Robs 100 gallon reef

[Rob]

well im going to finally start this
here is a quick, current image of my tank..



will get more up soon

[Rob]

here are some of my corals

one of my acros
pic from 05/05


from 02/06


my LE Tyree Soli
when i got it on 05/05


and now on 02/06

[Rob]

my try color acro


my LE Tyree blue millepora

[Rob]

some of my fish
my Hippo tang


my sixline wrasse


ocellaris clown


my mandarins

[gwen_o_lyn]

Beautiful Rob!! Nice shots

What kinda of equipment do you have??

[Rob]

lol... im working on it...
need more than a few seconds...

[gwen_o_lyn]

Originally Posted by Rob

lol... im working on it...
need more than a few seconds...

Rob!!

[Rob]

so here goes..
as many of you know, i am a strong believer in Ockam's razor .. basically keep it as simply as possible, but not simpler

i have a refugium/sump (a converted wet/dry filter)
life-reef skimmer powered by a RIO 2500
return line feeds a SCWD powered by a RIO 3100
(got these RIO's a while ago dirt cheap, when they die they will be replaced with much better units)

tank current provided by
1x SIEO 820
2x maxi-jet 1200
1x maxi-jet 900
(and the return line)

lighting is provided by
2x 250w 10,000K XM MH bulbs
2x 110w super actinic VHO bulbs

top off is done using kalk, using a 5 gallon bucket and an simple auto top off system

[gwen_o_lyn]

And the grand total cost of your tank is..... jk.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Just Kidding" class="inlineimg" />!

Tell us about daily/weekly/monthly maintenance you do.
What water parameters do you aim for?

[Rob]

darn.. you just want everything al at once dont you....lol
ok.. here is a quick summary

Daily:
feedings (sometimes i skip days)
check top off bucket levels
test float switch
clean skimmer venturi port (doesn't need it, but it has become habit to put a few drops of water in there
visual inspection of all fish and coral
clean glass as needed
clean skimmer cup as needed

other:
water changes about every 4 weeks
powerhead and overflow cleaning every 6 weeks
skimmer cleaning bout every 4-6 weeks as needed

tank parms
nitrate - 0
nitrite - 0
ammonia - 0
PH - 8.2
phosphate - undetectable
Calcium - 380
alk - about 3 meg/L


hmmm.. i think thats about it...

[gwen_o_lyn]

Originally Posted by Rob

darn.. you just want everything al at once dont you....lol

yup, women are demanding!!

Originally Posted by Rob

hmmm.. i think thats about it...

nope... what kinds of corals? What kinds of fish? Inverts? How many? Any pests in your tank at the moment? Temp of your tank? Photo period? How much LR? What kind? How much sand? What kind of sand bed *dsb, bb, ssb* and why did you choose that? Use any additives in your tank? How many holes are in your tank? What size is your fuge? sump? How often do you change your bulbs?

Ok can't think of anything else at the moment, but I'm sure there's a million other questions I can ask

[Scott]

Very nice Rob.

Makes me think I should get some pics of my little 26 and start a thread. At least then people could see the evolution of my tank....if interested.

[Scott]