Tank arriving in about 1 week. Purchased from fishtanksdirect.com. Will continue to update and add pics on arrival.
Overview: After much debate, I decided to purchase the Red Sea Reefer-S 1000. With the past tank failures in mind, I opted to go with the euro-bracing and aluminum stand features to eliminate any extra stress with this experience. I currently have three different tanks and a copepod culture with 4 different types of copepods in abundance, a 13.5gal nano, 60gal fowlr, and 110gal fowlr. All three tank will be merged into one with the new build. 110 system is being sold, while I am keeping the 60gal system as a clownfish and anemone breeder and the 13.5gal nano will be for QTing coral and/or fish. I also just bought my first home as well in Forney, TX and this is going to be the home's centerpiece. Truly a dream come true for me and excited to share it with the community, especially those looking to purchase this tank.
Equipment:
Tank: Red Sea Reefer-S 1000
Skimmer: Red Sea SK 900
Lid: Red Sea DIY Net
Flow: Red Sea Reefwave 45 x2, hyyger minis x2, and will add x2 mp40s later
Lights: 3x Neptune Sky with xr30 mounts
Pumps: 2x Current USA 1900gph
UV: Classic 57watt Aqua
16oz of Turbostart 900
Ultrazero + python tube for water changes
x2 Brute 32gal trash cans with dolly
7 stage + BRS Chloramines Monster RODI
AI Prime Fuge for refugium
Cheap 200gph pump to rotate Chaeto
Aquascape:
200lbs Marco rock
25lbs Marco shelf rock
55lbs real reef rock
5 bottle of purple Coraline algae
100lbs of 1-2mm sand
lots of glue and epoxy
Livestock:
All livestock have been put through 90 days of quarantine in advance (30 days of Copper Power 2.5ppm followed by 7 days of Prazipro x2) done twice. I did this to be absolutely certain. I plan to frag and sell coral in a couple of years, along with locally sell longfin clownfish and RB anemones, so taking this extra QT was vital. All fish are fat, and the coral (mainly LPS) are in "observation" with no losses or ill effects due to double QT or moving.
All 40 of my fish get along together amazingly and many are paired. I accomplished this with proper aquascaping and great filtration/ tank husbandry. Oh, and a few returns to the fish store for some fish like a Humu trigger that we're ******s to others. No fish were harmed in making of this post!
Moorish Idol
Margined Coralfish
Copperbanded Butterfly
Longnose Butterfly
Blue Tang
Yellow Tang
Purple Tang
Orange Tang
Salfin Tang
Emperor Angel (no interested in corals, loves nori and mysis)
Regal Angel (same)
Flame Angel
Coral Beauty Angel
Flameback Angel
Aussie Harlequin Tusk
Splendid Wrasse
Cleaner Wrasse
Checkered Wrasse
Six Line Wrasse
Melanurus Wrasse
Divided Leopard Wrasse
Red Headed Wrasse
Rhomboid Wrasse
Labout's Fairy Wrasse
(waiting on a Yellowtail Wrasse)
Mexican Jawfish
Aiptaisa Filefish
Lawnmower Blenny
Golden Midas Blennyx2 Paired
Yellow watchman Gobyx2 Paired
Blue Mandarinx2 Paired
Bluethroat Triggerx2 Paired
Firefishx2 Paired
Longfin Mocha Clownfishx3 Trio
Cycling:
I will be adding the Clownfish trio and possibly the blue tang (smallest of my tangs currently) in order to do a fish-in cycle with 16oz of Turbostart 900. I test parameters daily during a cycle. After week 2, if all goes well I will begin adding fish weekly in groups of 5-6 depending on the size. I plan to introduce all tangs and my Moorish Idol the same day. My Moorish Idol is the tank boss wherever he goes. He will not attack to kill or injure, but he is highly territorial about his food and will ward off others until he realizes it is provided in abundance.
Overview: After much debate, I decided to purchase the Red Sea Reefer-S 1000. With the past tank failures in mind, I opted to go with the euro-bracing and aluminum stand features to eliminate any extra stress with this experience. I currently have three different tanks and a copepod culture with 4 different types of copepods in abundance, a 13.5gal nano, 60gal fowlr, and 110gal fowlr. All three tank will be merged into one with the new build. 110 system is being sold, while I am keeping the 60gal system as a clownfish and anemone breeder and the 13.5gal nano will be for QTing coral and/or fish. I also just bought my first home as well in Forney, TX and this is going to be the home's centerpiece. Truly a dream come true for me and excited to share it with the community, especially those looking to purchase this tank.
Equipment:
Tank: Red Sea Reefer-S 1000
Skimmer: Red Sea SK 900
Lid: Red Sea DIY Net
Flow: Red Sea Reefwave 45 x2, hyyger minis x2, and will add x2 mp40s later
Lights: 3x Neptune Sky with xr30 mounts
Pumps: 2x Current USA 1900gph
UV: Classic 57watt Aqua
16oz of Turbostart 900
Ultrazero + python tube for water changes
x2 Brute 32gal trash cans with dolly
7 stage + BRS Chloramines Monster RODI
AI Prime Fuge for refugium
Cheap 200gph pump to rotate Chaeto
Aquascape:
200lbs Marco rock
25lbs Marco shelf rock
55lbs real reef rock
5 bottle of purple Coraline algae
100lbs of 1-2mm sand
lots of glue and epoxy
Livestock:
All livestock have been put through 90 days of quarantine in advance (30 days of Copper Power 2.5ppm followed by 7 days of Prazipro x2) done twice. I did this to be absolutely certain. I plan to frag and sell coral in a couple of years, along with locally sell longfin clownfish and RB anemones, so taking this extra QT was vital. All fish are fat, and the coral (mainly LPS) are in "observation" with no losses or ill effects due to double QT or moving.
All 40 of my fish get along together amazingly and many are paired. I accomplished this with proper aquascaping and great filtration/ tank husbandry. Oh, and a few returns to the fish store for some fish like a Humu trigger that we're ******s to others. No fish were harmed in making of this post!
Moorish Idol
Margined Coralfish
Copperbanded Butterfly
Longnose Butterfly
Blue Tang
Yellow Tang
Purple Tang
Orange Tang
Salfin Tang
Emperor Angel (no interested in corals, loves nori and mysis)
Regal Angel (same)
Flame Angel
Coral Beauty Angel
Flameback Angel
Aussie Harlequin Tusk
Splendid Wrasse
Cleaner Wrasse
Checkered Wrasse
Six Line Wrasse
Melanurus Wrasse
Divided Leopard Wrasse
Red Headed Wrasse
Rhomboid Wrasse
Labout's Fairy Wrasse
(waiting on a Yellowtail Wrasse)
Mexican Jawfish
Aiptaisa Filefish
Lawnmower Blenny
Golden Midas Blennyx2 Paired
Yellow watchman Gobyx2 Paired
Blue Mandarinx2 Paired
Bluethroat Triggerx2 Paired
Firefishx2 Paired
Longfin Mocha Clownfishx3 Trio
Cycling:
I will be adding the Clownfish trio and possibly the blue tang (smallest of my tangs currently) in order to do a fish-in cycle with 16oz of Turbostart 900. I test parameters daily during a cycle. After week 2, if all goes well I will begin adding fish weekly in groups of 5-6 depending on the size. I plan to introduce all tangs and my Moorish Idol the same day. My Moorish Idol is the tank boss wherever he goes. He will not attack to kill or injure, but he is highly territorial about his food and will ward off others until he realizes it is provided in abundance.
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