My 55g reef

[Duddits]

Hi guys and gals. Well with all I've posted in other threads I'm really surprised I overlooked the members tank page lol. So here it is

It's a reef ready 55g tank
Custom stand sets the tank at almost 6' in total height.
Lights - Coralife 4 bulb T5 set up w/led lunars
Bulbs consist of 2 - 10k, 1 - Fiji purple German bulb and 1 - blue actinic
Koralia 750 and a zoomed powersweep
Wet/dry sump capable for a 100+ gallons
Coralife skimmer
Turbo twist UV sterilizer
Rio 2100 return pump

Roughly 50-60 lbs live rock
50lbs Fiji pink live sand

Live stock
1 - green chromis
1 - small yellow tang
1 - small foxface
5 - Mexican turbo snails
12 - reef hermits

Corals
Frogspawn
Mushrooms 2 metallic greens and 2 reds
Maxima clam

Tank water is tested every 3-4 days
Treated with Ocean's Blend Calcium #1
Kent Marine strontium and molybdenum
Instant Ocean reef accelerator

 

[Duddits]

This is Sonic and Flava. My wife named them

 

[ZacksFlowerhorn123]

Cool tank!! ome Zoanthids would go great in there. Just a suggestion. Do you have any pics with the night light on?? And how is your powerhead setup?? I have the same size tank and i have a Koralia 1400, 1200, and 425 nano koralia. 85lbs of live rock, and aquatic life 6 bulb programable fixture, Reef octopus bh100 skimmer, and a Coralife turbo twist sterilizer... Ohh and do you have any pics of your frogspawn?? Nice setup! :3

 

[ZacksFlowerhorn123]

Oh sorry. I just spotted your frogspawn. Hehe. How many heads does it have?

 

[Mrc8858]

Love the clam! I've been wanting one since day one of my reef but still have frags sitting on my sand bed that need placed so I guess ill be waiting a lil longer haha

 

[Duddits]

Sorry, I've been off this thread for a while. I have to frogsoawns. One is a double and one is a single. Finally found a happy spot in the tank or them both and boy are they happy. When opened they'll get to nearly a size of a baseball. As for my power heads, I have a Koralia 750 and a powersweep and then the return from a rio pump. I have the 750 on the left blowing across the tank about mid way. The powersweep is directed in the path of the return which causes a great current over the top of the tank and rock. I've added maybe 7-8 more corals so I'll update the pics as soon as I delete some old ones. I've reached my max lol

 

[Duddits]

Love the clam! I've been wanting one since day one of my reef but still have frags sitting on my sand bed that need placed so I guess ill be waiting a lil longer haha

Thanks. Love my clam. Got him at a great price. As for your frags, don't keep them in the sand too long. They need to be placed on rock and in a good current path. Do heavy research on the corals you buy and be sure they are placed correctly.

 

[Mrc8858]

Thanks. Love my clam. Got him at a great price. As for your frags, don't keep them in the sand too long. They need to be placed on rock and in a good current path. Do heavy research on the corals you buy and be sure they are placed correctly.

I got it don't worry if they are on the sandbed then its a type of brain acan blasto zoa or paly. All my sps frags go on my shelf halfway up the tank.

 

[Mrc8858]

Plus I just moved and got a bulb change coming up which sent even more corals to a "holding area" lol

 

[Duddits]

Plus I just moved and got a bulb change coming up which sent even more corals to a "holding area" lol

I gotcha. Well still can't delete old attachments so I can't post new pics. Anyone know why
?

 

[ZacksFlowerhorn123]

Oh cool.my frogspawn has on head but hes nearly the size of the hammer with 4-5 heads. I love mine :B what bulbs do you use? Im going to showcase mine after I go to fintastic and get another coral. Im only 16 so i am very budget based... VERY. Actually im in dept to my parents by like $3000 just for all the equiptment corals and everything. . But they see it as a good responsibility.. I have to maintain the whole thing..

 

[Duddits]

Oh cool.my frogspawn has on head but hes nearly the size of the hammer with 4-5 heads. I love mine :B what bulbs do you use? Im going to showcase mine after I go to fintastic and get another coral. Im only 16 so i am very budget based... VERY. Actually im in dept to my parents by like $3000 just for all the equiptment corals and everything. . But they see it as a good responsibility.. I have to maintain the whole thing..

Great idea by your parents. Wish I had supportive parents like that when I was 16 lol. I am a budget person myself. I've probably only spent $400-$500 so far. I trade and bargain corals and always buy frags. I run a 4 bulb T5 set up. But I dose weekly. My next coral is going to be a hammer and possibly some montipora. I need some reds in my tank lol

 

[ZacksFlowerhorn123]

Yeah I'm glad they see this in a goodway. I love saltwater tanks. My hammer is definitely one of my favorites!

Is that a green bird wrasse?? Those are cool! J/W

I want to get some monti but I dont know if it will overwhelm my tank.. Ive hear they are easy to frag?

 

[Duddits]

My little 55g reef update

My favorite Zoa, insane rainbow

My frag basket of goodies

Gobstoppers

 

[Cichlid-dude]

Wow lookin great!

 

[Duddits]

Thanks it's been a lot of hard work and lots of time but well worth it

 

[Justin0329]

I see you've got a sailfin tang in that there 55. I'm not trying to be the tang police or anything but I'm sure you are aware that a 4 foot, 55 gallon tank is much too small for a fish that can reach 15". The only reason why I ask is because I'm curious if your planning for a larger tank in the near future? Looking at what you have done with that 55, I could only imagine what you'd do with a 6 foot tank. You've done a beautiful job. Just be prepared to make arrangements for your live stock.

 

[Duddits]

Yes I've got a large sailfin in my 55g reef. I've already got plans and a build going for either a 180 or 220. Most of my stuff has out grown my current set up and I need to expand. The new tank will have plenty of room for all. Plans will be a 6' tank with a refugium, LED lighting and a more dominant sps tank. Key thing on keeping such a large fish in a, well, small tank is feeding behaviors. He/she is well fed, 3 times a day plus algae sheets and romaine leafs. I can appreciate that you're concerned about the tang and its care. Most people crowd their tanks and the fish suffer. This one will not. I can't wait to set up the new tank and transfer everything over.

 

[navaljonf]

Do you still have the yellow tang and fox face? Impressive progress, your tank looks awesome.

 

[Duddits]

Thank you. No the foxface was picking on my zoas so I took him back to my LFS. My yellow tang unfortunately is gone too. He had some kind of gill disease that killed him.