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.
![](/a/Brazilian Seahorse/t/dsc00518_136x102.jpg)
(Brazilian Seahorse)
Hippocampus reidi
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![](/a/Copperband Butterfly/t/dsc00645_136x102.jpg)
(Copperband Butterfly)
Chelmon rostratus
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![](/a/Coral Goby/t/dsc02041_136x102.jpg)
(Coral Goby)
Gobiodon okinawae
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![](/a/Cubical Boxfish/t/dsc03247_136x102.jpg)
(Cubical Boxfish)
Ostracion Cubicus
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![](/a/Firefish Goby/t/dsc00649_136x102.jpg)
Firefish Goby
Nemateleotris magnifica
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![](/a/Flame Angel/t/dsc02858_136x102.jpg)
Flame Angel
Centropyge loriculus
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![](/a/Flounder/t/dsc02825_136x102.jpg)
(Flounder)
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![](/a/Neon Goby/t/dsc06414_102x136.jpg)
(Neon Goby)
Elacatinus oceanops
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![](/a/Ocellaris Clownfish/t/dsc06422_136x102.jpg)
Ocellaris Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris
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![](/a/Psychedelic Mandarin Dragonet/t/dsc05527_136x102.jpg)
Psychedelic Mandarin Dragonet
Synchiropus splendidus
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![](/a/Purple Tang/t/dsc00646_136x102.jpg)
Purple Tang
Zebrasoma xanthurum
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![](/a/Spotted Mandarin Dragonet/t/dsc06259_136x102.jpg)
Spotted Mandarin Dragonet
Synchiropus picturatus
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![](/a/Sunburst Seahorse/t/dsc02985_136x102.jpg)
(Sunburst Seahorse)
Hippocampus erectus
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![](/a/Sunburst Seahorse ponies/t/dsc01236_136x102.jpg)
(Sunburst Seahorse ponies)
Hippocampus erectus
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![](/a/Zebra-snout Seahorse/t/dsc05522_136x102.jpg)
(Zebra-snout Seahorse)
Hippocampus barbouri
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![](/a/Antler Coral/t/dsc05441_136x102.jpg)
(Antler Coral)
Pectinia alcicornis
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![](/a/Bird's Nest Coral/t/dsc02879_136x102.jpg)
(Bird's Nest Coral)
Pocillopora damicornis
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![](/a/Branching Frogspawn Coral/t/dsc05550_136x102.jpg)
Branching Frogspawn Coral
Euphyllia paradivisa
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![](/a/Bubble Coral/t/dsc01417_136x102.jpg)
(Bubble Coral)
Plerogyra sinuosa
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![](/a/Button Polyps/t/dsc05437_136x102.jpg)
(Button Polyps)
Zoanthus sociatus
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![](/a/Colonial Polyps/t/dsc02468_136x102.jpg)
Colonial Polyps
Parazoanthus gracilis
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![](/a/Disk Coral/t/dsc02880_136x102.jpg)
Disk Coral
Fungia sp.
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![](/a/Green Zoo/t/dsc02467_136x102.jpg)
Green Zoo
Zoanthus sp.
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![](/a/Hammer Frogspawn Coral/t/dsc05742_136x102.jpg)
Hammer Frogspawn Coral
Euphyllia parancora
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![](/a/Hawkin's Blue Acropora/t/dsc02882_136x102.jpg)
Hawkin's Blue Acropora
Acropora echinata
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![](/a/Miami Orchid Staghorn/t/dsc06271_136x102.jpg)
(Miami Orchid Staghorn)
Acropora sp.
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![](/a/Moon Brain Coral/t/dsc02875_136x102.jpg)
Moon Brain Coral
Favites sp.
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![](/a/Octopus Frogspawn Coral/t/dsc06252_136x102.jpg)
(Octopus Frogspawn Coral)
Euphyllia divisa
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![](/a/Plate Coral/t/dsc05750_136x102.jpg)
Plate Coral
Montipora capricornis
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![](/a/Pocillopora/t/dsc00847_136x102.jpg)
(Pocillopora)
Pocillopora sp.
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![](/a/Rose Millepora/t/dsc05764_136x102.jpg)
(Rose Millepora)
Acropora Millepora
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![](/a/Star Polyps/t/dsc01423_136x102.jpg)
Star Polyps
Pachyclavularia violacea
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![](/a/Tort Staghorn Coral/t/dsc07540_102x136.jpg)
(Tort Staghorn Coral)
Acropora tortuosa
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![](/a/Turquoise Acropora/t/dsc00843_136x102.jpg)
(Turquoise Acropora)
Acropora sp.
