I have just hit the 9 month mark. I of had to go through the typical 2 months of damsels, live sand, and live rock. Then had to wait for the cured live rock, to actually finish its curing and nitrate leaching stages, "another 2 months".
Then I went through a few equipment modifications, and additions. At that point, I was then able to start slowly stocking the tank.
I have been doing reef/fish tanks for many years. I had never done a reef tank to the scope in which I am attempting at this point. I have been very patient and diligent maintaining and trying to improve wherever I can. I pay attention to any slight changes,
being sure to research any unknowns.
Everytime I have questions for the people on this site, I have always gotten many helpful ideas and suggestions.
Enough of my babbling on, so here is a listing of my equipment and inhabitants of the tank.
90 gallon glass tank 48" x 24" x 18"
Home made oak stand 40" tall
Home made top/ light reflector
PM "precision marine" 40 gallon sump.
ARCTICA chiller 1/10 hp
Korallin calcium reactor model # 1502
Coralife UV sterilizer 18watt
Coralife light assemly w/ 2 x 250w Mh 2 x 96w actinic 4 moonlight led's
Euro reef recirculating protien skimmer RC-135
120lbs live rock
6" live sand/ gravel mix
Aqua controller 2 pro running it all
Fish:
Purple tang
Powder brown tang
Blue tang
Copperband butterfly
Yellow wrasse
2 percula clowns
Flame angel
5 misc damsels
Watchman goby
sand sifting goby
yellow spot goby
orange spot goby
Orange striped goby
3 cleaner wrasses
2 6 line wrasses
Corals and Inverts:
Sun coral
green star polyps
misc colored zoas
colt coral
red chili coral
blue sponge
purple disk coral
candy cane trumpet corals
2 green tipped leather corals
Anchor coral
Green moon
Flat brain coral
2 Giant Anthelia
Kenya tree corals
green acropora
3 cleaner shrimp
3 pepermint shrimp
2 Maxima clams
25 snails
20 or so crabs
I believe that is all, I shall update the list if I find anyone in the tank I have forgotten about.