Joined Club Cube 60 Gallon SPS Reef

Dashiki · Nov 30, 2013

Hi everyone,

Let me introduce my current reef tank a Deep Blue 60 rimless.

Equipment:

Deep Blue 60 rimless
29 Gallon sump

Red Sea Coral Pro reef salt
ALK - 9.5-10 Dkh
Cal - 425
Mag - 1250

Bubble Magus Curve 5 skimmer

Bubble Magus Dosing pumps
17ml of BRS 2 part daily

Little Giant 4-MDQX-SC return pump - with manifold running
2 - TLF small reactors running GAC and GFO
1 - TLF big reactor running Thrive Bio-Crush pellets

Ecotech MP40 - 50% Nutrient export mode - left wall
Ecotech MP10 - 50% Nutrient export mode - back wall

Ecotech Radion Pro - running 50% shallow reef graph

2/15/12
Tank was first setup as a seahose tank reef with 2 pairs of Ocean Rider Sunburst but food requirements and a change in my schedule for work made me move them to a better home. This was a reef with zoas and gorgs.

9/15/12
Seahorses were gone and first sps frags were taken into the reef.

Making the adjustment to sps was with some trial and error. Too much light too fast. I like the Radion but I think I will add some t5. I have a few reasons I think it would be helpful. The first is to add some Lumens and make the tank brighter the second is to fill in the shadows and reduce the pinpoint effect of LED lighting

I will post some pics of the tank through its short life.

Dashiki · Nov 30, 2013

Here are a few pics

Dashiki · Nov 30, 2013

still figuring out how to take pics of corals. mostly trial and error with a lot of error.

Dashiki · Nov 30, 2013

Current Coral list

Gorgs:
ORA Grube's gorg
Purple Candelabra - Eco-gorg
Black Candelabra - Eco-gorg
Purple Eunice - Eco-gorg
Hazel Eunice - Eco-gorg
Gold Plume - Eco-gorg

Softies
Candy apple zoas
Red Zoas - not sure on their given name
Orange three color Ricordea
Orange two color Ricordea
Blue Green Ricordea

LPS Frags:
Reef Raft Glacier Chalice
Reefgen UFO Acan
Reefgen Acan - cant remember name
Multicolor Lobo
Kryptonite candy cane

SPS Frags:
Tyree Ultimate Blue Stag
Tyree Pink Lemonade
Jesus Stag
Tequila Sunrise Millie
Rainbow Mille
Bali Tri-color
YRL's Blue Halo
ORA Pearlberry
YRL's Blueberry Lime
ORA Purple Misty
Nick's Purple Passion
Yellow/Brown Scroll
Nuclearberry
The shag
Purple poison
Frankenberry shortcake
Mystery machine
Nilbog resident
Aussie echinata
Cquarium unknown
Atl blueclover
Rasp sherbert
Shades of fall
Battle Juice
Rainbow Stylophora
and a few others

Dashiki · Nov 30, 2013

just to add to the list:

Reefraft Underwater Wonder
Battlecorals Orange Sunset millie
Indigo tipped stag

Dashiki · Jan 1, 2014

Dashiki · Jan 1, 2014

I changed the veneers on the base because I rushed and the joints looked horrible. I also finished the bluestone sill. I'm very happy with how it looks.

Dashiki · Jan 1, 2014

Current fish list:

Timor wrasse
Tail spot blenny
Candy cane hogfish

I just ordered a juv. harlequin tusk and a small tail pencil wrasse. My plan is to move the Timor to my 300dd. the Tusk will go there as well in the future but he is only 1 3/8" so I will watch him grow in the cube for a little while.

Dashiki · Jan 1, 2014

Dashiki · Jan 1, 2014

I have added to my lighting with 2 two bulb aquaticlife t5 fixtures. I loved the look of the t5 so much yesterday I ordered an 8 bulb ATI hybrid. it will be here next week I can't wait.