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![](/a/Velvet Horn Coral/t/dsc02556_136x102.jpg)
Velvet Horn Coral
Hydnophora microconos
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![](/a/Astraea Turbo Snail/t/dsc02633_136x102.jpg)
Astraea Turbo Snail
Astraea tecta
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![](/a/Atlantic Sea Cucumber/t/dsc02728_136x102.jpg)
(Atlantic Sea Cucumber)
Holothuria floridana
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![](/a/Bristleworm/t/dsc03334_136x102.jpg)
Bristleworm
[Polychaeta]
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![](/a/Cerith Snail/t/dsc04574_136x102.jpg)
Cerith Snail
Cerithium sp.
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![](/a/Cleaner Shrimp/t/dsc04319_136x102.jpg)
(Cleaner Shrimp)
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![](/a/Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit Crab/t/0000-blue-leg-hermit2_162x86.jpg)
Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit Crab
Clibanarius tricolor
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![](/a/Emerald Crab/t/dsc05333_136x102.jpg)
Emerald Crab
Mithrax sculptus
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![](/a/Feather Duster/t/dsc06289_136x102.jpg)
Feather Duster
[Unknown sp.]
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![](/a/Feather Star/t/dsc02330_102x136.jpg)
(Feather Star)
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![](/a/Glass Anemone/t/dsc06276_136x102.jpg)
Glass Anemone
Aiptasia sp.
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![](/a/Horseshoe Crab/t/dsc04401_136x102.jpg)
(Horseshoe Crab)
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![](/a/Maxima Clam/t/dsc06278_136x102.jpg)
(Maxima Clam)
Tridacna maxima
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![](/a/Peppermint Shrimp/t/dsc04605_136x102.jpg)
Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata wurdemanni
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![](/a/Queen Conch/t/dsc00365_102x136.jpg)
(Queen Conch)
Strombus gigas
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![](/a/Red Sea Star/t/dsc00539_136x102.jpg)
(Red Sea Star)
Linckia multifora
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![](/a/Red-footed Snail/t/dsc03293_136x102.jpg)
Red-footed Snail
[Unknown sp.]
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![](/a/Sand-sifting Starfish/t/dsc03343_136x102.jpg)
(Sand-sifting Starfish)
Astropecten polycanthus
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![](/a/Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab/t/dsc06232_136x102.jpg)
Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab
Paguristes cadenati
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![](/a/Sea Hare/t/dsc05761_136x102.jpg)
(Sea Hare)
Aplysia juliana
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![](/a/Serpent Sea Star/t/dsc03333_136x102.jpg)
Serpent Sea Star
Ophioderma appressum
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![](/a/Shield Limpet/t/dsc02249_136x102.jpg)
Shield Limpet
Scutus unguis
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![](/a/Tube Anemone/t/dsc06275_102x136.jpg)
(Tube Anemone)
Cerianthus sp.
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![](/a/White Sponge/t/dsc00878_102x136.jpg)
White Sponge
[Unknown sp.]
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![](/a/Bonzai Ogo/t/dsc00864_136x102.jpg)
(Bonzai Ogo)
Gracilaria sp.
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![](/a/Brown Leafy/t/dsc04598_102x136.jpg)
Brown Leafy
[Unknown sp.]
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![](/a/Brown Net/t/dsc04591_136x102.jpg)
Brown Net
[Unknown sp.]
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![](/a/Bubble Algae/t/dsc00870_102x136.jpg)
Bubble Algae
Valonia ventricosa
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![](/a/Caulerpa/t/dsc00024_136x102.jpg)
Caulerpa
Caulerpa taxifolia
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![](/a/Club Bubble Algae/t/dsc02256_102x136.jpg)
Club Bubble Algae
Valonia aegagropila
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![](/a/Feather Hair Algae/t/dsc01477_102x136.jpg)
Feather Hair Algae
Bryopsis sp.
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![](/a/Green Leafy/t/dsc01899_136x102.jpg)
Green Leafy
[Unknown sp.]
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![](/a/Green Round Leafy/t/dsc06290_136x102.jpg)
Green Round Leafy
[Unknown sp.]
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![](/a/Hair Algae/t/dsc00869_136x102.jpg)
Hair Algae
Derbesia sp.
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![](/a/Sea Lettuce/t/dsc01918_136x102.jpg)
(Sea Lettuce)
Ulva lactuca
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