Anarchy's reef chronicle

anarchy

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Hey guys and girls. New here so here's my build.
Current tank is a standard 29 gallon drilled.
The sump is a standard 29 gallon drilled.
Lighting is a 250w hqi halide 14000k bulb.
Super skimmer 65.
Titanium heater.
5-6 months ago
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Now
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Full system
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My upgrade

2 displays 1 system

27 cube and deep blue 30 sharing a 55 gallon sump.
Reef octopus nwb 125 I think
Jebao dc3000 return
4 jebao rw4s
2 250w halides

The stand
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All the equipment except sump
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Wrangy

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Sweet setups mate!! :yup: Love the Jebao gear, I love my two RW-4's that I'm running in my tank, wicked little powerheads!! :) Definitely going to tag along with you on your tank journey's.
I have to say I'm extremely jealous of your halides!! I desperately want to go halides on my tank but the running cost is a little high for my uni student budget to allow :( One day I'll have my massive sps tank running halides! Can't wait to see it filled and together :)
 

anarchy

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I still have to put the baffles in the sump, clean up the stand with some touch up paint, build the doors, plumb and put it in the basement. I love halides. Only lights I've ever run
 

Wrangy

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I still have to put the baffles in the sump, clean up the stand with some touch up paint, build the doors, plumb and put it in the basement. I love halides. Only lights I've ever run
It's going to look really good once you've finished it! I love the sounds of the plan though. I went leds due to the lower running costs but one day I'll get my halide setup! What colour spectrum bulbs are you going to get?? And are you going to supplement them or just pure halides? :)
 

anarchy

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14000k bulb. I was going to supplement with 420nm actinic but no way to hang the canopy so now pure halides just like on my 29
 

Wrangy

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14000k bulb. I was going to supplement with 420nm actinic but no way to hang the canopy so now pure halides just like on my 29
Awesome, I do love having some actinic lighting but the halides are good enough as it is!
Are you going to add any new fish or just keeping your existing scaley friends? :)
 

anarchy

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27:
2 ocellaris clowns
Starry blenny
Yasha white ray shrimp goby
White banded possum wrasse

30 :
My snowflakes
Red scooter blenny
Hi fin red banded goby
Tanakas pygmy wrasse

Sump:
2 yellowtail damsels
Hermit with anemone and maybe my black and white clown is the snowflakes start beating him up but so far all 3 have done fine
 

Wrangy

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Man even your fishlists are awesome!! White banded and tanakas pygmy wrasses are some of my favourites :D you and I have very similar reef tastes haha the only thing missing are some angelfish :p might be a bit small for that though
 

anarchy

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I'd like some angels also but tanks too small. If I upgrade the 27 to a 60 or 93 then I'll get a flame
 

Wrangy

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I absolutely adore my juvenile female bellus angel, follows me around the tank everywhere and plays with my hands when I'm working in the tank. Flames are stunners though.
Are you going to go predominantly sps or a mixed reef? :)
 

Wrangy

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Mixed reefs are a lot of fun! I'm all sps as you've seen but even I can't have a tank without at least some zoas!
 

anarchy

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I like my torch and my favorite coral is the aussie gold torch so I have to have one but I'm starting to get into sps
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Wrangy

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They're a deep dark spiral once you start haha I'll take some photo's at my lfs next time he's got some nice gold torches because he gets some good ones in, I won't tell you the price though :p being an Aussie, they're a lot cheaper here!
You've got a great little collection there of acro's though!
 

anarchy

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Yeah I have to pay 50 per head for the torch but not bad in my opinion. Next tank will be a full aussie tank I think
 

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I agree, that's not too bad a price. If I was able to have two big tanks, I'd run one as a coldwater reef based around what we have surrounding Melbourne, it's not as bright but I've dived it and it's still really interesting!
 
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