80g Reef Tank Suggestions

jdaz

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I have a successful (knock on wood!) 80 gallon reef tank that's been running with livestock for a few months. I have set it up with an Eheim Ecco filter, Eheim Professional Wet/Dry Filter, AquaStep 15W UV system, AquaC Remora Protein Skimmer and 6 Koralia circulation pumps. I won't bore you with the list of invertebrates, but here's the list of fish that have been added (in order by date):
Whitespotted Toby Puffer (Pair)
Yellow Tang
Yellowtail Damselfish (4)
Coral Beauty Angelfish (Fiji)
Fridmani Pseudochromis
Firefish (Indo Pacific)
Clarkii Clownfish (tank bred)
Court Jester Goby (Indonesia)
Spotted Mandarin
McCosker's Flasher Wrasse (Maldives)
Yellowhead Jawfish
Sailfin/Algae Blenny (Indonesia)
Yasha White Ray Shrimp Goby (Indonesia)
Red Mandarin (Indonesia)
Clown Goby (Yellow)
Yellowhead Jawfish (Caribbean)
I've been adding a couple fish per week over a couple months and so far everything seems to be thriving with no signs of stress, disease or problems. Water tests are coming out at or near perfect. Since this is a reef tank and I'm starting to add corals and will be adding more, I'd like suggestions on other fish (if any) you would recommend. THANKS!!
 

nycbob

Active Member
ur tank is filled to capacity already. any pics to showcase what u just mentioned? 6 koralia pumps in a 80?
 

jdaz

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Here's a link on YouTube of some video I just shot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diHdapr_sbA
I can't remember the exact lights I have, but there are 2 "T5" lights with a white and blue in each set.
Yeah, I have 3 Koralia's on the bottom behind the live rock and 3 at the top.
Any critiques, praise or suggestions are much appreciated
 

nycbob

Active Member
i saw a hippo tang, which u didnt mention. the tank is a very deep tank, and with only 2 t5 bulbs, its going to be hard to keep most corals. u should consider getting mh, so it can penetrate down deeper. how long hv u had the 2 mandarins?
 

jdaz

New Member
there's not a hippo tang... maybe you saw one of the yellowtail damsels? anyway, i've had the spotted mandarin for about a month and the red mandarin for a few days. i know they're very difficult to keep but i'm hoping with the abundance of live rock and the copepods i feed them they'll be ok.
that's a good tip on the lighting ... do you have a specific mh you would recommend? it would need to be placed next to the t5's which are just mounted with clamps on the cover.
also, i know i have a lot of livestock in there already but it's mostly very small and will not grow more than a few inches each. i'm thinking of adding one more fish -- a blue tang. anyone have any opinions on that?
 
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