Who all has big tanks.

[Cabinetman]

Hey all. Just wondering who out there also has a huge reef. My tank is 120”x38.5x28 tall. It’s an acrylic tank I made myself a few years ago. I’ll upload some pics later but just wondering if anyone else has a tank this size or bigger

[DKoKoMan]

I wish! I topped out at a 300g tank.

[mseepman]

Ya, mine topped out at 290. I wish it were bigger but I'm struggling with this one as it is.

[ReefMadness]

mines pretty big if you compare it to a nano

[Cabinetman]

Originally Posted by mseepman

Ya, mine topped out at 290. I wish it were bigger but I'm struggling with this one as it is.

I don’t think most people realize just how hard a big tank is. What’s your struggles?

[guero]

I got a 270g system but i just bought a 470g with a 135g sump. Might be a few months before its up and running.

[Cabinetman]

Originally Posted by guero

I got a 270g system but i just bought a 470g with a 135g sump. Might be a few months before its up and running.

A 470 is a big tank. What dimensions?

[mseepman]

Originally Posted by Cabinetman

I don’t think most people realize just how hard a big tank is. What’s your struggles?

Had an bacterial infection take out most of the corals last year and then with all that death, came algae and then once I beat that I have just never been able to balance the tank again. Also there must have been some bubble algae in the tank but I had not seen it until recently when it's just taken off like crazy.
I've been struggling with cyano for months and done multiple chemi-clean treatments without success. Gone through 4 x 200g boxes of salt in the last 2 months with water changes and still every day red cyano...took the tank dark for a week but all that did was hurt the surviving SPS.
It will be beat, but i'm pretty frustrated right now.

[Cabinetman]

Originally Posted by mseepman

Had an bacterial infection take out most of the corals last year and then with all that death, came algae and then once I beat that I have just never been able to balance the tank again. Also there must have been some bubble algae in the tank but I had not seen it until recently when it's just taken off like crazy.
I've been struggling with cyano for months and done multiple chemi-clean treatments without success. Gone through 4 x 200g boxes of salt in the last 2 months with water changes and still every day red cyano...took the tank dark for a week but all that did was hurt the surviving SPS.
It will be beat, but i'm pretty frustrated right now.

I’ve been struggling myself keeping some coral happy. Sps just faded away. Got an icp test done and it showed I had low salinity. That’s what I get for not buying a good quality one with proper calibration fluid. I’ve made so many changes to the filtration too. I made a stand alone filter sock unit that holds 3 7x19 5 micron socks. Seems to be the best I’ve had for clearing the water. I must make a video.

[mseepman]

Originally Posted by Cabinetman

I don’t think most people realize just how hard a big tank is. What’s your struggles?

While on vacation my apex crashed and pushed all my dosing chems in at once until empty. All fallbacks on the apex were ignored. I came home to a lot of coral death. Fish all survived but had a 90% loss of coral. The coral death spurred uncontrollable nutrients which brought on algae. I spent much of a year battling that and recently vibrant has helped me regain control but it has incurred rampant cyanobacteria. I'm finally in the stages of re-populating the corals from frags. Levels are not perfect yet but working on it.

Wasn't sure I could come back from losing so much but trying to look forward to my growing tank again.