50 GAL MIXED REEF TANK lots of fish and coral

2XCHROME · 03/24/2010, 03:14 PM

2XCHROME · 03/24/2010, 03:14 PM

2XCHROME · 03/24/2010, 03:15 PM

Sinful Aquatics · 03/24/2010, 03:22 PM

Nice tank! What kind of lights are you using?

2XCHROME · 03/24/2010, 04:54 PM

using led 12x15" 119 bulb

Jadams · 03/24/2010, 04:59 PM

How many fish do you have in there? Also what kind of filtration are you running?

2XCHROME · 03/24/2010, 05:15 PM

1 copperband butterfly
1 blue hippo tang
1 yellow tang
1 sailfin tang
1 zebra fish (idk)
1 tomato clown
2 chromies
1 mandarin goby
1 fire shrimp
1 peppermint shrimp
2 hermits

using a giant (for tank size) aqua euro 135 skimmer and 10 gal refugium w/cheato, nitrates usually 10-15 and i feed the fish 4-5 times a day.

ganjero · 03/24/2010, 05:43 PM

Nice tank but its way too small for any of those tangs and the cooper band, and insanely small to have them all.

Nano Chris · 03/24/2010, 06:25 PM

It looks like the corals are doing great! Kudos!

2XCHROME · 03/24/2010, 07:05 PM

Thanks! Notice all Tangs and and copperband are tiny they are just bigger than the chromies. They love the tank and have plenty of swim room. If they get bigger I will move them into my big tank. So far they are very happy fish.

Jadams · 03/24/2010, 07:11 PM

What are the dimensions on this tank?

NaClCrocodile · 03/24/2010, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2XCHROME

Thanks! Notice all Tangs and and copperband are tiny they are just bigger than the chromies. They love the tank and have plenty of swim room. If they get bigger I will move them into my big tank. So far they are very happy fish.

This. I read your sig and I'm glad that you've got a larger tank ready for them. Too many people think that by the time the fish outgrows the tank, they'll have a larger tank set up. You on the other hand, already have the tank ready. Good for you.

2XCHROME · 03/24/2010, 08:09 PM

30x32x12

sabazerehi · 03/25/2010, 12:19 AM

wow i'm really impressed. i could never imagine having so many fish in m y 60g and have them all be healthy and happy. could you give more info on what your maintenance is like? like how often do u do water changes? especially considering you said you feed 4-5 times a day!

2XCHROME · 03/25/2010, 02:02 AM

Thank you! I use a 15 gallon sump with a really big protein skimmer however I have about 70 lbs of live rock in the tank that really does most of the work. I can have the skimmer off for days and it doesn't really change much. The refugium just helps get nitrates down from 20 to about 10-15, I stopped using refugium for about 2 months prior and it didn't change too much. I do 10 gallon water change about every 8-12 days for nutrients and calcium for corals but nitrates stay around <20 if I just run system as is. My blue hippo let's me know if water change is past due, he/she will get one ick spot if I am very late on water change, after water change the one spot is gone almost instantly. I try not to let him get that so about 10 days 10 gallons. I don't add any extra nutrients to tank besides what's in salt mix. (reef crystals). I do feed add reef nutrition red pack of frozen food in their daily mix of mysis shrimp and brine shrimp. Usually feed about 3-6 cubes a day and that keeps fish happy and Melow. My refugium is only about 8 gallons and I think that's good size to not over steal coral nutrients but keep the nitrates in check. Most important is water changes. Thanks for the comment! Good luck!

2XCHROME · 03/25/2010, 02:08 AM

I only lost one fish since the tank started and it was a diamond goby, he died from lack of water. He jumped out of the tank on day 2 he was in there. I also lost a snail that crawled out and fell on the ground and don't bother with snails any more. They make more waste than they are good for.

geo · 03/25/2010, 10:52 AM

This thread has been moved to the current forum.

jrlim · 03/25/2010, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2XCHROME

using led 12x15" 119 bulb

How do you like your LED light? I saw the same one at a corals farmer market a week ago and it looked nice. I didn't get any info on it. It doesn't look like there're any moonlights on it. How do you control the LED? Just one ON/OFF switch? Dimmable?

NaClH2O Getaway · 03/25/2010, 12:10 PM

Awesome Tank. Thanx for the pics

2XCHROME · 03/25/2010, 12:14 PM

It was money well spent. The color of the lights really bring out bright coral colors. It runs cool. No chiller needed. There's no moon lights or dimmer. But it's got a built in fully programmable on/off timer. They make the same light with more controls to shut down LEDs and moonlights. I just bought this before they came out. The light was only about 300$ and has a10-12 year life span. It also seems to do pretty good growing sps near top of my tall tank. Mine is only one watt per bulb, they make a 2 and 3 watt per bulb now and wish I could have gotten them. For my big tank I'm switching from pc/175mh to a 3watt per bulb led system for around 1100$.

