Johnny Reefer's Reef

[Johnny Reefer]

Well my big move and associated upgrades are essentially complete. Phew! Still a few minor loose ends to deal with, in time. I'm ground floor now, so weight and flooding neighbours below are no longer an issue. Here are some after move pics. (Mods. Please move this thread to the Tank Journal Forum if that is deemed more appropriate).

This is a new 180g Seastar tank. That's a 1/4 HP Coralife AquaChill in the background. On the right is the 135g Auto Top-Off tank.


Here's a shot of the 135g sump in action. The skimmer is a Euro-Reef RS 250. Lighting the 16g 'fuge is a Coralife Aqualight 1 x 150W 10,000K DE used MH. (Still have to get some Chaeto in there). Return is a Hagen Aquaclear 901 powerhead. a second 901 feeds the chiller. Float valve for the top-off system is a Laguna (Hagen pond product).


More pics....

[Johnny Reefer]

Here's a couple of shots with the foam board facade in place.




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[Johnny Reefer]

This is the SpectraPure 180GPD RO/DI unit. I still have to hook this up. Thus, it goes without saying that I've used tapwater so far. (I was too impatient and wanted to get things going).


And here's a shot, albeit not that great a pic, of the display tank itself. Lighting is a Coralife Aqualight Pro 2 x 14,000K 150W DE MH and 1 (soon to be replaced) x 150W 10,000K DE MH with 2 x 96W actinics. Water circulation is provided by 2 Tunze 6100s on 7091 contollers, and 2 MaxiJet 1200s. Livestock at present is a PB Tang; Yellow Tang; 2 Tasseled Filefish; 2 Green Mandarins; 2 False Percula Clowns; 4 Green Chromis; Softies, Zoos, LPS; and various inverts.


Thanx to all that helped with this endeavour.

Cheers,

[Johnny Reefer]

Update:
Aiptasia rampant.
Cyano coming back.
Gonna get a UV sterilizer soon.
Upgraded return pump to a Mag 18.
The Coral Banded Shrimp made it after all. It hangs out in a spot where I actually see him all the time now.
Fish and corals doing good. (Just that damn aiptasia and cyano).

Cheers,

[pat]

I beat cyano by adding more water flow,more powerheads.cyano grows in calmer waters,so by adding more flow it cant setle down and take over,this is the way I got ride of it.
Good luck

[Quagmire]

Did you get your RODI hooked up yet? If not use lots of Prime with your tap water.

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by pat

.... cyano grows in calmer waters, ....

Yes, that's been the general consensus. A point I have agreed with....until now....when I discovered one of the new cyano patches directly in the path of a Tunze 6100! Now I don't know what to believe.

Cheers,

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by Quagmire

Did you get your RODI hooked up yet? ....

No,...not yet. .
Shame on me.
This week.

Cheers,

[Jaws]

Looks really good Mark. Can't wait to come over and see it in person.

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by Jaws

Looks really good Mark. Can't wait to come over and see it in person.

I'm too embarassed to show it off quite yet. The aiptasia is nuts. I swear there must be 1,000 polyps. I'm going to IPZ tomorrow/today. Maybe they have some peppermints there. Like 10! But they won't eat the big ones. I'll have to Joe Juice those. It's gonna take a while. Been pondering a CBB, but I can't keep a CBB long term, and the last time I tried a CBB my PBT was none too happy. Oy vey.

Cheers,