75 Gallon Reef tank

Starting up a new thread because the last one was unorganized.

My tank now:

75 Gallon (48 X 15 X 24)
about 1200 GPH overflow
Emperor 400
1 wavemaker (not sure how many GPH)
54 lbs of LR
2 inches of fine sand
Stock lighting

10 gallon refugium
600 GPH return
9 lbs of LR
3 inches of fine sand
3 inches of rock rubble
Grape Caulerpa
Chaeto
Ulva
Stock lighting

10 gallon sump
24 watt UV sterilizer
heater


DT
Livestock
1 Blue Tang
1 Yellow Tang
1 Dwarf Fuzzy Lionfish
1 Bangaii Cardinalfish

CUC
40 Nassarius Vibrex
20 Nerite Snails
3 Red Leg Hermits
1 Blue leg hermits
30 Dwarf Cerith
X baby snails
X asterina stars
Bristle Worms

Bio filtration
54 lbs of LR
2 inches of fine sand

plans

DT
Lighting: 2 of these reefbreeders (default)
or
1 of these reefbreeders (90)

1 more wavemaker

Livestock
Assorted Sps, Lps, soft corals
2 tricanda clams
10-15 more LBS of reef rock
5-7 blue/green reef chromes

New Refugium
37 gallons
Will be next to the tank
Will have two mangroves
all that is contained in my refugium now
will make an overflow
will be lit my standard clamp on work lights between 6500-8000 K

New Sump (first 10 gallon tank)
will be only for protein skimmer, possibly will have a bubble trap too
Reef Octopus NWB150 6

Second Sump (10 gallons)
24 watt UV sterilizer Internal UV Sterilizer w/Power Head & Lamp Replacements - Saltwater - Fish - PetSmart
BRS dual reactor (carbon and GFO)
Heater
600 GPH return pump

Please feel free to express opinions and advice

 

Now I'm going to have to follow this one!

 

haha thank you! The first one was just made to early, I did not have my sh*t together yet.

 

I still don't have my crap together. LOL It is going to look good though. We need some pics. BTW, if you are wondering about a tang to go in your tank, look at the lemon peel mimic tang. This fish is amazing and is eating diatoms off of the sand.

 

How small are they generally? Because Im not sure if it would be able to fit. Also I heard that yellow tangs cant go with other yellow fish so wouldnt my yellow tang go after it? It might be worth a try because they seem like awesome fish.

 

Can I get some livestock recommendations on here (corals, inverts, fish, etc.)

 

also going to need a new heater because my temperature has been changing like crazy. 80 last night 75 this morning and its going back up again. I would like the tank at 76. The heater or heaters can go in my 10 gallon sump so can you please be size conscious.

 

Up to date photos

Here is my DT, refugium, and sump.

 

I would recommend keeping it up the temp up around 78. I have always liked the via-aqua titanium heaters. They have always worked well for me. I have 2 hydor Theo's in my tank right now and they are working fine. They are big though.

 

ahhh I forgot about your yellow tang. With a 75 gallon tank, I don't think I would attempt any more than that one tang.