Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure.

lcstorc · 12-31-2006, 11:26 AM

Wel I have been trying to start a chronicle thread for a long time but somehow the pics never get edited something changes in the tank etc so I have never done it.
This was a fish tank Christmas with pretty much all the presents being new tank equipment which we are installing today with the help of a local reefing friend. So I figured this would be a good time to finally start a chronicle.
I have a 125g mixed reef that seems to constantly change along with a 24g aquapod seahorse tank. The tanks are plumbed together so they share water, filtration etc.
The system as it will be by the end of the day

29g sump with asmg4x skimmer
29g fuge with live sand, live rock, and cheato to begin with.
I have purchased a Pacific Coast 1/4hp chiller but it was delivered damaged so that will be added as soon as the new one gets here.
I also have 2 MaxiJet 1200 and 1 Maxijet 900 in the reef on a wavemaker for additional flow.
Oh the return is an 1800gph pump.
The seahorse tank just has the stock pump and lights since the low flow is great for them there.
Lights on the reef are 3 150w 10000k mh w/4 96w pc actinics.
Lots of live rock in the sump as well as the display but I have no idea how much it weighs and I have added pieces over time etc.
The reef was setup 11/05 and the seahorse tank was added 3/06.
Ok, that is all I can think of on tank specs so on to more fun stuff.
Seahorse tank inhabitants
0 Seahorses ATM .
1 yellow clown goby
2 fighting conchs
2 turbo snails
1 cleaner shrimp
1 peppermint shrimp
nassarius snails
millions of micro stars (They love mysis)
2 sun corals 1 yellow 1 orange
2 hairy mushrooms
2 kinds of green candy cane (not very happy right now cause unknown)
3 types of xenia
and a gorgonian that i fragged from the one in the reef but I don't know the name.
1 sea whip

reef inhabitants
1 Sailfin tang (my baby)
1 Chevron tang (his baby)
1 flameback angel
1 orange spot goby
1 spotted mandarin
1 scooter blenney
1 mean maroon clown
1 orange serpent star
1 sand sifting star
1 peppermint shrimp
2 fire shrimp
1 black capped basselet
4 blue chromis
1 six line wrasse
1 tri color cleaner wrasse
1 engineer goby
turbos and nassarius snails
1 4 in crocea clam
1 1 1/2 in maxima clam
huge gorgonian tree I don't know the name of.
red w/green mouth open brain
3 headed green open brain
green striped mushrooms
hairy mushrooms
3 green w/pink tip branching frogspawn
1 green branching hammer
1 pink scrolling hammer
1 red scrolling frogspawn
1 orange tree sponge
orange mushrooms
light green ricordia
tri-colored ricordia
green kenya tree
colt
cabbage leather
several zoanthids
Yellow Dendronephthya sp
fire coral
yellow green halmedia
Sea Pen
Long Tentacle Plate
and some more stuff I am forgetting right now. I will update the list as I remember. LOL

Well those are my tanks.
Pics will follow in a few minutes.

lcstorc · 12-31-2006, 11:30 AM

Ok these pics are not the best but they are only a week old so the are at least recent. These were taken under the actinics so the color is a bit off. Anyway the reef is viewable from 3 sides so I took 3 pics of each of the long sides and one of the end.

lcstorc · 12-31-2006, 11:31 AM

And the other side.

lcstorc · 12-31-2006, 11:32 AM

Pics of the plumbing upgrade coming soon as well as closeups of specific members of our reef. I need a break from typing so I'm gonna go clean the new skimmer.

sasquatch · 12-31-2006, 11:35 AM

Great JOB Lynn!! hope the upgrade is a smooth transition, all the best to you and Frank. Steve

Scouter Steve · 12-31-2006, 12:08 PM

Nice setup Lynn and Frank. Are you worried about the suction cups on those Maxi's giving way? Is that ASM 4X a bit big for your system. I am joining a 120 and a 125 through a 40 gal sump and was considering the ASM 4 as sufficient. Hope you have no problem with the chiller once you get it swapped. It is the same chiller I have now and I love it on my 120 40 sump with 2X 250mh plus 110 actinic.

billyr98 · 12-31-2006, 12:15 PM

ASM 4x is never too big, u can't overskim a tank... Plus knowing Lynn, she got a bigger skimmer so she can get a bigger tank down the line..

Nice Tank thread lynn... we have only been waiting for like a ........ year or so

lcstorc · 12-31-2006, 12:36 PM

Gee Billy you do know me. Grin.
Hopefully I will be getting a 55 or maybe even a bit bigger tank added to the system this spring. I want to have more ponies and give them lots of room to roam around.
And you never know where I could go from there.

In reality I should have probably gotten a bigger chiller as well but I really only need to lower the temp a few degrees.
So far we have not had any problems with the maxis.
They are actually temporary anyway since the next project is a manifold system for the extra flow and then I will likely pull the maxis out.

