My 29 gal reef

R.yumaDaddy? · 04-27-2006, 06:34 PM

Hello RS folks, this is my 29 gal Jaubert style system (no skimmer or sump). I started it in August of 2005, so less than a year setup. but the sand bed was from a friend's broken down tank of 3 years. So i got a huge break there. It has around 50lbs of live rock(i think?). I run two small powerheads and an airstone to add some sweet random-like turbulance. Lighting is 3x 65wt PC's. As for corals im getting close to the limit w/ 35 or so different sp.'s. Ill give a list later on. fish are : hippo tang (ich magnet), yellow matchman goby, and 6line wrasse. inverts: cleaner shrimp, blood shrimp, and one fuzzy crab id love to feed to a mantis shrimp (constantly Flips, knocks, pushes corals over). not sure how i can catch him, any sug's? I'm a firm beliver in the importance of water changes, i do 10 gals weekly, allways, so theres no need to supplement anything IMO. Plus im lazy so i rarely test anything. Please feel free to ask ANY questions or add ANY comments.

Gina · 04-27-2006, 07:13 PM

Wow! Nice set up!
As far as catching the crab. Some people have had success with putting a piece of shrimp into a glass and place it in the tank in such a way that the crab can go in but not crawl back out. Slightly tilted.
Good luck catching him.

R.yumaDaddy? · 04-27-2006, 07:50 PM

I need an application for the crab hater's club. Can't wait to post its death

Witfull · 04-28-2006, 03:42 AM

looking good yuma ( i just cant call you daddy~)

send completed application and a donation to "Send Witty to the Bahamas Fund" and you will be in CAE Society...lol

R.yumaDaddy? · 04-28-2006, 03:45 AM

thanks fellow late-niter karma 2 ya

billyr98 · 04-29-2006, 08:39 PM

Tank is looking very nice...

Woodstock · 04-30-2006, 08:17 AM

Looks great! Does that airstone create much salt creep? A hippo tang?? I see an upgrade in your near future

R.yumaDaddy? · 05-01-2006, 01:24 PM

I went to a glass cutter and had a full length / width piece cut w/ 1/2 inch to spare. Then i used a regular plastic ummm... tank thingy? to custom fit the wires n hose threw and I'd say I clean a quarter size fleck off every two weeks. I love the hood design because it doesn't have that annoying baffle to block out light and I have almost zero evaporation.
As for the the tang I realize it is only a temporary thing. I'm currently cycling a 75 gal but I don't intend on keeping him (Ich magnet). I Will be trading to a buddy w/ a 120.

roadrunner1659 · 05-01-2006, 02:11 PM

very nice tank!

R.yumaDaddy? · 05-12-2006, 01:34 PM

WOW... my Goniopora is literally dropping a bud RITE NOW and I don't have a camera.

yeahhhhhh... life is great

billyr98 · 05-12-2006, 03:08 PM

How can you keep a reef tank without a camera..Shame on you!

R.yumaDaddy? · 05-12-2006, 08:52 PM

My girlfriend stole it for the weekend in LI. She was an hour away and when I called and told her to turn around! She didn't listen... or understand a word I was saying...women.
Well the ones into fish are OK.

billyr98 · 05-12-2006, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Well the ones into fish are OK.

Nice Cover up!

lcstorc · 05-13-2006, 08:32 AM

Better be careful there

As long as she brings it back we're all good.
The last time my husband borrowed my camera, he left it in the hotel and it got stolen. Now I have no camera.

Not really his fault, but major bummer.
Well b-day in less than a month and he knows that is what I want.
Peace
Lynn

R.yumaDaddy? · 05-13-2006, 05:13 PM

Make Cesar jealous?

