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#1 out of 18 reef tanks worldwide |
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7.76 |
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Udated picture of my 90 Gallon reef tank |
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Only bad things happen quickly |
| About Yourself: |
I am 26 years old living in ontario. I started in this hobby over 2 year ago and began with a 20 gallon nano and moved up to a 90 gallon and have plans for a 180 gallon in the future. I find this hobby very relaxing and fun to work with. |
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Research everything and take your time. Minimum 10% water changes per week with the use of a RO/DI system |
| Fish Kept: |
Sailfin Tank, 2 Hippo Tangs, 4 chromis, 3 clown fish, sandsifting goby, dwarf lion fish, purple fire fish, lawn mower blenny, scooter blenny, manderin goby, |
| Corals/Plants Kept: |
Mostly Lps with softy and sps aswell. Hammer coral, fox coral, frogspawn, yellow tip torch coral, several umbrella leathers,candy coral, assorted zoos, plate coral, large colt coral,brown gargonian, purple gargonian, pulsating xenia,green stripe mushrooms, hairy mushrooms, green metalic coral, feather duster, acropora, derasa clam, 3 maxima clams. |
| Tank Size: |
90 |
| Description: |
This is my 90 Gallon tank.(48"lenght,24"high,18"deep all glass aquarium. I am using 324 watts of T5 high output lighting. I have 3 hydor power heads in the main tank for 2500 GPH of movement plus 700 GPH return pump and maxi jet 1200 for a total of 3500 GPH in main tank. There is a 25 gallon tank underneath tank for the sump which hold phosphate reactor with phosban amd corallife protein skimer for 220 gallon tank. 48 watt tek T5 lighting used underneath tank to grow macro algae. Tank parameters are Ph 8.2, alk 10DKH, amonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 0, Phosphate 0, Calcium 450, salinity 1.025 and temp at 78 C. |
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| State: California |
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United States |
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#2 out of 18 reef tanks worldwide |
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7.64 |
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102 |
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11/08 (Updated tank) 23 different fish |
| About Yourself: |
We love living at on the beach, and we love our tank it's like having a little piece of heaven from the ocean in our living room |
| Advice: |
Keep up on your water changes. Check the temp and salinity, and FLOW! FLOW! FLOW!
What works for one person may not always wok for the next. |
| Fish Kept: |
Scissortail Goby, hectors gobby, mandarin goby, cowfish, box fish, coral beauty, clown tang, powder blue tang, naso tang, purple tang, yellow tang, blue tang, flame angel, purple firefish, six line wrasse, corise yellow wrasse, puffer, pink skunk clown, 2 percula clowns, harlequin sweet lips, bigmouth spotted jawfish, long nose hawkfish, lemon peel, lawnmower blenny, 2 stripped cleaner shrimp, royal gama, anemone crab, emerald crabs, dozen or more starfish (I love color)!!!! |
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Purple fan coral, toadstool leather coral green plate tentacle coral, bubble coral ultra green, frogspawn fluorescent green coral, brain coral, variety of mushrooms, gorgonian, dendrophelia coral, pulsing xenia, short orange plate coral, open brain candy coral, carnations, candy coral, long green torch coral, acropora, favia, kenya tree green coral, ricordea, ultra blue maxima clams, frags, feather dusters, coco worm, hammer head bubble torch coral, colt coral , green flower pot, duncan heads, assorted zoos, green strar, and some blue sponge, blueberry fan as well |
| Tank Size: |
60 |
| Description: |
(THE KEY TO HAVING AS MANY FISH AS WE DO IS TO GET THE XTRA LARGE PROTEIN SKIMMMER)
60 gallon reef / fish saltwater tank, 2 Aqua jets powerheads with 110 Aqua pro chiller, 4 1/2 watts per gallon of compact fluorescent lighting, UV sterilizer light, 300 gallon capacity protein skimmer |
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Australia |
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#3 out of 18 reef tanks worldwide |
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7.26 |
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108 |
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My corals |
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A winner never quits |
| About Yourself: |
Just the average Jo, trying to have a go down unde. 29 years of age and trying to make the best tank I possibly can. Please please please, only constructive comments or positive. Or get stuffed
Cheers |
| Advice: |
Please comment on any experiences you have had, every bit of help you can offer will be a great advantage to the next beginner.....( I don't claim to be experienced though, still learn something every day) |
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I currently have in my tank
Fish - 1 Blue Tang, 1 Yellow Tang, 1 Lipstick Tang, 4 Blue Chromis 4 Ocellaris Clowns, 1 Longnose Hawkfish, 2 Bar Gobys, 2 Gold Headed Sleeper Gobys, 1 Leopard Wrasse, 1 Mandarin Dragonet, 1 Lawn Mower Blenny, 1 Coral Beauty.
