The Reef Sanctuary

[reefle]

So I've finally found a tank I'm happy with. After 5 tank transfers, an ich outbreak, multiple floods, and ammonia spikes, my inhabitants and I can finally settle down.

In appreciation of everyone who has helped me on this site, I have decided to call the tank, "The Reef Sanctuary."

Here are the specifics.


100 gallon drilled acrylic tank. 36" length x 19" depth x 30" height
30 gallon sump+Refugium
Reef Octopus 150 space saver protein skimmer
Tunze 3155 ATO system
BRS Deluxe Carbon Reactor
Aquatop 150watt Heater
Cobalt Neo-Therm 150watt Heater
SunSun JUP-23 13W UV Sterilizer
2x hydor Koralia 425
800 GPH Wave maker
Reef Radiance Lumentek 240 LED system

Display Tank
90-100 pounds of live rock
20-30 pounds of live sand
Blue legged hermits
2 brittle starfish
Narcissus snails
Turbo snails
Bunch of other snails
Coral Banded Shrimp
Cleaner Shrimp
Peppermint Shrimp
CoCo worm
Feather Duster

Refugium
10-20 pounds live sand
10-15 pounds live rock
Chaeto
some hermits, snails, and little starfish

Fish
One chromis-----> This guy is the sole survivor of all the hardships I've gone through. He was my first fish and has lived through EVERYTHING. I love him.
Blue Hippo Tang
Yellow Tang
Flame Angels
Green Goby

Corals
Leather coral
5 headed hammer
2 headed hammer
Gonipora
Montipora
Large Frogspawn
Bunch of Zoas
Xenia
Red Mushrooms
Green Stay Polyps
Brain Coral

My LED system has not yet come in, but I should be expecting it within a week.

Again, A HUGGGEEE Thank you to everyone at Reef Sanctuary. You guys have been an invaluable help to me and I'm proud to say I've found my saltwater family

Happy Reefing!

-Reefle

 

[kyle4201]

Thats AWESOME!!! Its looking great!!

 

[goma]

Congrats!! Looking forward to watching it grow!

 

[nivek]

Very nice setup. Love the tropical background pic (Y)

 

[mcentire1123]

Nice start!

 

[whippetguy]

Very nice tank and a very nice post.

 

[Willie McDaries]

excellent job reefle, that's gonna really looks awesome once you get the Pro 240 LEDs over it, what type of light are you running now ?

 

[reefle]

excellent job reefle, that's gonna really looks awesome once you get the Pro 240 LEDs over it, what type of light are you running now ?

I just took the PC lights from my biocube for temporary lighting. That's why most of the corals are placed so close to the top. Hopefully once I get the LEDs I can spread them out a little more

 

[Willie McDaries]

I just took the PC lights from my biocube for temporary lighting. That's why most of the corals are placed so close to the top. Hopefully once I get the LEDs I can spread them out a little more

cool, just remember to start the LEDs with a very low setting and gradually ramp up the intensity over a few weeks time, they are very powerful and you need to acclimate your coral to 'em

 

[reefle]

cool, just remember to start the LEDs with a very low setting and gradually ramp up the intensity over a few weeks time, they are very powerful and you need to acclimate your coral to 'em

Thanks!! I will definitely do that

 

[slfcaptain]

Looks good! I've had a fair amount of poor luck with fish but I have one blue chromis that has that survived everything so far.

steve

 

[reefle]

Finally got my Lumentek 240 PRO LED's after 5 weeks!!!

So happy I finally have a complete tank!

The colors are stunning!

Even my goby came out to bask in the light!

Here's a video of sunrise to sunset!

[video=youtube;eOnO_3gMvuk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOnO_3gMvuk[/video]

 

[reefle]

Added 2 clowns, a coral angel beauty, 2 peppermints, 2 feather dusters, 6 line wrasse, mandarin goby, and royal gramma!

 

[reefle]

Just got my order of new corals!!

3 acros
yellow sun coral
duncan
candy canes
galaxea
Peppermint Acan
Birds Nest
10 polyp zoa

Can't wait to see these grow!

 

[Snelly40]

tanks looking great!!! love the lights!!!!

 

[Mayja]

It will be nice once those corals settle in. Right now they're all perturbed. :laugh:

 

[PSU4ME]

where did you get the corals from?

 

[Bearjohnson]

You've come a long way young grasshopper! LOL

The tank looks great and I hope you are happy with the RR light purchase because they really do the tank justice.

 

[reefle]

where did you get the corals from?

reefs2go!

 

[reefle]

You've come a long way young grasshopper! LOL

The tank looks great and I hope you are happy with the RR light purchase because they really do the tank justice.

Thanks a lot!!! wouldn't be here without all you guys