72 gallon Bow Front Reef Aquarium
This is my saltwater reef tank its a 72 gallon bow front, I use a protein skimmer filtration system (is there any other? lol) and a calcium reactor which has been a pain to get working right, a 1200 gallons per hour water circulation pump, a 300 watt heater and a 1/5 hp Chiller to keep the water cool in the summer.
Lighting is 48″ CORALIFE Pro HQI Metal Halide/Compact Fluorescent with 4 LED Moonlights.
Currently I have 90 lbs of live rock, 1 Blue Hippo Tang (Dory), 1 Yellow Tang (Randy), 1 Kole Tang (Brownie), 2 False Percula Clown Fish (Marlin & Nemo), 1 Cleaner Wrasse (George) 1 Pacific cleaner shrimp (Delicious), 1 Blood Red Fire Shrimp (C0cktail Sauce), 1 Red Scooter Blenny (Dobby), 3 Goby Firefish (Larry, Curly & Moe) and two Pincushion Urchins.
My soft corals are a Green Bubble Coral, Green Closed Brain Coral, Frogspawn Coral, Purple Mushroom Coral, Orange Mushroom Polyp Corals aka Hairy Mushrooms, Colt Coral, an ortment of Polyp Corals and some Xenia Colony Corals,
Hard Corals are a couple of Capricornis corals and a Cats Paw coral.
So with 600 lbs of saltwater, 90 lbs of live rock and a stand which weighs around 100 lbs in all the entire tank weighs around 800 lbs.
I have to say that running a saltwater fish tank is a lot of work especially when youre doing a 10% to 20% water change every week but its so worth it once the eco system is running smoothly. It has taught me a lot about reef life and what it takes to keep them alive.
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What is the difference between saltwater and freshwater fish aquariums?
I make sure the …
I make sure the skimmer goes-outa is facing the opposite direction than the main water intake pump.
But I still get a few micro bubbles from the algae growing in the pipes.
Hope that helps.
How do you keep the …
How do you keep the micro bubbles from your skimmer to come into your display tank?
no. get a clown or …
no. get a clown or a damsel. yellow tangs will grow to be like 6-8 inches i think. maybe longer.
You flip the …
You flip the gravity switch on
it stays down by …
it stays down by itself you retard
oh…i forgot to …
oh…i forgot to metion…ive had lots of experience with salt and fresh from 5 gallons -210 gallons. =] just tryin to everything ccorrectly this time
I would always …
I would always recommend an easy coral to take care of for a new hobbyist.
why only hardy …
why only hardy corals?….its a 96 watt light on a 10 gallon tank
what fish would u …
what fish would u recommend?
cool tank…would …
cool tank…would it be okay to have a 1 inch blue hippo tang in a 10gallon reef?….and also…what about a a yellow tang?
cool look at the …
cool look at the neon goby!! I have one too he has been in my thank for 3 years cleaning mostly my Achilles Tang and my black and white butterfly fish but I am kind worried about both of those fish and the death of my neon goby…. its been 3 years alright and the average death of neons are 2 years!!! hope to god that I have it for more years.
That is a cleaner …
That is a cleaner wrasse.
whats the name of …
whats the name of that blue and gray fish
beautiful… almost …
beautiful… almost not enough space for the yellow/blue hippo tang. still it seems like you’re doing okay. absolutely gorgeous.
how do you keep the …
how do you keep the sand down? please answer because i have a big aquarium and i thought it would be kool to have sand
It’s Nemo and Dorry …
It’s Nemo and Dorry !
very nice tank
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very nice tank
keep up the amazing work
i LOVE the names of …
i LOVE the names of your fish hahaha they’re soo perfect
HEY
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HEY
Brilliant Tank, One Of The Best I’ve Seen
Love Your Fish, There Cool
Thank you, I will …
Thank you, I will be adding more but not until I get a bigger tank.
Beautiful aquarium …
Beautiful aquarium ! Are you gonna add more fish?
no, but you need to …
no, but you need to add calcium at least weekly for hard corals
nice tank BTW
ill stick with …
ill stick with freshwater lol
How much lighting …
How much lighting would I need if I were to add 2-3 bubble tip anemone to my fish only saltwater tank that is 36gallons? I currently have a powerglo(20W) and a standard fluorescent light(17W) that came with the tank. Thanks, help would be appreciated.
right now I have a …
right now I have a 12g nano. but I want a 72g bow, reef, once I get older, in like 6 or 7 years, so its still a while away