My 72g

Matrim · 04/18/2006, 01:31 AM

Hey everybody, this site was recommended to me from a fellow reef lover, I thought I would start out by posting some pictures of my tank.

My basement, with two of my tanks: 72g reef and my 180g cichlid.

My 72g bowfront reef with a 4g refugum hanging on the back.

A Rainford's Goby with a gorgonian and an urchin in the background.

Mystery Wrasse with a bunch of corals in the background.

Psychedelic Mandarin Dragnet.

Watchman Goby

More in depth, I have a 72g bowfront tank with a 20g sump and a 4g refugum. My refugum contains livesand, liverock, some macro algae, and a few astrae snails. My tank contains 2 nfish, 1 mandarin dragnet, 1 watchman goby, 1 orange spotted sleeper goby, 1 rainford's goby, 1 flame angel, 1 mystery wrasse, 1 orchid dottyback, 1 bangai cardinal, 1 zebra moray eel, and a whole bunch of inverts. For lighting i'm using an Aqua Light Pro 250watt version.

mg426 · 04/18/2006, 01:40 AM

nice job. Very very clean.

frederickk · 04/18/2006, 07:22 AM

Nice tank!!!

Hop · 04/18/2006, 07:50 AM

To Reef Central

I would say with one year in the hobby, you jumped in with both feet! Nice job, things look pretty good and the pics are not bad either

skylsdale · 04/18/2006, 09:10 AM

Very beautiful tank!

Matrim · 04/18/2006, 12:02 PM

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Originally posted by Hop

To Reef Central

I would say with one year in the hobby, you jumped in with both feet! Nice job, things look pretty good and the pics are not bad either

Hehe thanks! It was my girlfriend who got me into the hobby and wanted the first tank, and I was giving her a bad time saying it would be too much work and wasn't a good idea, and now--this is a direct quote from her from not too long ago--"Can we PLEASE get through ONE day where you don't even MENTION fish???" I usually take that opportunity to remind her that the whole thing is her fault

rustybucket145 · 04/18/2006, 12:15 PM

Nice setup's, Welcome to Reef Central. If you thought you were addicted before coming here.......... Ha, That is all I have to say.

MyMonkey · 04/18/2006, 12:27 PM

Nice tanks. Both of them. The 72 gallon is spotless. I need your cleaning skills. Love the Cichlids as well.

Hop · 04/18/2006, 12:50 PM

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Originally posted by Matrim
Hehe thanks! It was my girlfriend who got me into the hobby and wanted the first tank, and I was giving her a bad time saying it would be too much work and wasn't a good idea, and now--this is a direct quote from her from not too long ago--"Can we PLEASE get through ONE day where you don't even MENTION fish???" I usually take that opportunity to remind her that the whole thing is her fault

Be careful, you may wind up contemplating tearing down walls and displacing small children in order to fit that next tank

fish are life · 04/18/2006, 01:27 PM

has your zebra moray ever eaten any snails, crabs or shrimp? because i have one that is in my 110 fowlr but i want to move him to my 110 reef, but i have shrimp.

Matrim · 04/18/2006, 06:57 PM

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Originally posted by fish are life
has your zebra moray ever eaten any snails, crabs or shrimp? because i have one that is in my 110 fowlr but i want to move him to my 110 reef, but i have shrimp.

The shrimp have been smart enough to stay away from my eel so far, and it hasn't bothered any of my snails or emerald crab. He's actually a very peaceful specimen at just over one and a half feet long. I keep it fairly well fed with Hikari Krill and chopped up prawn and squid. He usually gets fed ever 2 or 3 days, when ever he pokes his head out to let me know he's hungry

04/18/2006, 01:31 AM	#1
Matrim Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 3	My 72g Hey everybody, this site was recommended to me from a fellow reef lover, I thought I would start out by posting some pictures of my tank. My basement, with two of my tanks: 72g reef and my 180g cichlid. My 72g bowfront reef with a 4g refugum hanging on the back. A Rainford's Goby with a gorgonian and an urchin in the background. Mystery Wrasse with a bunch of corals in the background. Psychedelic Mandarin Dragnet. Watchman Goby More in depth, I have a 72g bowfront tank with a 20g sump and a 4g refugum. My refugum contains livesand, liverock, some macro algae, and a few astrae snails. My tank contains 2 nfish, 1 mandarin dragnet, 1 watchman goby, 1 orange spotted sleeper goby, 1 rainford's goby, 1 flame angel, 1 mystery wrasse, 1 orchid dottyback, 1 bangai cardinal, 1 zebra moray eel, and a whole bunch of inverts. For lighting i'm using an Aqua Light Pro 250watt version. __________________ 220g aggro community: Asian preds 180g aggro community: American Cichlids 90g planted community (495 watts + c02) 72g bowfront reef w/ 20g sump & 4g refugum (2x 250 watt MH) 65g planted community (192 watts) 38g planted community (192 watts) 21g planted community (30 watts + c02) 20g planted community (65 watts + c02) 10g quarantine tank 6g planted betta condo 3g betta condo

04/18/2006, 01:40 AM	#2
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	nice job. Very very clean. __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

04/18/2006, 07:50 AM	#4
Hop Carpe Noctem!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 8,548	*To Reef Central* I would say with one year in the hobby, you jumped in with both feet! Nice job, things look pretty good and the pics are not bad either __________________ Hop Current Tank Info: 300-gallon in-wall system (mixed reef)

04/18/2006, 12:15 PM	#7
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	Nice setup's, Welcome to Reef Central. If you thought you were addicted before coming here.......... Ha, That is all I have to say. __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

04/18/2006, 12:27 PM	#8
MyMonkey Persona Non Grata Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 2,106	Nice tanks. Both of them. The 72 gallon is spotless. I need your cleaning skills. Love the Cichlids as well. __________________ The worst thing about an unwritten law is that you don't know where to go to erase it. Current Tank Info: 20 Long.10 months to my 240 In wall with Fish Room.

04/18/2006, 07:22 AM	#3
frederickk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,712	Nice tank!!!

04/18/2006, 09:10 AM	#5
skylsdale Reefer Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Central WA Posts: 2,220	Very beautiful tank!

04/18/2006, 01:27 PM	#10
fish are life Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: tucson AZ Posts: 171	has your zebra moray ever eaten any snails, crabs or shrimp? because i have one that is in my 110 fowlr but i want to move him to my 110 reef, but i have shrimp.