Steve's 90 Gallon Reef

[Steveg229]

The adventure began September 2012 and I have been hooked ever since. My small piece of the reef is a work in progress and I have learned lots along the way. I thank everyone here on Living Reefs for all of your help. My tank wouldn't be where its at today without all of the information and advice I have attained from here. 90 gallon all glass tank with built in overflow
20 gallon sump with refugium
Apex system controller
2X Jebao RW-8 wavemaker
2- IT2040 LED units
gravity fed auto top off
JNS CO-1 Skimmer
GFO/Carbon Reactor Fish
Sargassum Trigger
Yellow Tang
2 Clowns
Christmas Wrasse
Royal Gramma
Pink spot Goby
2 Black and White Chromis


Inverts
Bubble tip anenome
Mini-maxi anemone
Maxima Clam
2 Sand Conch
Purple short spine urchin
Crabs and snails for cleanup crew

Corals
Frogspawn
Xenia
Superman mushrooms
Super Red Mushrooms
Several different Zoas
Dendro
Pink Setosa
2 Leathers
Acan
Orange Fungia
Pavona
Rainbow Montipora
Green Button Polyps
Red Plating Montipora
Trachyphillia

 

[chichimom79]

Sweet! Got any pictures? :)

 

[Steveg229]

Sorry for the crappy pics. These were all taken with my phone before our Nikon D5100 was purchased. I cant wait for new pictures after I learn how to use it.

 

[Steveg229]

Update! I ordered a kole tang and a yellow tang from my LFS a week or so ago. He has had them about a week now and they both look very healthy and are eating well. I should be picking them up this friday or saturday. I'm super excited...early birthday present to me!

 

[chichimom79]

Tank looks great!

 

[Steveg229]

Thank you!

 

[little_fish]

Tanks looks great!

 

[jr7168]

nice tank i like it

 

[clownster]

Hows that screen top working out? Been kicking the idea around of building one.

 

[Steveg229]

Hows that screen top working out? Been kicking the idea around of building one.

They are working out great! I am really glad I did it. I have 2 cooling fans on a controller that blow across the top of the tank, and I dont have to worry about any jumpers. I work for a window company, so I have access to all of the screen framing and I purchased the netting from Lowes. I also made custom glass pieces with cutouts for my wires to replace the egg crate that I originally used, as shown in the picture. If you have any questions let me know.

 

[Steveg229]

Here is my first attempt with the D5100.

 

[Smitty]

Looking good Steve.

 

[Steveg229]

I picked up my early birthday presents today! A Kole Tang and a Yellow Tang. They appear as if they are best friends. They have been following each other around for the last hour or so. Everyone is playing very nicely! These pictures are under the blues only. :^::bounce::beer:

 

[2XAl]

looks awesome! those tangs look great too for just being added

 

[Ted]

Nice birthday present....

 

[Steveg229]

looks awesome! those tangs look great too for just being added

Yes, I agree. After acclimating them I turned only the moon leds on for about an hour and then just the actinics to help reduce stress. They look even better than they did at my LFS because they are under pc lights there. He held them both for about two weeks for me and they appear very healthy.

:D

 

[Steveg229]

I got some new corals! I picked up an Acan Frag and my first Zoa Frag. The acan has about 5 new heads already starting to grow!! Picked up the 2 for $50, thought that was a pretty good deal. :D

 

[Ted]

Nice additions...I use to have some zoahs just like those..

 

[little_fish]

Nice pickups!

 

[AnthonyTheNewbie]

Tank is looking great, nice pickups!