Bruce's Reef - Page 10

Brucey · 05-06-2005, 01:13 PM

Hi Craig. Back home now. It's just going to be a fuge for critters with a 4" DSB and a whole load of macroalgae. I'm getting the odd outbreak of bryopsis in the main tank and I'm hoping to encourage it into the fuge instead of the main system . . . . . but as Max said earlier in the thread, it will prob end up a Clam tank or Frag tank. LOL.

Ref Taho craig, I went there in 1999 . . . and yes, it is beautiful. I went on a balloon ride across the lake. Awsome. I flew in San Fran and drove everywhere, to Tahoe, toured Yusemite, through Death Valley, over the hoover dam, onto Vegas, up and down the Grand Canyon on a mule (now that was scary) and back to LA. It was amazing. About 2500miles in 2 weeks if I remember correctly.

Maxx · 05-06-2005, 01:43 PM

Well, At least I'm not getting blamed for an expensive addition to the tank...
It looks great Brucey! My vote is for the clam tank personally.

After the dust cloud settles, you should be able to just plumb the tank right on in, and it should populate very quickly with bacteria, and shouldnt cause a cycle...basically its no different than adding a new base rock to the tank. It's an area totally devoid of bacteria, so it should be colonized rapidly...

One question, the height on that kinda worries me with Drew either walking soon, or already there....any thoughts on how you will safeguard him from the new tank, (or visce versa)?

Nick

Craig Manoukian · 05-06-2005, 03:02 PM

Time to bring your wife to this paradise Brucey. Hope your briopsis goes away!

Brucey · 05-06-2005, 05:48 PM

Hey Maxx . . . . . blimey dood. Your more ready to be a dad than I ever was . . . . food for though eh matey. It's OK. The tank and pool table are in the basement. The basement door has a lock on it and until he's old enough to understand, he'll only ever be down there with me or Lou at his side. But your right matey, they get there fingers into everything. Only 9 months old and already he's a handful.

Well, just to be sure, I ran an amonia test when I got home tonight. The sand had been settling for 24 hours and I ran a baby hang on skimmer just for measure. No amonia at all. So I took the plunge and ran a Maxijet 1200 into the system. Any thoughts on flow rates chaps. Is this enough or could it handle a lot more. I don't want the sand getting stirred up. The cube holds approx 30US gallons. I've built in a settlement chamber (don't laugh at the silicone . . . it was my first attempt ever . . . at least it didn't leak) where the water flows in, then over the weir wall into the sand chamber. Some easy to clean aquamedic foam catches any partilces heading over the weir. It circulates around the sand chamber, through an overflow and back to the tank. You can easily define the two layers of mud / sand.

Your thoughts appreciated.
Brucey

Brucey · 07-06-2005, 05:26 AM

OK Guys

Just sorted my image galary out . . . . too many pics and not enough space . . . . so I thought it would be a good time to upload a new full tank shot as I have quite a few more SPS in the tank. Unfortunatley when I was taking the two shots most of the fish cleverly swam from one end of the tank to the other . . . . but always the one not in camera view LOLOL

Ummm, I;ve tried to add a picture in my galary as per Doni's instrcutions on / Uploading photos to RS. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong
Brucey

Woodstock · 07-06-2005, 08:10 AM

Brucey, I edited you post above and pasted the 'img' link from your full tank shot. If you look in your gallery at the photo, there is an area that has an option "Copy to clipboard" to the right of a long addy ([.img]imageaddyhere[/.img]). That is what i used to edit your post above.

Woodstock · 07-06-2005, 08:10 AM

Btw... Beautiful Tank!!!!

Brucey · 07-06-2005, 08:27 AM

Many thanks Doni. Yep, years of hard work and it almost looks after itself these days.
Cheers
Brucey

Gina · 07-06-2005, 08:52 AM

Beautiful Brucey! Everything looks great! You've put alot of hard work into it and it surely has paid off for you!

cheeks69 · 07-06-2005, 05:47 PM

It looks spectacular ! I see you have a Leopard Wrasse how's it doing, just eating fauna from the LR or is it eating prepared foods ?

Brucey · 07-07-2005, 03:13 AM

Hi Rob. How are you doing matey. Yeah, I kinda have gone a bit wrasse mad recently (Wrassman would be proud of me . . . what ever happened to him). I've been struggling to find anything that my Emp Angel or Powder Blue tank won't kill . . . . which rules out all Angels, Butterflies, and other Tangs. The wrasses although not reef safe (they like crabs and shrimps) all get along with each other and i've never seen another fish harrass them.

The Leopard Wrasse is fine and has eaten prepared food from day one. I also have an Birdmouth Wrasse, a Harlequin Tusk, Lunar Wrasse

They are all beautiful and very active . . . . . but don't introduce any of them if you have a snail or crab population. Which brings us to another interesting topic . . . . . DO WE NEED A CLEANUP CREW AT ALL ??? I haven't got one.

Take care
Brucey

Woodstock · 07-07-2005, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brucey

Which brings us to another interesting topic . . . . . DO WE NEED A CLEANUP CREW AT ALL ??? I haven't got one.

Take care
Brucey

Brucey, you are at the pinnacle that every reefer dreams of... a balanced tank! Kudos to you for reaching it!! Great job and keep up the good reefing~~

Brucey · 07-07-2005, 10:36 AM

Hey Doni . . . thanks for the kind words . . . but even in a "balanced tank . . . then why do I keep adjusting" the absolute key is water changes. To be honest I have more fish than I should (Approx 25 fish some quite large) and without 30% water changes every 3-4 weeks I would run into Nitrate problems.
Brucey

Woodstock · 07-07-2005, 10:45 AM

Brucey

Well, since you are NOT battling some sort of algae/water quality issues and your tank is thriving, it is balanced, IMO.

