My 72 Bowfront reef tank

james30ct · 01/08/2012, 12:14 PM

72 bowfront display
30 gallon rubbermaid sump
4x54 t5 fixture w/ moonlights
bean animal coast to coast overflow
sc-150 skimmer
aqua-1100 return pump w/ scwd

Tank Inhabitants
yellow tang
3 chromis
false perc clown
bangaii cardinal
6 line wrasse
emerald crab
various hermits and snails
feather duster

corals
green stripe mushroom
red mushrooms
green ricordea
green toadstool frag
4 head trumpet
gsp
lobo frag

james30ct · 01/08/2012, 12:18 PM

some pics with my phone

james30ct · 01/08/2012, 12:20 PM

green ricordea that was almost white when I got it doing much better with me.

james30ct · 01/08/2012, 12:23 PM

pic 1emerald crab pic 2 feather dusters

james30ct · 01/08/2012, 12:26 PM

pic 1 new baby red mushroom growing
pic 2 fts

james30ct · 01/08/2012, 12:27 PM

sump

Dragon moray ki · 01/08/2012, 12:52 PM

Nice

capschamp · 01/08/2012, 01:51 PM

Double post. Sorry.

capschamp · 01/08/2012, 01:53 PM

I'm currently putting together a 72 bow front. What typ of t5 fixture do you have? By type I mean brand (ati, tek, etc)

james30ct · 01/08/2012, 01:54 PM

Odyssea. I plan on changing to a 6 bulb down the road.

treetopflyn · 01/08/2012, 02:07 PM

Looking good. Here is my 72 Bow Front. It was converted from FOWLR to reef 2.5 months ago.

vermonter310 · 01/08/2012, 02:55 PM

How old is your tank ? looks great. Wish mine was that free of algae..

Quote:

Originally Posted by treetopflyn

Looking good. Here is my 72 Bow Front. It was converted from FOWLR to reef 2.5 months ago.

treetopflyn · 01/08/2012, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vermonter310

How old is your tank ? looks great. Wish mine was that free of algae..

Thanks. 10 years. It was a reef tank for 3 years. Then a FOWLR for 6.5 and has been set up again as a reef for 2.5 months. The coralline has just started to show back up

ecdragonz · 01/08/2012, 06:20 PM

It looks nice.You did a nice job.

spazdic · 01/09/2012, 03:07 PM

Agree I just recently made the switch from FOWLR to a reef setup on my 92 gallon corner. I am hoping to upgrade to a 100 gallon long soon though. I just don't like how the 92 is so tall with the canopy. My PAR would be so much better with a 100 long at only 17 inches high.

james30ct · 02/13/2012, 06:07 PM

Got a neon green trumpet and a waving hand xenia.

james30ct · 02/13/2012, 06:09 PM

Not much happening. My ro/di was putting out tds of 400...thanks. So i will soon be getting a good rodi and a new skimmer and hopefully new bulbs. I got a tds meter, a refractometer, and a battery vaccuim for my sump and overflow.

james30ct · 02/19/2012, 04:29 PM

Ordered a magnesium test kit waiting on its arrival. Hopefully ordering my sro 1000int skimmer Wednesday, and starting my new sump project.

james30ct · 02/26/2012, 05:31 PM

I bought a sebae anemone today and I read they have a better survival chance with a clarkii so I also bought one of them. The clarkii loves it already. Hopefully it survives its a little bleached and my powerheads were throwing it all over the place so I turned one off for now. My emerald crab wont move away from the sebae. Does anyone have problems with emeralds bothering nems?

james30ct · 02/28/2012, 08:23 PM

New sump, new super reef octopus 1000 skimmer and new sebae and clarkii

james30ct · 03/10/2012, 03:38 PM

Started a 10 gallon nano. Put a few of my frags in it. Went to the 2012 farmers frag market in CT today and it was really cool. So many people! I got a frag of pink birdsnest, nuclear green paly, aussie acan, duncan, branching hammer, 2 different zoas and some chaeto. I will share some pics when acclimated.

