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240 gallons reef tank (mostly live coral and fish) - reef

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State: California
Country: United States
Description: TANK -Glass 240 gallon tank, dimensions 8' x 2' x 2' PUMPS -T-4 Velocity - Titanium main pump. -Loc-line return nozzles for adjusting flow inside tank. -4 Powerheads (3 with high flow propeller modifications) -Float switch integrated into power supply to prevent overflows. -Pump for refugium. SUMP AND REFUGIUM -EV-180 Protein skimmer -Acrylic sump with bulkheads and plumbing to refugium, skimmer and tank. Approx. size is ~55 gallons. -Acrylic refugium - complete with 65W compact flourescent light, pump for water movement, live sand and macroalgae. Approx. size is ~20 gallons. LIGHTING AND HEAT -2 x IceCap 660 VHO ballasts -8 x 4' VHO bulbs -Timers for lighting. -65W compact fl. light on sump. -300W Titanium Heater
Advice: dont listen to store employess(especially wal-mart),they are just in it for the money more often than not.A fish forum is your best bet for info.
Fish Kept: FISH -Diamond watchman goby -Neon blue goby -Yellow watchman goby -Black,Green,and Yellow clown gobies -Court jester goby -Hi fin red banded goby -Yellowhead jawfish -Mandarin and Green Dragonetes -Coral beauty. -Blue-green chromis (3). -6-line Wrasse. -Vlamingi tang (+14") INVERTS -Black sea cucumber -hermit crabs (various sizes). -20~30 Nassarius snails. -Tiger pistol shrimp (10) ANEMONES -Sebae Anemone -Bulb Anemone -Long Tentacle Anemone -Haitian Reef Anemone -Condy Anemone -Carpet Anemone -Curlique Anemone -Flower anemone -
Corals/Plants: ROCK AND SAND -400 plus lbs of tonga, mashall island, vavavu live rock i had flown into me from the islands -600 lbs. of live sand: 4 sand grain mixes CORALS -Over 6 varieties of mushroom corals, 50~70 in total. (Blue, red, green, red w/ blue spots, striped, bumpy). -Large kenya tree (Capnella) coral frags (15~20). -Several varieties of polyps (including green star). -Large pavona (Cactus) metallic green coral. -Small pink leather coral. -Large green sinularia coral. -Galaxea coral -Fungia green - Zoanthids -Brain coral -Chalice Coral Echinophyllia -Montipora Confusa -Green birdnest -Green milli -Purple rim cap -Blue monster -Blue tip stag -Green Ricordea Polyps -Acropora horrida -Bottlebrush Acropora Turaki -Green Acropora Austera -Micromussa -Acanthastrea -Pink Eyed Acanthastrea Lordhowensis -Chaetomorpha and Caulerpa macroalgae
Tank Size: 240 gallons
Quote: "use the force"

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Your tank is the bomb. Its huge. Thanks for the detail info. I love your goby and mandrin selection. fish avatar

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