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My 75

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Robb in Austin
, 07-09-2011 at 09:15 PM (2158 Views)
After my spawning post, I thought I might actually make a tank build entry.

Initially I had a 58g that I setup in late 08. Around the fall of 09 I started acquiring stuff to upgrade to a 75. Eventually I got around to getting it together in the fall of 10, and finally set it up all the way this spring. All of the inhabitants of the 58 made the move.

Initially, all was well but then about 6-8 weeks into it my trachyphyllia started receding. Then my other LPS(hammer, frogspawn, galaxea) started dying. I lost 3 very nice brains, a bunch of acan frags, a goniopora, a large acan colony, and the other three listed above.

About 3 weeks ago I started losing fish, due to poor maintenance on my part most likely. I lost 7 fish total.

So, I have recommitted myself to resuming a regular water change schedule and slowly restocking.

Here is a quick FTS I took tonight.

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  1. Robb in Austin's Avatar
    Forgot to list equipment!

    Tunze 9010 skimmer
    Aquactinics TX5, 5x54w T5 with all ATI bulbs(Blue + x2, True Actinic x2, Aquablue)
    Vortech MP40W
    Eheim 1260 for return
    CF flood light, 6500K, from Lowes for fuge light
    BeanAnimal overflow, all plumbing is 1.25" on drain side
    DIY 30g sump/fuge
    Bulk Reef Supply dual GFO/GAC reactor (currently off line)
  2. Hat39406's Avatar
    Hey Robb, sorry to hear about all the livestock loss! Do you know what happened? Your tank looks very nice. Hopefully everything goes alright now. Your equipment list looks awesome.
  3. Robb in Austin's Avatar
    Thanks for the kind words.

    The LPS I'm not sure. My initial thought was it was too clean, as compared to the 58 which LPS loved, as I added the fuge. That coupled with the GFO/GAC reduced P04 too much. At least that was my thinking. Taking the reactor off line didn't do anything.

    Some suggested too much light. I had the 38w TX5 on the 58. So, after taking the reactor off line not helping, I reduced the lighting schedule to just the 2 actinic bulbs. it did nothing too.

    The fish, I think, just got too stressed from poor water quality. Although it's possible they came down with some ailment. The clowns got a dusted in flour appearance, and my sailfin looked like he came down with ick. But I'm not 100%. Ever since I did my water change they seemed to have turned the corner, although the boy clown is still somewhat dusty mostly around the eyes.