30 gallon breeder

[dirtyone]

heres my new set-up. needed to upgrade for the pair of yasha hase gobies. plus with work being busy i dont have as much time anymore for maintanence so hopefully this set-up will be more stable. so far so good. been running for three weeks, only took two in a half to cycle. used LR from old set-up and some from my buddies tank. 60pds LS (30 agra-live reef and 30 regular agranite) and 45pds LR. 2x96watt PC fixture (50/50 and dual actinic). sump w/ filter sock, LR rubble, cheato, and built in ATO resevior. Mag5 return pump, and two maxi jet 600. 150watt hydor heater. lights, actinic 12hrs, and 50/50 8hrs. 5-10 gallon water chnages a week. i think thats about it, if i have missed anything just ask.......enjoy.

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[Bri Guy]

[welcome]

First post, and with pics, your going to get along just fine around here :) Looking good so far!

What are the dementions of a 30 breeder?

[Rosseau]

Looks good. I would like to see some of that livestock in there.

Slick move on painting the PVC.

[dirtyone]

dimensions of the breeder are 18d x 14t x 36L. tank stocked just dont have any pics yet, will have some tomarrow. thanks

[Marsfrogie]

Very cool! Is that water bottle going to be an auto topoff?

[uhuru]

how did you manage to drill through the bottom tempered glass without it shattering?

[StunnaShadez]

coooool tank. what kind of lighting are you looking to put on this tank?

[dirtyone]

the left side of the sump is my ATO reseviour, holds about ten gallons.

i used a dremel w/ diamond tip bit. the bottom isnt tempered.

2 x 96watt PC

[dirtyone]

here are a couple pics from my nano, enjoy...
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/Drty811/Salt%20Water%20Pictures/yasha%20hase/yashahase013.jpg
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/Drty811/Salt%20Water%20Pictures/yasha%20hase/yashahase010.jpg
still not able to geta pic of the pair of yasha hase gobies......
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/Drty811/Salt%20Water%20Pictures/yasha%20hase/yashahase005.jpg
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/Drty811/Salt%20Water%20Pictures/yasha%20hase/yashahase004.jpg

[dirtyone]

here are some new pics from the breeder tank. still movin stuff around to find there perminent home. enjoy........
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/Drty811/Salt%20Water%20Pictures/breeder/breeder014.jpg
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/Drty811/Salt%20Water%20Pictures/breeder/breeder015.jpg
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[dirtyone]

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/Drty811/Salt%20Water%20Pictures/breeder/breeder025.jpg
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[StunnaShadez]

does the shrimp constantly move the sand around?

[dirtyone]

yeah the pistol shrimp does move the sand around alot, but once he gets it how he likes it he stops. the rest of the time he keeps his burrow clean by moving the sand in and out.

[All Delight]

your tank is pretty awesome! I want something like that

[KUDA]

Nice!!!

[reefman13]

Did you mistake this for the photography forum?:D

Fantastic pics!!!!! Nice tank.

Keep us posted.........

BTW- Welcome to RC;)

[dirtyone]

thanks all :)

[JetHead]

Look great. Only going to look better as it fills in. Nice colors. Love the sexy shrimp.

[dirtyone]

kermit polys came in from liveaquaria today.....
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/Drty811/Salt%20Water%20Pictures/breeder/breeder015-1.jpg
and so did my dragon eye zoa's.....
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/Drty811/Salt%20Water%20Pictures/breeder/breeder014-1.jpg
and finally i actually got to snap a pic or two of my pair of yasha hase gobies, now all i need is both of them with the pistol shrimp..........
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/Drty811/Salt%20Water%20Pictures/breeder/breeder013-1.jpg
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/Drty811/Salt%20Water%20Pictures/breeder/breeder008-1.jpg
red ppl eaters and some purple w/ yellowish skirt polys........
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/Drty811/Salt%20Water%20Pictures/breeder/breeder002-1.jpg
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[StunnaShadez]

so thats where the kermits went.. hmmm. lol jp, they look nice! your yashia pair is making me jealous.. if only i had money. i might just go back to sandbed in my tank to have some gobies in there. see what you did? cool zoos btw

[vsnsofadrgn]

i love your yashia's!!

[dirtyone]

just alittle update.....
ASM mini-G skimmer in sump as of yesterday, another pair of yasha hase gobies with pistol shrimp shipping in on wednesday, and acouple neew corals.......will have pics in the next couple days.

[Von_Rahvin]

sweet looking tank. I love the low and long look for that tank. those 96 watt PC's have to to be great for that tank.

[CPT. MURPHY]

Very nice pics love the tank

CPT.

[reefman13]

Getting even better. All I have to say is one thing............................PICS OF THE NEW CORALS ARE NEEDED ASAP!!!:D

[dirtyone]

Australian Catalaphyllia jardinei
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Green Australian Duncanopsammia
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purple people eaters
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/Drty811/Salt%20Water%20Pictures/breeder/breeder004-1.jpg
full tank shot
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/Drty811/Salt%20Water%20Pictures/breeder/breeder005-1.jpg
temperary sump until i finish my acrylic one
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/Drty811/Salt%20Water%20Pictures/breeder/breeder010-1.jpg
thats about it, enjoy......... :)

[slumpysix]

really a great tank you have there. thanks for sharing it...

[RandyO]

Looks Great Dirty!

[motlot77]

you did a great job on your aquascaping! i really like the flow of it.

got a question about your gobies/pistol shrimp. with another pair of gobies and shrimp will they leave each other alone? you don't forsee any problems?

now i'm curious......i have a ywg and a pistol on the way...wondering if i get another ywg and a pistol....

