My 130D

marine281 · 12-20-2008, 09:39 PM

Just got finished transfering the contents of my nano reef over to the new tank. Was up till 5am doing it, don't know where the time went!!

Just gotta connect the chiller & sump now, and its all done (hardware stores weren't open in the middle of the night and I need some more piping)

yay

PEMfish · 12-20-2008, 10:23 PM

I have herd those are nice- for nanos.

Reefmack · 12-20-2008, 11:05 PM

Great to see you finally got a cabinet! Are you putting the sump in the cabinet? Looking good - keep us posted on how it goes!

redseareef · 12-21-2008, 03:45 AM

looks great! Right next to the bed? YOU ARE BRAVE!!!!!!LOL!

marine281 · 12-21-2008, 05:32 AM

Yeah, I share the house with 4 other people, so my room is the only place for it.

Found a cabinet at another store, the one i got the tank from changed their story from "the old cabinets won't fit the new tank" to "there are no old cabinets now either..." oh well, its set up now!

Sump is in the cabinet, i'm using the chiller attachment with a z pipe on it as an overflow, then pumping the return back through the chiller to the tank. Might get the cabinet fan kit i think, get a bit more air moving around in there.

Water has cleared up nicely, and all the critters seem to be happy. Open brain coral has taken to the change very well, zoas are still hiding though.

Reefmack · 12-21-2008, 09:34 AM

More pictures!

marine281 · 12-28-2008, 10:56 AM

Couple of new photos, have found a few hitchhikers on some LR rubble I got, the coral in the first photo has a hard body and expands slightly once the lights are on, not a great deal though.

The second is of some kind of tube worm, not the best shot, these tanks are tricky to photograph! They live inside the tubes in the pic & stick their heads out to feed, shy little guys though. They are black & look almost fluffy when fully extended, will try to get better shots.

Reefmack · 12-28-2008, 11:12 AM

Interesting hitchhikers - that's one of the best parts about this hobby (as long as they're not pests). No idea what that first one is - maybe if it grows more that'll help ID it. Nice shrimp too!

marine281 · 12-29-2008, 04:41 AM

A few new additions today, have been in the tank for about 4 hours now, and have opened up nicely.

My clowns have been busy checking out the torch coral, hopefully they will move in to sleep, as they are currently spending nights half way up the tank in the back right corner. they don't seem to like the new substrate, bit too heavy for them to dig a hole in..

Reefmack · 12-29-2008, 05:55 PM

Very nice additions. Do you know what the first two are? They almost look like acans, but I'm not really sure at all. Third one a Favia? In fact the only one that looks really familiar is the Euphyllia species - torch or frogspawn type.

marine281 · 12-29-2008, 08:18 PM

I'm not sure either, the first 3 were being sold as open brains, no idea on the first one, the 2nd looks like an acan, and the 3rd a favia.

Reefmack · 12-29-2008, 09:15 PM

Whatever they are they look good!

marine281 · 12-30-2008, 05:44 AM

Few more new tankmates today, can't wait to get back to work, spending waaay to much while i'm on holidays

There was a bristle worm on my starfish, not sure who was eating who, or if the worm just figured he'd move in and get taken to where the food was.

pair of maori gobies

Pair of yellow coral gobies

Reefmack · 12-30-2008, 07:30 PM

Very nice additions marine281! The Maoris resemble my green clown goby. Neat little fish as are the yellow ones. Hopefully the bristleworm was just hanging out on the star for a free ride.

marine281 · 01-03-2009, 10:26 AM

I had one of those lil green guys in my big tank years ago, and knew them as green clown gobys too, but the guy fish store was calling them maori gobys- although, he wasn't the brightest spark i've ever met

Here are some shots from feeding time tonight:

Still trying to work out how to take good shots through the glass.. tis a challenge!

