My 650L mixed reef

[mr_tap_water]

Hi there my name is Grant i've been doing reefing now since the mid 70s on and off and my current tank is a 650L mixed reef and has been running now seven years.
I would like to explain myself on why I called myself mr tap water as it was to do with when I first started joining forums I was using tapwater with a conditioner successfully and thought it was appropriate at the time, but for the last two years now have been using RO water.

Here is my tank and how it runs.

Dimensions: L66xW22xH30 ins:
Capacity: 650L.
Substance: 55kg Caribsea seaflor:
Live rock: 85kg.
Lighting: 3xVegas.

Water distribution: 2x6125 2x6095 Tunze.

Filteration: 2x externals EFX600. EFX400:
Inside the externals are Active carbon,Siporax rings,Bionitratex bags, floss and sponges:

Calcium reactor: V2 300 compact:
Two D&D Fmr 75 reactors One for bio pellets and one for Phos remover:
Proteins skimmer: Deltec Mce600:
UV: Eheim Reeflex 800:

Salt brand D&D H20+:
Additives: Iodine:
Tank stats:
SG. 1.025
Cal. 420
KH. 10.2
PH. 8.0
Po4. 0.030
Mg. 1350
No3. 5

Just to show you what my tank looked like years ago with tapwater here a picture

And here is a video of my tank as it is to day as you can see things have moved on quite a bit.

https://youtu.be/LMrsU-dys7E


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[pirate2876]

Nice Tank! I love all the yellow tangs

 

[Smite]

Gorgeous, well done!

 

[mr_tap_water]

Thanks guys


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[markgutin]

Love what you did in the lower middle section. It looks awesome.

 

[thunderii]

with this many fish you don't have an issue with bullying or bullied fish in the tank huh?

 

[mr_tap_water]

with this many fish you don't have an issue with bullying or bullied fish in the tank huh?

Believe it or not no I don't. I think it's to do with there's so much going on a bully wouldn't know where to start Plus there is a lots of fish in there evenly matched and plenty of hiding spaces to

 

[mr_tap_water]

Here's some pictures of my corals.

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[Ohiostreetz]

Awesome tank bro

 

[mr_tap_water]

Awesome tank bro

Thank you.

 

[mr_tap_water]

his a few up-to-date pictures.

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[Rrocky]

wow sweet tank! and love that blue hammer!

 

[Josh9448]

wow look impressive tank....

 

[jo0319]

Wowwwww

 

[limal17]

very nice rock work!!! do you have your live rock against the back of the tank? it looks very colorful and full of life, how many fishes do you have in there?

 

[limal17]

how do you keep those anthias alive? I had a hard time with them in the past

 

[mr_tap_water]

very nice rock work!!! do you have your live rock against the back of the tank? it looks very colorful and full of life, how many fishes do you have in there?

Thank you.
No there is room around the back of the islands. I also have a circulation pump lowdown which is on only in the daytime The help push flow around the back of them.


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[mr_tap_water]

how do you keep those anthias alive? I had a hard time with them in the past

Hi there
I've never really had any problem with them I just feed my fish a variety of food three to four times a day seems to do the trick.


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[limal17]

thank you for the info and you have 3 islands right? how big are your tangs?

 

[mr_tap_water]

thank you for the info and you have 3 islands right? how big are your tangs?

Hi there
The variety of tangs are between 3 to 5 inches I would say and yes I have three islands.


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