

I havnt seen a beananimal style overflow in forever!!!!

Nice tank!

[estanoche]

haha the beananimal saves my a$$ daily - lol, I definitely depend on my backup overflow as my filter sock plugs up all the time ;)

i'd recommend a beananimal to anyone who can do it !!

[estanoche]

Gah!! I've been slacking!!

So, updates, updates :)

Well - I added a few new fish - killed off a few fish (turned my pumps off to feed one night and forgot to turn them back on, 75% fish death, ugh).... Current stock list consists of: Starry Blenny, Dusky Jawfish, Midas Blenny, Bluestripe Pipefish, Red Tail Tamarin Wrasse, Doliatus Rabbitfish, Powder Brown Tank, and Nox Dwarf Angel....

Plus - I've learned I've had pyramid snails for the past 6 months or more, still working on battling those using the old plastic container and manual daily inspection technique, no new losses, but still finding snails - argh...

Everything else is looking great - time for a video update :)


http://youtu.be/-YpTPn_21VI

[Captain]

Holy frijoles! Thats a sweet looking setup!:hypnotized:

[estanoche]

well - time for an update, I've been a slacker for too long!! haha

Removed the scribbled rabbit - he got too big for the tank.... he doubled in size since the last video :duh:

Corals grew out.....

etc.. etc

FTS - http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg82/johontas/041A28EB-AF88-41AD-9124-E61DA8554D2F-1876-000003CE4E383B61.jpg

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg82/johontas/A5D6CC7E-2D3D-43A8-ABB1-0A2D8D894EE3-1876-000003CE44387E48.jpg

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg82/johontas/D15135DD-D2A9-46EB-98ED-A6E81ACF0826-1876-000003CE3DA74A40.jpg

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg82/johontas/6AEB9317-69C9-4FA9-98F9-EE0D8B4F4779-1876-000003CE37171C84.jpg

[dlhirst]

Nice tank. Do you target feed those faviids a lot? They seem to be below overhangs but appear to be vibrant and healthy. I always have to move mine out of those spots...

[MizTanks]

Big Blenny fan here and I'm loving yours!! Beautiful tank :)