Blurp's 450L
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Blurp
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Thanks Tammy, I had the unvaluable help from my LFS, who, for very few euros/bucks, spent the whole sunday (monday was the spanish celebration of October 12 1492, "discovery" of the New World) moving buckets, LS and tanks, really unexpensive and hard work. I also gave the pals some little frags, which otherwise I should have disposed of, and a nice meal.
I might rearrange something in time, because the tank looks overcrowded and some corals are too close to each other...but after resting a while
I might rearrange something in time, because the tank looks overcrowded and some corals are too close to each other...but after resting a while
Beautiful tank !
Nowellsy SNR
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Fantastic looking tank
Blurp
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Been a long, long time since I last updated this thread....
1st, I got a Nikon D90 of my own
2nd I had an oodinium plague last october and lost all the fish but the damsels and a priolepis boreus. I waited until March to introduce any other fish in...and there came, gradually: a Leucosternon, a black ocellaris (and its corresponding malu anemone), a Chelmon rostratus, an Acreichtys tormentosus, a valenciennea strigatta and a labroides dimidiatus.
3rd, I decided that the tangs in my RSM250 had grown too much for the tank, and moved: my sailfin tang, the regal tang, another tormentosus.
4th I aknowledged that 2 tanks this size were too much work with our baby coming close, and moved: the 2 ocellaris and their stichodactyla haddoni, all corals.
5th Emma came out on April 8th
6th finally dismantled my RSM, except aragonite sand and water. Sold most LR (around 20kg) and kept the oldest rock from my nano (now sooo far)
7th with the movement, I lost some of my oldest SPS...sniff I had little time left for the aquariums and parameters got crazy....sniff, sniff. My greatest losses, green acro, green turbinaria reniformis, a couple of birds nests (seriatopora caliendrum silver)...
8th my lighting needed a change and I made up my mind to move to LEDs. Excellent decision up to now. (keep reading and see the pics)
9th I am trying to deal with high nitrates and cyano on the rocks. I went for a DIY RDSB with the aragonite from my RSM and added also a fluidized bed filter.
So here I am again, our baby, Emma, is gorgeous, she's (right today) 2 months old. My tank now is a bit in need of care, but improving. The new filters have been working for too little a time to notice any changes. My RSM is a bit sad sniff, only some molluscs are left, a rubble of sand...but pumps are still working, so water will not corrupt....
In the big tank, fish are happier than ever, LPS have also thanked the new LED fixture and started again with SPS, got a bargain for a pink damicornis pocillopora and some montipora plates. I exchanged some of the damsels for green-orange zoas and green ricordea floridas.
And here are the last pics, both showing the fish stock, and the new lighting fixture of which I am so satisfied
The sump...
The LED fixture at night...
That's all folks (for now...)
I'm thinking of adding an ATS, but still considering the benefits vs the problems. Also, I will soon move a considerable amonut of LR to the sump, and see if I can get a tank a bit more like yours more minimalistic ;D;D;D
I'll soon frag my zoas and try to build up a prairy of coloured flowers, and also the favites and try to expand more colonies of such a hardy and beautiful coral. In addition, I'm fragging already the heliopora coerulea, which grows exceptionally fast in a mountain-like shape which I like very much...well there's no more ink in my keyboard now.
Cheers
1st, I got a Nikon D90 of my own
2nd I had an oodinium plague last october and lost all the fish but the damsels and a priolepis boreus. I waited until March to introduce any other fish in...and there came, gradually: a Leucosternon, a black ocellaris (and its corresponding malu anemone), a Chelmon rostratus, an Acreichtys tormentosus, a valenciennea strigatta and a labroides dimidiatus.
3rd, I decided that the tangs in my RSM250 had grown too much for the tank, and moved: my sailfin tang, the regal tang, another tormentosus.
4th I aknowledged that 2 tanks this size were too much work with our baby coming close, and moved: the 2 ocellaris and their stichodactyla haddoni, all corals.
5th Emma came out on April 8th
6th finally dismantled my RSM, except aragonite sand and water. Sold most LR (around 20kg) and kept the oldest rock from my nano (now sooo far)
7th with the movement, I lost some of my oldest SPS...sniff I had little time left for the aquariums and parameters got crazy....sniff, sniff. My greatest losses, green acro, green turbinaria reniformis, a couple of birds nests (seriatopora caliendrum silver)...
8th my lighting needed a change and I made up my mind to move to LEDs. Excellent decision up to now. (keep reading and see the pics)
9th I am trying to deal with high nitrates and cyano on the rocks. I went for a DIY RDSB with the aragonite from my RSM and added also a fluidized bed filter.
So here I am again, our baby, Emma, is gorgeous, she's (right today) 2 months old. My tank now is a bit in need of care, but improving. The new filters have been working for too little a time to notice any changes. My RSM is a bit sad sniff, only some molluscs are left, a rubble of sand...but pumps are still working, so water will not corrupt....
In the big tank, fish are happier than ever, LPS have also thanked the new LED fixture and started again with SPS, got a bargain for a pink damicornis pocillopora and some montipora plates. I exchanged some of the damsels for green-orange zoas and green ricordea floridas.
And here are the last pics, both showing the fish stock, and the new lighting fixture of which I am so satisfied
The sump...
The LED fixture at night...
That's all folks
(for now...)I'm thinking of adding an ATS, but still considering the benefits vs the problems. Also, I will soon move a considerable amonut of LR to the sump, and see if I can get a tank a bit more like yours
more minimalistic ;D;D;DI'll soon frag my zoas and try to build up a prairy of coloured flowers, and also the favites and try to expand more colonies of such a hardy and beautiful coral. In addition, I'm fragging already the heliopora coerulea, which grows exceptionally fast in a mountain-like shape which I like very much...well there's no more ink in my keyboard now.
Cheers