Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

[FishEggs]

totally righteous tank man. i can only dream of having a setup like that some day.

 

[Acronuts]

I am running a Korallin Ca Reactor.
For right now no other reactors.


The following two pics show the sump's layout.

Section 1 shows where the tank water comes in.
Section 2 shows the skimmer area.
Section 3 which looks like the empty area actually measures, 8.5 inches deep x 21 inches long x 14 inches wide. This is where the refugium will go. Still researching the who, what and which materials I will use.

This pic shows the 2 inch wide section (4th section). Here is a good place for filter pads. The ca reactor in front for easy access.
And the 5th section which is of course connected to the pump for uptake to the tank and the ATO switch.
Shining on that empty area is the 65k lamp.

Hey JSDANCER are you running a ca reactor? Also are you running any type of media reactors? Can you show some pictures of how your sump is laid out? Last but not least can you show how you are going to/ where you are going to put your refugium?

 

[Acronuts]

Are these what connects to the "mouth"?

Hey for your koralias do you have the flow directors. You could try using those. You can point them more towards the sand with those with less disturbance. Thats how I have one of mine.

 

[Acronuts]

Thanxs dude!
Hey if you can dream it you can have it!

totally righteous tank man. i can only dream of having a setup like that some day.

 

[GhostKnife]

Are these what connects to the "mouth"?

Yea they are.

Hey when you do get your refugium up and running. Get some sort of barrier so that light will not penetrate into the skimmer area or you will encourage life in that area as well. Over time it will be a nuisance. Just my thoughts. Everything looks great man. I am slowly getting ready for my 75 to 180 and watching this makes me more excited! Who makes your sump by the way?

 

[raindrops]

My gosh! That is so beautiful.

/faint

 

[FishEggs]

Thanxs dude!
Hey if you can dream it you can have it!

Only problem is dreaming doesn't make money appear. i can dream up some really extravagant stuff but without the moolah it is always just a dream.

 

[Liquid_Pyro]

dream up some stuff to make you money then

ps. your tank is unreal! awesome job

 

[Acronuts]

LOL!
Hey I know what ya mean. But at least you have a tank and are doing wel with it, right?

Only problem is dreaming doesn't make money appear. i can dream up some really extravagant stuff but without the moolah it is always just a dream.

 

[Acronuts]

Thanks pyro!

dream up some stuff to make you money then

ps. your tank is unreal! awesome job

 

[Acronuts]

Well guys you have been asking for me to show pics of my corals.
I'll start with my newest additions to the tank.
Blue Oregon Torte

Hot/Pink?Green Millipora

Now on to the rest

Pink lemonade acropora

Tyree superman montipora

War coral

 

[Acronuts]

Micromussa

Not sure of name but came from ORA

Yellow polyps

Rock w/pink sponge and lots of tube worms

Mike Piletta Blue montipora (blue is more intense than in pic)

 

[Acronuts]

ORA green birds nest

ORA Montipora Spongodes

Red Planet ( placed it lower in this tank for better coloring)

Red millipora

Aussie red/purple and florescent green blastos

 

[Aquarium1]

Those are so awesome! Keep the good work

 

[Acronuts]

Thanks aquarium1!

Those are so awesome! Keep the good work

 

[Acronuts]

This little acro I picked up at WWC but name is unknown. Any ideas on what it could be guys?

Armour of God zoanthids

Green star polyps

Here is a red center with blue acan. Can you see the little babies?

Picked-up at Aquamania where Luis over a year ago glued two different colors of blasto's together. Blue center w red and florescent green center with red.
This was actually my very first blastomussa wellsi coral. It has gone from three total heads to at least 15 heads.

 

[Acronuts]

Tyree LE Aquituberculata montipora

Pink tip elegance coral

Unkown red and green chalice

Orange echinata

Green speckled zoanthids

 

[Acronuts]

Red and blue acan lord

Wamn’ Water melon zoanthids

Green echinata

Pocillopora

Red acan with a nuclear favia

 

[Acronuts]

This favia has been thru a lot. When I got the 250 radiums I had it a 1/4 from the bottom and it was too much for it. You can see on the lower right. It is still healing but is on very bottom.

Hollywood stunner chalice

Pink birds nest yellow tip

Pink zoanthids

Montipora Spongodes

 

[rikkis]

Wow, those corals look awesome.