My 90 gal reef setup

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akskirmish

akskirmish

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Well here is a little update on my reef-Decided to move it from my 33 gal long setup to the current 90 gal-

Since the pics a huge watchman goby,
4 turbo snails of decent size,
3 emerald crabs-2 green 1-black
3 blue/green chromis,
3 hermits
And some weird purple fish have been added to the tank...But anyhow here is what it looks like....I will get some new pics later today...
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What coral do you have in there? What lighting? It looks like you have some high light demanding species there.
 
I will get all the names of the corals(or macro pics of them all) today and post them either later tonight or in the morning (my time for ya)-When I first set this up-I wasn't so interested in it and just started buying stuff and did not pay attention to names of things-Since someone else was maintaining it-I didn't feel the need-Although I feel damn ignorant now a days.....But want to learn all about this stuff and have a basic idea of what I do have in there-Just dont know them all-So I will get that info you-

As far as lighting goes-Nothing special their right now-
Just a nova extreme with 4-54 watt T5-Ho's and AGA basic light strip that has three 24 watts bulbs in it-
(will be stepping up to a 700 watt or better outer orbits setup) unless you recommend something a bit different before I spend the money on that lighting.....

But I will look through my books and get the names of everything for ya......


Thanks for takeing alook....
 
You actually do have a nice collection of corals--don't be embarassed!

The ones in the 1st pic are non-photosynthetic sun corals & must be fed.
The 2nd one is an open brain & also likes to be fed meaty foods.
3rd is also a type of brain but prefers high light.
5 & 6 are nice zoanthid colonies, low maintence.
Not sure what 7 is.
8 are snake polyps, actually a type of zoanthid (Whatch them at night, when they open--really cool).
Not sure about 9.
10 are green star polyps, low maintence.

I suggest getting at least 6 T5 bulbs across your tank--that's all I have. Get rid of the rest. How old are the bulbs?
 
Pufferpunk;1957488; said:
You actually do have a nice collection of corals--don't be embarassed!

The ones in the 1st pic are non-photosynthetic sun corals & must be fed.
The 2nd one is an open brain & also likes to be fed meaty foods.
3rd is also a type of brain but prefers high light.
5 & 6 are nice zoanthid colonies, low maintence.
Not sure what 7 is.
8 are snake polyps, actually a type of zoanthid (Whatch them at night, when they open--really cool).
Not sure about 9.
10 are green star polyps, low maintence.

I suggest getting at least 6 T5 bulbs across your tank--that's all I have. Get rid of the rest. How old are the bulbs?
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#6 is suppose to be a big colony of xenia
The one above the star polyps is suppose to be some kind of plate coral according to my LFS-

Just T5's huh-No halides-
I basically want to get to a stage in this like your tank in the long run....So whatever I'm going to need I will get-I know you said thats all you have-Just want to make sure I wont need more down the road or something....
I do have a few more corals that I will be posting pics of once I get them....But from what I have been told is that they are also a low maitnence....

The first guy-(sun coral) has been getting zoo plan along with the open brain-
Should I be feeding the open brain something a bit different.....I heard ya say meaty-But what do they prefer and how big of pieces....

Really appreciate this help...
 
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