My 75gallon Reef

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spencers

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I have decided to jump on board and post some pics of my 75 gallon. It is just over a year old, but really has come to life over the past 4 months...finally! This is my first saltwater tank, I have wanted one for as long as I can remember. Please note that I am a poor UW student, and rarely have extra money to invest in my tank (otherwise I would have way more coral). I usually can scrape up enough money though, to buy about one new coral a month...so slowly but surly my tank is coming together (which is a good thing).
Also notice my sebae anemone. When I first purchased it was bleach white, but after about two weeks turned brown??? Overall, though it is healthy and has a good apatite when spot fed weekly.
My equipment includes: 560 watt Current Outer Orbit lighting with two 150w. 14k. HQI metal halides and two 130w. PC., CPR duel backpack protein skimmer, Cascade 1200 canister filter, and Rio 1400 power head.
My live stock include:
Fish) Bicolor Angel (who has never nipped my coral!), Shrimp Goby, Sixline Wrasse, False Clown, Strawberry Gramma
Inverts) Sebae Anemone, Cleaner Shrimp, Bristle Star, Emerald Crab, Featherduster, various Hermits and Snails
Corals) Mushrooms, Zoas/Polyps, Hammer, Xenia
Let me know what you think good or bad. Also my tank wouldn't be where it is without a lot of your (saltwater fish.com board members) help, so I just wanted to say THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH!




 
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spencers

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I keep it clean by having strong water flow, good cleanup crew, and simply cleaning it (with one of those sand sucking/Swedish maid thingys) when I do my water changes. My shrimp goby has been know to help me out once in a blue moon too.
 
markw

markw

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When you use your syphon, do you put it all the wayt down in the sand like you would gravel in a freshwater tank? Or would that kill everything in the sand?
 
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spencers

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Umm, my substrate/sand is about four inches deep. I probably don't stick the syphon more then an inch into it. Other then bacteria, there are only a few snails in my sand and they don't get sucked up....so....I'm pretty sure nothing gets killed. Idk.
 
metweezer

metweezer

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I have read from some of the more experienced users of this site that you should not syphon the LS. It does look cleaner if you do but I guess you syphon out some beneficial stuff in your LS as well.
 
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spencers

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Good to know and thanks for the heads up....but- My subatrate is not live sand, I only syphon the area around the rock, which is probably about 30% of the substrate surface (and only twice a month I might add), I think it is more beneficial to get all that organic matter out of my tank, and I am not in any way lacking areas for my good bateria to thrive in. So, for me, syphoning makes sense, I could be making a big mistake...but so far my tank is doing awesome. Again, thanks though.
 
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spencers

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I forget the exact name for it, but it is something like Aragonite Coral Balls or something. I chose it because my awesome LFS uses it in their huge reef tank and it is easy on sand sifters. Here is a close up of it w/ one of my tiny hermits.
 
metweezer

metweezer

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That is awesome
I've never heard of that stuff. And it has been in your tank for a year? Fantastic! I have to check up on this stuff. Great looking tank BTW.
 
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spencers

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Yeah, I am very pleased with it...wish I could remember the exact name! Thanks!!!
 
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spencers

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I went to my LFS and got the name of my substrate which is simply called Reef Base. Under Reef Base it says Natural Aragonite Spheres. Hope this helps some of you. So, no one can give me an explanation as to why my anemone turned brown? Thanks.
 
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