72 gal Reef and 80 gal FOWLR tank.

[Reef Guy11]

Hey everyone here are my 2 new tanks. I broke down my 135 gal Reef to do this.

Tank: 72 gal Bowfront RR Reef tank.
Lighting: 2x250 watt HQI MH with XDE Bulbs XM Brand.
Filtration: 150lb DSB (Crushed Marble) 150lb LR.
Sump: 30 gal with a poly bag. Return is a RIO 17HF runs thru the Chiller then up into the tank.
Skimmer: EuroReef ES5 up to 75 gals.
Wave Making divise is Sea Swril 3/4"
SG: 1.025
PH: between 8.2 to 8.4.
Nitirite: 0
Nitrates: 0
Ammona: 0
Calcium haven't tested but it should still be up there.

Tank: 80 gal FOWLR.
Lighting: 4x65 PC. JBL Lighting Formosa.
Filtration is 200lb DSB (Crushed Marble) 120lb LR.
Sump: 30 gal sump Return Pump is a Rio 32HF.
Circlution: 2 Maxi Jets 1200 on a Red Sea WaveMaker.
SG: 1.023.
PH: 8.0 to 8.2.
Nitrite: 0.
Nitrates: 0.
Am: 0.
Calcium is also up there i keep it high for the fact that i have Shrooms in there too.

here are some pics.

 

[Reef Guy11]

More.

 

[Reef Guy11]

here is the 80 FOWLR Tank.

 

[Reef Guy11]

One More.

 

[CeeJay]

Good start, hope the move went well. I forget how white sand looks when it is new and what glass looks like without coraline on it What made you decide to go with 2 tanks instead of keeping the 135 and having 3 tanks?

 

[Reef Guy11]

Space is what made me not keep the 135 gal. If i had the space i would have but i would have nowhere to sit hehe. Well yeah the sand is so white cause it is Crushed Marble but it is getting the brown algae right now. But i actually like the 2 more now, then again in 3 months i will want a bigger tank again.

 

[CeeJay]

Well get rid of the kitchen table or the china hutch to make room for a tank in the dining room then use a 6 foot long tank for a headboard and ditch the couch and get beans bags and put a tank there and turn the coat closet into a sump closet and then you could fit 5 tanks in the house, hehehehehe Oh btw don't listen to me cause I will probably get you in trouble with your other half if they came home to find a tank sitting where the couch was. My husband thinks I have too many tanks and is trying to make me get rid of an empty 30 gallon but I always seem to find a place where the tanks can go and not be in the way so he can't complain much

 

[Anonymous]

It looks so nice and clean, I wish they stayed that way forever.

 

[Reef Guy11]

Yeah I know the Brown Algae is coming around aready so i have my trusty Magnet Cleaner in good use aready. Well I also had my worst fear happen, woke up at 5:30 this morning and my 72 had flooded. All due to a stupid turbo snail that clogged the drain. . Wanted to kill them :evil:. Well it was more like three of them. Fried my new LCD Digital reading heater, so no heater at the moment. But it is running fine now. Well glad you like it.

 

[cyork]

I also have a 72 bow and its been up and running for about 4 months. I just put in my first corals in the past month. I am going to get out the digital this weekend and post pics of my tank. Your tanks look real nice
How are your tanks doing?

 

[Reef Guy11]

The 72 is not up anymore it had crashed and I lost everything except my fish and 3 corals. I have my 135 gal back up and running now. that is doing good so far. You can find pic on here if you want to see them.