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Tx Medic
Mon, 1st Sep 2014, 10:24 PM
I am new to MAAST but not to the hobby. I'm from Beaumont and recently I upgraded from a 29gallon to a 75 gallon with a 20g long sump. I built my own stand and sump and used all dry live rock that I bleached and then cycled in a brute trash can for 3 weeks before setup. I started the tank on the 22nd of august and my parameters leveled out on the 28th so I added my clowns the next day. All way going well when last night I was moving rocks in my 29 when I dropped one and cracked the side glass and had to immediately move everything to my 75g. So far everything is looking great just tested water and nitrates are up just a hair but its looking good.
equipment:
75gallon oceanic no center brace corner overflow tank. Craigslist special $325
20gallon long sump
85Lbs rock
125Lbs sand topped with live sand running a 4" deep sand bed
eshopps psk-75 skimmer will be upgraded later
mag 7 return
hob refugium with cheato
brs single reactor running carbon will switch to gfo later and run the carbon in the sump

Livestock:
1 occelaris clown
1 snowflake occelaris
1 firefish
1 green chromis want to add a couple more
1 blue spot goby
1 neon goby
1 cleaner shrimp
1 peppermint shrimp
1 emerald crab
2 feather dusters

Corals:
multiple zoa's and Paly's
acan
3 candy canes one might not make it had lots of algae on it so I dipped it and it turn out so well
2 lobo brains
1 scoly
favia
couple chalice
green toadstool leather.
teal maze brain
couple hammers

Tx Medic
Mon, 1st Sep 2014, 10:25 PM
here is a shot of the whole tank

Dean
Mon, 1st Sep 2014, 10:29 PM
Looks great! Welcome to MAAST.

Tx Medic
Sat, 27th Sep 2014, 08:40 PM
The tank is doing great had a little battle with phosphates and hair algae but got it under control.