Mike's 30 Gallon Build & Progression

[MikeYQM]

Well, I've been around the Forum for a few months now, sharing where I could & figured I would share stage 1 of my tank with you. It's a 30 Gal with 16 Gal sump; mixed reef.

I plan to upgrade in a few months to a 90 Gal, then ultimately to a 180 once I can get a wall down and have the 180 as a room divider with a basement sump.

Started cycle Mid June 2011 here is the progress & pitfalls:

Early stages

 

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Adding Fish & Corals

 

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More additions

 

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More Corals added

 

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And more - some shots are of the same specimens

 

[carey]

Looks good. What kind of fish is below the wrasse in the pictures?

 

[MikeYQM]

More of the same...

 

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some inverts etc

 

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Aquascaping stages

 

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Some Gear etc

 

[MikeYQM]

My equipment is:
29 Gal Tank
16 Gal Sump
Lifereef Single HOB Overflow
Mag 9.5 return (also driving reactors)
2 TLF Reactors (Carbon & Biopellets)
Ecotech MP10w ES Powerhead
2x 100w Hydor Heaters
Super Reef Octopus XP1000S HOB Skimmer
Aquatic Life 96w 4 Bulb T5 Fixture

I also have a frag tank running (empty - cycling) with:
Hydor Koralia 240 PH
Fluval 405 Cannister (Current Only)
Marineland POS Heater 100w

I'm awaiting shipment of:
Ecotech Radion LED fixture (then 2 for the 90 Gal, then 3 for the 180)
T5 Lights to go to Frag Tank
GHL Profilux EX w/ 4 pump doser
Large assortment of Frags (Zoos, acans, SPS to grow out for the 90 Gal)

 

[MikeYQM]

Livesotck:
2 Ocelarris Clowns (Paired)
1 YWG
1 Pistol Shrimp (paired w/ Goby)
1 Six Line Wrasse
1 Coral Beauty Angel
1 Mystery Wrasse

1 Tiger Sand Conch
1 Emerald Crab
1 Mystery Hitchhiker crab
various snails & hermits

Corals:
Zoo garden
Xenia
Finger Leather
Elegance (Aussie)
Frogspawn
Aussie Duncans
Favia
Green button polyps
Encrusting Acropora
Bushy Acropora
Red Montipora
Superman Monti
Sour Apple Birdsnest

 

[MikeYQM]

This weeks iPhone photos:

 

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More photos from the last 6 months:

 

[redsea]

Stunning tank! Great job!

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Your angel is reef safe?

 

[MikeYQM]

Thanks!

Seems to be. He's fat & happy so maybe if I keep him that way he will stay clear of the corals.

 

[MikeYQM]

Some updated photos after coral & hardware additions:
Ecotech Radion & Profilux added, with about 15 frags:

Clowns now hosting too:

Coral Shots - Some old, some new:

 

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