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Approx 130 Kgs or 285 pounds of LR. Number 2 grain white crushed coral substrate, and a tennis ball size air stone.
Corals
Numerous Amounts Of
Toadstools, Anemone, Morphs, Gonipora's, Torches, Hammers, Flowers, Daisys. |
| Tank Size: |
150 |
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Tank size * 5ft x 2ft x 2ft, Sump 5ft x 18" x 21" Octopus HOB skimmer which is now in sump, Ehiem 2500 ltr p/h External Canister Filter, 4 - Metal Halides - 150 watt each with 14000k Bulbs, 2 Ehiem 800 ltr p/h internal Power Heads, Fluro 2 bar with Blue Actinic Grow Lights, 2 x 300 watt heaters (one just incase) 1 return pump from sump pumping at a rate of 7500 ltrs p/h. Halides running for 8 hours with the actinics running 1 1/2 hours either side of that. Also middle section of sump is a refugium, with 2 bar fluros for lighting on the oppisite hours to main tank. Caluprea growing in tank for nitrate reduction purposes. |
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Canada |
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#4 out of 18 reef tanks worldwide |
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7.25 |
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100 |
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Updated picture of my reef tank |
| Quote: |
the only stable thing in life is change. |
| About Yourself: |
started with fresh water fish ten years ago |
| Advice: |
Take your time and research everything |
| Fish Kept: |
Zebrasoma Sail fin tank, Hipo Tang, 2 oscelaris Clown fish, Powdered brown tang, 2 Tomato clown fish, 6 chromis. |
| Corals/Plants Kept: |
Large Colt coral, Anemone, Hammer coral, Torch coral, Frog spawn, Fox Coral, Assortment of leathers, Gabbage, Hairy mushrooms, assortment of coloured mushrooms, metalic green coral, gargonian, Candy coral, zoos, Maxima clam, Sqamosa clam, Acropora and other assorted SPS coral. |
| Tank Size: |
150 |
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My 150 gallon all glass aquarium. The tank is 6 feet wide by 28" high and 18" deep. My lighting consist of a combination of power compacts, T5's and Vho's. My sump is a 120 gallon 6 feet long tank. Twin pumps act as a return to the main tank and over 3000 GPH of flow in make tank. |
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| State: New York |
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United States |
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| Rank: |
#5 out of 18 reef tanks worldwide |
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7.14 |
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76 |
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My Aquapod 24 |
| Advice: |
be extra careful, water changes are very important for healthy corals |
| Fish Kept: |
clarkii clown, damsel, sand sifting starfish |
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24 |
| Description: |
24 gallon Aquapod with 150 watt 14,000k MH sunpod with 2 Current USA Powerbrite strips (460 nm) and Hydor Koralia 1 for circulation. 20lbs of Aragonite live sand, i dose B-ionic Calcium and Alkalinity and do 10% water changes weekly, no protein skimmer |
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United States |
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#6 out of 18 reef tanks worldwide |
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7.11 |
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80 |
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This is our 34 Gallon Red Sea Max at 6 months old. There is 65lbs of live rock in this tank. |
| Quote: |
Change your water |
| About Yourself: |
I own a computer network company. www.ntelligentnetworks.com
which provides a lot of stress which I needed a hobby so I chose this one. I have a degree in Chemistry and Biology which helps out understanding the chemistry of the tank. |
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Since this is my first tank I can tell you I have done a lot of research. If you purchase the Red Sea Max make sure to get a second hood. The hood light ballast went out on me and it is a special order item for about 300.00 which is nice to have on hand. I do 5 gallon water changes every Friday. I feed a combination of live and flake food every other day and do not do any supplements other than what comes in the water I keep. |
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2 Clown fish, 1 firefish, 1 ?, some kind of angel fish and a brittle star and blue star. |
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I have an open brain coral, toadstool leather, another leather, pulsing zena, frogspawn, various mushrooms, sunpolyp, several star polyps, and whatever else you see in the pictures. |
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34 |
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I have a 34 Gallon Red Sea Max. It has 2 HO T5 and 2 actinic lights. This is an out of the box setup, however, I did not use the sand that came with the tank I purchased live sand. This is my first tanks which was setup in May 08. |
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#7 out of 18 reef tanks worldwide |
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7.10 |
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101 |
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34 gal. Red Sea Max T -5 lighting 1\10 hp Chiller..UV 7 Watt. |
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How much $$$ did U Spend? |
| About Yourself: |
I saw a friends Tank, had to have one.. hooked BAD, looking to buy a 210 reef tank. I'm a Firefighter not home much so my wife has a list of things to do when I'm at work. U need time or someone to help or $$$$$. |
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Start SLOOOOOOOOOOOW.
