Pics of my 4 yr old 30Gal Hex

[Paul Davies]

Would appreciate some comments of some new Feb09 shots of my mini reef, which has been running for 4 yrs.

Full Tank Shot :-
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/107788DSCN0198fullshot.JPG

Bubble :-
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/107788DSCN0175bubble.JPG

Yellow Polyps:-
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/107788DSCN0177yellow.JPG

Little Leather
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/107788DSCN0189shroom.JPG

Other 7yr old bubble under blue led's
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/107788DSCN0003blue.JPG


thanks everybody.

[robot2222]

its beutiful

[aggs nasty]

Awesome tank, I love hexagon tanks! I'm in progress of setting up one right now actually. I am curious, is it a full walk around tank, or do you have it set up against a wall? And are those sun corals I spy in the bottom of the first shot?

[Paul Davies]

thanks robot2222, been working hard in getting to this, time has paid off.

aggs nasty; it set in a corner with 5/8ths visable, didnt have the room (with 2 children) to have it as a full walkaround, but wouldlove to when they grow up. Yes you are right, small sun coral at the bottom, rescued from my lfs who didnt feed it (i think), its quite new and i'm trying to get it to feed, actually tonight (3rd night) the polyps started to come out a little, hopefully that would increase.

thanks for your comments.....

[MikePowell]

it's wonderful!!

I always like seeing tank that have age to them.

[pjewett]

nice! i have a 6mnth old 30 gal hex myself and have felt like such an outcast here.

great looking tank...would like to know more about your setup if you get the urge

[BLKTANG]

very nice

[Paul Davies]

Shroom
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/107788DSCN0165shroom.JPG

red shroom
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/107788DSCN0180red.JPG

finger
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/107788DSCN0188finger.JPG

thanks for your comments so far, will reply tomorrow as its 12oclock here and need an early start tomorrow.

thx.

[pIankton]

Is the Eibli in your avatar in this tank? I've tried 2 different ones and both have been nippers. They're my favorite angel.

[Paul Davies]

Hi All,

Here goes :-

Tank
Eheim 30 gal Hex, Drilled tank with integrated pipe connections. Inlet and outlet through aquarium bottom. W 60.5cm x H 130cm

Lights
2x T5 Marine White Compacts
1x Marine white T8
1x Marine Blue T8
1x MArine Blue Led's

Filtration
100% Live Rock
Fluval 403 1000 LPH
2x Fluval internal (used for current also)
UV Sterilizer

Inhabs
Eibli Dwarf Angel
2 x Common Clowns
Watchman Goby
Red Spotted Blenny
1 Green Chromis
Leopard Wrasse

Soft Corals Mostly
2 Bubbles
1 Sun Coral

think thats it...............................

[Paul Davies]

pIankton; Yes you are correct, he does nip a little bit not too much, he's worth the drawback.

[Paul Davies]

I am going to buy some live brine this weekend, I always have fed frozen and flake.

Maybe a stupid question, but do you all feed live food ?

[Ritten]

Beautiful tank! I just saw a 30 hex on craigs list for sale. Now I really want it!

[Sugar Magnolia]

Very nice looking tank. I rarely feed live food - brine has very little nutritional value. When I do buy it I always add some selcon to the water they are in.

[Paul Davies]

thank Ritten, would be interested to see your tanks too. ;-)

I realise brine has little nutrition, do you not net out the shrimp before introducing ?

Also, would they survive in the tank ? I seem to remember 24hrs being the time. How about natural feeding ? Has anybody got mysis or anything that breeds that naturally feed their reef ?

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[Megg0602]

wow i really like your tank! i havent seen any hex reef tanks yets and ive always liked them. now i want to go buy one! very nice job!

[Paul Davies]

thx Megg 0602, its an eheim, already pipework through bottom of tank, really easy to setup.