HHIreefer843 · 03/25/2010, 01:07 PM

tank looks awesome man!!!!

Hooknose5 · 03/25/2010, 01:56 PM

i agree tank looks great!!!

TampaReefer79 · 03/25/2010, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2XCHROME

Thanks! Notice all Tangs and and copperband are tiny they are just bigger than the chromies. They love the tank and have plenty of swim room. If they get bigger I will move them into my big tank. So far they are very happy fish.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2XCHROME

My blue hippo let's me know if water change is past due, he/she will get one ick spot if I am very late on water change, after water change the one spot is gone almost instantly. I try not to let him get that so about 10 days 10 gallons.

I'm gonna throw my opinion in here since you have so many people telling you how great this tank is.

I think the tank is way too small for your fish. They love the tank? They have plenty of swim room? No they don't. IF they get bigger...which they won't because they are stuffed in their like sardines. Again, they are happy? Where do you get this assumption from? You have the fish load of a tank 3 times this size.

And can you please explain in more detail about the hippo/ich/water change technique. I've never heard of this before and am quite interested. (A 10 gallon water change won't get rid of ich - and if the hippo has it, it means it is stressed out and that the other fish will get it eventually)

LifeAquatic · 03/25/2010, 02:47 PM

I agree.. tank looks nice. That blue candy cane coral looks familiar to.

Imzadi · 03/25/2010, 02:48 PM

The tangs are TINY. Tang Police will say a tang is a tang is a tang... but they are TINY! lol

I am glad you did a close-up of the Sun Coral. I have one that I am wanting to re-introduce to the DT, I have him in the sump right now... nice and dark, but he is sooo pretty, it is a same to banish him to the depths of the bowels of my tank. Your Zoa coverage is AWESOME... I gotta get mine to start speading like that.

I wish I had a second home for the fish to go once they got bigger, but alas I am straped for space and funds... so my 55g will have to be my limit... and I can covet you'z guyz with the resources. :-)

Entertaining tank, fo'sho!

03/24/2010, 03:14 PM	#1
2XCHROME Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 32	50 GAL MIXED REEF TANK lots of fish and coral __________________ "Im GOD to my fish!" Current Tank Info: 112 gallon 48x30x18d and 50 gal reef

03/24/2010, 03:14 PM	#2
2XCHROME Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 32	__________________ "Im GOD to my fish!" Current Tank Info: 112 gallon 48x30x18d and 50 gal reef

03/24/2010, 03:15 PM	#3
2XCHROME Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 32	__________________ "Im GOD to my fish!" Current Tank Info: 112 gallon 48x30x18d and 50 gal reef

03/24/2010, 03:22 PM	#4
Sinful Aquatics Nano Reefer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: At Home Posts: 5,262	Nice tank! What kind of lights are you using? __________________ SCRK Member -Peter S.- ~The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other.~

03/24/2010, 04:54 PM	#5
2XCHROME Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 32	using led 12x15" 119 bulb __________________ "Im GOD to my fish!" Current Tank Info: 112 gallon 48x30x18d and 50 gal reef

03/24/2010, 04:59 PM	#6
Jadams Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,475	How many fish do you have in there? Also what kind of filtration are you running? __________________ Jeremy

03/24/2010, 05:15 PM	#7
2XCHROME Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 32	fish and filter system 1 copperband butterfly 1 blue hippo tang 1 yellow tang 1 sailfin tang 1 zebra fish (idk) 1 tomato clown 2 chromies 1 mandarin goby 1 fire shrimp 1 peppermint shrimp 2 hermits using a giant (for tank size) aqua euro 135 skimmer and 10 gal refugium w/cheato, nitrates usually 10-15 and i feed the fish 4-5 times a day. __________________ "Im GOD to my fish!" Current Tank Info: 112 gallon 48x30x18d and 50 gal reef

03/24/2010, 05:43 PM	#8
ganjero saiperchémibatteilcorazon Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 4,027	Nice tank but its way too small for any of those tangs and the cooper band, and insanely small to have them all.

03/24/2010, 06:25 PM	#9
Nano Chris Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,758	It looks like the corals are doing great! Kudos! __________________ Chris ------- 34 Gallon Red Sea Max 130! Setup (Just got back into the hobby) Current Tank Info: 34 Gallon RedSeaMax!

03/24/2010, 07:05 PM	#10
2XCHROME Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 32	The fish size Thanks! Notice all Tangs and and copperband are tiny they are just bigger than the chromies. They love the tank and have plenty of swim room. If they get bigger I will move them into my big tank. So far they are very happy fish. __________________ "Im GOD to my fish!" Current Tank Info: 112 gallon 48x30x18d and 50 gal reef

03/24/2010, 07:11 PM	#11
Jadams Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,475	What are the dimensions on this tank? __________________ Jeremy

03/24/2010, 08:09 PM	#13
2XCHROME Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 32	30x32x12 __________________ "Im GOD to my fish!" Current Tank Info: 112 gallon 48x30x18d and 50 gal reef

03/25/2010, 12:19 AM	#14
sabazerehi Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles, 90049 Posts: 2,491	wow i'm really impressed. i could never imagine having so many fish in m y 60g and have them all be healthy and happy. could you give more info on what your maintenance is like? like how often do u do water changes? especially considering you said you feed 4-5 times a day!