By 'balanced', I mean to say that you are keeping everything in order by keeping your nutrient export higher than your nutrient import.

Sharkbait · 07-07-2005, 03:17 PM

Brucey, NICE! I admire your hard work on your tank, and the guts to try fish that aren't exactly "reef safe".SPS is a contagious bug, we have it here in the states as well.Balanced tanks are truely remarkable, for growth,spieces content, and fish residents. It's a stable environment to which everything is as routine as life was for them in the ocean.If you are the tanks "clean up crew" I do not see a reason for owning one.Hope to see some more pics soon.

05-06-2005, 01:13 PM	#136 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hi Craig. Back home now. It's just going to be a fuge for critters with a 4" DSB and a whole load of macroalgae. I'm getting the odd outbreak of bryopsis in the main tank and I'm hoping to encourage it into the fuge instead of the main system . . . . . but as Max said earlier in the thread, it will prob end up a Clam tank or Frag tank. LOL. Ref Taho craig, I went there in 1999 . . . and yes, it is beautiful. I went on a balloon ride across the lake. Awsome. I flew in San Fran and drove everywhere, to Tahoe, toured Yusemite, through Death Valley, over the hoover dam, onto Vegas, up and down the Grand Canyon on a mule (now that was scary) and back to LA. It was amazing. About 2500miles in 2 weeks if I remember correctly. __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

05-06-2005, 01:43 PM	#137 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	Well, At least I'm not getting blamed for an expensive addition to the tank... It looks great Brucey! My vote is for the clam tank personally. After the dust cloud settles, you should be able to just plumb the tank right on in, and it should populate very quickly with bacteria, and shouldnt cause a cycle...basically its no different than adding a new base rock to the tank. It's an area totally devoid of bacteria, so it should be colonized rapidly... One question, the height on that kinda worries me with Drew either walking soon, or already there....any thoughts on how you will safeguard him from the new tank, (or visce versa)? Nick __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

05-06-2005, 03:02 PM	#138 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,589 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Time to bring your wife to this paradise Brucey. Hope your briopsis goes away! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

07-06-2005, 05:26 AM	#140 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	OK Guys Just sorted my image galary out . . . . too many pics and not enough space . . . . so I thought it would be a good time to upload a new full tank shot as I have quite a few more SPS in the tank. Unfortunatley when I was taking the two shots most of the fish cleverly swam from one end of the tank to the other . . . . but always the one not in camera view LOLOL Ummm, I;ve tried to add a picture in my galary as per Doni's instrcutions on / Uploading photos to RS. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong Brucey __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486 Last edited by Woodstock : 07-06-2005 at 08:06 AM. Reason: fixed link

07-06-2005, 08:10 AM	#141 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,560 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Brucey, I edited you post above and pasted the 'img' link from your full tank shot. If you look in your gallery at the photo, there is an area that has an option "Copy to clipboard" to the right of a long addy ([.img]imageaddyhere[/.img]). That is what i used to edit your post above. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

07-06-2005, 08:10 AM	#142 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,560 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Btw... Beautiful Tank!!!! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

07-06-2005, 08:27 AM	#143 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Many thanks Doni. Yep, years of hard work and it almost looks after itself these days. Cheers Brucey __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

07-06-2005, 08:52 AM	#144 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,764 View Gallery Karma Komment	Beautiful Brucey! Everything looks great! You've put alot of hard work into it and it surely has paid off for you! __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

07-06-2005, 05:47 PM	#145 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,584 View Gallery Karma Komment	It looks spectacular ! I see you have a Leopard Wrasse how's it doing, just eating fauna from the LR or is it eating prepared foods ? __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

07-07-2005, 03:13 AM	#146 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hi Rob. How are you doing matey. Yeah, I kinda have gone a bit wrasse mad recently (Wrassman would be proud of me . . . what ever happened to him). I've been struggling to find anything that my Emp Angel or Powder Blue tank won't kill . . . . which rules out all Angels, Butterflies, and other Tangs. The wrasses although not reef safe (they like crabs and shrimps) all get along with each other and i've never seen another fish harrass them. The Leopard Wrasse is fine and has eaten prepared food from day one. I also have an Birdmouth Wrasse, a Harlequin Tusk, Lunar Wrasse They are all beautiful and very active . . . . . but don't introduce any of them if you have a snail or crab population. Which brings us to another interesting topic . . . . . DO WE NEED A CLEANUP CREW AT ALL ??? I haven't got one. Take care Brucey __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

07-07-2005, 10:36 AM	#148 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hey Doni . . . thanks for the kind words . . . but even in a "balanced tank . . . then why do I keep adjusting" the absolute key is water changes. To be honest I have more fish than I should (Approx 25 fish some quite large) and without 30% water changes every 3-4 weeks I would run into Nitrate problems. Brucey __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

07-07-2005, 10:45 AM	#149 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,560 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Brucey Well, since you are NOT battling some sort of algae/water quality issues and your tank is thriving, it is balanced, IMO. By 'balanced', I mean to say that you are keeping everything in order by keeping your nutrient export higher than your nutrient import. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

07-07-2005, 03:17 PM	#150 (permalink)
Sharkbait Scopas Tang Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Phoenix Posts: 426 View Gallery Karma Komment	Brucey, NICE! I admire your hard work on your tank, and the guts to try fish that aren't exactly "reef safe".SPS is a contagious bug, we have it here in the states as well.Balanced tanks are truely remarkable, for growth,spieces content, and fish residents. It's a stable environment to which everything is as routine as life was for them in the ocean.If you are the tanks "clean up crew" I do not see a reason for owning one.Hope to see some more pics soon. __________________ 'Cause I'm as free as a Bird Wrasse...

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