This 250g reef tank started in November 2005. The initial livestock came
from my previous 55g reef tank.
The major part of the display tank is a community reef, including fish,
corals, invertebrates, live rock, and live sand. There is also a partition
1/3 of the way on the left side (which allows water to cross but prevents
large animals from switching sides). The smaller section holds seahorses,
which share much of the maintenance requirements of reef fish (and thus can
share water), but which thrive better in their own section (because they
prefer low current, low light, and are such slow hunters that they might
starve in a tank with fast, aggressive fish).
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250g system
- 192g display (66"x28"x24")
- 40g refugium (36"x15"x16"")
- 40g sump (36"x15"x16")
2x250W 10K Metal Halide
2x60" VHO Actinic White
3 SCWDs (6x2 = 12 returns)
ASM G-4 skimmer (Sedra 5000)
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I originally imagined that I would design
a custom (multi-level!) tank system of my own, but without any building
experience I decided it was wiser to get professional help with my first
major system. This tank was built by Nemo
Marine Systems in San Jose, CA.
(Brazilian Seahorse)
Hippocampus reidi
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(Copperband Butterfly)
Chelmon rostratus
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(Coral Goby)
Gobiodon okinawae
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(Cubical Boxfish)
Ostracion Cubicus
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Firefish Goby
Nemateleotris magnifica
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Flame Angel
Centropyge loriculus
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(Flounder)
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(Neon Goby)
Elacatinus oceanops
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Ocellaris Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris
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Psychedelic Mandarin Dragonet
Synchiropus splendidus
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Purple Tang
Zebrasoma xanthurum
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Spotted Mandarin Dragonet
Synchiropus picturatus
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(Sunburst Seahorse)
Hippocampus erectus
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(Sunburst Seahorse ponies)
Hippocampus erectus
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(Zebra-snout Seahorse)
Hippocampus barbouri
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(Antler Coral)
Pectinia alcicornis
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(Bird's Nest Coral)
Pocillopora damicornis
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Branching Frogspawn Coral
Euphyllia paradivisa
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(Bubble Coral)
Plerogyra sinuosa
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(Button Polyps)
Zoanthus sociatus
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Colonial Polyps
Parazoanthus gracilis
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Disk Coral
Fungia sp.
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Green Zoo
Zoanthus sp.
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Hammer Frogspawn Coral
Euphyllia parancora
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Hawkin's Blue Acropora
Acropora echinata
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(Miami Orchid Staghorn)
Acropora sp.
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Moon Brain Coral
Favites sp.
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(Octopus Frogspawn Coral)
Euphyllia divisa
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Plate Coral
Montipora capricornis
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(Pocillopora)
Pocillopora sp.
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(Rose Millepora)
Acropora Millepora
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Star Polyps
Pachyclavularia violacea
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(Tort Staghorn Coral)
Acropora tortuosa
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(Turquoise Acropora)
Acropora sp.
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Velvet Horn Coral
Hydnophora microconos
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Astraea Turbo Snail
Astraea tecta
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(Atlantic Sea Cucumber)
Holothuria floridana
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Bristleworm
[Polychaeta]
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Cerith Snail
Cerithium sp.
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(Cleaner Shrimp)
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Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit Crab
Clibanarius tricolor
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Emerald Crab
Mithrax sculptus
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Feather Duster
[Unknown sp.]
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(Feather Star)
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Glass Anemone
Aiptasia sp.
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(Horseshoe Crab)
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(Maxima Clam)
Tridacna maxima
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Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata wurdemanni
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(Queen Conch)
Strombus gigas
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(Red Sea Star)
Linckia multifora
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Red-footed Snail
[Unknown sp.]
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(Sand-sifting Starfish)
Astropecten polycanthus
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Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab
Paguristes cadenati
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(Sea Hare)
Aplysia juliana
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Serpent Sea Star
Ophioderma appressum
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Shield Limpet
Scutus unguis
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(Tube Anemone)
Cerianthus sp.
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White Sponge
[Unknown sp.]
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(Bonzai Ogo)
Gracilaria sp.
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Brown Leafy
[Unknown sp.]
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Brown Net
[Unknown sp.]
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Bubble Algae
Valonia ventricosa
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Caulerpa
Caulerpa taxifolia
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Club Bubble Algae
Valonia aegagropila
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Feather Hair Algae
Bryopsis sp.
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Green Leafy
[Unknown sp.]
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Green Round Leafy
[Unknown sp.]
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Hair Algae
Derbesia sp.
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(Sea Lettuce)
Ulva lactuca
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