My tank is almost 'done' - Page 5

aquaman3680 · 04-15-2007, 04:00 PM

time for an UUUUUUUUPDATTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

Matt

rDr4g0n · 04-15-2007, 06:43 PM

i guess i havent updated much because ive been updating my reefspace, but uhhh... lets see wahts happened.

i currently have a pretty mushroom coral and a small colony of button polyps. i just got a 96w PC ballast for $14 on ebay! then i found the bulb for only $6!! so all i need now is to build the hood for them to go into. i plan to make it out of a sheet of stainless steel. im going to put the PC bulb in it, along with my 2 NO bulbs and leave room for a MH in the future, so it will be a spiffy all in one hood.

once i get that up and running, i REALLY want to get a few ricordias!

sadly, my lionfishs died. the first one died a few days after i purchased it. the second had quite a battle with tail damage and eventually died from it

so now its my 3 cardinals and clown in the 10 gallon side tank. and thats about it!

this pic is a little old, but is my current tank setup.

my lion who recently died, with my pretty mushroom (traded to me by a local reefer)

my button polyps

burning2nd · 04-15-2007, 07:45 PM

HOLLY F*$&K*&# nanassaus!

i take theres meat all over the place!

its like a mini sub bin!

thats so so so cool!

rDr4g0n · 04-15-2007, 10:51 PM

ya i had just tossed in 2 pieces of shrimp. they go crazy lol

sasquatch · 04-15-2007, 11:00 PM

Looking good John, looks like the algae is about done too.

blue_eyes53813 · 04-15-2007, 11:06 PM

Sorry about your lionfish.. Your tank looks great

wasupdavey · 04-16-2007, 12:33 AM

That anemone does look like apistia next to your button polyps

zimboy · 04-16-2007, 01:13 AM

how did the algae scrubber idea work? your water always looks so clear!! karma for that

lcstorc · 04-16-2007, 08:59 AM

The tank is coming along nicely. Looks good.

rDr4g0n · 04-16-2007, 10:04 AM

well the algae problem is still there. this pic was taken shortly after adding more sand. thanks for all teh compliments.

the algae scrubber needs some modification to do what squatch and i want. the very first design i had involved using sand as a substrate and i think i may modify my current scrubber to include sand.

as for clear water, i THINK it may be due to the way my sump is set up. its really weird, and it was partly an accident, but ill try to explain. i have a HOB filter that i bought a while back. i have that running in the sump. heres the interesting bit though: i have the HOB taking in water from the first chamber of the sump, and dumping it into the second chamber. when i first set it up, i thought it was just filter some of the water, and the water would continue to overflow over the diving wall like its supposed to. well the filter ended up filtering all the water flow through the sump, so it doesnt overflow the dividing wall at all. as a result, all of my water goes through mechanical filtration, which removes a lot of the visible particles that get end up floating around.

ok so, hopefully today i get the piece of stainless steel that i will start building my new hood out of. woot!

Dentoid · 04-16-2007, 12:19 PM

John, now that your lion is RIP have a little sympathy and move your clown and cardinals to the main display so that they can have a more natural aquascape. BTW, how did I rank to end up quoted in your signature! LMAO!

rDr4g0n · 04-16-2007, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dentoid

John, now that your lion is RIP have a little sympathy and move your clown and cardinals to the main display so that they can have a more natural aquascape. BTW, how did I rank to end up quoted in your signature! LMAO!

told you that quote was golden!

i was thinking of moving my other guys out, but their new home is very nice now. ill take pics when i get home.

rDr4g0n · 04-16-2007, 08:04 PM

heres the tall tank as it is now.

burning2nd · 04-16-2007, 08:10 PM

i like that....

is that a normal tank. with the top sealed. and the side open?

sasquatch · 04-16-2007, 08:15 PM

The tall tank looks really good, dosent seem to have the algae bug?

