Wait is over - tank is here!

bah - forgot pictures today.

Yes, it's the biggest tank I've actually started to set up. I had a 300 something that was given to me but it was left outside and filled with rain water then froze and broke out all 4 sides, so I never got to set it up, but that was back in my FW days anyways.

I'm getting antsy.

 

I bet your antsy, that is a lot of saltwater. Have you picked out a light?

 

watcha gonna stock it with?

 

I've got a Maristar 72" fixture w/ built in T5 ballasts and 3 Lumatek Select-a-watt ballasts. the fixture is 4x 39w T5 + 3x 250w DE HQI. Have not decided on bulbs. probably a mixture of 454's and Super Actinics on the T5 and XM 10,000ºK on the HQI. It's not a LOT of light, but I think if I need to eventually, and with some fancy metal work, I can easy upgrade the fixture to 400W SE MH's and overdrive the T5's. I'll use the spare parts for my smaller tank. The Select-A-Watt ballasts are cool, will power anything from a 175 to a 400 watt bulb, with an optional 20% overdrive at 400 watts (shortens bulb life)

It's going to be a mixed reef. Corals: I'm thinking mostly SPS and light loving LPS, and a very few softies - probably just Zoas, maybe some ricordia - NO XENIA or GSP in this one. No way.

Fish: Lots of ideas... not much certain, but what I do have planned so far:

Maroon clown pair.
Falco hawk
Minatus Grouper
Curious wormfish

Considering: (some, all, none, any mixture thereof)
Snowflake or Zebra eel.
Clown, Achilles, scopas, or Kole tang(s)
Sea moth
Filefish
Engineer goby
scooter dragonette
curious wormfish
Some kind of Wrass - Lunaris or Harlequin probably.
Frogfish / Angler

Not on the list:
Sharks/rays
Never reef compatible angels, butterflys, triggers, puffers, etc.
scorpion / lion fish
Morish Idol
Shrimp / crabs / lobsters


Otherwise, I'll probably run more LR in the sump than one normally would, and leave the tank a bit more open than a lot of reefs I've seen. It's easier (and cheaper) to add rock if I want more than to take out rock from an established tank.


Anyways... this makes me want to start my build thread... off to do that!

-Doug

 

cool, im jealous

 

I sub'd this thread from the start, Die'n to see pics lol

 

not MUCH to look at yet, but sure:

 

this is going to be a fun project.

 

You could take a bath in that thing.

 

nice! i like the duals.

i wish i had a sandblasting cabinet in my garage...