Looking at getting an U/W water housing made up for one of my cams for diving, so that would make things nice & easy

12-20-2008, 09:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
marine281 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 187 View Gallery Karma Komment	My 130D Just got finished transfering the contents of my nano reef over to the new tank. Was up till 5am doing it, don't know where the time went!! Just gotta connect the chiller & sump now, and its all done (hardware stores weren't open in the middle of the night and I need some more piping) yay

12-20-2008, 10:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
PEMfish Manta Ray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 3,048 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 130D I have herd those are nice- for nanos. __________________ Paul `EM My new 48" reef chronicle; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html My new planted; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-planted.html# Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

12-20-2008, 11:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,132 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 130D Great to see you finally got a cabinet! Are you putting the sump in the cabinet? Looking good - keep us posted on how it goes! __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

12-21-2008, 03:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
redseareef RS Sponsor Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: L.A. California Posts: 1,357 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 130D looks great! Right next to the bed? YOU ARE BRAVE!!!!!!LOL! __________________ I DELIGHT IN WEAKNESS, IN INSULTS, IN HARDSHIPS, IN PERSECUTIONS, IN DIFFICULTIES. FOR WHEN I AM WEAK, THEN I AM STRONG 2Corinthians 12:10 So, God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind.......... Genesis 1:21 Why would God put a forbidden tree in the Garden of Eden? Why would God allow Satan to tempt Eve? Wouldn't it have been better had God not placed this tree there and there where no opportunity for temptation? But how would God know you truly loved him unless you had a choice? How would God know you truly wanted to obey him unless you had a choice?

12-21-2008, 05:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
marine281 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 187 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 130D Yeah, I share the house with 4 other people, so my room is the only place for it. Found a cabinet at another store, the one i got the tank from changed their story from "the old cabinets won't fit the new tank" to "there are no old cabinets now either..." oh well, its set up now! Sump is in the cabinet, i'm using the chiller attachment with a z pipe on it as an overflow, then pumping the return back through the chiller to the tank. Might get the cabinet fan kit i think, get a bit more air moving around in there. Water has cleared up nicely, and all the critters seem to be happy. Open brain coral has taken to the change very well, zoas are still hiding though.

12-21-2008, 09:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,132 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 130D More pictures! __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

12-28-2008, 10:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
marine281 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 187 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 130D Couple of new photos, have found a few hitchhikers on some LR rubble I got, the coral in the first photo has a hard body and expands slightly once the lights are on, not a great deal though. The second is of some kind of tube worm, not the best shot, these tanks are tricky to photograph! They live inside the tubes in the pic & stick their heads out to feed, shy little guys though. They are black & look almost fluffy when fully extended, will try to get better shots.

12-28-2008, 11:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,132 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 130D Interesting hitchhikers - that's one of the best parts about this hobby (as long as they're not pests). No idea what that first one is - maybe if it grows more that'll help ID it. Nice shrimp too! __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

12-29-2008, 04:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
marine281 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 187 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 130D A few new additions today, have been in the tank for about 4 hours now, and have opened up nicely. My clowns have been busy checking out the torch coral, hopefully they will move in to sleep, as they are currently spending nights half way up the tank in the back right corner. they don't seem to like the new substrate, bit too heavy for them to dig a hole in..

12-29-2008, 05:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,132 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 130D Very nice additions. Do you know what the first two are? They almost look like acans, but I'm not really sure at all. Third one a Favia? In fact the only one that looks really familiar is the Euphyllia species - torch or frogspawn type. __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

12-29-2008, 08:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
marine281 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 187 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 130D I'm not sure either, the first 3 were being sold as open brains, no idea on the first one, the 2nd looks like an acan, and the 3rd a favia.

12-29-2008, 09:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,132 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 130D Whatever they are they look good! __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

12-30-2008, 05:44 AM	#13 (permalink)
marine281 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 187 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 130D Few more new tankmates today, can't wait to get back to work, spending waaay to much while i'm on holidays There was a bristle worm on my starfish, not sure who was eating who, or if the worm just figured he'd move in and get taken to where the food was. pair of maori gobies Pair of yellow coral gobies

12-30-2008, 07:30 PM	#14 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,132 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 130D Very nice additions marine281! The Maoris resemble my green clown goby. Neat little fish as are the yellow ones. Hopefully the bristleworm was just hanging out on the star for a free ride. __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

01-03-2009, 10:26 AM	#15 (permalink)
marine281 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 187 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 130D I had one of those lil green guys in my big tank years ago, and knew them as green clown gobys too, but the guy fish store was calling them maori gobys- although, he wasn't the brightest spark i've ever met Here are some shots from feeding time tonight: Still trying to work out how to take good shots through the glass.. tis a challenge! Looking at getting an U/W water housing made up for one of my cams for diving, so that would make things nice & easy

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