lhuynh's 750 Red Sea Reefer XXL

[lhuynh]

This will be my journal for my journey back into saltwater aquariums after a 15+ year break. Bought this tank used and got it setup back in December, but I've been traveling SOOOO much, I've just had it running without much of a chance to add any livestock. I ultimately want a mixed SPS/LPS mainly tank, but given I've never really done the coral thing, I'm sure I'll learn some lessons along the way.

Some photos to get started. I'm messing with the aquascaping after I took these photos b/c I have a couple of big flat marco reef rock pieces I want to try and integrate. I hate my changes so far, Will post new photos when I get to something I like again.

I'm also getting my frag QT and fish QT setup going, and will need to get some starter frags to get me going. I'm super anal about that stuff b/c of my PTSD with Ich. Here it goes...

 

[Newjack]

sweet looking set up. are those the Red sea LES’s also?

 

[lhuynh]

They're the AI Hydra 26 that I think came with the Red Sea Deluxe setups.

sweet looking set up. are those the Red sea LES’s also?

 

[Coral reefer]

Where are you located?

 

[lhuynh]

I'm in Berkeley.

Where are you located?

 

[ashburn2k]

You got the tank from Nelson?


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[JVU]

I have the same tank and love it. I hope you will too.

 

[thanh510]

Super jealous! Definitely a good looking tank!


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[MolaMola]

Welcome! That tank has awesome dimensions.

 

[lhuynh]

Yes, I got it from Nelson

You got the tank from Nelson?


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[sfsuphysics]

Nelson had that tank? Geeze, if he'd ever get a tank journal going with regular updates...

 

[boun11]

I'm in Berkeley.

I am in Berkeley too. I have some starter frags that I can give you to test out your tank.

 

[Coral reefer]

I am in Berkeley too. I have some starter frags that I can give you to test out your tank.

And I need to meet up with boun so I could bring you some stuff too probably. Unless you make it out to sf at all...

 

[boun11]

And I need to meet up with boun so I could bring you some stuff too probably. Unless you make it out to sf at all...

Yes, Mike. I was in your area to help Conrad moves a tank but had to rush back because of my son basketball game.

 

[Coral reefer]

Yes, Mike. I was in your area to help Conrad moves a tank but had to rush back because of my son basketball game.

No worries. I meant if the OP was ever in sf. But you too lol

 

[Solitaryensis]

I am in Albany and can pass along some starter corals as well


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[lhuynh]

@boun11 @Solitaryensis @Coral reefer

Thanks for the offers. I'll definitely take you up on it. I just got my frag QT setup, so need it to cycle, which I think will be fast b/c I'm using live rock.

@Coral reefer I do make it out to SF on occasion and certainly my partner is in the city quite a bit (the startup life).

 

[ashburn2k]

I work in Berkeley and can bring you some starters too.


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[lhuynh]

Been a while since updating this. Moved around rock. I let the algae run its course a bit and was brutally ugly. Did a water change and finally cleaned glass, scrubbed a few rocks. Algae seems to be less aggressive after that. Going to get a refugium going soon. Only one firefish in the tank right now, and it never comes out! Have some fish in QT and a few frags in QT. Really need to add some more into QT. This Covid word has slowed things down!

 

[thanh510]

Cool
Scape!


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