a little info on my set up. I started out with just little live rock and a few fish. I was never planning on going over to reef, let alone sps/lps. I started my tank March of 2007. I was running my 75 gal with PC bulbs, coralife, a wet dry, with a rio skimmer. around Nov 2007 I decided to upgrade my lighting fixture to A T5 nova extreme by Current. I started with a few softies but wanted to give myself a bit more of a challenge. So I decided to jump right into Sps I think Jan of 2008 I started to pick up a few pieces of sps. I was still running a wet dry. I was able to keep most alive with very minimal growth. April of 2008 we lost power for about 13 hours and I lost 80% of my live stock. I almost called it quits. I decided to give it another go and started restocking my tank first with fish and then with coral again. on Oct of 2008 I moved from bloomfield over to hillseide, where I currently live. I took that opportunity to upgrade my filtration, with the help of Kris from ocean gallery. He made me my sump which I think is so amazing. so here are some specs of my current setup along with some photos from about when I started to where I currently am with the hobby. Enjoy and please let me know what you guys think!!!
CURRENT TANK SPECS
75 GAL TANK
CURRENT NOVA EXTREME T5 8X54 WATT, (I ONLY USE SIX BULBS AND I DID A DIY MOON LIGHT IN THE FIXTURE)
30 GAL SUMP
TWO LITTLE FISH PHOS REACTOR
ASM G1X PROTINE SKIMMER FUGE WITH FIJI MINERAL MUD AND CHEATO AND 2 MANGROOVES
12" CURRENT PC BULBS OVER FUGE
MAG 12 RETURN PUMP
2 KORALIA #4
1 KORALIA #3 DIY KALK DISPENSOR
PINPOINT PH MONITOR
AND HERE ARE THE PHOTOS
IN THE BEGINING AROUND MAY OF 07
THIS IS RIGHT AROUND NOV 07 WHEN i PICKED UP MY T5 FIXTURE
SOME OF MY FRAGS FROM WHEN I STARTED
A MIX OF FEW SOFTIES WITH SOME FRAGS
THIS IS FROM OCT OF 2008 WHEN I MOVED OVER TO HILLSIDE
MY SUMP
AROUND FEB 09
AND THIS IS NOW
CURRENT TANK SPECS
75 GAL TANK
CURRENT NOVA EXTREME T5 8X54 WATT, (I ONLY USE SIX BULBS AND I DID A DIY MOON LIGHT IN THE FIXTURE)
30 GAL SUMP
TWO LITTLE FISH PHOS REACTOR
ASM G1X PROTINE SKIMMER FUGE WITH FIJI MINERAL MUD AND CHEATO AND 2 MANGROOVES
12" CURRENT PC BULBS OVER FUGE
MAG 12 RETURN PUMP
2 KORALIA #4
1 KORALIA #3 DIY KALK DISPENSOR
PINPOINT PH MONITOR
AND HERE ARE THE PHOTOS
IN THE BEGINING AROUND MAY OF 07
THIS IS RIGHT AROUND NOV 07 WHEN i PICKED UP MY T5 FIXTURE
SOME OF MY FRAGS FROM WHEN I STARTED
A MIX OF FEW SOFTIES WITH SOME FRAGS
THIS IS FROM OCT OF 2008 WHEN I MOVED OVER TO HILLSIDE
MY SUMP
AROUND FEB 09
AND THIS IS NOW