Dave's 300 Gallon Reef

[Mrfish55]

Originally Posted by saltwater-virgin

Very nice setup ... If you don't mind sharing, where did you purchase the tank from?
Dale

Tank was purchased at the local pet shop (Animal World) I think I got a pretty good deal on it, can't say for sure what I paid as my wife sometimes reads these posts

[Lance]

Originally Posted by Mrfish55

Tank was purchased at the local pet shop (Animal World) I think I got a pretty good deal on it, can't say for sure what I paid as my wife sometimes reads these posts

What wives don't know won't hurt them!

[Mrfish55]

Originally Posted by Lance

What wives don't know won't hurt them!

I try to look at the cost as an investment over time, I think if you break it down far enough over the 18 years I've been doing this it's only $0.16 an hour. Thats pretty cheap for a hobby these days right?

[Mrfish55]

Couple more pics

As you walk into the back room, you get to really see the depth (36")

Looking thru the back of the tank (I cover the back of the tank with black fabric)

Looking thru the front (starfire glass) with the back curtain off you can clearly see the skimmer and reactor that is three feet behind the tank

Horn coral that has grown from a 1" frag over the past 8 months

Coral Banded Shrimp "Claws"

Dime size Pocillipora (note the purple tips, new growth), these grow to the size of golf balls in about 6 months (anybody want some, I gots lots!)

Green plate corals, I had one and the toadstool shed its mucus that landed on it which killed it, I never removed the skeleton and about three months later noticed tiny little green spots, there is now approx 20 new discs ranging in size from 1/8" to about 1 1/2"

The center piece of the tank, my 15 year old bubble coral

[Lance]

Very nice Dave. Did you have any heat issues with the warm autumn weather we had? Or are the fans in the light fixture enough to keep temp down.

[Mrfish55]

Originally Posted by Lance

Very nice Dave. Did you have any heat issues with the warm autumn weather we had? Or are the fans in the light fixture enough to keep temp down.

I have the medusa temp controller, no chiller but I have a turbo fan hooked to that outlet, when the temp rises the fan comes on and blows accross the surface of the tank, the temp runs between 77.8 and 78.5 with very little fluctuation, I actually need to vent the room as it does get warm in there when the halides are on but nothing to be concerned with this time of year.

[Mrfish55]

Pic of the bubble coral just after lights out, bubbles starting to shrink and those deadly tenticles comming out.

[buddyreefer]

Damn nice tank dave, really like the trim work, and you were'nt kidding when u said the starfire was clear lol!! ur skimmer in the back looks crystal clear.!!

[Mrfish55]

Latest additions, in total I have added 60 new frags in the last two months, hopefully these grow into some nice specimens.

[Mrfish55]

Could'nt stand to see this poor fella in the 30gal store tank so he has a new home in the 300.