Start of 29G SPS dominated tank - Page 3

CamBarr · 04/24/2006, 11:05 PM

sweet tank

tripstank · 04/24/2006, 11:48 PM

I agree! I love it! I have SPS, Clams, Softies, Leathers, and everything else under the sun and the Coralife Super Skimmer 65 does the trick. Everything is growing fast and looks even better. I definetly recommend it!

15nano · 04/25/2006, 02:48 PM

You have definatly started with some nice frags.

DarkXerox · 04/25/2006, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 15nano
You have definatly started with some nice frags.

Yeah I always hear from a lot of my local reefers that "Oh man I wish I never had these mushrooms/xenia/etc that took over my tank" or "Why the heck did I get that brown acro". So I figured that I would focus on things that were really colorful and not get corals from the LFS. Sure it is more pricey, but I feel that I'm helping the hobby by spending money with corals that are 2nd+ generation. Plus they have a better survivability since they have been proven to be hardy in captivity.

If were just beginning, however, I would not go for things of this price. But I feel that I have enough experience and dedication to keep them.

Nathan4Wvu · 04/25/2006, 06:00 PM

Hey man tank looks GREAT im in the process of moving my 20l into a 29 AGA the main difference is im going to have a 24 gallon sump.

My one question is where did you get the filter sock on the end of you drain line and does it work well?

DarkXerox · 04/26/2006, 12:13 AM

I gave up on the sock since I heard around that it traps too much before anything can hit the skimmer, so you would have to change it almost daily otherwise detritus would break down into phosphates and nitrates before the skimmer gets a chance to pull out any organic matter.

I just turkey baste out anything that accumulates down there during water changes.

DarkXerox · 05/22/2006, 09:10 PM

Update!

Growth shot of my rainbow monti after another month:

No real additions since last time since I'm low on cash after all those tyree corals haha. I got a frag of my slimer from my dad's tank in here, but I am trying to get ahold of a tyree bali tricolor when one is available here.

My anemone split and the two clones are right next to eachother. The clowns each took residence in one but still bicker like a married couple haha.

I'm also looking for a clam sometime too but they haven't been real healthy/pretty lately.

DarkXerox · 05/26/2006, 08:44 PM

Well I'm having issues with this reddish algae:

Anyone know how I can get rid of it? It grows onto corals and onto the sand, but I can't pull it off. I get very little film algae growing in my tank and the hair algae seems to be under better control, but I can't stop this junk.

Nathan4Wvu · 05/26/2006, 09:12 PM

How long has the tank been up and running now???

DarkXerox · 05/26/2006, 11:17 PM

It just hit the 4 month mark as of this week.

DarkXerox · 06/08/2006, 05:54 PM

Well I have to move the tank home this saturday so I consolidated my nanocube into the 29g. I'll take pics of everything once I finish setting it all up at home.

I'm going to try and get a frag of tyree bali tricolor soon so I'll post that too.

DarkXerox · 07/02/2006, 11:49 PM

July update:

Well I'm out of school and I ended up moving the tank home about 2 weeks ago. I guess I haven't updated awhile so here is what is new:

Bought numerous corals, moved my nanocube's contents into the tank, got a couple chromis, got a maxima, and everything is doing great.

Here's some updated shots:

Tyree LE Juner's Echino:

Tyree LE Rainbow Monti (check out the growth since last time):

Cali Tort (same deal on growth hehe, I mounted it sideways and look at all the branches it has):

ROAB Orange/green digitata (this guy encrusted like crazy)

Tyree LE Ponape Birdsnest:

Some stag:

Slimer:

Tyree LE Solitaryensis:

ROAB green digitata:

Orange Acan echinata:

DarkXerox · 07/02/2006, 11:52 PM

Blue stylophora:

Clowns clownin around:

Rainsford goby:

The male bartletts anthia:

Just got these last week at the bay area coral farmers market

Baby maxima and chips acro uh chip lol:

Tyree AE War Coral:

Aaaand FTS!

DarkXerox · 07/06/2006, 05:57 PM

Updated and better sized FTS:

I think that I might end up buying a dosing pump soon so I can get away from the daily dosing of 2-part solution. Plus it can be used as a topoff device if I get the settings correct.

Nathan4Wvu · 07/06/2006, 06:57 PM

Looking great!

Wiskey · 07/18/2006, 12:34 PM

Great buildup thread, and nice corals! Thanks for pointing me to it in the other thread.

Whiskey

Jovreefer · 07/18/2006, 02:05 PM

Find anything to rid that reddish brown algea yet?

I had a mexican turbo that use to mow it down, but it died, fell upside down behind some rock. I tried getting a second one but it wont touch the stuff so I'm looking for a new solution as well.

DarkXerox · 07/18/2006, 11:53 PM

Thanks for the compliments Wiskey!

