Eric's Reef

Thanks! I'm pretty sure I can squeeze some more LR in there before I'm forced to upgrade :) and there's still some room on the SB. However, I have been thinking about a 2nd tank for my office. Everything always boils down to finances and I can't tell the old :ballchain: that a new tank will only cost $20 (like everything else I buy :) )

:censored: fianances! I know exactly what you mean. There's always a way around finances in this hobby though :dance: And sure you can! Tell her it cost $10 X ? :idea:
 
Yo Eric.... I know exactly what you mean..... LOL...:ballchain:

Yea, but Dan, my wife doesn't have a horse and all the associated costs that go along with an expensive hobby. you should have free-reign to do whatever you want, LOL! Although, come to think of it, you do have a more expensive "horse" with 4 wheels parked in your garage...

I couldn't find a horse emoticon, by here's a llama.......:llama:
 
Well, I'm always harpin' on everyone else to post pics and then got to thinking... with the exception of my FOWLR, I haven't posted any pics of my 90 mixed reef in a while.

Since the earlier photos in this thread, I've been slowly transitioning away from an LPS/Softie tank to a SPS dominated tank. Althought I still have a little of everything, I now have more SPS than anything else. With the except of 2 acro mini-colonies, all my SPS started as a frags (most of which still are.)

This is the first time I've let coraline grow on the back glass. I'm thinking that I prefer the crisp black background so I'll probably scrape it off soon.



The next 3 shots show what the tank looked like this past summer before I decided to focus on SPS. I had all my LPS up on the rock. It's now on the sandbed as you'll see in today's pics...

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This next group of shots were taken today. Granted, the tank doesn't look as visually appealing anymore (at least to me) but as the acro's grow they should fill out the tank nicely....

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Here's a couple of my favorite acans...

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Here's a few of my favorite LPS...

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Okay, after posting these pics I scraped off the coraline...I think it looks cleaner.

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Thanks for looking, I'll try not to wait 7 months next time :becky:
 
Eric your tank looks great! All your corals look colorful and happy

Thanks, Mike. Unfortunately, the only thing in the tank that isn't doing well is that large clam I bought from you last spring. (and a few shrooms that are cooking since I went from 6 to 8 bulbs.) It was doing awesome and had 3 new growth plates. I just dipped it last night for pinched mantle. Fingers crossed, I'm hoping he'll pull through.
 
Trust me... Eric's tank looks even better in person. It is really looking great and the growth on his corals is amazing.
 
Whoaaa that red monti grew like crazy!! and the tank looks awsome so far.
What type of equipment do you use on the system.
I wish I could have my corals grow like that in my small reef tank.
 
Wow that looks a heck of alot different Eric! Let me know when you decide to let go of those Acans. I'll take really good care of them :p
 
Whoaaa that red monti grew like crazy!! and the tank looks awsome so far.
What type of equipment do you use on the system.
I wish I could have my corals grow like that in my small reef tank.

Tell me about it! When I got that monti (about a year ago) it was about 4" long and you can see from the April pics that it was maybe 6-7". It exploded in the last 8 months and now I have several frags plus I'm getting ready to break off 3 big 6" pieces (on the front-left) because it's starting to shade some other coral. Right now I'd say it's about the size of a 14" pizza :)

As far as equipment goes; I have a 15G sump (which used to be a wet/dry trickle filter when the tank was a fowlr), no refugium, ASM G1-X skimmer, 2 Phosban 150 Reactors running GAC & GFO in one and Biopellets in the other. (However, if my clam recovers from pinched mantle, I'll take the GFO offline.)I have an older Nove Extreme 8-Bulb T5 fixture (single reflector, not individual) running ATI bulbs (plus 1 KZ Fiji Purple becasue its better than ATI's Purple Plus, lol). I run everything off a Reef Keeper Lite. No chiller or heater but I have a fan programmed to turn on at 80.1 degrees. I dose Kalk in my ATO resevior and supplement with Seachem Reef Trace and Reef Plus. 25% WC every 3 weeks.
 
I spent the weekend working on the "never ending quest" to be satisfied with my tank. I reduced some excess and added some more rock. I used dry rock so I'll have a few weeks of stark contrast. I now have plenty of places to add more colored sticks.

Remember this guy...
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This was "phase 1"...
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BTW...I have 4 frags of this cap ranging from 3" to 1" that I am giving away for free.

"Phase 2": Break down the existing rock wall. This entailed numerous 5G buckets scattered across the family room floor to hold the rock and coral.

"Phase 3": Adding the new rock and affixing the coral. I went through 20oz. of ca glue. The tank looks so empty now....

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