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
2x60" VHO Actinic White 3 SCWDs (6x2 = 12 returns) ASM G-4 skimmer (Sedra 5000) |
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.
Newest Photos |
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Antler Coral Pectinia alcicornis September 20, 2010 |
Antler Coral Pectinia alcicornis September 17, 2010 |
Hawkin's Blue Acropora Acropora echinata May 29, 2010 |
Disk Coral Fungia sp. May 29, 2010 |
Newest Videos |
![]() Video: 320x240 317K avi (3 seconds) (or: 640x480 4.5M mpg) Bubble Coral Plerogyra sinuosa July 3, 2009 |
![]() Video: 320x240 597K avi (4 seconds) (or: 640x480 6.4M mpg) Ocellaris Clownfish Amphiprion ocellaris May 24, 2009 |
![]() Video: 320x240 1.1M avi (9 seconds) (or: 640x480 13M mpg) Colonial Polyps Parazoanthus gracilis May 24, 2009 |
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