Jov: Yeah jeez I can't figure this stuff out. I managed to stop it's growth with aggressive skimming and keeping more chaeto in my fuge (which does not grow very well--using Melev's lighting, but the chaeto bits in my main tank grow way faster).

So the only way I can get it off is by scraping it, but I gave up on that a long time ago. I'm going to try an algae blenny soon since I need one for my dad's tank, but I'm still out of ideas.

chocolateblnt · 07/19/2006, 01:40 AM

just picking up on the chit chat ... reddish brown algae ... you mean cyano?!

Molybdenum helps actively fight against algae outbreaks such as cyano ...

Dark ... Your corals are doing fantastic but when are you gonna get some more LR

DarkXerox · 07/19/2006, 05:58 PM

Nah its a reddish brown hair algae, I beat cyano awhile ago heh.

But I will probably not add anymore LR haha. Maybe if I find some more nice arching pieces, but I like having the open space for the Anthias.

chocolateblnt · 07/19/2006, 06:16 PM

I did more research on the mineral molybdenum ... and I would like to humbly correct myself. Molybdenum actually fuels hair and cyano algae ... here's a really good article on algae brotha!

I apologize for any confusion ...

http://www.syngnathid.org/articles/greenHairAlgae.html

"Molybdenum is essential to beneficial organisms such as zooxanthellae, as well as nuisance algae such as green hair and Cyanobacteria."

brian is cool · 07/19/2006, 09:09 PM

cool tank and i like wat u did with ur sump how u put the sheets of glass in it. i wish i did that with my sump because my tank is filled with micro-bubles

DarkXerox · 07/20/2006, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by brian is cool
cool tank and i like wat u did with ur sump how u put the sheets of glass in it. i wish i did that with my sump because my tank is filled with micro-bubles

Home depot sells precut glass squares (I think I used 8x10 squares for my 10 gal sump, but measure yours if you want to set one up). All I did was get some aquarium silicone and fix the squares in place (you have to do this all dry of course, and it takes a couple days for it to cure). The silicone is a little messy and the glass is sharp so you have to be careful if you go this route. The bubble trap, which is the 3 sheets of glass spaced 1 inch apart, was made by having the two outer pieces siliconed to the bottom, with the middle one siliconed 1 inch above the bottom. All the bubbles seem to diffuse by the time they reach the return chamber.

SVXH6 · 07/20/2006, 09:31 PM

how do those anthias do in your tank?? do you think its too small for them??

Zero-2-Sixty · 07/21/2006, 04:22 AM

impressive tank man. how do you like your rainsford goby? i was thinking about one.

04/24/2006, 11:05 PM	#51
CamBarr Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Irvine, SOCAL Posts: 2,365	sweet tank __________________ Cam Barr

04/24/2006, 11:48 PM	#52
tripstank Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 488	I agree! I love it! I have SPS, Clams, Softies, Leathers, and everything else under the sun and the Coralife Super Skimmer 65 does the trick. Everything is growing fast and looks even better. I definetly recommend it! __________________ Not to point fingers, but.................... Current Tank Info: Coral Prop troughs

04/25/2006, 06:00 PM	#55
Nathan4Wvu Do you like Phil Collins? Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Home:Charleston, West Virginia Posts: 1,574	Hey man tank looks GREAT im in the process of moving my 20l into a 29 AGA the main difference is im going to have a 24 gallon sump. My one question is where did you get the filter sock on the end of you drain line and does it work well? __________________ Let's Go Mountaineers! Current Tank Info: 120 gallon mixed reef

05/26/2006, 09:12 PM	#59
Nathan4Wvu Do you like Phil Collins? Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Home:Charleston, West Virginia Posts: 1,574	How long has the tank been up and running now??? __________________ Let's Go Mountaineers! Current Tank Info: 120 gallon mixed reef

07/06/2006, 06:57 PM	#65
Nathan4Wvu Do you like Phil Collins? Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Home:Charleston, West Virginia Posts: 1,574	Looking great! __________________ Let's Go Mountaineers! Current Tank Info: 120 gallon mixed reef

04/25/2006, 02:48 PM	#53
15nano Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Indianapolis, In Posts: 68	You have definatly started with some nice frags.

04/26/2006, 12:13 AM	#56
DarkXerox Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 1,299	I gave up on the sock since I heard around that it traps too much before anything can hit the skimmer, so you would have to change it almost daily otherwise detritus would break down into phosphates and nitrates before the skimmer gets a chance to pull out any organic matter. I just turkey baste out anything that accumulates down there during water changes.

05/22/2006, 09:10 PM	#57
DarkXerox Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 1,299	Update! Growth shot of my rainbow monti after another month: No real additions since last time since I'm low on cash after all those tyree corals haha. I got a frag of my slimer from my dad's tank in here, but I am trying to get ahold of a tyree bali tricolor when one is available here. My anemone split and the two clones are right next to eachother. The clowns each took residence in one but still bicker like a married couple haha. I'm also looking for a clam sometime too but they haven't been real healthy/pretty lately.