or you will pay$$$$$. |
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N/A |
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34 |
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34 gal. Saltwater tank Red Sea Max. T-5 lighting...1/10 HP Chiler...UV 7-Watt
25 lbs. of Live Rock.
2 large bags of Live Sand.
Some Fish and Corals.
Tanks about one year old. |
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#8 out of 18 reef tanks worldwide |
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7.02 |
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Updated picture of my 46 gallon bow front tank. I've added new lighting, (6 T5's) with canopy, and a 1/13 HP Mighty Pro Chiller. I put in some new corals also! I added 1 Chilli Coral, Green Mushrooms, Electric Green Frogspawn, Radioactive Zoanthids, Cup Coral, Pagoda and a Derasa Clam. |
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Make the best of what you have! |
| About Yourself: |
4yrs of running a reef tank, and i never looked back! |
| Advice: |
Take your time, and ask a lot of questions! Water changes are key to a healthy tank. |
| Fish Kept: |
1Coral Beauty Angelfish, 1 Yellow Tang, 1Maroon Clownfish, 1 Blue Damselfish, and 1 Diamond Watchman Goby. 1 Cleaner shrimp, 1 Fire shrimp, 1 Emerald green crab, lots of hermit crabs, 4 Turbo Snails, 5 Nassarius snails, and a bristle star. |
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Purple Colony Polyp, Yellow Colony Polyp, Green Starburst Polyp, Button Polyp, Red, Blue, and Green Striped Mushroom coral's, Colt Coral, Open Brain Coral, Brain Coral, Frogspawn Coral, Sun Coral, 5 Dwarf Colored Feather Duster's, and 1Reef Anemone. |
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46 |
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46 gallon bow front reef tank. 36.5"L x 16.38"W x 20.88" H. I'm running a Fluval 305 Canister filter system, a Prizim Pro Deluxe Skimmer, 6 GLO T5HO light system, 1Hydor 115-60hz pump, 2 Mini-Jet 606 pumps, 1/13 HP Mighty Pro Chiller, 50lbs of Live Sand, and about 60lbs of live rock. |
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#9 out of 18 reef tanks worldwide |
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6.78 |
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109 |
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"Tempo Simplex" (keep it simple in latin). |
| About Yourself: |
Started with a 55 gallon freshwater community tank, an then purchased a saltwater reef tank. This tank has been up and running for 7 years. |
| Advice: |
Find a reliable fish store, and create a good tank mantinance list. |
| Fish Kept: |
red sea sailfin tang, yellow tang, purple tang, bluejaw trigger, flame angel, green chromis, Green mandarinfish, pinkspot watchman goby, sixline wrasse, Breeding pair of sattleback black clownfish, breeding pair of ocellaris clownfish. |
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5 rose bulb tip anemones, ricorda yuma orange, green and red, green and purple open brain coral, brown, pink, and green frogspawn, electric green grass coral, people eaters paly's, orange and green zooathnids, long tentical pipe organ coral green and yellow leather coral,devils hand coralgreen plate coral, green, pink, and orange favites, red sea xenia, pink birdsnest coral, bluespot mushrooms, pink dendronephthya spp. |
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150 |
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150 gallon reef tank |
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#10 out of 18 reef tanks worldwide |
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6.72 |
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101 |
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92 gallon
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| Advice: |
Take your time and keep hands out |
| Fish Kept: |
hippo tang, cinnamon clown, pink and blue shrimp goby, two cleaner gobys
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Zoos, Mushrooms, Ricordea, 2 Candy canes, Hammer, Red Lobo Brain, Plate, tongue, Green star polyps, Pink Palythoas, Duncans, Sun polyps, Pagoda cup,daisy polyps, orange montipora, green acro and red acon lord
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92 gallon reef
Filertration- sump refugium and run matrik in the sump and a Protien Skimmer
Lighting- Current 36 inch 2 10 k 150 watt hqi and 2 420 watt T5 ctinic and 2 460 T5 actinic
Power head- 2 hydor 2 series |
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