03/25/2010, 02:02 AM	#15
2XCHROME Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 32	Big skimmer and water changes. Thank you! I use a 15 gallon sump with a really big protein skimmer however I have about 70 lbs of live rock in the tank that really does most of the work. I can have the skimmer off for days and it doesn't really change much. The refugium just helps get nitrates down from 20 to about 10-15, I stopped using refugium for about 2 months prior and it didn't change too much. I do 10 gallon water change about every 8-12 days for nutrients and calcium for corals but nitrates stay around <20 if I just run system as is. My blue hippo let's me know if water change is past due, he/she will get one ick spot if I am very late on water change, after water change the one spot is gone almost instantly. I try not to let him get that so about 10 days 10 gallons. I don't add any extra nutrients to tank besides what's in salt mix. (reef crystals). I do feed add reef nutrition red pack of frozen food in their daily mix of mysis shrimp and brine shrimp. Usually feed about 3-6 cubes a day and that keeps fish happy and Melow. My refugium is only about 8 gallons and I think that's good size to not over steal coral nutrients but keep the nitrates in check. Most important is water changes. Thanks for the comment! Good luck! __________________ "Im GOD to my fish!" Current Tank Info: 112 gallon 48x30x18d and 50 gal reef

03/25/2010, 02:08 AM	#16
2XCHROME Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 32	I only lost one fish since the tank started and it was a diamond goby, he died from lack of water. He jumped out of the tank on day 2 he was in there. I also lost a snail that crawled out and fell on the ground and don't bother with snails any more. They make more waste than they are good for. __________________ "Im GOD to my fish!" Current Tank Info: 112 gallon 48x30x18d and 50 gal reef

03/25/2010, 10:52 AM	#17
geo RC Mod Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: St. George Island, FL Posts: 19,512	This thread has been moved to the current forum.

03/25/2010, 12:10 PM	#19
NaClH2O Getaway Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Paso Robles, CA Posts: 223	Awesome Tank. Thanx for the pics __________________ I told my wife it was on sale....... wait a minute, or was that for sale..... eh why trouble her with the details! Because yesterday was defined by the day before and because tomorrow will be perfected by today. Current Tank Info: 100gal reef DT: Ecotech Radion Pro, 30gal sump, 35gal Display Refugium, JBJ arctic 1/4hp chiller@78.0 degrees, Reeflo Dart Return, Tunze powerheads, Tunze ATO, BRS 2part dosers. Various LPS, SPS, Softies, and Zoanthids.

03/25/2010, 12:14 PM	#20
2XCHROME Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 32	Led light It was money well spent. The color of the lights really bring out bright coral colors. It runs cool. No chiller needed. There's no moon lights or dimmer. But it's got a built in fully programmable on/off timer. They make the same light with more controls to shut down LEDs and moonlights. I just bought this before they came out. The light was only about 300$ and has a10-12 year life span. It also seems to do pretty good growing sps near top of my tall tank. Mine is only one watt per bulb, they make a 2 and 3 watt per bulb now and wish I could have gotten them. For my big tank I'm switching from pc/175mh to a 3watt per bulb led system for around 1100$. __________________ "Im GOD to my fish!" Current Tank Info: 112 gallon 48x30x18d and 50 gal reef

03/25/2010, 01:07 PM	#21
HHIreefer843 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Hilton Head Island Posts: 554	tank looks awesome man!!!! __________________ GO GAMECOCKS!!!!!!

03/25/2010, 01:56 PM	#22
Hooknose5 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SCOTIA, NY Posts: 50	i agree tank looks great!!!

03/25/2010, 02:47 PM	#24
LifeAquatic Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 922	I agree.. tank looks nice. That blue candy cane coral looks familiar to.

03/25/2010, 02:48 PM	#25
Imzadi Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,038	The tangs are TINY. Tang Police will say a tang is a tang is a tang... but they are TINY! lol I am glad you did a close-up of the Sun Coral. I have one that I am wanting to re-introduce to the DT, I have him in the sump right now... nice and dark, but he is sooo pretty, it is a same to banish him to the depths of the bowels of my tank. Your Zoa coverage is AWESOME... I gotta get mine to start speading like that. I wish I had a second home for the fish to go once they got bigger, but alas I am straped for space and funds... so my 55g will have to be my limit... and I can covet you'z guyz with the resources. :-) Entertaining tank, fo'sho! __________________ If you don't agree with me, that's fine... just go, think about it some more, and come back when you do. Current Tank Info: 120g Freshie, 55g salty with a 2/3 BeanAnimal. BA METHOD - TESTIFY! I am a DIY Disaster, but I am saving money! Damsel FREE since 07/08/09!