05/26/2006, 08:44 PM	#58
DarkXerox Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 1,299	Well I'm having issues with this reddish algae: Anyone know how I can get rid of it? It grows onto corals and onto the sand, but I can't pull it off. I get very little film algae growing in my tank and the hair algae seems to be under better control, but I can't stop this junk.

05/26/2006, 11:17 PM	#60
DarkXerox Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 1,299	It just hit the 4 month mark as of this week.

06/08/2006, 05:54 PM	#61
DarkXerox Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 1,299	Well I have to move the tank home this saturday so I consolidated my nanocube into the 29g. I'll take pics of everything once I finish setting it all up at home. I'm going to try and get a frag of tyree bali tricolor soon so I'll post that too.

07/02/2006, 11:49 PM	#62
DarkXerox Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 1,299	July update: Well I'm out of school and I ended up moving the tank home about 2 weeks ago. I guess I haven't updated awhile so here is what is new: Bought numerous corals, moved my nanocube's contents into the tank, got a couple chromis, got a maxima, and everything is doing great. Here's some updated shots: Tyree LE Juner's Echino: Tyree LE Rainbow Monti (check out the growth since last time): Cali Tort (same deal on growth hehe, I mounted it sideways and look at all the branches it has): ROAB Orange/green digitata (this guy encrusted like crazy) Tyree LE Ponape Birdsnest: Some stag: Slimer: Tyree LE Solitaryensis: ROAB green digitata: Orange Acan echinata:

07/02/2006, 11:52 PM	#63
DarkXerox Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 1,299	Blue stylophora: Clowns clownin around: Rainsford goby: The male bartletts anthia: Just got these last week at the bay area coral farmers market Baby maxima and chips acro uh chip lol: Tyree AE War Coral: Aaaand FTS!

07/06/2006, 05:57 PM	#64
DarkXerox Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 1,299	Updated and better sized FTS: I think that I might end up buying a dosing pump soon so I can get away from the daily dosing of 2-part solution. Plus it can be used as a topoff device if I get the settings correct.

07/18/2006, 12:34 PM	#66
Wiskey Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 3,049	Great buildup thread, and nice corals! Thanks for pointing me to it in the other thread. Whiskey __________________ This video shows 15 months of coral growth in my tank in a 30 second timelapse: https://youtu.be/bF6C57aTDEo

07/18/2006, 02:05 PM	#67
Jovreefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: In my tank Posts: 2,462	Find anything to rid that reddish brown algea yet? I had a mexican turbo that use to mow it down, but it died, fell upside down behind some rock. I tried getting a second one but it wont touch the stuff so I'm looking for a new solution as well. __________________ Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.

07/18/2006, 11:53 PM	#68
DarkXerox Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 1,299	Thanks for the compliments Wiskey! Jov: Yeah jeez I can't figure this stuff out. I managed to stop it's growth with aggressive skimming and keeping more chaeto in my fuge (which does not grow very well--using Melev's lighting, but the chaeto bits in my main tank grow way faster). So the only way I can get it off is by scraping it, but I gave up on that a long time ago. I'm going to try an algae blenny soon since I need one for my dad's tank, but I'm still out of ideas.

07/19/2006, 01:40 AM	#69
chocolateblnt Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, Nor*CAL Posts: 1,736	just picking up on the chit chat ... reddish brown algae ... you mean cyano?! Molybdenum helps actively fight against algae outbreaks such as cyano ... Dark ... Your corals are doing fantastic but when are you gonna get some more LR

07/19/2006, 05:58 PM	#70
DarkXerox Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 1,299	Nah its a reddish brown hair algae, I beat cyano awhile ago heh. But I will probably not add anymore LR haha. Maybe if I find some more nice arching pieces, but I like having the open space for the Anthias.

07/19/2006, 06:16 PM	#71
chocolateblnt Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, Nor*CAL Posts: 1,736	I did more research on the mineral molybdenum ... and I would like to humbly correct myself. Molybdenum actually fuels hair and cyano algae ... here's a really good article on algae brotha! I apologize for any confusion ... http://www.syngnathid.org/articles/greenHairAlgae.html "Molybdenum is essential to beneficial organisms such as zooxanthellae, as well as nuisance algae such as green hair and Cyanobacteria."

07/19/2006, 09:09 PM	#72
brian is cool Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: akron, ohio Posts: 125	cool tank and i like wat u did with ur sump how u put the sheets of glass in it. i wish i did that with my sump because my tank is filled with micro-bubles __________________ Fish are cool Current Tank Info: 20L reef w/10g sump 3g reef (in the making)

07/20/2006, 09:31 PM	#74
SVXH6 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 2,685	how do those anthias do in your tank?? do you think its too small for them??

07/21/2006, 04:22 AM	#75
Zero-2-Sixty Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 112	impressive tank man. how do you like your rainsford goby? i was thinking about one.