concept aquariums 412g sps dominant store display!!!

denny_C · #1 11-10-2013, 09:15 PM

ok first of i would like to say welcome and its good to be back on canreef with our family

so im sure many of you have been wondering what dem ol boyz from concept have been up to all summer eh?

well weve been busy to say the least and after an absence of a few months i have some goodies to show off:P

so before i get to pics(yes pics are coming lol) heres a little info on our reef display at concept aquariums

412g display
120" x 36" x 22"h
eurobraced
external overflow
drilled for herbie(2 x 1 1/2" drains)
closed loop(haha greg!!)
7 x inlets(1")and 14 x outlets(3/4") in the bottom and back panel
powering the closed loop- 3x 2600gph external pumps
3 x ghl mitras 6200 led lights
2 x mp60's(reefcrest100%)
2 x mp40's(reefcrest 100%)
4 x 300w jager heaters
85g ATO resevoir
tunze ATO feeding sump
apex controller
vertex rx2.0 media reactor for carbon(fed via manifold from return)
vertex rx1.5 media reactor for gfo(fed via manifold from return pump)
external reactor vertex rx2.0 for bio pellets( running empty untill needed)
biopellets are fed via mag7
csc450 skimmer
3 x 7" filter socks
3 chamber dosing chambers( alk/cal/mg)

250lbs of pukani rock and 150lbs of liverock to seed

all in all the idea was to keep it simple, clean and as little maintenance as needed, i wanted to have a 3d rock look where the front view is diff from the top down and the side is diff from the front etc. so lots of canyons, towers and crevices.

the system has no sand as i feel like a system with this much flow doesnt need a sandbed, also with the closed loop coming from the bottom i didnt want to deal with the sand in the water column, this also limits what fish i can have:P

im being very picky about the fish that are going into this tank i have a list of fish that i want to go in and a certain order i need them to go into .

the next fish i add will be an achilles tang and then i have a school of flame cardinals to add in later , currently in qt is a sailfin tang that im going to add but want to wait untill the achilles goes in , the sailfin still has 4 wks left of qt so lots of time to get an achilles, the achilles i have on order is pre quarantined and eating pellets before released for sale(love this supplier!!!)which is important for this fish.

all in all its 3 tangs and i think im done there, after that im focusing on small fish and some wrasses for filler near the end of livestock filling

current fish:

male bluethroat trigger(will add a female later still unsure)
2 spot yellow candy hogfish
2 x bangai cardinals
yellow watchmen goby( adult)
scopas tang
coral beauty(the only angel going in and man was i hesitant but we will see)

corals:

nunmerous sps colonies and frags
lps
zoanthids
some softies
rockflower anemones

so thats her i have set the tank up about 1 1/2 months ago, spent the last few weeks waiting for the system to stabilize and then last week i gave the green light for corals.

i have some pics to upload next unfortunately i didnt take many pics of the build process for the tank but a builds a build the real joy is the full setup as a whole

cheers and enjoy

denny

concept aquariums

thmh · #2 11-10-2013, 09:24 PM

Dayum! Epic build thread! It's going to be sad with no sand because you will be miss out on some awesome wrasses! One of my favorite is the radiant wrasse.

~Tony

denny_C · #3 11-10-2013, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thmh

Dayum! Epic build thread! It's going to be sad with no sand because you will miss out on some awesome wrasses! One of my favorite is the radiant wrasse.

~Tony

while very true iv'e had my share of wrasses and so ill stick with some fairy's or similar species for this reef , almost all of the other tanks ive setup or worked on in the past have been made with wrasses in mind but this time im going for a more small fish kinda thing , with any 400g+ tank though there has to be a few big boys lol

pics are uploading as we speak and will be posted as soon as they are done

once you see the tank youll know why i went with no sand it was just a better fit aesthetically and allowed for more flow from the closed loop and 60's

thmh · #4 11-10-2013, 09:31 PM

Psh! Who needs a sand bed when you can have a ZnP bed!..... Can I get an amen!!!

i know you have your reason for having no sand and I just wanna sit back and see this tank unfold! P. S my clown fish sleeps in my zoa garden. :-) maybe we can train the wrasse to do the same!

~Tony

denny_C · #5 11-10-2013, 09:47 PM

so first off is some fts of where the tank is today , we got a bunch of corals in there and im saving some room for any new corals i may add as orders come and go , plus i have a bunch of super mega ultra highend rare zoanthids lol

heres some fts pics(hard to photo a 10 footer lol )