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My Upgrade Diary with Pics
Ok ladies and gentlemen, since I got my first tank on Valentines day. The addiction has become a part of life. I recently upgraded from my 29g Reef to a 70g Reef.
I am completely new to RC and I love what I see. I have many pictures of my old tank, but I won't put that into this thread, just one picture of the tank before I tore it down. Here are some specs on the new tank. Tank: 70g Oceanic - 36"x21"x24" Filtration: 125 lbs of LR 90 lbs of LS Dual Overflow Box (1000gph) Dual sump design Sump #1 (30g): 200 micron Sock Refugium 20 lbs of LS Calupera Algae Cheato Algae 10 lbs of LR 5 Hermits 17w Flourescent Light Lifegard QuietOne 3000 (760 gph) - return Sump #2 (20g) 200 micron sock Coralife Super Skimmer 65 Coralife Turbo Twist 3x 9w - Maxi Mini (106 gph) Rio 10HF (300 gph) - return Jager Heater Circulation: 2 Maxi-Jet 1200 = 590 gph Sump #1 Return = 600 gph Sump #2 Return = 200 gph Total of 1390 gph of flow = 19.85 turnover rate Lighting: Retrofit 2x175w MH SE 14k by JBJ Retrofit 1x39w 18k T5 HO Retrofit 1x39w 6700k T5 HO Total of 428w of lighting = 6.11 watts per gallon Inhabitants: 1 3" Midas Blenny 10 Hawaiian Zebra Hermits 10 Blue Leg Hermits 10 Brown Leg Hermits 5 Scarlet Hermits (getting more in 2 weeks) 15 Nessarius Snails 20 Nerite Snails 10 Cerith Snails 4 Emerald Crabs (getting more in 2 weeks) 1 Peppermint Shrimp (getting more in 2 weeks) 35g Saltwater Mixing Tank 10g Freshwater Holding Tank (Top off) 2 DIY Built-in to the canopy Computer fans The first picture is the old 29g I tore down to setup the 70g, then the rest of the pictures are from the new tank. Enjoy and please comment. I hope the pictures work. Here is the before And the After Here is the Lighting Here is the Sump setup Here it is fully setup With the UV Sterilizer |
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Some more pictures.
Current View Side View Other Side View Random Snail Hawaiian Zebra Crab (mondo)
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welcome to the madness! Don't worry, it gets much worse
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Some more pics
Canopy fan #1 Canopy fan #2 Midas Blenny Thats it for now.........
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I forgot to insert the sump design.
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Looks nice! Where are you in S. California?
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Porter Ranch........ Costa Mesa isn't that far.
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Cool. I just set-up a similar tank, 70 tall.
You planning on adding additional flow or upgrading your skimmer?
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I do have more plans for example a Calcium Reactor, Kalk Reactro, Phosban Reactor, possibly 2 tunze 2600 with controller.
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Really nice looking setup.. I'd be pleased. I would be a bit concerned with flow too. Have you looked at the mj mods for a cheap upgrade for the time being? mjmods.com Also, I would have the smaller pump in my fuge for more water/macro surface time. Good luck with the new setup!
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But I was told that Cheato likes flow?
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With so many people trying different things, I wouldn't be surprised if there were people using and recommended high flow through their cheato. However, its not the general consensus.. I've not seen a test to prove one or the other more beneficial. If you're nutrients are low and stable, I'd stick with whats working for you.
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I'm functioning at a Nitrate level of very close to 0 at all times.
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I made a few new additions last night.
2 Cleaner Shrimp 1 Purple Firefish Hot Pink Zoas Sunburst Zoas Eagle Eye Zoas Christmas Zoas Pink Zoas with an encrusting Monti frag on it. I will post more pictures when i get home tonight.
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Here is an update, got some of my corals back yesterday, also purchased a few new ones....
Tell me what you think. Pinkish Blue Milipora (T5 only) Pinkish Blue Milipora (T5 + MH) Purpleish Blue Milipora (T5 only) Purpleish Blue Milipora (T5 + MH) Need ID SPS (T5 only) Need ID SPS (T5 + MH)
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Here are some more...
Golden Maxima (T5 +MH) Sunburst Zoas, Eagle Eye Zoas (T5 + MH) Close-up of Sunburst Zoas (T5 + MH) Hot Pink Zoas (T5+ MH)
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And Finally a Full Tank Shot.
Comments are always welcome.
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Nice clean look.
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Thank you..........
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That is one sweet setup!
I am not sure if anyone welcomed you but: To Reef Central
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Thank you very much.....
I was waiting for that welcome sign....
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Very Nice!
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Thanks to everyone for their comments.......
I went to the LFS today, and found a whole bunch of new SPS corals. I think I got this very rare piece, maybe someone else can shed some light on it. Montipora Combo!!!!! Rare (T5 + MH) Purple Monti (T5 + MH) Orange Monti (T5 + MH) As you can see they are both on the same Coral Plug!!!! How Cool!!!!!!! Purple FireFish
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Here are some more......
Green Fuzzy Horn (Hydrnophora) (T5 + MH) Green Acropora (T5 + MH) These two where brown and had lost their color, I thought I could bring them home and try to save them... Need ID (T5 + MH) Need ID (T5 + MH) Once again all comments are welcomed....... Thank you...
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