Rishu's Really Ridiculous Reef: a 96x20x20 penny tank build

[jason604]

Very nice clean look. Mybe get 1 more radion?

[rishu_pepper]

Things to note:

- right now the skimmer is OFF due to the lack of bioload (goes wild and overflows after a few hours), think it'll be okay to run it skimmerless for 72 days, with just regular WCs?
- waiting to buy a Gyre for the other end of the tank, will be scouring the B&S for now, not in a hurry
- refugium is filled with LR and some chaeto/red macro
- still need to set up the Apex/ATO, thinking of DIYing a cabinet for the electronics next weekend
- for now, will hold off on a doser until at least after 72, and probably wait for next frag swap which is our next milestone date for adding SPS
- need to DIY a mesh top eventually for jumpers
- RBTA is walking like stupid far lol. It's hosting a porcelain crab we got at OC yesterday
- had to remove a hermit crab because it was attacking snails and rampaging over the zoas
- moved down the torch and it seems much happier
- happy with the aquascape/coral placement, just need the tonga branches to colour up and it'll look good

Originally Posted by albert_dao

This is off to a great start you two

Thanks bud, especially thank you for holding our corals. The wall hammer is an amazing piece.

Originally Posted by jason604

Very nice clean look. Mybe get 1 more radion?

Have them about 12" AWL and no shadowing atm, so will probably be fine.

[Ranchu50]

Your tank is looking amazing!

Soo much thought put into each detail.
Love it!

[Piscez]

Hey Brian looking awesome, think it's time for a visit!

[rishu_pepper]

Stand doors put in, things are coming to place:



Corals have been looking pretty good lately also.

Volleyball sized mutant hammer (frags soon if anyone is interested):



Recently acquired RBTA has been adjusting well, turning into its dinner plate size, occupied by a porcelain crab. Donut coral from Nicole pictured below, nice and plump:



Rainbow brain, courtesy Daryl:



Orange crush acans from Mike and branching hammers from Anthony:



Candy canes from Nicole and more branching hammers, forgot who I bought it from..:



Absolutely gorgeous wall hammer from Albert, torch from Daryl, and bubble coral from Anthony:



Our showpiece sebae anemone from previous 75g's tank owner Jin, will host Mindy's two Onyx clowns after fallow period:



Wife's zoa garden (not completely pictured):

[Sharkbait-huhaha]

Wow. That anemone is gorgeous!

[Piscez]

fantastic corals!!! Count me in for Hammer frags!

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Haven't looked in on this thread in a while. The new tank looks awesome. Very beautiful & healthy. Great job you two.

Anthony

[Myka]

Originally Posted by rishu_pepper

Our showpiece sebae anemone from previous 75g's tank owner Jin, will host Mindy's two Onyx clowns after fallow period

Awesome! I think they will like the anemone!

[rishu_pepper]

Originally Posted by Myka

Awesome! I think they will like the anemone!

In fact they DO love it, they have been hosted by the sebae for months before we had to separate them due to the fallow period. The countdown is on and they'll be back in June.

On an related note, do you think IF we placed the Onyx's in near the RBTA that they will switch homes or will they eventually find their way back to the sebae (the two anems are about as far as they can be in the tank, with sight lines separated also)? The reason I ask is we discussed if it would look nicer when the first thing one sees is the RBTA/Onyx, since the RBTA is at the tip of the tank. If not, then it's no big deal.

Got any nice black coloured clowns you're breeding, Mindy?