My 72 Gallon Bowfront Saltwater Mixed Reef Aquarium

This a picture of the tank when it was first established in September 2006. The tank was at this time going through the cycling process. There was only some damsels and a starfish in it.


This picture was taken 6 months later in March 2007. It was well stocked and doing great!

This picture was taken another month after the previous one in April 2007. I added another 50 pounds of Fiji live rock to make it look fuller.

Then a couple weeks later I had a terrible parasite breakout, and it killed all the fish. I let the tank run empty for 6 weeks, then added a few fish. This picture was taken in June 2007. I also added a sump underneath, and added an overflow box with a return pump.

Here is a picture of the sump underneath the stand that serves as the filtration system. Inside is the skimmer and heater.

I took this picture on July 3, 2007. I added some aragonite to the bottom to bring back the white and cover up that shell. I also painted the overflow box and added a different painted PVC return diffuser