75 gallon reef tank

tbrown · Jan 9, 2022

A couple pics of the Top Shelf order that arrived. It was a day late and two bags were popped but I only had two losses.

tbrown · Jan 9, 2022

I had a seemingly healthy goni she'd almost all its polyps and skin. 3 polyps are still there and hanging on!

The Cousin It is looking pretty. I was worried for a while because it's kind of ugly...

tbrown · Jan 15, 2022

So my sixline disappeared the other day (I fear death as it's not in my overflow or sump) which is sad. However, with him gone my ceriths laid eggs the other day and I see about 6,000 little white dots cruising around where the eggs appear to have hatched last night. Free CUC! Also, my margaritas laid eggs last night as well. We'll see if I get any freebies.

tbrown · Jan 17, 2022

So I was just told by my wife that the new tank is not coming in the house. She said we'll set it up in the garage as a frag tank and start farming coral frags. I've already got two bubblegum digitata frags ready, 2 rainbow stylophora frags ready, and 5 or 6 red digitata frags ready. I can also have several monti frags of different colors (SBB Lime Chili, Sparkler, Aquaman; TSA Mystic Sunset) and a couple of Neon Green Lepto frags ready anytime. I've got a nice purple stylophora and some spongodes that are ready to give me a couple of frags as well. When the tank is ready I'll have to build or buy some racks.

tbrown · Jan 17, 2022

Forgot to add the link!

Frag Build - My 110 Lobster Build!

Ok, so it's not going to actually have lobsters in it, but it used to! This is going to be a slow build probably but I decided it's time to start the thread. I got a Marineland ML24 110 gallon lobster tank for free! It's finally at my house. I started leak testing and found that there is...

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tbrown · Feb 4, 2022

So I've been battling a little bit of a hair algae problem. Trying to get it under control. I'm pretty sure when I added Chaeto a couple of weeks back my phosphate bottomed out. I need a better phosphate test, but mine is showing 0... I also lost a couple of my Gonis and an alveopora recently, possibly because of this?

Cousin It goni

Green Alveopora

Green Grab Bag Goni in front

tbrown · Feb 6, 2022

So should I start another build thread for my new tank? My supervisor just texted and asked if I want a 15 gallon BiOrb for free.

Three options here:
1. Say no (my wife already said yes so not really an option)
2. Let my daughter have it for a guppy tank
3. Let my daughter start a saltwater tank

tbrown · Feb 6, 2022

tbrown · Feb 8, 2022

Just brought home a Tomini Tang. Super excited. Sad news though....

My wife decided I'm not setting the 110 up after all now that I fixed the leaks and test ran everything. She says I have to set up one of the 125s in the house then after it cycles start tearing down the 75.... I knew I took too long getting it done.

tbrown · Feb 13, 2022

Got some corals coming from TSA on Tuesday!

Goaway · Feb 14, 2022

I was looking at the live sales yesterday. I just can't get myself to buy frags anymore. I am now looking for some nice colonies. I know corals.com and pacific ocean have some. Just not what I want right now.

tbrown · Feb 19, 2022

So the Cousin It appears to be gone completely, but I was looking yesterday and there are two little tiny polyps popping up on the other green one again! It's not dead. I'm so excited!!!!

tbrown · Feb 20, 2022

A couple more beauties from Shane over at SBB Corals coming soon!

tbrown · Feb 20, 2022

Reeftide corals coming soon!

tbrown · Feb 21, 2022

So once I get the shipment of corals coming next Tuesday I will have 57 different corals (plus a few more duplicates). The good news is I've started shopping for the 125. I went ahead and got a UV for it, have the heater and controller, a couple of lights, and the tank. We've started shopping for the sump, so hopefully the new build starts soon!

tbrown · Mar 2, 2022

A couple of the SBB Corals I got yesterday. Settling in nicely!

tbrown · Mar 3, 2022

So the middle stick (Purple Haze Tenuis - beginners supposedly) bleached and massive polyp bailout this morning. Tuesday it was doing good once introduced into the tank, Wednesday it was good and had decent PE in the evening when I was home (not nearly as good as the other frag of Purple Haze - not pictured, but still decent) and today it has maybe 5 or 6 polyps. No evidence of RTN or STN, just looks like polyps bailed!

tbrown · Mar 7, 2022

Alright! The new (to me) 15 gallon BiOrb is at work waiting for me. Unfortunately I'm out in the field all day so no pictures.

On a good note with the 75 - all my corals were fat and happy when I went to bed last night.