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 assortment 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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Thank for the …
Thank for the comment.
I actually had just added some new substrate the day before I shot this video.
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmHey i love your …
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmHey i love your tank. how do you keep your sand nice and sparkly
Good job man!
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmGood job man!
Cool tank
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmCool tank
I’m getting live …
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmI’m getting live rock for .75/lb It’s called tufa and I believe it’s the smartest way to go.
awesome to ba u …
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmawesome to ba u count put a redtail catfish in it
holey shi
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmholey shi
well live rock do …
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmwell live rock do cost around 8 dollars per pound and he seem to have like 200 pound of it in there…that would cost like 1.7k already….but 8k hmmm Lol
Bought the best of …
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmBought the best of everything.
If you have spent …
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmIf you have spent $8,000,00 on building that tank you must be doing something wrong!
that yellow tang is …
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmthat yellow tang is like ” lets swim to this corner now this corner now this corner now this corner oops just pooped a little
Lol, Ill give you …
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmLol, Ill give you the 411 in a personal message sometime tonight including answers to your other questions, but mostly its the tank, sump, water cooling system and calcium reactor that cost the most.
8000.00 bucks in it …
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pm8000.00 bucks in it so far??? holy hell!! where is the money at? how much are those fish? EEEK!!!
Its not over …
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmIts not over crowded at all… I dont know what you are talking about.
no its not
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmno its not
Oh around $8,000.00.
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmOh around $8,000.00.
not to be too …
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmnot to be too personal or anything but what was the total cost
Thanks for the …
Thanks for the comment.
They have been going strong like this for almost 2 years now. What is it that over crowding does?
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmover crowded
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmover crowded
There are two types …
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmThere are two types of shrimp in that tank one is a Cleaner Shrimp, that’s the one with the white strip down its back, and a Fire Shrimp that’s the one with red all over.
what shrimp was …
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmwhat shrimp was that called
omg its looks like …
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmomg its looks like im diving lol good video
nice tank, I love …
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmnice tank, I love that regal tang
I got a sand …
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pmI got a sand sifting star two days ago.. Dont see much of a difference thou.. He always buries himself in the sand.
My sand does the …
My sand does the same thing but also has red algae, Ive been thinking about getting some sand sifting stars to see if they can make a difference.
Hope that helps.
December 28th, 2009 at 5:31 pm