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This is how the original tank started out.

This tank was also the home of the male Green Wolf Eel when I first got him. He didn't bother anything or anyone, although he was clumsy with the carpet anemone (he got stung a few times). When I tried to put the small clown in the tank the eel kept trying to get him. So I decided he needed to go. Too bad I decided that AFTER I already put the 200 pounds of rock in the tank! It was more than fun trying to catch him!...Yeah, sure it was.

May 24, 2000 - I've completely re-arranged this tank. Hopefully I'll have a few photos of it up soon!

55 Gallon Tank Residents

Fish

1 Amphiprion percula (Common Clownfish, True Clownfish)
2 Zebrasoma flavescens (Yellow Tang)
1 Zebrasoma scopas (Brown Tang, Scopas Tang)
1 Centropyge loriculus (Flame Angelfish)
2 Labroides dimidiatus (Cleaner Wrasse)
2 Synchiropus splendidus (Mandarinfish)
1 Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (Purple Sea Urchin)
1 Black/White Urchin with blue spots and an orange center

Anemones

1 Carpet Anemone (Pink with Green and White stripes)
1 Tropical Atlantic Anemone (Pink)
Various Mushroom Anemones
1 Flower Anemone

Polyps

3 clusters Zooanthus pulchellus (Green Button Polyps)
4 colonies Clavularia viridis (Green Star Polyps)

Sea Mat

2 colonies Palythoa sp. (Blue Sea Mat)

Fiji Rock

1 colony (Orange Fiji Rock)

Leather Corals

1 Sarcophyton trocheliophorum (Common Toadstool, Mushroom Leather)
1 cluster Lobophytum crassum (Cabbage, Flower, Lettuce)
4 Sinularia dura (Flower Leather, Fancy Flower)
4 Lobophytum (Finger Leather)

Soft Corals

1 Sinularia sp. (Mauve Finger)
1 Cladiella sp. (Colt Coral - Brown)

55 Gallon Tank, Substrate, Filtration and Lighting

Tank

55 gallon All Glass Aquarium

Lighting

2 48 inch double strips by Perfecto
2 Marine-Glo strips in the back
2 Power-Glo strips in the front

Filtration

Penguin Bio-Wheel 330

Protein Skimmer

Big Mombasa

Circulation

3 powerheads

Substrate and Structure

About 25 pounds medium crushed coral
About 70-80 pounds of live and base rock

55 Gallon Photos

Some photos of the 55 Gallon tank.

Early setup.

A random shot of a few things living in the tank.

Close-Up

Sally Light Food Crab.

Close-Up

Here was (I think it got eaten) my Sally Light Foot Crab.

45 Gallon Tank

I transferred the contents of the 55 gallon tank to a 45 gallon.

This actually works better as 45 gallons are 18 inches deep, allowing for more structure to be set in place.

45 Gallon Tank Residents

New Coral

Euphyllia parancora (Hammer/Anchor Coral)
Some Brain Corals
Euphyllia paradivisa (Frogspawn Coral)
Gorgonia
Removed Carpet Anemone
Tubastrea micrantha (Sun Coral - Black)

45 Gallon Tank, Substrate, Filtration and Lighting

New Tank

45 gallon All Glass Aquarium

New Lighting

This setup allowed for power compact lights, allowing more wattage in the system and more coral.

New Filtration

350 Deluxe Magnum Pro 60 Bio-Wheel

Protein Skimmer

Big Mombasa

Circulation

3 powerheads

Substrate and Structure

About 25 pounds medium crushed coral
About 20-30 pounds of live and base rock

45 Gallon Photos

Some photos of the new 45 Gallon tank.

The new structure and lighting allowed for some really great new corals!

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