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This is the video I took of the tank this morning so you can see exactly what I'm seeing. I am not introducing corals yet as I have not decided if that's what I'll do. This plan is currently based on a FOWLR setup. I'll give everyone a rundown on my tank specs/setup, and then I will describe the fish I hope to place into the tank over the next few months. :bigbounce
Tank Setup
I've included links to all the manufacturers so you can look-up exactly what I'm using:
90 gallon Marineland Perfecto tank 48x18x24
30 gallon Bashsea refugium using grape caulerpa algae 30x14x16
45lbs Fiji live rock
40lbs CaribSea Aragonite SeaFlor Special Grade Reef Sand
Aqua Classic 15 watt UV sterilizer
Rio Hyperflow 20 pump - 1290 GPH
Via Aqua 300 watt titanium heater
T5 lighting for display tank and refugium
No, I do NOT have a protein skimmer. This was a big discussion with my LFS guy, who does not use them on his tanks either. He said that he will gladly hook me up with one (and install it) should the need arise, but he keeps telling me that if all goes well, the live rock and algae should be able to handle it. This could have been a very easy sale for this guy for an expensive piece of equipment (I had my checkbook out and ready to go!). I'm willing to trust the guy who is willing to forgo the sale of expensive equipment I don't need so I can have a successful tank. Props go to Patrick, the owner of Amazon Stingrays in Clawson, MI.
RO water used
Coralife Pure-Flo II RO Unit 50 GPD
(Coralife's main site does not list their RO units... hmmmm)
Current Livestock
2x Percula Clownfish (added 2/5/13)
Current CUC
10x Red/Blue Legged Hermit Crabs (added 2/6/13)
Here's the rest of the livestock that I will be adding to the tank as things progress smoothly (because you KNOW of COURSE they will!!! LOL!):
Future Livestock (links are to Google images in case other newbies don't know what I'm talking about)
1x Royal Gramma Basslet
6x Green Chromis
1x Yellow Tang
1x Blue Hippo Tang
1x Coral Beauty Dwarf Angelfish
2x Longfin Bannerfish (possible addition depending on space/behavior)
Future CUC
Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Harelquin Shrimp
Emerald Crab
I'm open to suggestions on all of these future livestock and CUC choices!
Also, I would love Love LOVE suggestions on which corals would be great match-ups for this livestock, and when I should start introducing said corals into the tank.
If you made it this far in my post, THANK YOU!! :bouncer:
This is the video I took of the tank this morning so you can see exactly what I'm seeing. I am not introducing corals yet as I have not decided if that's what I'll do. This plan is currently based on a FOWLR setup. I'll give everyone a rundown on my tank specs/setup, and then I will describe the fish I hope to place into the tank over the next few months. :bigbounce
Tank Setup
I've included links to all the manufacturers so you can look-up exactly what I'm using:
90 gallon Marineland Perfecto tank 48x18x24
30 gallon Bashsea refugium using grape caulerpa algae 30x14x16
45lbs Fiji live rock
40lbs CaribSea Aragonite SeaFlor Special Grade Reef Sand
Aqua Classic 15 watt UV sterilizer
Rio Hyperflow 20 pump - 1290 GPH
Via Aqua 300 watt titanium heater
T5 lighting for display tank and refugium
No, I do NOT have a protein skimmer. This was a big discussion with my LFS guy, who does not use them on his tanks either. He said that he will gladly hook me up with one (and install it) should the need arise, but he keeps telling me that if all goes well, the live rock and algae should be able to handle it. This could have been a very easy sale for this guy for an expensive piece of equipment (I had my checkbook out and ready to go!). I'm willing to trust the guy who is willing to forgo the sale of expensive equipment I don't need so I can have a successful tank. Props go to Patrick, the owner of Amazon Stingrays in Clawson, MI.
RO water used
Coralife Pure-Flo II RO Unit 50 GPD
(Coralife's main site does not list their RO units... hmmmm)
Current Livestock
2x Percula Clownfish (added 2/5/13)
Current CUC
10x Red/Blue Legged Hermit Crabs (added 2/6/13)
Here's the rest of the livestock that I will be adding to the tank as things progress smoothly (because you KNOW of COURSE they will!!! LOL!):
Future Livestock (links are to Google images in case other newbies don't know what I'm talking about)
1x Royal Gramma Basslet
6x Green Chromis
1x Yellow Tang
1x Blue Hippo Tang
1x Coral Beauty Dwarf Angelfish
2x Longfin Bannerfish (possible addition depending on space/behavior)
Future CUC
Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Harelquin Shrimp
Emerald Crab
I'm open to suggestions on all of these future livestock and CUC choices!
Also, I would love Love LOVE suggestions on which corals would be great match-ups for this livestock, and when I should start introducing said corals into the tank.
If you made it this far in my post, THANK YOU!! :bouncer:
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