My 125 gallon fish only tank...

[Anonymous]

This is my 125 FOWLR. There are a few cleaner shrimp, but other than that it's just fish. My concept was to go for a deep fore reef environment; thus, the current is strong and lighting is low. I originally intended on sticking to one particular region, Hawaii, and only using fish from there, but I found it a bit restricting. Right now all my fish can be found in deep water on the Great Barrier Reef, some exclusively there.

Tank Specs:
Water Motion--
One Wave2k (www.wave2k.com), provides around 4000 gph alternating flow.
2 Quiet One 6000 return pumps, rated at 1500 gph each.

Lighting:
2 13 watt actinic PCs. I've found this lighting is a bit TOO dim. The fish are a bit more active when the room lights are on.

40 gallon refugium, 25 gallon sump. Euroreef ES series skimmer. I have two Ebo Jager heaters that never come on. The temp stays around 78-80, a bit warmer than I'd like.

Fish!!!

Cirrhilabrus lineatus, a gorgeous but initially shy fish. It fed off of flake food its second day in the tank.

Cirrhilabrus laboutei, another gorgeous but much bolder fish. Both are very peaceful, and get along with each other.

2 Parachelinius filamentosus. I think I have two males. They chase each other every once in a while, but generally get along fine.

3 Assessor flavissimus. Very, very cool fish. I couldn't get a good pic. Imagine a bright yellow dottyback, with longer fins, and a much more peaceful attitude. The three I have stick together and hover sideways and upside down in the water column. I suspect this fish will become much more popular in the future.

6 Chromis viridis. Added as dither fish. They make a nice little school.

2 Neon gobies. They chase each other when they happen to meet each other in the tank.

That's it for now, but I plan on adding:
2 Genicanthus watanabei, another deep fore reef dweller that spends most of its time in the open.

1 Serranocirrhitus latus, the fathead anthias.

1 Pseudanthias ventralis. This will be the most difficult species to maintain, if I get one. Hopefully I get lucky with a well shipped animal.

1 yasha goby and red firefish, from my 6 gallon tank.

MAYBE a pair of orchid dottybacks. I suspect they will wreak havoc in this tank, even with their peaceful nature. They would definitely be the last thing added.

...and here's some pics!

 

[Anonymous]

Some more...

 

[Anonymous]

Nice wrasses..are those fairy wrasses?Tank looks good..i imagine it will become a reef tank one day?

 

[Anonymous]

Yes, the first three pictures are Cirrhilabrus lineatus and then two of C. laboutei. They're found only in Australia and only in deepwater, meaning they carry price tags in the 100-200 dollar range.

The pic in the second post is sort of a back view of Parachelinius filamentosus, a flasher wrasse.

I'm planning on keeping it dim and FO for quite a while, maybe indefinitely. My future fish are not too fond of bright lights, at least while they're acclimating the first few months. Assuming they do well after a year or so, I may add a MH over the tank for a few days and see how they react.

 

[Anonymous]

Matt, do you run a fish store or a reef store or something?! Thats too cool, and you seem like you have too many reasources! Also, from what I can see in the picture, it looks to be a fairly "industrial" or so-freakin-organized-it-could-only-reside-in-a-store zone in which you have the tank positioned!

... Im probably just a lunatic...

 

[Anonymous]

Dew, I maintain some large tanks for private customers for profit, as well as some of the invertebrate temperate and tropical tanks here at UC Davis on a volunteer basis. I'm not a 'fish store', but I technically own a business.

...and you're a lunatic , the tank is in my kitchen in my apartment.

BTW, I asked you in another thread but I don't think ya caught it...do you ever go to the Rutherford Grill in Napa?

 

[Anonymous]

No, but I pass by the Rutherford Grill quite often. I believe its actually closer, if not within, St. Helena; unless of course Im thinking of the wrong place... Remember, Napa is more of an actual city carelessly tossed in amongst vineyards and wineries other strang forms of establishments (my backyard is a vineyard! :roll: ); St. Helena is the quaint (perhaps artificially and overly quaint :roll: ), rich-people's town that has all of the attractions, like the botique coffee, wine, and souvineer shops that everyone always remembers. Its about 20-30 minutes north of where Im at... But maybe the Grill is here in Napa; dont quite remember... But the name is immensely familiar...
Why? You pass by there alot?

Im guessing your business is more "service-based", right? I mean, the whole maintenance thing, plus the campus tanks. By the way, as a prospective UC student, how IS UCD in terms of majors OTHER than Agriculture? I mean, youre a reefer, and youre going to the same UC my dad went to for viticulture (hence why we live in Napa :roll: ); do they have anything else thats of any interest? Say, marine biology or micro-biology?

In your KITCHEN?!?!?! Holy sh*znit! Thats a flaming huge kitchen! You must be a professor or something!!! Or a chef!
Do the fish ever get nervous when you make fish-sticks or broiled Sea-Bass over pilaf?! "NOT BOB!!! NOOOOO!!!!" :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

I only ask because I know a girl who works there. Her name is Charlotte and she used to be my roommate. Her roommate Alison is my ex and she works at a winery called Deagio (sp?), and before that for Beringer winery, she might know your Dad.

Anyway, UCD is a nice little school. It's great for any biosci major, really, not just Ag. If you're interested in Marine Bio as a major, we offer it. It requires a quarter of residence at Bodega Bay, which is not too far from you. The UCD viticulture grad school is probably one of the best in the country, too...that's what my current roommate is doing right now.

LOL, my kitchen is not that big...I don't have a kitchen table, so that leaves a lot of space. It's probably 12 feet by 10 feet total, including counter space...and I'm just a bartender at the moment.

OK, this is turning into the "My Life Story" thread...

 

[Anonymous]

They're found only in Australia and only in deepwater, meaning they carry price tags in the 100-200 dollar range.

Mainly from Australia, but can be found in Vanuatu as well. Most in the trade come from Australia, but with the efforts of Larry Sharron and others, they have come out of Vanuatu in export quantities.

 

[Anonymous]

Interesting, thanks Gresham. I forgot to mention the fish you're trying to get for me as well. I plan on adding that to this tank. Any idea where those come from? I thought you said Bali but can't remember.

I like being able to say that "you could potentially see all these fish at once in the wild if you were on, say, the GBR"...yet another reason why I probably won't put in the orchid dottybacks.

 

[Anonymous]

I would love to see the GBR..i missed my chance in the marines..dammit...anyways you must be single Matt as in unmarried...Youre a bartender right? Time money and effort into tanks plus work or school takes up time...i know im married and go to school/full time work...with 3 tanks of my own it takes time...my wife chastises me all the time...p.s. when do i get to buy those corals off ya? ...

 

[Anonymous]

Yah Matt, Bali, northern Bali to be exact. Heh, I could even get the divers name for you when it finally comes thru They were supposed to resume collections this week.

The GBR has been a dream destination for me since I can remember. I'd love to see a mass coral spawning.