reeflounge_admin
12-12-2002, 12:00 AM
My tank is now just over 1 year old. It has came a LONG ways since my
initial few pounds of live rock and couple damsels.
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My tank plan was to build a peaceful environment focusing on low to mid
level lighting. I have since added many types of corals, and fish to
accomplish what seems to be a happy mini-ocean.
I have always been facinated with aquatic life. As in many cases the
animals being kept in reef tanks are delicate and being thretened in their
natural environment, I take this hobby very seriously. I have spent many
hours to research and observe every creature I have placed in my reef.
I faithfully follow a maintenance schedule to keep my tank parameters to the best quality possible.
http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0TQAAAE4YEswfC1uwxX53t1HFPMtzZF9p2hNN0t5HcBlgksQS5 OyRN1lwL8HLAAsjlgl1WX*DsrCSTEM2FlVjRXjbgxzM7ztkMrw bV5Uaj7BMYLi*V87vaA/middle.jpg?dc=4675399804811118972
By spending an average of only 10 to 20 minutes a day actually working on my
reef (including feeding, testing, etc.) I have been rewarded with a tiny
peice of one of the worlds most delicate yet complicated ecosystems. I
spend a lot of time lounging in front of my tank watching the corals sway in
the current, relaxing me to the point of almost falling asleep. It seems
that every time I closely observe the life in my little reef it is yet a new
adventure. This hobby has been very educational and rewarding to me. When
I talk to others about my reef I seem to always express great deal of
passion for the hobby. I could sometimes talk for hours about the fun and
exciting critters that have made their home in my reef.
My tank has a 4-5" sand bed with a mix of 80% Aragonite and 20% live sand.
I have my live rock aranged in an arch type shape across the middle of the
tank. I have many arches and "caves" throughout the design.
Photos of the tank, lighting, and filter setup are available at the
following link.
http://groups.msn.com/MarineReefAquariums/scottsreef.msnw?albumlist=2
My tank specs are as follows:
75 Gallon
330 Watts of VHO lighting - IceCap Ballast
2 Rio 800 pumps in the display tank for current
Home-Made Sump system:
SeaClone 150 skimmer, SEN 1100 pump for return, 300 watt heater
caulerpa grown in sump.
Aqua-UV UV sterilizer - 8 Watts / 24hours
RO/DI water
Reef Crystals salt
LIVESTOCK:
Fish---
1 Yellow Tang
1 Clown Tang
1 Blue Spotted Jaw Fish (Very funny critter to watch!!)
1 Engineer Goby (8-9" in length)
1 Royal Dotty Back
1 Blue Neon
1 Clown Goby
1 False Perca Clown
1 Six Line Wrass
70lbs of live rock (95%Figi / 5%Tonga)
24 Baha Hermit Crabs
12 Snails
3 Red Leg Crabs
1 Electro Blue Hermit crab
2 Emerald Crabs
1 Sallylightfoot crab
2 Cleaner Shrimp
2 peppermint shrimp
1 Torch Coral
1 Branching Frogspawn
1 Hammer Coral
1 Fox Coral
1 yellow polyp colony
1 Clove polyp colony
1 Orange polyp colony
1 cream polyp colony
2 Pulsing Xenia colony
1 Lettuce coral
1 red mushroom colony
1 Capnella tree
1 yellow leather
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Thank you for the oppertunity to share my tank.
Scott
srm98
initial few pounds of live rock and couple damsels.
http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0VgAbA70ab5nqUX5YsIOMEHIGUaOHP787X!!NbQ03qjyUQjCNK UQ!Majsx5!Cz*fgSGn*qu0msOcvHtYfWJ6*z4xn6d*2wSQPAFZ !aOppsuGTLE9bqkWy65KyIjVcebXE/full-view-b.jpg?dc=4675399804805451206
My tank plan was to build a peaceful environment focusing on low to mid
level lighting. I have since added many types of corals, and fish to
accomplish what seems to be a happy mini-ocean.
I have always been facinated with aquatic life. As in many cases the
animals being kept in reef tanks are delicate and being thretened in their
natural environment, I take this hobby very seriously. I have spent many
hours to research and observe every creature I have placed in my reef.
I faithfully follow a maintenance schedule to keep my tank parameters to the best quality possible.
http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0TQAAAE4YEswfC1uwxX53t1HFPMtzZF9p2hNN0t5HcBlgksQS5 OyRN1lwL8HLAAsjlgl1WX*DsrCSTEM2FlVjRXjbgxzM7ztkMrw bV5Uaj7BMYLi*V87vaA/middle.jpg?dc=4675399804811118972
By spending an average of only 10 to 20 minutes a day actually working on my
reef (including feeding, testing, etc.) I have been rewarded with a tiny
peice of one of the worlds most delicate yet complicated ecosystems. I
spend a lot of time lounging in front of my tank watching the corals sway in
the current, relaxing me to the point of almost falling asleep. It seems
that every time I closely observe the life in my little reef it is yet a new
adventure. This hobby has been very educational and rewarding to me. When
I talk to others about my reef I seem to always express great deal of
passion for the hobby. I could sometimes talk for hours about the fun and
exciting critters that have made their home in my reef.
My tank has a 4-5" sand bed with a mix of 80% Aragonite and 20% live sand.
I have my live rock aranged in an arch type shape across the middle of the
tank. I have many arches and "caves" throughout the design.
Photos of the tank, lighting, and filter setup are available at the
following link.
http://groups.msn.com/MarineReefAquariums/scottsreef.msnw?albumlist=2
My tank specs are as follows:
75 Gallon
330 Watts of VHO lighting - IceCap Ballast
2 Rio 800 pumps in the display tank for current
Home-Made Sump system:
SeaClone 150 skimmer, SEN 1100 pump for return, 300 watt heater
caulerpa grown in sump.
Aqua-UV UV sterilizer - 8 Watts / 24hours
RO/DI water
Reef Crystals salt
LIVESTOCK:
Fish---
1 Yellow Tang
1 Clown Tang
1 Blue Spotted Jaw Fish (Very funny critter to watch!!)
1 Engineer Goby (8-9" in length)
1 Royal Dotty Back
1 Blue Neon
1 Clown Goby
1 False Perca Clown
1 Six Line Wrass
70lbs of live rock (95%Figi / 5%Tonga)
24 Baha Hermit Crabs
12 Snails
3 Red Leg Crabs
1 Electro Blue Hermit crab
2 Emerald Crabs
1 Sallylightfoot crab
2 Cleaner Shrimp
2 peppermint shrimp
1 Torch Coral
1 Branching Frogspawn
1 Hammer Coral
1 Fox Coral
1 yellow polyp colony
1 Clove polyp colony
1 Orange polyp colony
1 cream polyp colony
2 Pulsing Xenia colony
1 Lettuce coral
1 red mushroom colony
1 Capnella tree
1 yellow leather
http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0TACvBN0XPKrjY0QtSJ0pP!5vuxV6j1lxoHmsU08mKIM0DJqMk 7OvXE1eRpqUJSTt2tYjutgN**LdHWnx2n0K8!lXcHKNQ7LVt56 LYwmNWITBSyMh42M5CA/Right.jpg?dc=4675399804812884681
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Thank you for the oppertunity to share my tank.
Scott
srm98