04-27-2006, 06:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
R.yumaDaddy? Torch coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Easton, PA Posts: 513 View Gallery Karma Komment	My 29 gal reef Hello RS folks, this is my 29 gal Jaubert style system (no skimmer or sump). I started it in August of 2005, so less than a year setup. but the sand bed was from a friend's broken down tank of 3 years. So i got a huge break there. It has around 50lbs of live rock(i think?). I run two small powerheads and an airstone to add some sweet random-like turbulance. Lighting is 3x 65wt PC's. As for corals im getting close to the limit w/ 35 or so different sp.'s. Ill give a list later on. fish are : hippo tang (ich magnet), yellow matchman goby, and 6line wrasse. inverts: cleaner shrimp, blood shrimp, and one fuzzy crab id love to feed to a mantis shrimp (constantly Flips, knocks, pushes corals over). not sure how i can catch him, any sug's? I'm a firm beliver in the importance of water changes, i do 10 gals weekly, allways, so theres no need to supplement anything IMO. Plus im lazy so i rarely test anything. Please feel free to ask ANY questions or add ANY comments.

04-27-2006, 07:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 29 gal reef Wow! Nice set up! As far as catching the crab. Some people have had success with putting a piece of shrimp into a glass and place it in the tank in such a way that the crab can go in but not crawl back out. Slightly tilted. Good luck catching him. __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

04-27-2006, 07:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
R.yumaDaddy? Torch coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Easton, PA Posts: 513 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 29 gal reef I need an application for the crab hater's club. Can't wait to post its death __________________ The early bird gets the worm, but what about the early worm?

04-28-2006, 03:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
R.yumaDaddy? Torch coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Easton, PA Posts: 513 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 29 gal reef thanks fellow late-niter karma 2 ya __________________ The early bird gets the worm, but what about the early worm?

04-29-2006, 08:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,399 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 gal reef Tank is looking very nice... __________________ Billyr98 -=NJRC Treasurer=- My 450g Reef Tank ~~~ Its HERE!!!

04-30-2006, 08:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,652 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 gal reef Looks great! Does that airstone create much salt creep? A hippo tang?? I see an upgrade in your near future __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

05-01-2006, 01:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
R.yumaDaddy? Torch coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Easton, PA Posts: 513 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 29 gal reef I went to a glass cutter and had a full length / width piece cut w/ 1/2 inch to spare. Then i used a regular plastic ummm... tank thingy? to custom fit the wires n hose threw and I'd say I clean a quarter size fleck off every two weeks. I love the hood design because it doesn't have that annoying baffle to block out light and I have almost zero evaporation. As for the the tang I realize it is only a temporary thing. I'm currently cycling a 75 gal but I don't intend on keeping him (Ich magnet). I Will be trading to a buddy w/ a 120. __________________ The early bird gets the worm, but what about the early worm?

05-01-2006, 02:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
roadrunner1659 Plate Coral Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Medford, NJ Posts: 734 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 29 gal reef very nice tank!

05-12-2006, 01:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
R.yumaDaddy? Torch coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Easton, PA Posts: 513 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 29 gal reef WOW... my Goniopora is literally dropping a bud RITE NOW and I don't have a camera. yeahhhhhh... life is great __________________ The early bird gets the worm, but what about the early worm?

05-12-2006, 03:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,399 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 gal reef How can you keep a reef tank without a camera..Shame on you! __________________ Billyr98 -=NJRC Treasurer=- My 450g Reef Tank ~~~ Its HERE!!!

05-12-2006, 08:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
R.yumaDaddy? Torch coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Easton, PA Posts: 513 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 29 gal reef My girlfriend stole it for the weekend in LI. She was an hour away and when I called and told her to turn around! She didn't listen... or understand a word I was saying...women. Well the ones into fish are OK. __________________ The early bird gets the worm, but what about the early worm?

05-13-2006, 08:32 AM	#14 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,424 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 gal reef Better be careful there As long as she brings it back we're all good. The last time my husband borrowed my camera, he left it in the hotel and it got stolen. Now I have no camera. Not really his fault, but major bummer. Well b-day in less than a month and he knows that is what I want. Peace Lynn __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

05-13-2006, 05:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
R.yumaDaddy? Torch coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Easton, PA Posts: 513 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 29 gal reef Make Cesar jealous? __________________ The early bird gets the worm, but what about the early worm?

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