beerbarons 75 gallon reef

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This tank was begun on 6/10/2001
tank:

• 75 gallon reef ready
  40 gallon sump
  20 gallon refugium

Lights:

• 4 110w VHO
  1 atinic
  1 10k
  2 50/50
  1 home depot 18w energy saver lights and 1 LOA (PC's) (refugium)

circulation:

• mag 950 return(about 10 gph to refugium)
  powersweep(the biggest one?)
  2 random poweheads
  rio 2100 closed loop on sea swirl

Filtration:

• ~60 lbs figi lr
  ~11 lbs tonga lr
  ~25 lbs lacerock (completly seeded)
  DSB in refugium
  shallow SB in tank
  Caulerpa in ref.
  berlin skimmer
  carbon half the time

Fish:

• 1 - bangaii cardinal
  1 - pj cardinal
  2 - engineer gobies
  1 - royal gramma
  mated pair of false percs.

Inverts (non corals):

• 2-brown BTA's
  11" dia. black brittle star
  nasserous snails
  cerith snails
  astrea snails
  queen conch
  2 cleaner shrimp

Corals:

• candy cane
  bubble
  red open brain
  frilly mushrooms colony ryodactus (two types)
  3 mushroom leathers
  pagoda leather
  finger leather
  devils hand leather
  green star polyps
  zooanthalids
  sea mat
  frogspawn
  purple mushrooms
  various polyps

if anyone is in the philadelphia area and would like to check out my tank, or trade, feel free to drop me a line.

looking for colt corals and ricordia

 

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i will soon be expanding this tank to a ~125. i will use the 75 for a display refugium, which will contain a kole tang for glass cleaning.

these are the plans for the 125
euro reef skimmer (not sure which one will be best)
external pump closed loop running 2- 3/4" sea swirls
the lighing will be 4 or 5 6' vho's on two seperate balasts with staggered times.
the 75 gal refugium will be run by 2 65watt LOA's with atinic supplements, also staggered.
i will add a second mag drive for the returns, although i plan on keeping the refugium low flow, i will have a second pump surge a few times a day in order to flush out some pods.
all other equipment will remain.

the rock structure will be sparse, rather than a wall o rock, with three seperate structures, the smallest will act as an island to keep the bta confined.

the corals will remain the same, besides for frag trading, as i plan on having colonies of the same coral.

these are the fish i plan on keeping:
1 - yellow tang OR sailfin tang
1 - kole tang - in refugium(some sorta bristletooth anyways)
2 - bangii cardinals - (i may have to get rid of the current one in order to get a pair)
2-4 - chromis or anthias
2 - clownfish of unknown types

more options:
Marine Betta pair (i heard if you get em small they become a pair)
flame angel


the object of this tank is to have repitition, including the fish population. i would like to have pairs of everything. if you have any suggestions on commonly paired, bright colored fish, let me know.
what do ya think?
happy reefin'
BB

 

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