Duckhams' 75G Reef Build - Eurobraced/BeanAnimal

[Bblinks]

Very nice!

[Duckhams]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

Very nice!

Thanks! Your 300DD is beautiful, well deserving of TOTM.

[Duckhams]

Added a nice big bag of mysis to get the cycle going.


The rocks started to get a nice green colour to them. (watched this carefully increase hair algae was about to take over, thankfully it didnt).


Then gradually, after about 2 months when the nitrates were down (ammonia and nitrite at zero) I started to add a few pieces I saved from the old setup.


Then added 3 Lyretail Anthias and 2 Clownfish. The rockwork got a bit of a readjustment and added another 150w halide for a total of 300w of 14k Phoenix halides.

[crimper]

Looks very nice and sleek, can't wait until its filled with corals.

What brand/model is that light fixture? I love it!

[Duckhams]

Originally Posted by crimper

Looks very nice and sleek, can't wait until its filled with corals.

What brand/model is that light fixture? I love it!

Thanks! It's a JBJ K2 Viper Halide Lamp. They're not the easiest to find these days, but they're great lights for smaller tanks. I actually swapped them out for 2 x Kessil A360WE LED pendants, and I have to say, while I love the JBJ 150's for a smaller tank, the Kessil A360WE are incredible on this system. I love being able to control the colour intensity and the dusk/dawn effect gives great shimmer, just like a halide but much more blue!

[Duckhams]

A few more creatures! These yellow sponges really take over with the right care, they do an amazing job of natural filtration. And the Scarlet Skunk Cleaner shrimp is a must have in every reef tank, they are great 'Parasite Guards' for your fish. This is a great article documenting their effectiveness:
http://www.reef2rainforest.com/2015/...20Videocontent



This Electric Blue Hermit got a little destructive with the snails in my last tank, but he's just so beautiful I couldn't bring myself to give him away. He's quite the character. I really love these little guys! I have found that the Scarlet Hermits are much less destructive on my snails and stay a bit smaller, its always a gamble with these tiny little scavengers though!

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by Elliott@BigReefDepot.com

And the Scarlet Skunk Cleaner shrimp is a must have in every reef tank, they are great 'Parasite Guards' for your fish. This is a great article documenting their effectiveness:
http://www.reef2rainforest.com/2015/...20Videocontent

Really!... They use cleaner shrimp in salmon aquaculture? Must go through a lot of cleaner shrimp...

[Duckhams]

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

Really!... They use cleaner shrimp in salmon aquaculture? Must go through a lot of cleaner shrimp...

No not shrimp. "cleaner fish species have been used in salmon aquaculture". I dont think the shrimp would last long in fresh water!

[Duckhams]

I originally set this tank up with a Reef Octopus NWB-150 skimmer, and it did a great job, beast of a skimmer, but it barely fit the sump and was pretty loud so I swapped it out for a Vertex Omega 130, which I feel fits the bioload a bit better too. I love the Vertex, its incredibly quiet and very efficient! (you do need to adjust the volute to dial it in properly, but once you do its great!).