SYED's 300 Gallon Reef tank - 2011 - (Saudi Arabia Reefer)

syedjilani wrote:Hi Guys,

I know it is little late to start my 300G thread on Marine Aquarium Society of the UAE (MASUAE). Any way here we go........

I will post every post from the begging. Plans, some work has done, some is on the way, a lot is coming time by time. Stay tuned……

Little Back Ground
My name is Syed and I have been addicted by Life under the Sea. After 15 years of freshwater tanks I decided to take the plunge into saltwater in 2001 and built, my first reef Aquarium in Bangkok – Thailand.

When I move to Saudi Arabia in 2004, the addiction of Marine life was very strong, which forced me to start again a Reef Aquarium. So in August 2007 I started again 120 G Aquarium.

27th August 2007
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In January 2010 I decided to upgrade my 120G to 300G Starfire custom-made. My current tank is 145cm x 41cm x 52cm custom-made with internal overflow box including a lot of gurgle and vortex sound. Lol…, which I sort out last year with playing with Ball valve.

First two years I was completely fail to keep SPS and LPS. Only able to keep Leathers zoos and mushroom. Last November a friend of mine force me to start SPS again, maybe this time I will get good luck and will able to keep them survive. Staghorn and stylopora coral.

Re-aquascaping in left side of the aquarium to place them.
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I took some colonies of Bird Nest, Pocillopora, montipora, Purple and Green Acropora.

SPS on the place.
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My current system is very simple. No calcium reactor until today, and will not in future because I am too much happy with Randy Holmes Two Part recipe for dosing calcium and alkalinity. But I keep space in my sump for Calcium Reactor in case.

After six months, I realized that this time I got good luck and able to keep SPS.

April 2010 - Left side
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Current Tank:

My current tank and equipment.
Lighting: 1 x 400W MH 10K.
2 X 150W MH 20k.
4 x Actanic Blue T5.
1 x Fuji Purple T5.
3 x VHO.
Protein Skimmer: Weipro SA2014 with Atman AT105.
Return Pump: Atman AT106.
Canister filter: ROWAphos 50grm - Activated Carbon 300grm.

syedjilani wrote:After 12 days I opened it and leave it as it is until fish get out by itself.... in this time period I made heavy feeding with different kind of food.

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syedjilani wrote:Now the guy moved out and swimming with out knowing what has happen with him and his new tank mate.....

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syedjilani wrote:The are behaving like they know each other before I introduce them in my DT......

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syedjilani wrote:Some new addition.... HR your will like this...

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syedjilani wrote:He put his crown on his head and without taking out his sword swimming with his new tank mate........

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syedjilani wrote:A most aggressive guy in the tank..... Even he doesn't know what has happened with him....

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syedjilani wrote:Some new addition... Ahmed Gift this beautiful creature as gift....and hoping it will do it's best in my tank....

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syedjilani wrote:I am feeding three time a day.... have to wake-up early in the morning to feed it with chopped shrimps....

Feeding time..

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syedjilani wrote:

syedjilani wrote:I am feeding three time a day.... have to wake-up early in the morning to feed it with chopped shrimps....

Feeding time..

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syedjilani wrote:It overdue to update my thread... so here it goes....

Some new Addition

Blue Eye Royal Dottyback (Pictichromis dinar) . In acclamation process... added two of them..
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syedjilani wrote:Got beautiful creature....

Aqua, see man, how is that..

Lamarck's Angelfish (Genicanthus lamarck) In acclamation process... got only one
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syedjilani wrote:I keep them in QT for very little time. they were very healthy...... for safety point of view I keep cleaner wrasse with them, in cause of white spot....

Used hamster box to a fish acclimatization..... :$
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syedjilani wrote:My tang world....Yellow tang is getting pig...

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syedjilani wrote:Here it goes.... i love you my Yellow tang. :* :inlove:

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syedjilani wrote:Another new addition... a pair of Scopas tang...

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syedjilani wrote:Another beautiful creature.... tell me some more blenny, beautiful like that.... want to add some more like this..

Midas Blenny (Ecsenius midas)
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syedjilani wrote:This guy is trying to **** my Maxima clams.... but I love to have this one in my tank.... what you guys says???

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syedjilani wrote:Yah,,,,,.....

Here is the story. This guy is turning in to male.... I got four of these, two of them died last year... the remaining two hold both island for their territory..... from last four months one of them is start turning in male. The tail in turning orange yellowesh....

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syedjilani wrote:My Anthies....

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syedjilani wrote:Lamarck's Angelfish (Genicanthus lamarck). This guy is doing excellent.... love to have more of theses kind of angles...

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syedjilani wrote:Some new addition.... Green Button polyps...

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syedjilani wrote:Red monti.... it's called growth.....

April 2011
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August 2011
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syedjilani wrote:Orange Digitata.... see the growth and color....

September 2010
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October 2010
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December 2010
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January 2011
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May 2011
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August 2011
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syedjilani wrote:Some new addition... a frag of Blue Stage horn.

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syedjilani wrote:Part of Left Island...

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no place to add single piece of small frag...

syedjilani wrote:Some more of Left Island.

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syedjilani wrote:Here is, hos the tank looks like from the left....

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Do you thing i can add more....frags.. or any small colony of SPS... looking for some NPS corals to place under the shaded areas.... any suggestion...??

syedjilani wrote:Left to right...

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syedjilani wrote:Right Island.... need more work to look better.. I added some new frags here... it will take time to fill empty area.... Took out bird nest, it was taking very big space.... anyway how it's looks like...

Some rocks in front are still visible..... it will take time...man...



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syedjilani wrote:Another shot from Right glass...

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syedjilani wrote:Yes I know HR will ask this......here it goes for you.

It was in June 2011
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[size=150]August 2011[/size]
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syedjilani wrote:My lovely Yellow tank..

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syedjilani wrote:And al last All in one, Full tank shot.... I got 38 fishes and 5 shrimps. but nothing visible.... I think need more...

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syedjilani wrote:Yes Of course I will.....

I am starting my new system. 180 x 80 x 60cm H. crystal glass tank. I will try my best to post all update when it occur.