My 150g Clown Condo Reef is finally on track
 

Well, after waiting 4 months to get back in to my flooded house, I finally have my 150g setup.

Thought I'd share some pics and update the progress of the tank periodically.

The Tank
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The Stand and my Sump/Refugium Setup
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Huh
 

Clown condo? just clowns and anemones?

No no... MUCH more than that. :)

I'll post a stocking list shortly. :)

Ok, so here is my stocking list...

1 Magnificent White Anemone
1 Long Tentacle Anemone
1 Rice Bubble Coral
1 Flower Pot Coral
1 Zooanthid Colony
6 Clove Polyp
6 Green Star Polyp
2 Mumps Coral
3 Tree Coral
2 Finger Leather
2 Emerald Crab
14 Blue-Legged Hermit Crab
10 Star Snail
3 Brittle Star
1 Sea Egg
2 Fire Shrimp
3 Med. Feather Duster
12 Blue-Green Chromis
2 Blue Neon Goby
5 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
3 Peppermint Shrimp
6 BlueBack Damselfish
1 Purple Firefish
1 Powder Blue Surgeonfish

Pretty much the final list, but may change a couple things around. Just depends on how the tank progresses.

Well, it has been a month, and time for a picture update on the 150g. :)

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Hmmm
 

So your list has no clowns? am i missing something in the thread? clown condo? seems to be nice set up. wish i had a place for huge tanks

ROFL, apparently I am suffering from mental lapse at the moment. :P Oh well, the list has been changed a bit. Will post a stock list soon. :)

Well, here is a picture of the 150g at about 6 weeks old. This was taken during feeding time.

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Ok, so as I promised, here is my stocking list.

Cove Polyps (Wild Growth)
Rice Bubble (X2)
Candy Coral
Flowerpot Coral
Red Center Zoos
Green Center Zoos
Mix of Pink, Orange Grey and Blue Sponge (Wild Growth)
Pulsing Xenia
Finger Coral
Toadstool Coral
Mushrooms
White Magnificent Anemone
4 Sea Hare (Wild/Hitch Hikers)
Turbo Snails
Blue Legged Hermit Crabs
Zebra Hermit Crabs
2 Green Emerald Crabs
1 Red Scarlet Crab
1 Coral Banded (Boxer) Shrimp
1 Watchman Goby/Tiger Snapping Shrimp Pair
3 Feather Duster Worms (Plus a bunch of Wild Ones)
3 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
3 Peppermint Shrimp
1 Yellow Tang
Blue Throat Trigger Pair
Clownfish Pair (Nemo)
1 Regal Tang
13 Blue/Green Chromis
1 Yellowtail Blue Damsel
2 Talbots Demoiselle
2 Threespot Dascyllus
1 Spotted Mandarin
2 Blue Neon Goby

I would appear that my Green Emerald Crabs have become parents. :) Found at least 7 babies amongst the rockwork eating algae tonight as I was doing my check for my spotted blenny. :) Will try to get pics if I can.

Also just found a strawberry crab in my tank. :) Must have been a hitchiker that I never noticed until tonight. :)

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jason that tank is looking good man. keep it up hows the algae coming along are the tangs picking at it

The Tang and Triggers, and whatnot are constantly picking at it. :) I have large amounts of Macro-Algae to trim again as well. :)

algae
 

what kind of algae is that in your tank?

I'd have to classify it all, but I have green Macro Algae, Hair Algae, Some kind of Hard coral type, a bunch of fern looking ones, blue/green/purple, etc. :)

what are the dimentions of the tank, I have been looking at a tank at petsmart that is a 150 but I am not sure if I can drill it or not..

Steve

Dimensions of the 150g are 48 x 24 x 31 for the main tank. The Sump is about 30g, the refugium is about 5g, and the frag tank/second refugium is 20g. So basically 205g for the system. :)

Caught a pic of a hitchiker in my tank, finally! Been trying to get a shot of it for a while. Been told it was a Strawberry Emerald Crab, but seeing it close now I kind of wonder about that.

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It does look mithrax shaped but the legs werent hairy....were they?

Nope, not hairy at all. Maybe got a leg wax for the video?? :razz::lol:

Not an emerald of any kind then.....the hunt begins:mrgreen:

Well, been a while since I updated, but finally got some good shots of the hitch hiker. :)

Ideas??

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looks pretty cool. what kind of algea is that bright green stuff thats growing all over the place?

There are a couple types now, Green leafy algae, and green hair algae. :)

Should see my one refugium now. :P

i love all your macro algae in your tank, tank looks really good.

the big leafy stuff looks like ulva lactuca (spelling?)
and that crab looks meat-hungry, but probably a scavenger?
still only one clown in the clown condo?

Crab is a meat eater, but seen it nip at algae too. More than likely a scavanger, but pretty sure it can catch fish. As for my lownly clown, yeah, the mate passed a while ago. Only fish to survive our flood in January.

Wow, this looks great, I love the dimensions of your tank (and all the livestock)... the rockscape is mountainous!

Well, time for more pics. :)

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Do the clowns host the GHA?:lol:

GHA? You lost me on that one.

Green Hair Algae.

Most hate it, looks like your colonizing it there LOL

Ahh, I see. :) I was letting it grow for my refugium, and also for a couple friends of mine as well.

Only let it grow when someone needs it tho. :) Otherwise, it's gone. :P Like tonight as I just cleaned it all out again. :) Maybe I should look at how to control it other than picking it? :)

Check out the links in Myka's sig. SHe's got some good pointers there

I like the scape man. Gonna be an uphill battle with the GHA methinks.