My 90 gallon reef after 6 months of set-up

[JasonF]

Howdy I wanted to show off a picture of my 90 gallon that I set up in March. Enjoy!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/JasonF/DSC01258.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/JasonF/DSC01259.jpg

[Henry]

wow, very nice, why have you been hiding this. Should be up for TOM

[JasonF]

Thanks Henry. I havent been hiding it, I just wont show off a tank until I feel that it has matured enough to be shown off.

[alton]

What Kelvin lamps are those? I am guessing the wattage are 250?

[JasonF]

That is right they are 250's. Megachrome 14.5k.

[Louis]

I saw your tank on RC, very nice, makes me want to keep my 90g!

Put up some of the other pics!

Take care,
Louis

[::pete::]

Im with Louis .... more pictures!! Nice job

[gjuarez]

yeah, I saw it on RC too, I am the one that had asked about the orange cap when you were selling it. Your corals have grown a lot, and I am still loving the tank with no bracing. Godd job

[::pete::]

Gerry
Lookin' for an orange cap?

[gjuarez]

Yup. I am setting up my tank due to a friends emergency. He is moving out of town and he is giving his all his livestock to me. We are using his water and all of his liverock and the tank will be barebotton. I guess I do need an orange cap. Send me a Pm.

[JasonF]

I wish that I didnt have any orange cap in my tank. It grows too fast into the other corals. It does add alot of color though.

[Belowh20]

Wow, beautiful tank! Would you be interested in trading a piece of that green stag for a piece of a pink/purple prostrata. I can send pics.

[aquadoc]

Tank looks good. Great job! ;)

[JasonF]

You asked for more pictures so here ya go.

This one is of my turqoise T. Squamosa. It is a pretty rare find and it is a beut in person. About 6" in width.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/JasonF/DSC01262.jpg

This one is of one of my favorite corals. It has pruple and green tips. I got it as a frag with just a few branches and it has grown to about 6". It killed its neighbor seen behind it and I cannot remove the dead skeleton without harming this colony. It will overgrow it soon anyway.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/JasonF/DSC01267.jpg

Here are a couple of shots of my stag colonies. As you can tell I absolutely love stags. I am glad that the green colony finally reached the surface of the water. That makes them look really cool.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/JasonF/DSC01268.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/JasonF/DSC01269.jpg

And finally this is a shot of my tank as viewed from the left side.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/JasonF/DSC01270.jpg

[scuba_steveo]

Awesome!!!!
Great Job

[JasonF]

Thanks for the compliments. gjuarez, if you havent got an orange cap yet let me know and I will give you one.

[akm]

Whats going on behind the scenes? Ive got a 90 that Im slowly turning into an sps tank and maybe I could learn a few things from you.

[fishypets]

JasonF,

I would love to work a trade with you. Very nice tank. Shoot me a p.m. and we can work something out. I have a few sps you might like.

Clint

[gjuarez]

I am still wanting one of those. I have plans to go to San antonio in october. I will shoot you a PM as the date gets closer, hopefully you will still have it by then.
Jerry

[JasonF]

Oh. I just noticed that you live in Mcallen. You are a LONGGG ways away from Austin. Oh well, I tried! :)

[JasonF]

akm, If by behind the scenes you mean what equipment do I run then here ya go.

-Geo 612 calcium reactor (Simply the easiest to tune, best made reactor that I have ever had)
-Euro-reef CS6-2 protein skimmer (This is set to produce a wet skimate)
-Tunze Stream 6100 for flow
-Tunze return pump
-2X Giesseman Nova II HQI pendants running 250w Megachrome 14.5k bulbs
-Tunze Osmolator (IMO indespensable for creating a stable salinity)

That about covers the equipment. The tank is connected to a 30 gallon Oceanic cube containing a mating pair of H. Erectus (seahorses), and more importantly a butt load of Caulerpa Prolifera. I have never had a bit of nuisance algae in the display tank and I credit that to the refugium. I do water changes about every 3 months using Oceanic salt. I have 4 fish in the tank- a purple tang, an Ocellaris, and a mating pair of Bangaii Cardinals. I keep the temp of the tank at 78f +/- .5

I hope this answers your question, if not let me know. Jason

[JasonF]

This is my dirty tank as of tonight.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/JasonF/DSC02048.jpg

[GaryP]

Very nice Jason. I love seeing pics showing the development of a tank over time. Welcome back onto MAAST.

[Flobex]

wow!!! thats an awesome tank, the diference is amazing!