We’ve recently completed a full restoration of a 400 gallon saltwater aquarium in New York.

First, we replaced old fluorescent lights with LEDs.

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Then we pumped most of the water out of the tank.

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After that, it was time to jump in the tank and remove live rock and catch all the fish.

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The next day we pumped the remaining water out of the tank, removed sand and cleaned the inside of the tank. We let the tank dry completely for a couple of days and than we started the process of sanding the walls of the aquarium in order to remove all scratches. This was a very long process, as the tank had a lot of very old and deep scratches.

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When all scratches have been removed, it was time to polish the tank.

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The next step was to put new sand and live rock, which has been previously cleaned, in the tank.

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After two weeks of hard work, the tank looked brand new!

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Now it was time to fill up the tank with salt water and wait for it to clear up.

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It took a few days for the water to get 100% clear.

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After about 2-3 weeks of cycling the tank was ready for the starter fish. We added a small school of Monos followed by a pair of Squirrelfish.

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A few weeks later we added another batch of fish – Passer Angelfish, Picasso Triggerfish, Tomato Clownfish and some more Squirrelfish.

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Our full restoration project has finally come to an end. This was the biggest project we’ve ever done and we couldn’t have been any happier with the final result – brand new looking and very healthy aquarium!

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Fish Stats

Description

The Yellow Tang is one of the most popular and desired saltwater fish. It has a beautiful disc-shaped, bright yellow body with large dorsal and anal fins and a slightly extended snout. It has a sharp white razor near the tail, which it uses during fights or to establish itself over other fish. When catching your tang, be careful that you do not tangle these spines in the net and damage them.

The Yellow Tang is a resident of the central and western Pacific, but it’s only common around the Hawaiian Islands.

The Yellow Tang is an active swimmer and spends most of its time grazing on algae. It is a good choice for helping control undesirable algae, like Bryopsis, Derbesia, and Entermorpha, that is common in home aquariums.

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Feeding

The Yellow Tang should be offered a diet high in vegetable matter, such as spirulina algae, nori, romaine lettuce and broccoli. It should be fed several times daily as it has a high metabolism. Its beautiful yellow color will fade if given an insufficient diet.

Compatibility

The Yellow Tang can be aggressive toward fishes it perceives as competitive. Tangs can be particularly intolerant of other surgeonfishes, small angelfishes, rabbitfishes, or any other species that is similar in color, shape, or behavior. It is best to keep one Yellow Tang per aquarium. You may be able to keep more than one in a larger aquarium, but all fishes must be introduced simultaneously.

The Yellow Tang is reef safe, but it can occasionally nip at the tissue of stony and soft corals.

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The Yellow Tang makes a beautiful addition to both reef and fish-only aquarium. Besides being beautiful, it is very hardy and easy to keep and serves a useful function in the reef tank by feeding on some harmful algae species.

Reef Bar Aquarium Services has recently completed the rebuilding of this 1000-gallon aquarium and its entire filter system.

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The live rock was covered in Aiptasia, so we’ve previously removed all the rock out of the tank for treatment. A few weeks later the live rock was ready to go back into the aquarium.

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The entire tank has been thoroughly cleaned and all the green algae removed from the walls of the tank, making it look brand new once again.

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At the end we added some new colorful fish, which has definitely brightened up this tank.

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The Blue-spotted Angelfish, aka Blue-spangled Angelfish, is a blue fish with a striking yellow tail. It’s front part is gradually covered with lighter blue dots to which the angelfish owes its name. The dots tend to merge at the fish head so it makes it more lighter at the front. It is highly appreciated among angel-lovers due to its complex and incredible coloring.

The Bue-spotted Angelfish originates mainly from Philippines and can grow up to 14 cm long. It is preferable to keep it in approximately 125+ gallon water well-established tank with places to hide. The Bluespotted Angelfish also requires a couple of live rocks to graze. It may be combined with other non-aggressive aquarium mates as it also usually has a calm character, unless spotted with fishes of the same size or of a same kind. It may eat hard corals, soft corals, stony corals, etc.

At home the Blue-spotted Angelfish can eat diatoms, as well as spirulina and other angelfish preparations. Frozen shrimp and other meaty nutrients can be also added into the fish diet. The Blue-spotted Angelfish must be fed at least three times a day.

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The Gold Spotted Rabbitfish, aka the Gold Spotted Spinefoot, normally lives in the reefs of the Coral Sea. Their whole body is of a brown color with a lot of striking golden spots. Blue color can be also observed on their body. What’s interesting about fish is that even its eyes have these golden spots so that its eyes are not recognisable against its golden camouflage.

This species requires about 110-gallon+ aquarium. Normally they are calm and friendly, but can become a bit active and even aggressive when kept with other Rabbitfish. The Gold Spotted Rabbitfish Foxface may be housed as a pair for another Rabbitfish, or with fish which has more aggressive character. In the moment of danger they can easily freak out other fish by lifting their dorsal spines that are very sharp and make the fish look dangerous. Don’t forget to be careful while messing with Rabbitfish as it may also sting you while disturbed.

As for Rabbitfish diet, it must include many fresh vegetables and different types of algae. You should also keep an eye on this fish as it may eat certain types of soft and even hard coral polyps.

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