300ZXNA
01/14/2009, 04:05 PM
Figured I should post some pics of my work in progress, the tank is still very young having been put up on Oct 1. Should be fun to watch this grow in and see what colonies I decide to keep, etc. A quick thanks to Aquarium Solutions, Aquatic Dreams, and Advanced Aquarium and Terrarium, all three have been significant sources of the equipment, livestock, and maintenance items. Also, a quick thanks to BrandyB who supplied several of the frags.
As for details, it is a standard 30 gal, 36" in length. Lighting is one 250w 14k Phoenix metal halide with PFO ballast. There is a refugium full of chaeto underneath with an AquaC Urchin skimmer. The return is a Rio 2100 (I know) with further circulation provided by a Koralia 1 and a maxijet 1200 with a hydor rotator. Chemical filtration consists of a pura pad and activated carbon that is changed as needed. Water changes are 10% per week, systemic volume is about 45 gallons. About 35 pounds of liverock between the main display and refugium.
Anyway, on to the pics! I apologize for the pic quality, this camera has zero macro capability so anything closer than arms length is difficult to capture.
Wide angle shot
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s54/300ZXNA/PICT0166.jpg
Tricolor Acro and T. Maxima
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s54/300ZXNA/PICT0188.jpg
Same T. Maxima from above
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s54/300ZXNA/PICT0180.jpg
Favites, Fungia, and Purple Firefish
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s54/300ZXNA/PICT0184.jpg
T Derasa on substrate
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s54/300ZXNA/PICT0170.jpg
Green Target (possibly Eagle Eye?) Zoos
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s54/300ZXNA/PICT0189.jpg
Blastomussa and Trachyphyllia
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s54/300ZXNA/PICT0178.jpg
Just the Blastos
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s54/300ZXNA/PICT0195.jpg
Anyway, it will be fun to see how this all changes over the next few months. I'm hoping to pull out a few pieces I haven't liked as well and replace them with some rarer pieces I'm searching for such as sunset montipora and red planet acropora.
As for details, it is a standard 30 gal, 36" in length. Lighting is one 250w 14k Phoenix metal halide with PFO ballast. There is a refugium full of chaeto underneath with an AquaC Urchin skimmer. The return is a Rio 2100 (I know) with further circulation provided by a Koralia 1 and a maxijet 1200 with a hydor rotator. Chemical filtration consists of a pura pad and activated carbon that is changed as needed. Water changes are 10% per week, systemic volume is about 45 gallons. About 35 pounds of liverock between the main display and refugium.
Anyway, on to the pics! I apologize for the pic quality, this camera has zero macro capability so anything closer than arms length is difficult to capture.
Wide angle shot
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s54/300ZXNA/PICT0166.jpg
Tricolor Acro and T. Maxima
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s54/300ZXNA/PICT0188.jpg
Same T. Maxima from above
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s54/300ZXNA/PICT0180.jpg
Favites, Fungia, and Purple Firefish
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s54/300ZXNA/PICT0184.jpg
T Derasa on substrate
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s54/300ZXNA/PICT0170.jpg
Green Target (possibly Eagle Eye?) Zoos
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s54/300ZXNA/PICT0189.jpg
Blastomussa and Trachyphyllia
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s54/300ZXNA/PICT0178.jpg
Just the Blastos
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s54/300ZXNA/PICT0195.jpg
Anyway, it will be fun to see how this all changes over the next few months. I'm hoping to pull out a few pieces I haven't liked as well and replace them with some rarer pieces I'm searching for such as sunset montipora and red planet acropora.