JFK_Jr · 12-31-2006, 12:37 PM

I was always wondering when you would start a Reef Chronicles thread... looking forward to

with some

and enjoying your tanks progress... Keep them pics coming...

aquaman3680 · 12-31-2006, 01:07 PM

Awesome tank! I love your sailfin, hes awesome. Hows that 1/2 inch maxima doing? Do you have to target feed it?

blue_eyes53813 · 12-31-2006, 01:11 PM

Very nice Lynn and Frankie..

lcstorc · 12-31-2006, 07:12 PM

Well the Maxima was about an inch when we got it and is now about an inch and a half. We have target fed him a couple of times but not nearly what I read that I should be doing. Still he is growing and appears quite happy so apparently I am doing something right. I do overfeed the tank with quite a variety of food so there is lots for him to pull out of the water column.
I am actually a bit worried about that with my new giant skimmer. I think I am going to have to increase my target feeding of several corals as well as the maxima since the water will be so much cleaner.

lcstorc · 12-31-2006, 07:16 PM

Well the new sump and fuge are in and the skimmer and sump are running. We are short a gasket for the fuge so it is just sitting for the moment. Hopefully someone will be open tomorrow so we can finish the entire thing.
Before and after pics in a bit. I need to download and resize etc.

Woodstock · 12-31-2006, 10:49 PM

Nice thread Lynn & Frank

**A big THANK YOU to both of you for being such wonderful hosts during my visit

**

I am glad to hear the plumbing went smoth and there were no leaks!

It looked great in person. Very nice job Frank & TC! Hey frank, you can obviously plumb as well as you can cook!

I must say that the pics lynn posted, although good, do not do the tank justice. It is very beautiful~ Gorgeous fish and corals... all very happy and healthy (as are their other cool animals... birds, cats & dogs

). Awesome job you two!!!

billyr98 · 01-01-2007, 01:04 AM

Doni and Lynn at the same house and no posting.. posts must of have been down today

Just kidding Ladies!! Glad to see you ladies having fun in Florida!!!

12-31-2006, 11:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,364 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Wel I have been trying to start a chronicle thread for a long time but somehow the pics never get edited something changes in the tank etc so I have never done it. This was a fish tank Christmas with pretty much all the presents being new tank equipment which we are installing today with the help of a local reefing friend. So I figured this would be a good time to finally start a chronicle. I have a 125g mixed reef that seems to constantly change along with a 24g aquapod seahorse tank. The tanks are plumbed together so they share water, filtration etc. The system as it will be by the end of the day 29g sump with asmg4x skimmer 29g fuge with live sand, live rock, and cheato to begin with. I have purchased a Pacific Coast 1/4hp chiller but it was delivered damaged so that will be added as soon as the new one gets here. I also have 2 MaxiJet 1200 and 1 Maxijet 900 in the reef on a wavemaker for additional flow. Oh the return is an 1800gph pump. The seahorse tank just has the stock pump and lights since the low flow is great for them there. Lights on the reef are 3 150w 10000k mh w/4 96w pc actinics. Lots of live rock in the sump as well as the display but I have no idea how much it weighs and I have added pieces over time etc. The reef was setup 11/05 and the seahorse tank was added 3/06. Ok, that is all I can think of on tank specs so on to more fun stuff. Seahorse tank inhabitants 0 Seahorses ATM . 1 yellow clown goby 2 fighting conchs 2 turbo snails 1 cleaner shrimp 1 peppermint shrimp nassarius snails millions of micro stars (They love mysis) 2 sun corals 1 yellow 1 orange 2 hairy mushrooms 2 kinds of green candy cane (not very happy right now cause unknown) 3 types of xenia and a gorgonian that i fragged from the one in the reef but I don't know the name. 1 sea whip reef inhabitants 1 Sailfin tang (my baby) 1 Chevron tang (his baby) 1 flameback angel 1 orange spot goby 1 spotted mandarin 1 scooter blenney 1 mean maroon clown 1 orange serpent star 1 sand sifting star 1 peppermint shrimp 2 fire shrimp 1 black capped basselet 4 blue chromis 1 six line wrasse 1 tri color cleaner wrasse 1 engineer goby turbos and nassarius snails 1 4 in crocea clam 1 1 1/2 in maxima clam huge gorgonian tree I don't know the name of. red w/green mouth open brain 3 headed green open brain green striped mushrooms hairy mushrooms 3 green w/pink tip branching frogspawn 1 green branching hammer 1 pink scrolling hammer 1 red scrolling frogspawn 1 orange tree sponge orange mushrooms light green ricordia tri-colored ricordia green kenya tree colt cabbage leather several zoanthids Yellow Dendronephthya sp fire coral yellow green halmedia Sea Pen Long Tentacle Plate and some more stuff I am forgetting right now. I will update the list as I remember. LOL Well those are my tanks. Pics will follow in a few minutes. __________________ 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. (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination Question of the day: When will Booze put water in that huge beautiful tank? Last edited by lcstorc : 02-04-2007 at 04:16 PM.

