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XXL750 and Garage Tanks

EBJ

EBJ

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Display Tank Equipment
Red Sea XXL 750 (160 gallon display + 40 gallon sump)
Kessil AP700 x2
60" T5HO x4 (ATI Blue+)
Kessil H160 Refugium Light
Maxspect Gyre XF-250 x2
Ecotech Vortech MP40 x1
Aqua UV 57W
Reef Octopus REGAL 200INT Skimmer
Jebao DCP-13000 Return Pump
Tunze Osmolator 3155 ATO
BRS Single Reactor w/ ROX carbon

Neptune ApexEL
Neptune Trident
Neptune DOS for 2 part
EB4 for canopy lighting

Log
July 2018
January 2020
  • Started getting tissue necrosis on my stony corals and several corals were lost. Fragments of some of them were saved and have recovered. I presume the cause may have been phosphate bottoming out or a bacterial infection.
  • Identified brown slime growing in tank since startup as probably chrysophytes. Identification was made with a microscope and other reefer images.
February 2020
  • Added Aqua UV 57W to hopefully help eradicate chrysophytes. Has not noticeably affected chrysophytes, which keep growing back.
  • Added second Kessil AP700 under canopy, replacing two A360s on ends.
April 2020
  • Started weekly dosage of vibrant to help eradicate chrysophytes
  • Shut down refugium to see if there's any effect on coral growth
May 2020
  • Started using carbon again (1/2 cup ROX per month)
  • Put refugium back online 5/9 to control phosphate and algae
Garage Tanks
February 2020
  • Built stand for 40 gallon quarantine tank (QT) with Mike B and his brother
  • Added Gyre XF-130 and Kessil A360WE to QT
  • Connected old Apex JR to QT
  • Installed DOS to automatically add 40 gallons of water from Anemone Tank to QT every month. Excess water volume drains to 10 gallon tank underneath QT. Fresh saltwater is automatically added from the saltwater storage container via the second DOS head. Anemone tank has 1 fish to provide nutrients for coral.
  • Added ALK dosing to QT. Auto water change was not keeping up with usage.
  • Added Mike's frags to QT
  • Added Reefbrite LED strip to Anemone Tank
  • Added Mike's anemones to Anemone Tank
March 2020
  • Drilled "Low Boy" Frag Tank for Large Eshopps Eclipse External Overflow Box
  • Built stand for Frag Tank
  • Hung AP700 from ceiling over Frag Tank using string and pulleys
  • Bought 40 gallon breeder to use as Frag Tank + Anemone Tank Sump
April 2020
  • Plumbed return pump to Frag Tank + Anemone Tank with 1.5" double wye fitting off return pump (reduced to 1" at wye outputs). Extra return line available for another frag tank.
  • Frag Tank + Anemone Tank overflow drains plumbed to sump under Frag Tank.
  • Connected Apex to Frag Tank. Added another temp probe for Frag Tank.
  • Added Nero 5 for flow in Frag Tank
  • Moved initial frags from QT to Frag Tank
  • Moved ALK doser from QT to Frag Tank
May 2020
  • Added to QT from JVU: blue/purple photosynthetic sponge, chong bong zoas, fairy dust zoas, green birdsnest, pink birdsnest, purple monster zoas
  • Added large piece of red monti cap to QT
  • Added Favia of the Gods and Pink Chalice from @tankguy to QT
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Frag Tank 5/5/20
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Anemone Tank (connected to frag tank) - 5/5/20
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Quarantine Tank (QT)
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Plumbing
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Electrical (20amp Circuits x2)
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Neptune DOS
Adds water to QT tank from Anemone Tank/Frag Tank. Second head adds fresh saltwater (40 gal/month) to Anemone Tank/Frag Tank.
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Wow, that is a lot of tanks, pipes, and so on.
Quite the setup.
And quite the mess, but that can be cleaned up later. :)
 
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Awesome Eric, really coming along!

I love seeing you jump in with both feet. Especially since you’re practically a neighbor! If you need anything you know you can call/text me. I’m happy to give some frags too if you want; I’ve been taking them into our LFS’s but I still have them coming out of my ears with our last swap postponed.
 
Should have put the frag tank next to the "anemone tank" for shorter and less obstructive drain and return pipes. Oh well
 
JVU said:
Awesome Eric, really coming along!

I love seeing you jump in with both feet. Especially since you’re practically a neighbor! If you need anything you know you can call/text me. I’m happy to give some frags too if you want; I’ve been taking them into our LFS’s but I still have them coming out of my ears with our last swap postponed.
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Thanks, that would be great. Mike and I are going to put some more frags in the QT tank pretty soon. QT is currently shut off to save power but not hard to restart.
 
Kensington Reefer said:
oh yeah, you've got "the problem"!
I understand
I too am a sufferer

love them, feed them, grow them
best fishes
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My wife would say so too. She calls us fish nerds. I'm now trying to make this into a job but wondering how well that will work out. I'm running low on photovoltaic generation.
 
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