Tank Entry

It's been forever since I've posted so I figure it's time I get back on and give an update on my tank!

What I'm working with:
75 gallon tank
2 mp10w es
15 gallon sump with completely undersized skimmer
Mag 9.5 return pump
8 x 54watt T-5's

The tank started as a quest to make a completely soft coral tank. And then my quest to keep a Orange Spotted Filefish began, and Acropora started entering the tank. My quest failed, all I had to show for it ...

I posted before that I've been having trouble with many of my snails dying. Not sure of the cause I've tried many things and received many suggestions.

I took out about 70% of my live rock and have been cooking it for several months. I wanted to see if there was something on the live rock that was killing the snails. I'm happy to report that after a number of weeks in the cooking barrel all the snails are fine. So wanting to do a little control test I took one turbo snail and ...

My new tank arrives tomorrow, I am very excited to finally be able to start putting all of my equiptment together

Some shots that I took today

None of my zoas are doing well. As you can see they are closed up. This frag got relocated by clean up crew, it hasn't been anchored down because I am trying to find their happy place.



You can also see in these images the brown algae I am dealing with, It just doesn't seem to want to go away.

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hello fellow reef addicts, i though i would bring you up to speed on my current project.

i purchased a 125g tank stand and hood used from a lfs i gave 350$ for it and its perfect no scratches and the back isn't tempered

the plan for the tank was to drill it and install a glass holes 3000gph overflow build a custom sump and move my 40gb that is already drilled and a established reef tank over beside the 125 and run it off of the ...