Steven's 125 Mixed Reef

[steveperry98]

I realized today that I have never posted anything about my tank on this forums site.

My system is a 125 acrylic Flat back hex. It has been running since August 28, 2010. The contents have been in my 90 Gal since February 20, 2010. It has a center over flow w/ 1 inch drain and 2, 3/4 inch returns feed by a mag drive 9.5 in the refuge/sump(I'm scared to drill the sump). It has a 40 gal sump, with the drain running over filter media that is suspended above the water line. My skimmer is a Reef Octopus NW-200-6540B, rated for up to 250 gallons. I am running 2, 250w DE Metal Halides, w/ 20000k bulbs. Along with the Mag 9.5, I have 2, Koralia 4's for added water movement. I feed once a day.

The tank has a sand bed about 4 inches deep. I put 160Lbs of live sand in the tank when I was building it. I waited for almost two months before putting any livestock in the tank. I did countless water changes in those two months. I also went through a full test kit monitoring my levels. I have 270Lbs of Fiji live rock. When I built the sump I included a single bubble trap with a distance of about 2 1/2 inches between the two glass baffles.

I have been doing regular cleanings of the filter media once a week by washing them in the sink and scrubbing them until they are clean. I have started to think about using a filter sock and dropping the drain below the water level, the sound of running water is driving my wife nuts. I have learned to block it out.

I also have about a 5 gallon bucket worth of cheato in the refuge. I have no sand bed in the refuge due to the return pump being in there too. I don't want to chance the sand doing any damage to the return pump.

I am currently in the second week of running a Two Little Fishes, Phosban Reactor, w/ Vertex Bio-Pellets.

Tank Content's

Zoas and Polys

King MidasX2
LunarsX4
Nuclear GreensX3
Cat EyesX5
Darth mauls X5
Devil's Armor X5
Rastas X3
Red Hornets X2
Captain Americas X3
Blue Eyed Girls X4
Goochsters X4
Purple Hornets X3
Radioactive Dragon Eyes 25+
Green Bay Packers 50+
Armor of God 5+
Mohawks 5+
Wham'n Watermelon 15+
Eagle Eyes 35+
Tubbs Blue 25+
Yellow Polyops 20+
Pink Cat Eyes 25+
Purple Deaths 20+
Blue Deaths 15+
Kedds Red 250+
Pink Zoot Suit 20+
Solors 20+
Purple People Eaters 6
Giant Green Strips 10+
Cloves 15+
Multiple Unknown Polyops and Zoas


LPS

Green/Purple Moon Stone
Tyree L.E. Brick Red Chalice
Unknown Chalice
Pink Pantsy Chalice
Tubs' Alien Eye Chalice
Pink Chalice
Purple Chalice
Hammer Aussie Branching
Hammer Green Branching
Trumpet Green Large Branching
Trumpet Green Compact
Trumpet White
Tongue
Green Moonstone Brain Coral
Yellow Sun Coral
Tooth Coral
Mint Green Open Brain
Pipe Organ
Duncan
Aussie Plate Coral
Plate Coral X3
Blastomussa Merletti
Blastomussa Wellsi


SPS

Green Monti
Sunrise Monti
Tryee Blue Flower Peddle
Pink BirdsNest
Green BirdsNest
Green Montipora Cap
Idaho Grape Monit
Superman Encrusting Monti
Purple Haze Encrusting Monti
Teal Acropora
Green Acropora
Peach Acropora
Green (unknown) Acropora
Maroon (unknown) Acropora
Purple Montipora Digitata
Cup Coral
Meteor Shower Cyphastrea
Green Horn Coral
Forest Fire Monti Digitata
Green MontiDigitata
Green/Purple Acro


Softies

Blue Ridge
XLarge Green Leather
Blue Xenias
Waving Xenias
Green Star Polyop
Pink Star Polyop


Mushroom/Ricordias

Green Giant Hairy Mushroom (Rhodactis Indosinensis) X4
Orange Ricordias X3
Green Ricordia X2
Muti-Color Ricordia X2
Red/Orange Ricordia
Purple Mushroom
Blue Mushroom
Green Spotted Mushroom
Green Strip Mushroom
Purple Hairy Mushroom
Purple/Teal Mushroom



Gorgonians

Pink Gorgonian




Fish

Lawn Mower Blenny X2
True Percula Clownfish X3
Atlantic Yellow Tang
Regal Tang X2
Pajama Cardinal
Powder Blue Tang
Green Chromis X3
Six line Wrasse
Comb Tooth Blennie



Inverts

Crocea Clams X3
Coral Banded Shrimp
Pepperment Shrimp
Blood Shrimp X2
Blue Atlantic Hermit Crabs 100+
X-Large Brittle StarFish, Knobby Fancy X2
Astrea Snails 100+
Turbo snails X2
Pink Formia StarFish
Cleaner shrimp
Acro Crab


Anemones

Rose Bubble Tip X2
Green Bubble Tip
Mini Carpets X15


Plants

Halimeda
Chaetomorpha
Caulerpa
Red Lettuce Algae


Live Rock/Sand

Florida Live Rock 50LBS
Fiji Live Rock 220LBS
Live Sand 160LBS

[steveperry98]

And now on to the good stuff!

[steveperry98]

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Thanks for looking. So what do you think?

[Sir Patrick]

Dude!!! Your tank is sweet!!!!

Ok- whats the secret???? I have never seen kedds redds grow to such proportions in a reef tank?!?!?!?

[steveperry98]

Thanks Chris! I have worked really hard on this tank. With a whole lot of help from people like your self on local forums. I haven't the clue what the secret is with the Kedds Redds, I wish that my Captain Americas, Red and Purple Hornets, and Darth Mauls would follow suit though!

[steveperry98]

CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY... but it was bitter sweet. So I woke up on the 1st and thought I had blown a bulb, so I pulled the pendant down and checked the bulb but the bulb was fine. Which could only mean one thing, I blew a ballast. So instead of trying to find a compatible one from online I upgraded! Here's a couple pics. of my new toys. I'll post new full tank shots tonight.

[steveperry98]

Here's a picture with the new lighting. I have over a hundred new picture so instead of adding them all I'll just post a link to my PhotoBucket album.




http://s944.photobucket.com/albums/ad289/steveperry98/

Anyone know why I can't just post a link, anyway just click on the text of that stupid empty box.

[mth1993]

very nice

How about some pictures of your grow/prop area?