james30ct · 03/11/2012, 10:52 AM

aussie acan, hammer, and duncan

james30ct · 03/11/2012, 10:55 AM

green palys, pink birdsnest, zoas, zoas

james30ct · 04/21/2012, 11:59 AM

Built a diy cree led setup. got a jbj ato and a dual reactor which is set up and running phosban and carbon. Just started it yesterday. Leds should be up and running tomorrow.

james30ct · 05/19/2012, 06:45 AM

Haven't updated in a while leds are up and running. I decided to go bare bottom and im in the process of building a canopy. I added a bulb anemone and a cleaner shrimp. Not much growth on anything but everything is doing ok. I think phosphates were high which is why I decided to remove sand.

01/08/2012, 12:14 PM	#1
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	My 72 Bowfront reef tank 72 bowfront display 30 gallon rubbermaid sump 4x54 t5 fixture w/ moonlights bean animal coast to coast overflow sc-150 skimmer aqua-1100 return pump w/ scwd Tank Inhabitants yellow tang 3 chromis false perc clown bangaii cardinal 6 line wrasse emerald crab various hermits and snails feather duster corals green stripe mushroom red mushrooms green ricordea green toadstool frag 4 head trumpet gsp lobo frag

01/08/2012, 12:52 PM	#7
Dragon moray ki Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,236	Nice __________________ "He who changes the water also picks the fish." MrTuskfish David aka sandy (ask the loungers.) Current Tank Info: 600 gallon Green moray tank connected to 400 gallon shark pond. 90 gallon mixed reef

01/08/2012, 01:51 PM	#8
capschamp Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: N/W Ohio Posts: 101	Double post. Sorry. Last edited by capschamp; 01/08/2012 at 01:59 PM. Reason: Stupid phone.

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01/08/2012, 01:53 PM	#9
capschamp Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: N/W Ohio Posts: 101	I'm currently putting together a 72 bow front. What typ of t5 fixture do you have? By type I mean brand (ati, tek, etc)

01/08/2012, 01:54 PM	#10
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	Odyssea. I plan on changing to a 6 bulb down the road.

01/08/2012, 02:07 PM	#11
treetopflyn Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,580	Looking good. Here is my 72 Bow Front. It was converted from FOWLR to reef 2.5 months ago.

01/08/2012, 06:20 PM	#14
ecdragonz Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: lindenhurst Posts: 188	It looks nice.You did a nice job.

01/09/2012, 03:07 PM	#15
spazdic Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 14	Agree I just recently made the switch from FOWLR to a reef setup on my 92 gallon corner. I am hoping to upgrade to a 100 gallon long soon though. I just don't like how the 92 is so tall with the canopy. My PAR would be so much better with a 100 long at only 17 inches high.

02/13/2012, 06:09 PM	#17
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	Not much happening. My ro/di was putting out tds of 400...thanks. So i will soon be getting a good rodi and a new skimmer and hopefully new bulbs. I got a tds meter, a refractometer, and a battery vaccuim for my sump and overflow.

02/19/2012, 04:29 PM	#18
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	Ordered a magnesium test kit waiting on its arrival. Hopefully ordering my sro 1000int skimmer Wednesday, and starting my new sump project.

02/26/2012, 05:31 PM	#19
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	I bought a sebae anemone today and I read they have a better survival chance with a clarkii so I also bought one of them. The clarkii loves it already. Hopefully it survives its a little bleached and my powerheads were throwing it all over the place so I turned one off for now. My emerald crab wont move away from the sebae. Does anyone have problems with emeralds bothering nems?

03/10/2012, 03:38 PM	#21
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	Started a 10 gallon nano. Put a few of my frags in it. Went to the 2012 farmers frag market in CT today and it was really cool. So many people! I got a frag of pink birdsnest, nuclear green paly, aussie acan, duncan, branching hammer, 2 different zoas and some chaeto. I will share some pics when acclimated.

04/21/2012, 11:59 AM	#24
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	Built a diy cree led setup. got a jbj ato and a dual reactor which is set up and running phosban and carbon. Just started it yesterday. Leds should be up and running tomorrow.