My 180, 1 year later...

[ReefMon]

Here's what my 180 looked like when it was first set up last November...

Now, 1 year later....

 

[ChrisRD]

Wow, that's awesome!

Are the Racoon Butterfly and the Flame Angel behaving themselves with all those coral polyps around?

 

[King Jason]

Spectacular, do you have a website showing all your equipment, live stock, etc?

 

[Yellotang]

Pictures are not comming up

 

[Yellotang]

Nevermind, now they are. Awesome tank. The SPS is whats saving your corals with the Racoon right?

 

[fish tales]

Thats some good growth It looks darn good. How about some more pics?
Jeff

 

[Vixyswillie]

Awesome growth - beautiful tank! Yes... do post more pics and tell us more about your tank setup, etc.

 

[ReefMon]

Thanks all!!!

Are the Racoon Butterfly and the Flame Angel behaving themselves with all those coral polyps around?

I have a deal with the Flame, if he screws up, I'll take him straight back to PetCo where I rescued him

I've had the raccoon (to take care of majano's) for over a year now, first 11 months in the 90, now 3 months in the 180. So far he's never looked at anything other than them and frozen shrimp. (keeping fingers crossed...)

give us the stats & specs

Oceanic 180 with custom split braces
3 x 400 watt Iwasaki 6500K's on PFO MH ballast
2 72" Actinic VHO's on Icecap 660
12" custom built Formica lined oak canopy w/ 3-4" fans
Iwaki MD 55 return into 2-¾" seaswirls
6 Maxi Jet 1200 PH's (4 on a Redsea waver maker)
40 gal Perfecto glass sump
Canreef beckett skimmer on a Mak4
Dual Chamber CA Reactor
500# Southdown sand
160# Fiji rock
½ HP chiller

Prams:
SG: 1.026
Temp: Winter 79-81 Summer 81-84
Alk: 10-12 dkh (always needing to boost with B-ionic & kalkwaser)




How's this for growth?

12-16-02



Happy Reefing!
Glenn R

 

[kevinpo]

Very nice accomplishment! Keep up the good work.

Regards,
Kevin

 

[tazdevil]

Congrats on a very successful tank! 8)

 

[Vixyswillie]

That growth is astounding - WOW!!

 

[Reef Guy11]

Wow that is very nice. love the tank. Hey when your ready the Frag let me know i would be intrested in buying or maybe trading some corals okay.

 

[Anonymous]

So, tell me a little more about the raccoon and your mojanos. I have a major problem with mojanos. Did he go for them right away? Has he given any of your other fish trouble?. Does he seek and destroy them, or kind of casually nibble when there is no other food? I understand they are a gamble with corals, but that is a risk I may take.

 

[teeljay]

what a great tank....beautiful!

 

[Michelle50]

Very nice tank!! I can only cross my fingers and hope mine is half that nice someday. Glad your hardwork has paid off for you.

 

[Michelle50]

Very nice tank!! I can only cross my fingers and hope mine is half that nice someday. Glad your hardwork has paid off for you.

 

[Anonymous]

Great tank. That is some impressive tank. Best of luck.

 

[ReefMon]

So, tell me a little more about the raccoon and your mojanos. I have a major problem with majanos. Did he go for them right away? Has he given any of your other fish trouble?. Does he seek and destroy them, or kind of casually nibble when there is no other food?

My Raccoon was originally placed into my 90 reef that was literally 90-95% overrun with majanos (they were covering the back & side glass, return piping, and completely blanketed the rock). When I added him he immediately started attacking them with gusto. Within a month or 2 it was almost impossible to find any majanos in the tank.

I added him into my 180 about 6 weeks ago, again within minutes he was attacking the majanos with gusto!

They have started to return in the 90, as it seems there is no way for the raccoon to totally remove the anemone for the crevices of the rock.

As far as any other option, there is nothing other than physically removing them one by one, as they seem to be virtually indestructible as kalk,
NaCo3 and acid injections seem to just humor them!

As for bothering the other fish, he seems to be OK, but can be a bit of a PIA at times...

HTH
Glenn R