04-15-2007, 04:00 PM	#61 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,215 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My tank is almost 'done' time for an UUUUUUUUPDATTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!! Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip The Bio-Cube Adventure

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rDr4g0n Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south texas Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My tank is almost 'done' i guess i havent updated much because ive been updating my reefspace, but uhhh... lets see wahts happened. i currently have a pretty mushroom coral and a small colony of button polyps. i just got a 96w PC ballast for $14 on ebay! then i found the bulb for only $6!! so all i need now is to build the hood for them to go into. i plan to make it out of a sheet of stainless steel. im going to put the PC bulb in it, along with my 2 NO bulbs and leave room for a MH in the future, so it will be a spiffy all in one hood. once i get that up and running, i REALLY want to get a few ricordias! sadly, my lionfishs died. the first one died a few days after i purchased it. the second had quite a battle with tail damage and eventually died from it so now its my 3 cardinals and clown in the 10 gallon side tank. and thats about it! this pic is a little old, but is my current tank setup. my lion who recently died, with my pretty mushroom (traded to me by a local reefer) my button polyps __________________ I know there are quite a few typos in this post. It's not that I'm stupid... it's more like... I'm lazy. - John My 29 Gallon tank of AWESOME My DIY Projects: My $50, 150watt lighting • 10 gallon tall tank • Hood for my 10gal. tall my r0xx0r DIY protein skimmer • 2 cheap strip lights into 1 • Grow cyano!?

04-15-2007, 07:45 PM	#63 (permalink)
burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: PA Posts: 2,287 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My tank is almost 'done' HOLLY F$&K&# nanassaus! i take theres meat all over the place! its like a mini sub bin! thats so so so cool! __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

04-15-2007, 10:51 PM	#64 (permalink)
rDr4g0n Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south texas Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My tank is almost 'done' ya i had just tossed in 2 pieces of shrimp. they go crazy lol __________________ I know there are quite a few typos in this post. It's not that I'm stupid... it's more like... I'm lazy. - John My 29 Gallon tank of AWESOME My DIY Projects: My $50, 150watt lighting • 10 gallon tall tank • Hood for my 10gal. tall my r0xx0r DIY protein skimmer • 2 cheap strip lights into 1 • Grow cyano!?

04-15-2007, 11:00 PM	#65 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,981 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My tank is almost 'done' Looking good John, looks like the algae is about done too.

04-15-2007, 11:06 PM	#66 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 8,024 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My tank is almost 'done' Sorry about your lionfish.. Your tank looks great __________________ 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

04-16-2007, 12:33 AM	#67 (permalink)
wasupdavey Fire Coral Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: California Posts: 83 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My tank is almost 'done' That anemone does look like apistia next to your button polyps

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My tank is almost 'done' The tank is coming along nicely. Looks good. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

04-16-2007, 10:04 AM	#70 (permalink)
rDr4g0n Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south texas Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My tank is almost 'done' well the algae problem is still there. this pic was taken shortly after adding more sand. thanks for all teh compliments. the algae scrubber needs some modification to do what squatch and i want. the very first design i had involved using sand as a substrate and i think i may modify my current scrubber to include sand. as for clear water, i THINK it may be due to the way my sump is set up. its really weird, and it was partly an accident, but ill try to explain. i have a HOB filter that i bought a while back. i have that running in the sump. heres the interesting bit though: i have the HOB taking in water from the first chamber of the sump, and dumping it into the second chamber. when i first set it up, i thought it was just filter some of the water, and the water would continue to overflow over the diving wall like its supposed to. well the filter ended up filtering all the water flow through the sump, so it doesnt overflow the dividing wall at all. as a result, all of my water goes through mechanical filtration, which removes a lot of the visible particles that get end up floating around. ok so, hopefully today i get the piece of stainless steel that i will start building my new hood out of. woot! __________________ I know there are quite a few typos in this post. It's not that I'm stupid... it's more like... I'm lazy. - John My 29 Gallon tank of AWESOME My DIY Projects: My $50, 150watt lighting • 10 gallon tall tank • Hood for my 10gal. tall my r0xx0r DIY protein skimmer • 2 cheap strip lights into 1 • Grow cyano!?

04-16-2007, 08:04 PM	#73 (permalink)
rDr4g0n Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south texas Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My tank is almost 'done' heres the tall tank as it is now. __________________ I know there are quite a few typos in this post. It's not that I'm stupid... it's more like... I'm lazy. - John My 29 Gallon tank of AWESOME My DIY Projects: My $50, 150watt lighting • 10 gallon tall tank • Hood for my 10gal. tall my r0xx0r DIY protein skimmer • 2 cheap strip lights into 1 • Grow cyano!?

04-16-2007, 08:10 PM	#74 (permalink)
burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: PA Posts: 2,287 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My tank is almost 'done' i like that.... is that a normal tank. with the top sealed. and the side open? __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

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sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,981 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My tank is almost 'done' The tall tank looks really good, dosent seem to have the algae bug?

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