Dan's Reef Room

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Hey SoCal Reefers!
My name is Dan and I've been reefing for about 5 years now. I wish I've picked up this hobby sooner. It's been such a great journey.

I'm originally from Indonesia. I spent 3 years of my childhood in a small island next to Bali. It was some of the most magical and memorable experiences in my early life. The reef was basically in my backyard. Free diving with a bunch of other kids was like an every day activity. This hobby truly reminds me everyday of the good old days.

Anyway, I completely built this coral/fish room almost exactly 1 year ago. I was running 3 separate tanks prior to this. I had 180 gal DT, 40 gal FT, 90 gal softies tank, and a 20 gal FT. It was a lot of work.
After lots of begging from my wife and lots of "accidental" spillage during WCs, she finally succumbed ;) this room was her personal storage (what a waste). I rented her a 4x8 storage and be done with it.

Thanks to "working" from home order due to Covid, I was able to move and finish everything within a month or so.
 

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These pics were taken today.. I'll regularly post some of my acro colonies and grow outs on this post later as well. Its a good way to keep track what I have and their progress..
 

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Thanks for posting these Beauties, would you mind if I asked what your “Tank Husbandry” consisted of?
Thanks :)
Here's my parameters.
One thing I found out with larger system like this (about 400-450 gal) is that it's hard to keep the nutrients in check. Without GFO and vodka, my nitrate always creeps up to the 30s ppm and phosphate to around 0.2 ppm.

Alk: 7.7-8.2 dkh
Cal: 400-450 ppm
Mag: 1300-1350 ppm
Nitrate: 15-25 ppm
Phosphate: 0.08-0.15 ppm

Lighting: radions G4 & G5 pros (AB+ schedule) + T5s (3 B+ & 1 C+).

Dosing: calcium reactor + 2 parts during the max consumption time
 

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I am from Indo too bro , but grew up here since 14 years old. Nice tank you go thtere.
Bro.. same here. That's the age I moved to the US. Haha. We should get together sometimes. I lived in Lombok Island when I was 7 to 10 years old. Then we moved to Jakarta. Where were u from?
 

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That’s a sweet setup. I can’t wait to see your arch pic…. I recall you have a lot of


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Nice setup Dan! OT a bit, but I'm curious about the solar... I realize that it's an upfront investment, but how much are you saving on your electric bill as a result. Curious about how the math is working out for you given your usage. Thanks.
 

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