Jon's 90 SPS dominant reef

freezetyle · #1 10-12-2010, 12:39 AM

I guess i should start with a little introduction.

I have recently moved to Victoria from calgary to attend school and to be with my fiance. I have been keeping a saltwater tank for about two years and have succumbed to "reefing bug" that so many of you are familiar with.

My experience started with a Fish only Biocube 29 that slowly transformed into this:

and then finally to a full mixed reef which included few lps some softies, Zoa/palys, and of course sps.

A full blown mixed reef.

From here i moved cities and experienced a full tank crash loosing all of my corals and fish (with exception of a few Zoas that are still brown).

When i finally settled here on this island. The girlfriend brought up the idea of a new and bigger tank. one that would allow is to hold a greater variety of fish and have more room to keep corals. we were planning on having a tank built but then an opportunity arose to purchases a full set up with almost all of the specifications we were planning.

The original owner did not take any short cuts on his build. Bubbleking skimmer, ATI sunpower 6 bulb fixture, GHL doser, and the most important thing... time to plan out a unique aquascape that would turn heads. His design for the tank has inspired me to continue forward with his initial vision for the tank. I hope to carry on in the manner that maintains true to his original design and vision.

This picture is where my journey Begins

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I am still in the process of deciding which coral pieces to keep. My Goal for this tank is to have a minimal amount of corals to accent the rock work. The other thing i would like to implement is corals with vibrant colours.

A few of the corals in the picture are not attached yet as i am still trying to figure out what I find the most visually pleasing. I have always been a person open to opinions and feed back so please feel free to help me on this Journey.

On a side note i would like to apologize to a few members who I feel i was previously an unreliable person to deal with in the sale sections. I was going through a very unstable time in my life, which was reflected in my personality and actions.

BlueTang<3 · #2 10-12-2010, 12:41 AM

You got a great start here cant wait to see what it turns into.

lastlight · #3 10-12-2010, 12:56 AM

Definitely not a bad way to start a tank. Best of luck with the new tank and the new life.

lorenz0 · #4 10-12-2010, 03:33 AM

Such a good buy. That tank has been one of my favorites for a while

Coleus · #5 10-12-2010, 04:14 AM

welcome to Calgary :-)

ScubaSteve · #6 10-12-2010, 05:34 AM

Dude, I've been wanting to redo my tank like the "Canadian" for a while. Here's some inspiration for ya while you rework the tank. If you...uh.. have any left over corals I know a guy who'd probably take'm off yer hands there...

freezetyle · #7 01-16-2013, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by kien

Those are called zoanthids. Stuff is looking great!

Smart ass...

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freezetyle · #8 05-17-2013, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

looking great Jon!

I absosmurfly loooove my radiant wrasse(although its not in MY tank atm)....truly a stunning and challenging fish

What kind of challenges did you encounter?

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Werbo · #9 05-17-2013, 04:40 AM

I've had a melanarus wrasse for 3-4 years. Love it. Very inquisitive and constantly looking for tiny bugs to eat. It was my first wrasse and only wrasse for years. Since The new year I've been on a wrasse buying binge and the melanarus has never shown any aggression to the new additions.

I'd stay away from 6 lines as they have a reputation. You'll like a 6line about as much as your hawkish.

fishytime · #10 05-17-2013, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by freezetyle

What kind of challenges did you encounter?

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the challenge seems to be the first week....if you can make it past that you are golden.......... Laurie knows a couple people from Aquarium Illusions that have tried several times without any luck....in fact, one of the staff members took one from the same shipment as the one I bought and didnt have any luck....I read an article recently about the "fish jet lag" theory.....the theory is, fish that sleep in the sand have a harder time adjusting to the jet lag of traveling from around the world than fish that dont sleep in the sand....now of course the degree of this jet lag varies greatly with the species of fish.........the article was about the "Australian leopard wrasse", Macropharyngodon choati....the short of it was, historically this fish has had nothing short of a pitiful survival rate in captivity..... the author made one small change to his QT proceedure with these fish that made a huge difference in it survival rate....for the first few days the fish was NOT provided with sand, to allow for it to adjust properly to a north american lighting schedule.... Im wondering if the radiant wrasse could potentialy also be one of these fish that suffers from jet lag more so than others?