Red Sea Reefer 1000

[mcintosh]

Well yesterday was an end to one reefers journey and, for me an upsizing into the world of large reef keeping.
Tank is a Red Sea reefer 1000, 1st generation which made me leery, however this tank is eurobraced on the top and bottom of the tank.

 

[mcintosh]

Tank information:
84 x 30 x 26
Sump: L2 and M2 Vectra return pumps, Octo 220 DC skimmer, RedSea ReefMat Coral acclimation tank 20x 20 x 20
3 Gen5 Radion XR30 blues
2 MP60
2 MP40
Neptune Apex
Trident
DOS pumps for three-part dosing

 

[mcintosh]

 

[mcintosh]

All inhabitants came with the tank
Vlamingi Tang
Lieutenant Tank
Yellow Tang
Purple Tang
Gem Tang
Tomini Tang
Juvenile Emperor Angel
Swallowtail Angel (Genicanthus melanospilus) F
Pair electric storm Maroon Clowns
Starry Blenny
Aphasia eating file fish

 

[NoOneLikesADryTang]

Nice Tang Gang you’ve got going on there!

 

[mcintosh]

Yeah, previous owner of the tank offered to cut a better deal if he sold the fish. At first I was okay with that, but the more I looked at the fish the more I wanted to keep the group together. I know the Vlamingi is a bad idea. I will eventually have to find a new home for her. But for now it works.
What doesn’t work is the Aptasia farm in the rocks!

 

[mcintosh]

New photos

 

[mcintosh]

This tank has a case of the Mondays!
It started with a cyano bloom that covered everything within a few hours after I would remove it. About two weeks ago as the cyano seemed to be gettibg under control my Nitrates bottomed out and dinos showed up!

Currently I am attempting to treat with KZ ZeoZyme and Zeobac.
I am adding a measuring spoon of zeobac to 2 liters of tank water that is the mixed for 6 to 8 hours using a magnetic stir platform. I add two drops of zeobac to the mix to allow the bacteria to cook in the mix.
Current H2O parameters
S.g. 1.026 (33 ppt on the Apex)
Temp 78-79 degrees F
pH 8.2
Alk 7.9
Calcium 454 ppm
Mag 1415
ORP 247
NO3 18.9 (Hannah test)
PO4 0.56! Not a typo I am trying to lower this with the bacteria, but have added RowaPhos in a TLF PhosBan Reactor to assist.
Currently I am only dosing the ZeoBac and ZeoZyme along with Ammonium Bicarbonate to keep Nitrates from bottoming out.
Any and all suggestions greatly appreciated!

 

[mcintosh]

 

[mcintosh]

Tank moved into its final spot.
Slowly adding corals and still battling dinos AND cyano

 

[Coloradoreefer]

Beautiful tank any updates, was you able to stomp out the Dino’s and cyano?

 

[mcintosh]

The algae is under control at the moment. It is about time I do an update.

 

[savageajc]

That's a beautiful tank!

 

[mcintosh]

View attachment IMG_0134.mov

 

[mcintosh]

Center of tank

Left side of tank

Right side

 

[mcintosh]

Update,
Current tank.
Just finished a coral snow
Calcium carbonate and captiv8 Remidi8, Sponge Power and KZ CyanoClean

View attachment IMG_0138.mov

 

[mcintosh]

Tank s for an update

 

[mcintosh]

 

[mcintosh]

 

[mcintosh]

Some new photos as the tank matures and a coral list.

SPS left side to right
Milka Stylophora, Tri-color Valida, Blue and green millepora, Tidal Gardens Mythos Acropora, Forest Fire digitata, Red millepora, Bill Murray, Montipora spongodes, Hot Pink millepora, WWC Yellow Tips, TSA Afterparty, Pink Floyd, Sanjay’s Beard, Walt Disney, JF Homewrecker, PC Rainbow, Montipora setosa, Sand Dollar Porites, GSC Beerus, ARC Fireworks, Ryan’s Stag, Cali Tort, JF Fox Flame, Miyagi Tort, German Blue Digitata, Green Tort(?), BB Unicorn, TSA Strawberry Shortcake, Pink Lemonade, Garf Bonsai, Teal stag from Titan Aquatics.
LPS
Cotton Candy Torch, Hellfire Torch, Splatter Hammer, Orange Hammer, TSA Summer Rainbow Chalice, Pink Boobies Chalice, Mummy eye chalice, Goniopora
Softies
Inferno Discosoma, Candy crush mushroom,
Clams
T. Deresa, T. Maxima
Fish
Pair Lightning Maroon Clowns, Vlamingi Tang, Yellow-belly Blue Tang, Yellow, Purple, Gem, Desjardinii, Tomini Tang, Six-line Wrasse, Starry Blenny, 5 PJ Cardinals.