Check out my tank :)

[jbird69]

This tank has been running for 2 years now. Its fair to say that its only 15 months tho cause I had a crash 8 mo in. I lost 80% of my livestock at that point. I know its taboo to have a tang in a tank of this size but it is what it is. The tang and the clown are inseperable as you can kind of see in the video. And the clown and BTA are as well. So to remove one of them is to remove all three in fairness. The tang will have to go eventually, and the nem is getting a bit big for my coral stock so a change is probably on the horizon.

The first to pics are a recent addition of a neat little lobo. He was a colorless rescue and hes starting to look really healthy.

This pic is the lobo under my "nightlights"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jbird35/DSC09357.jpg
This is how he looks first thing in the morning...all happy!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jbird35/DSC09449.jpg
SPS garden
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jbird35/DSC09396.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jbird35/DSC09404.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jbird35/DSC09433.jpg

I like this shot!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jbird35/DSC09450a.jpg

And...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jbird35/th_MOV09453.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jbird35/?action=view&current=MOV09453.flv)


Thanks for looking!

[jhritz]

looking awesome! i like that picture of the clown in the nem to!

[bgraves]

what type of night light do you have?

[commonstranger]

Nice tank keep it up

[Froggy]

Everything looks great !

[am3gross]

awesome!

[PoukieBear]

I'd love to see a full tank shot ! :)

[jbird69]

what type of night light do you have?

Its just a cheapo black light..18" flourescent.

I'd love to see a full tank shot ! :)

The end of the video is a full tank view...allbeit kinda grainy. Ill try to get a FTS today


Thanks everyone!

[nitjt]

what kind of light do you have?

[jbird69]

what kind of light do you have?

Single end 400w radium. along with 78w of actinic.

[BeanMachine]

Nice tank jbird! Let's see a full tank shot.

Do you have any progression photos? I'm also interested in how large your SPS colonies were when you added them.

[PoukieBear]

Doh ! I dind't realise that the last one was a video.

Your tank looks spectacular !

[ininerider]

Nice!!!!

[jbird69]

Nice tank jbird! Let's see a full tank shot.

Do you have any progression photos? I'm also interested in how large your SPS colonies were when you added them.

I have pictures scattered all over 3 computers and a whole bunch on photobucket.

Heres the best time contrast I can provide right now. This first pic was a FTS from a year ago.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jbird35/DSC04733.jpg

And this ones from today.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jbird35/DSC09460.jpg

[porthios]

very, very nice. well done!

[jbird69]

Heres a pre-crash photo. Too much, too fast, inadequate filtration and lighting combined with a 2 week vacation at the beginning of a cyano outbreak... Came home to a tank that was red and dead.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jbird35/DSC02517.jpg

[kentlighting]

tank looks great!

[Veosk]

great lookin tank.

[BeanMachine]

Awesome thanks for the pics! I can definitely see the growth!

What your current dosing regimine? Cal reactor?

[lostintheocean]

it still looks over stocked for a 50....

[BeanMachine]

it still looks over stocked for a 50....

I see a small/medium regal tang, and three other relatively small fish... the only questionable fish is the tang... to each his own.

[jbird69]

Awesome thanks for the pics! I can definitely see the growth!

What your current dosing regimine? Cal reactor?

I am manually dosing BRS 2 part. 100ml/day of each. I keep a dkh of 10 and Ca 420. Mg @1450

it still looks over stocked for a 50....

I cant argue :fun4: I have much better control of the system now. And my water is quite pristine. I only ever test alk, ca, mg and sg. I run GFO and GAC in media bags in my sump. As I get better control of my water chemistry, my chaeto has really slowed down. I skim very wet.

Thanks again everyone!

[jbird69]

I see a small/medium regal tang, and three other relatively small fish... the only questionable fish is the tang... to each his own.


I actually have 5 fish.

maroon clown
royal gramma
two evil damsels
hippo tang
cleaner shrimp.

My cleanup crew is very small maybe 8-10 sanils and 8-10 hermits, Theres just not enought food for more. Ive tried more and they whittle down to this many.

[Goodwood]

Pretty Work Jbird

[Ritten]

Sweet tank! Is the radium the newer bulb that needs a special ballast?

[lietz06]

Tank looks beautiful:)

[luther1200]

Nice tank!

[jbird69]

Sweet tank! Is the radium the newer bulb that needs a special ballast?

They will run on electronic ballasts. Mine is running on an old reefanatic eballast. Gallaxy ballasts are said to be the perfect marriage with radiums.

[lougotzz]

it still looks over stocked for a 50....

Whew, im glad to see you said that. If you didnt, I dont think I could have continued without budding in.

Lostintheocean is my new hero.

Tank looks awsome.

[BLKTANG]

Nice job.Love that Idaho Grape Monticap

[fefo23]

One off the very best 50 gal there a have seen in a long time.

[jbird69]

Whew, im glad to see you said that. If you didnt, I dont think I could have continued without budding in.

Lostintheocean is my new hero.

Tank looks awsome.

I know...you just want some frags;)

[dwculp]

Nice tank! I like it, what are the dimensions of the tank?

[jbird69]

thank you!

36x18x18