Marty's reef tank

[Marty.h]

I was asked to post a tank thread so here it is hope you enjoy


Here is the spec of my setup so far

6x2x2 DT opti white front glass. Back and weirs painted black.

50"x 18 " x 17 " sump

2 x ehime 3000 LPH return pumps.

TMC pellet reactor with ehime 1500 pump

Deltec SC1456 internal skimmer

TMC vecton 600 UV

2 x Fluval E300 digital heaters

TMC twin float ATU

TMC 3 channel doser

2 x maxspect Razor R420R 160w 16000k lights

2 x ehime 1800 powerheads aimed behind rocks

2 x hydor 4400 powerheads at front

2 x bubble magus mini 100 fluid reactors one for phosphate media and other for carbon

100 odd kilo of live rock

10 kilo biohome ultra maxi media

TMC ozone generator

Air Dryer for ozone

System runs 2 X weirs one at each end and twin return coming out of the centre of rear

5 x cleaner shrimp
1 x fire shrimp
1 x sand sifting starfish
1 x red starfish

Corals ect.

Bubble tip anenomie
Wall hammer
Tracky
Torch
Zoa's
Mushrooms
Red and green plating montipora
Rainbow encrusting montipora
Selection of acans
GSP
Blue planet acro
Forest Fire
A few other SPS
2 x chalice
Pulsing exina


I'm currently fallow due to whitespot outbreak but here is a few pictures.

Cheers
Marty

 

[mtsully71]

Nice Marty thanks for posting.

 

[SaltNoob]

Damn, bruh.
You're serious with it!

 

[DaveK]

A very nice system.

I got a quick question for you, why UV and ozone on the system? That seems like overkill.

 

[melvis]

Welcome Marty and nice set up, an impressive amount of kit! lol

Sorry to hear of the white spot outbreak, how long into your fallow period are you?

I'd love some Pulsing Xenia, how do you keep yours in check?

 

[Marty.h]

Thanks for the comments.

With regards to ozone and UV running one is to clarify the other is to sterilise since having whitespot I will run them permanently.

I will keep tank fallow for 4 months I know it will be gone then.

The exina just seems to do fine even though it's a low nutrient system I do broadcast feed quite a bit and also dose a trace of iodine that exina is ment to love. It seems exina is one of them corals that some can keep and others struggle with it melting away mine is like on its own piece so only way it can spread is to jump if you like.

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

Cheers for starting a thread & sharing your loverly tank with us - enjoy your pretty corals during the fallow period and the time will go by fast !

If interested... one of the most highly respected Microbiologist in the US has written RS some great articles on Marine Ich - Lee Brich

Lee Birch's (Chemist and Microbiologist) Advice on Ich (Cryptocaryon irritans)

 

[Marty.h]

Thanks that has made for a very interesting read

Me deciding to go fallow for 4 months should rid my system of it completely and any fish that will enter my system now will go through copper in a QT beforehand

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

Here one more of Lee's post you may find interesting

I have noticed many of our mates in the UK run UV, where here in the states it's pretty rare - having read several of your great post so far... I am sure you would agree there more than one way to run a tank, so I am not suggesting it's right or wrong to run one as I have seen many lovely tanks that do & don't... just thought you might enjoy this read too... I can tell you having followed many members that have defeated ich by following Lee's advice... it's very solid. Cheers - lots of great mates from across the pond here on RS, glad you have joined in !

The UV for U and Me

 

[Marty.h]

Thanks I have noticed quite a difference in methods used depending on which country you are in.

A lot on other forums have commented on the fact I run both ozone and a UV but I do have crystal clear water which I like.

Some US reefs I have seen online are simply stunning and huge and they have entire sump rooms what I would give for a setup like that.

 

[Marty.h]

My monti has been on a bit of a growth spurt and has now put some orange in the mix

How it looked a while back about 2 months ago

And this how it originally started

 

[Marty.h]

Also just noticed the growth on this

This picture taken the 1st of this month

This one taken tonight so 6 days growth

Dosing has clearly made a big difference to my system

 

[Marty.h]

Had a little clean up tonight so thought I would add an upto date full tank shot

 

[Marty.h]

Well what with having no fish in for last month or there abouts I've been able to get ontop of water quality and parameters and got the doser setup now and have been slowly tweeking it and it's been stable for a while now.

I though I would add a few pictures of the corals all pictures are around 21 days apart to show the growth I've had in 21 days. The first picture will be the earliest pic followed by a picture take today

I'm very happy with the results so far

That's not all my corals but gives you an idea of the growth I'm getting I'm presuming this is good growth

 

[Oxylebius]

Very nice!

 

[Marty.h]

Well it gets better !!!

Seems I had an infestation of red flatworms so went and got some flatworm exit one bottle treats 1200 litres I ended up adding 1 bottle and they was still moving so lost patience and got a second bottle and just dumped it in so that's enough treatment for 2400 litres !!!!

They are still alive and moving !!!


After having

Velvet
Dinoflagellates
White spot
Polyclad flatworms
Brown jelly
Bryopsis

And what ever else I've had along the way

I'm now at the point where I'm thinking of breaking it down running bleach through the system and then re-starting with all new dry rock and sand and go fish only this would also rid my system of WS and would be a fresh start this is something I will decide over the next few days.

 

[Oxylebius]

Algae issues are going to be common in every new tank that has new live rock and sand (includes dinos and other algaes like bryopsis).

Do you dip your corals before going in the tank (or do you QT them)?

Do you QT all fish? Or do you medicate fish in a hospital tank before going into the main display?

Even though this is extra work up front, it can save you major headaches later on. It really can make a difference in enjoyment you can get out of your DT.

Seems like you are on the right track. I'd keep going and start to QT everything before it goes into the tank from now on.

 

[Marty.h]

Over the last week or so I have added some more corals to cheer myself up here is some pictures some are new today and not been in long so are moody.

Ones that where added today

Full tank shot it's a bit cloudy as have broadcast fed

 

[Marty.h]

Looking back it's come a long way

February 20th 2015

3rd October 2015

So around 8 months

 

[DaveR11]

Well what with having no fish in for last month or there abouts I've been able to get ontop of water quality and parameters and got the doser setup now and have been slowly tweeking it and it's been stable for a while now.

I though I would add a few pictures of the corals all pictures are around 21 days apart to show the growth I've had in 21 days. The first picture will be the earliest pic followed by a picture take today

I'm very happy with the results so far

That's not all my corals but gives you an idea of the growth I'm getting I'm presuming this is good growth

Lovely Acans