New to me 65 in my house!!

[MuralReef]

Not really a build so much as a move and rebuild. So far all of my salt tanks have been at school this one was at school in the deans office but he never had time for it so he told me to take it back! The only downside is that it is in my sons room since the wife didn't want it in the living/dining room. It is a standard 65 with a glass holes overflow. I need a new skimmer since all it currently has is an old Red Sea Berlin HOB in the sump. It has a 4 bulb T-5 HO light. I need to replace the bulbs since I am not even sure how old they are. I have 2 black ocellaris clowns currently in a 10 gallon until the water clears. I added new sand in the tank and sump. I think they should be good to go tomorrow.

 

[Cherub]

very nice congrats

 

[Jetman357]

Looks great man!

 

[TheRealChrisBrown]

Going to have a theme to it? Looks like it is off to a good start!

 

[Andrew_bram]

Don't forget to pee in it Mike

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[MuralReef]

Thanks guys! There won't be a theme. I already have a pair of black ocellaris clowns in there. No need to pee since it was an established tank. I will be getting some peppermints to take care of the aiptasia problem I inherited. It's really about what the kid wants and I'll just sit back and enjoy having a tank at home.

 

[SynDen]

about time!

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

Up next... The 120?


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[MuralReef]

Up next... The 120?


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Love to get on that but I need to have a new sub panel installed for that and the basement and it's not in the list of priorities.

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

Love to get on that but I need to have a new sub panel installed for that and the basement and it's not in the list of priorities.

I know how that feels for sure!


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[MuralReef]

Update: Got a rainbow nem a while back from Nemesis and decided to add some corals from last weeks DBTC. Got some great stuff and a huge purple digi today from BDK1786. Also got a great piece of ORA Blue Voodoo from Bryan. Things are looking up. I did have an issue with my skimmer today when I noticed it was going crazy. A chunk of goo had fallen off of the side of the neck into the skimmer and overflowed the cup back into the tank. No worries though I did a water change and cleaned the skimmer and all is well.

 

[MuralReef]

Oh and got a nice hammer from Jodi at school! View attachment 10347 View attachment 10347 View attachment 10348 View attachment 10349

 

[MuralReef]

So I am thinking of adding little fish. I would like a variety of smaller ones. I have no idea what to add. What do you guys think?

 

[Cherub]

School of Helfrich's firefish. Hawkfish. Jawfish

 

[Balz3352]

School of firefish would be cool or cardinals.

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

Love firefish, cardinals are good too. Gotta have clowns for sure. Maybe a chorus wrasse?

 

[MuralReef]

I have been thinking about a blue spotted jawfish and a hawkfish. I know they are simple but I like the long nosed hawkfish. I also like the geometric hawkfish. I am also thinking about some blennies and gobies. Not sure on the firefish and cardinals. I do like the smaller blue cardinals.

 

[SynDen]

I would honestly recommend against the blue spot. They dont generally do well in most reef tanks as they actually need lower temps to be kept long term. They can do alright at higher temps but generally only last about a year or so as a result. Pearlys on the other hand do well in groups, dont mind higher temps and are generally more out in the open compared to other jawfish.
If you really want to keep a bluespot long term you should aim to keep the tank around 72

 

[MuralReef]

Good to know! Thanks Angel.

 

[MuralReef]

Just did some maintenance on the tank and I added the new Orphek Ocean. I am running the acclimation program. Considering its size this thing definitely throws some light!

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