[dirtyone]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9997347#post9997347 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by motlot77
you did a great job on your aquascaping! i really like the flow of it.

got a question about your gobies/pistol shrimp. with another pair of gobies and shrimp will they leave each other alone? you don't forsee any problems?

now i'm curious......i have a ywg and a pistol on the way...wondering if i get another ywg and a pistol....


well i added a single yasha hase and he or she paired up with the other two, so im going to try to see if i can have another pair in teh tank. i have put another shrimp in the same tank and not had any problems before. hopefully if all goes as planed i will have two pair and a single yasha hase and three alpheus randallii pistol shrimp in the same tank. wish me luck and ill fill in as time goes on. on another note i had one YWG and a hi fin red stripe with two pistols in a fifteen high with no problems for about a year. HTH

[newmoon]

Nice tank. :)
What return pump are you using?

[StashuDave]

Lookin' Godd Dirty. Those Australian corals are a big pickup, are you sure you still qualify as Nano????????? See ya at Aquatech!
Dave

[dirtyone]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10000718#post10000718 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by StashuDave
Lookin' Godd Dirty. Those Australian corals are a big pickup, are you sure you still qualify as Nano????????? See ya at Aquatech!
Dave

your probably right but i didnt know where else to stick this. picked up one of your frags today, frogspawn frag. just another nice addition. havent seen you in awhile, i have been busy at work also plus all the yardwork i still have to do. see you there or....you know.lol

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9998725#post9998725 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by newmoon
Nice tank. :)
What return pump are you using?
using a mag drive 5, i dont think its enough so ill probably be looking to upgrade down the road to a mag7.

[dirtyone]

just leavin an update on my yasha hase gobies.......after adding the new pair there was alittle tension but after about ten minutes all was good. now i have one pair on the left side of my tank and a trio on the right. the trio is due to the addition of a single yasha hase. never thought it would pair up with the others. to date i have five yasha hase gobies , three alphues randalli pistol shrimp and two bangii cardinals. all is well in the breeder, hope it stays that way.

[dirtyone]

well as of ten minutes ago, feeding time, all five of my yasha hase gobies and three alpheus randalli pistol shrimps are paired up together in one cave system. but of coarse my camera was nowhere to be found. im still ****ed about that one. that had to be the coolest thing i have seen ever. one of these days im going to get a pic or even a video of them, maybe tonight if im lucky.

[darrelljm]

Tank looks awesome.....always liked the breeder sizes!

Quick question: your split return pipe, what did you use on the pvc for the black color?

[dirtyone]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10032055#post10032055 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by darrelljm
Tank looks awesome.....always liked the breeder sizes!

Quick question: your split return pipe, what did you use on the pvc for the black color?


used black spray paint...not sure if that was a good idea but i have done it in the past and havent had any problems. i have had a few ppl say "you used spray paint" like in a bad way.....so now im worried but all is well at this point.

[darrelljm]

Cool........just ole run of the mill "rattlecan paint"...........hmmm, hopefully there's no ill effects from that, but I would imagine if there was going to be any it would have been seen by now. Thanks!

[zma21]

Krylon fusion paint has no ill effects in both my experience and many others.

[zma21]

Forgot to mention, i spray my powerheads and my pump to my coralife superskimmer with the black fusion krylon paint so it blends in with my black background. Boy does that work!

[dirtyone]

last time i used the cheap rattle can, but this time i used the krylon. both times i sprayed my overflow and plumbing never noticed a problem. knock on wood. lol

[darrelljm]

Awesome..........really changes some ideas I had! Can't stand that white pvc hangin everywhere look(probably start a typing word fight with that one!) I apologize now in case I offended someone! SORRY! :)

[darrelljm]

Hey Dirty, forgot to ask...........do you get many water height fluctuations with the ASM not having the gate mod?

[dirtyone]

havent really noticed any. i did trim some needles off to slow down the flow and i also drilled out the air intake to allow more air flow. works way better than stock

[dirtyone]

here are just a few updated pics...........enjoy :)
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/Drty811/Salt%20Water%20Pictures/breeder/breederupdate013.jpg
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[dirtyone]

feeding time.....
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[REEFRHEAD]

tank looks great dirty i love the yashas and those big blue palys too ;)

[magdelan]

Is Duncanopsammia the same as Elogance? It's a beauty in either case.

[acdraindrps]

Is Duncanopsammia the same as Elogance? It's a beauty in either case.

No.



Nice setup dirty

[RandyO]

Looking good.

[FUA]

did you drill the holes for the plumbing yourself. If so how did you do it. Where can I get the drill bits?

[dirtyone]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10139986#post10139986 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FUA
did you drill the holes for the plumbing yourself. If so how did you do it. Where can I get the drill bits?

yeas i drilled the holes myself. i used my dremel tool with diamond bits from home depot. one bit per hole. takes alittle bit but is hell of alot cheaper then sending it out. i put the tank in the tub and use a hose to run water over the spot i am cutting. any thicker glass than this tank has it will take a second bit to finish the hole off. HTH

thanks guys for the compliments on the pics and set-up :)

[dirtyone]

anyone have an ID on this little guy? sorry for the poor pic...
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/Drty811/Salt%20Water%20Pictures/breederupdate005.jpg
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/Drty811/Salt%20Water%20Pictures/breederupdate003.jpg

[StunnaShadez]

looks like a pistol shrimp to me but looking at the claws, im not sure

[dirtyone]

i thought pistol myself but the claws threw me off also. the claws are pointy. doesnt have the clicking type. i have three alphues randalli pistol shrimp in this tank and they both have similar characteristics. this one doesnt burrow in the sand, he lives in the LR. he actually burrows in the rock. he also keeps his claws cocked back when hes not moving around.

[acdraindrps]

hey dirty

When you said 'the last time' you used cheap rattlecan paint were you referring to the ten gallon I bought from you?? hope not lol. Either way I haven't seen any ill effects...