splash1914

limak

limak

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Your tank is phenomenal...you should be quite proud. I've got a 180 as well so I was hoping you might answer a few questions.
Your stocking list:
From what I can see from the pics, you've got a couple of leopards, a yellow tang and what appears to be a naso. Anything else?
Filtration:
You seem to just have an oversized sump. What type of skimmer are you using, what is it rated? With what seems like a pretty heavy bioload, do your tank parameters stay optimal? How high are your nitrates? I am assuming you keep your water so crystal clear with activated carbon.
Last question, what type of lighting are you using? You're acitinic looks really good.
Sorry to bother you with so many questions but when I see a tank as nice as yours I just gotta know it is done.
 
splash1914

splash1914

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Thank you very much for your compliments! I had the tank custom built. It is 8'Lx2Wx18"H. I built the stand/canopy and cut out the wall. Right now I have 2 leopards, one yellow tang, one unicorn tang, one moroon clown, 2 seargent majors, a few yellow cucumbers, 100 or so blue legs, 10 or so brittle/serpant starfish, and 1 scallop. I had 2 smoothound sharks that I had to get rid of (too much)... I am toying with the idea of getting rid of the tangs and sergant majors because they have gotten so large they take away from the leopards. I am going to keep the moroon because he so gorgeous and I have had for 3 years now. I got rid of the skimmer you see in the pic because I couldnt get it work they way I wanted it too.. I bought a sealife skimmer rated for a 200 gallon that sits in the 45 gallon aquarium/sump. I have 2 4'blue atinic bulbs and 2 4' full spectrum bulbs. I have a ton of coraline algae. I do a 44 gallon water change once a month to keep my nitrates down. I also use a 5lb bag of cheap carbon to keep the water crystal clear. Any more questions feel free to ask.
 
limak

limak

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Those blue hermits, do they keep the bottom of your tank pretty clean? Did all that corraline just gradually form or did you accelerate the process some how?
 
splash1914

splash1914

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I really havent noticed the difference when I had 30 hermits to now that I have 100... Some days the botton looks great and other days it looks like the crabs took a vacation... Whenever I go diving I stock back up on the blue legs.. I bought aqua culture rock that came from the keys that had alot of coraline already on it.. I use a two part solution called "Restore" to add and keep my corline algae. One part calcium, other part alkilinity. On the far end of my tank (opposite the filter box) there is no sand due to the flow and coraline alage is covering the botton.
 
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