12-31-2006, 11:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,364 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Pics of the plumbing upgrade coming soon as well as closeups of specific members of our reef. I need a break from typing so I'm gonna go clean the new skimmer. __________________ 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. (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination Question of the day: When will Booze put water in that huge beautiful tank?

12-31-2006, 11:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,473 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Great JOB Lynn!! hope the upgrade is a smooth transition, all the best to you and Frank. Steve __________________ DIY stuff for my tank stand, 100g tank,rock lift, overflow, foam walls, closed loop,lighting reflectors, 50gal sump, bubbletrap and sock holder, ato bracket,kalk bucket and reservoir, 40gal fuge, fuge lighting, remotish dsb raceway, turf algae raceway, dual pumped recirc skimmer, more to follow. Barb ripped my sig

12-31-2006, 12:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
Scouter Steve Neon dottyback Join Date: May 2006 Location: Somers Wisconsin (Kenosha County) Posts: 615 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Nice setup Lynn and Frank. Are you worried about the suction cups on those Maxi's giving way? Is that ASM 4X a bit big for your system. I am joining a 120 and a 125 through a 40 gal sump and was considering the ASM 4 as sufficient. Hope you have no problem with the chiller once you get it swapped. It is the same chiller I have now and I love it on my 120 40 sump with 2X 250mh plus 110 actinic.

12-31-2006, 12:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,399 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. ASM 4x is never too big, u can't overskim a tank... Plus knowing Lynn, she got a bigger skimmer so she can get a bigger tank down the line.. Nice Tank thread lynn... we have only been waiting for like a ........ year or so __________________ Billyr98 -=NJRC Treasurer=- My 450g Reef Tank ~~~ Its HERE!!!

12-31-2006, 12:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,364 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Gee Billy you do know me. Grin. Hopefully I will be getting a 55 or maybe even a bit bigger tank added to the system this spring. I want to have more ponies and give them lots of room to roam around. And you never know where I could go from there. In reality I should have probably gotten a bigger chiller as well but I really only need to lower the temp a few degrees. So far we have not had any problems with the maxis. They are actually temporary anyway since the next project is a manifold system for the extra flow and then I will likely pull the maxis out. __________________ 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. (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination Question of the day: When will Booze put water in that huge beautiful tank?

12-31-2006, 12:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
JFK_Jr Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hallandale Beach FL Posts: 2,108 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. I was always wondering when you would start a Reef Chronicles thread... looking forward to with some and enjoying your tanks progress... Keep them pics coming... __________________ *JFK_Jr's 150 Gallon Starphire*

12-31-2006, 01:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,097 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Awesome tank! I love your sailfin, hes awesome. Hows that 1/2 inch maxima doing? Do you have to target feed it? __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

12-31-2006, 01:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 fully trained mod,,,its my fault~ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 5,838 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Very nice Lynn and Frankie.. __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

12-31-2006, 07:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,364 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Well the Maxima was about an inch when we got it and is now about an inch and a half. We have target fed him a couple of times but not nearly what I read that I should be doing. Still he is growing and appears quite happy so apparently I am doing something right. I do overfeed the tank with quite a variety of food so there is lots for him to pull out of the water column. I am actually a bit worried about that with my new giant skimmer. I think I am going to have to increase my target feeding of several corals as well as the maxima since the water will be so much cleaner. __________________ 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. (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination Question of the day: When will Booze put water in that huge beautiful tank?

12-31-2006, 07:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,364 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Well the new sump and fuge are in and the skimmer and sump are running. We are short a gasket for the fuge so it is just sitting for the moment. Hopefully someone will be open tomorrow so we can finish the entire thing. Before and after pics in a bit. I need to download and resize etc. __________________ 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. (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination Question of the day: When will Booze put water in that huge beautiful tank?

12-31-2006, 10:49 PM	#14 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,617 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Nice thread Lynn & Frank A big THANK YOU to both of you for being such wonderful hosts during my visit I am glad to hear the plumbing went smoth and there were no leaks! It looked great in person. Very nice job Frank & TC! Hey frank, you can obviously plumb as well as you can cook! I must say that the pics lynn posted, although good, do not do the tank justice. It is very beautiful~ Gorgeous fish and corals... all very happy and healthy (as are their other cool animals... birds, cats & dogs ). Awesome job you two!!! __________________ ~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

01-01-2007, 01:04 AM	#15 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,399 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Doni and Lynn at the same house and no posting.. posts must of have been down today Just kidding Ladies!! Glad to see you ladies having fun in Florida!!! __________________ Billyr98 -=NJRC Treasurer=- My 450g Reef Tank ~~~ Its HERE!!!

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