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BryansReefing History

Ive now been in the

hobby for four years.

My only current tank

is the 180 gallon

mixed reef being

featured in the

article.

My hobby

experience has alsoincluded a 75 gallon

soft coral reef, and a

150 gallon zoanthid

propagation system.

Tank Summary and History

Four years ago, after snorkeling on a Florida vacation I knew what I wanted. After returning home, I walked into

a local fish store, and said I would like to start a salt water tank. The lady asked me if I ever had a fresh water

tank, and I replied no. She told me that I would never be able to make it work. I told her I would like the 75 gallon

tank anyway and whatever I needed to set it up. I was sent home with an under gravel filter, bags of crushed

coral, and a bag of salt. After six months I had a nitrate factory full of hair algae, and I almost shut it down.

As my frustration was building, I happened to come across someone who had been in the hobby for a while, and

I got some good advice. I then read every book, and magazine I could get my hands on.

The under gravel filter came out, and in went a sand bed, 150 lbs of live rock, sump, protein skimmer, and

phosphate media.

Several months later, my rock was covered in coralline algae, and I began adding soft corals over the next two

years. My frustration was replaced with a passion for reef keeping that only those of us in the hobby could

understand.

Last summer I set up this 180 gallon tank, and I moved everything over from my previous system. For the last 10

months I have been adding SPS corals a little at a time and removing my soft corals. This has been a wonderful

experience, and education. I look forward to the challenges, and rewards from setting up a completely SPS

dominated tank.

this issueBryans 180

Gallon

Mixed Reef

Tank

ssueNo .

2ndQuar ter

2008

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Equipment

The sump is a 30 gallon breeder equipped with a Euro Reef RS 180 protein skimmer and Phosban media reactor.

I have several different types of macro algae, and red mangroves in the refugium for added phosphate removal.

For flow I am using 2- Koralia 4s, 1- Maxi Jet 1200 with sure flow modification, 1- Seio 620, and a Mag 7 for a

return pump. The tank is turning over approximately 30 times an hour.

The tanks lighting consists of Aqua Medic Pendants firing 250 watt, double ended, 14,000K Phoenix bulbs, and 4

65 watt power compact bulbs in 460 nm, and 50/50 spectrums.

Springfield-Decatur, Illinois Reef Club Est. 2008 2008 SDIRB. All Rights Reserved

SDIRB 2008. All rights reserved


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Message from SDIRB

Red/OrangeZoanthids

Besides regular daily maintenance and observations, the tank is

maintained simply with regular monthly water changes. Calcium,

Alkalinity, and other trace elements are maintained with periodic doses

of ESV B-Ionic two part solution.

This piece is an aqua

cultured frag of four polyps

purchased 18 months ago.

BryansAcknowledgments

More than half of my

corals were purchased

as a result of

aquaculture. I feel this

is very important to

help sustain our reefs,

and I want to thank

those of you that

practice propagation.

I also am very

pleased to see a

company like Reef FX

come to the Decatur

area. Dewayne and

his family offer great

service and some

beautiful coral.

Blue Bottle Brush

Congratulations Bryan on being the very first tank honored by our

club. We wish you all the luck and success in your continued

endeavors throughout the hobby. Youre an inspiration to us all.

-SDIRB Admins, Mods, and Members

Husbandry/Maintenance

This is one of my favoritepieces that I recentlypurchased from ReefFX

Livestock

Fish:

1 Powder blue Tang

1 Sebae Clown

1 Tomato Clown

10 green Chromis

1 Diamond watchman Goby.

Inverts

Various turbo snails

Peppermint Shrimp

Blue and Red Legged Hermit Crabs

Purple Tip Anemone1 Brittle Star

SPS Coral

Montipora digitata (Purple, Orange, and Blue)

Montipora Caps (Various Colorations)

Green Acropora sp.

Acropora Tort (Purple and Green)

Bottlebrush (White and Blue Tipped)

Birdsnest (Pink and Purple)

Staghorn (Purple Tipped)


Bryans SDIRB TOTQ Thread

Log on and chat with Bryan about his aquarium on the SDIRB website.

www.springfieldillinois.reefbuilders.com

Visit the Tank of the Month Forum



Editor

Acknowledgments

SDIRB would like tocommend the followingbusinesses in theirsupport of the SDIRBTank of the Quarter:

ReefFXDecatur, Illinois(217) 872-7222

Thank you ReefFX!

Johnnys Reefing

ExperienceNormal, Illinois(309) 451-3647

Thank you Johnny!

Polyp/Colony Corals:

Zoanthids

-orange

-pink

-green

-blue green.

Bright Green Star Polyps

LPS Coral

Green trumpets

Candy Cane Coral (Tan and Green)

Euphylia

Soft Coral

Mushrooms (Purple and Green)

Ricordia Florida (Purple and Pink)

Kenya Tree

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