Peter's 65 gallon

Peter Eichler · 05/26/2007, 01:36 AM

First of all here's a bit of background on what led to setting this tank up.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...ht=heavy+heart

On with the show...

Thought it was about time I started a thread on my system.

It's a 65 gallon with a 60 gallon sump and 30 breeder prop tank

6x39w T5s from SLS with IC reflectors
Octopus NW-150 skimmer
Mag 9.5 return
2 x Seio 1100
120 lbs. Uaniva Live Rock
Basket w/ 2 different species of Chaeto in the sump

I've had salt water aquariums for over 20 years (since I was about 10) but have been out of it for a few years while I was an apartment dweller. This tank was started Sept. '06

It's in the basement so I went with the oversized sump.

Rock curing in the sump

The plan was to cure all the live rock in my sump and never hook it up to the tank, it didn't all fit with the skimmer in there...

The skimmer hooked up after moving some of the rock. It was working so well the foam was pushing the acrylic cover off...

THe sump after rock was cured and I changed all the water and before a little organizing and adding the xhaeto box

Tank after curing with some of the lights on

Peter Eichler · 05/26/2007, 01:36 AM

Notice the scratches in the last shot... Well, I got a really good deal on a used setup that turned out to not be quite as good a deal as I thought. So, I swapped out the tank for a new 65. So from here on out these shots should all be when with the new mega overflow 65.

My first "exotic" paly. AOGs, with the bonus of some Bryopsis!

Shot from today with no flash and my new Duncan in the backgroung. He just got moved to the display from the prop tank so it wasn't totally happy.

I had a little case of the pox and lost a some more common zoanthids, but for the most part it didn't kill all of the colony before the pox went away. I also had some problems with Amphipods attacking zoanthids. My tank really wasn't ready for him but enter the Pod Killer of DOOM!

My first SPS from earlier this year, I wanted to go slow... They're doing great and I will be adding a lot more in the coming months.

One of those recent additions, ORA Roscoe's added last week. Still aclimating so he's in a more shady area for now.

Pretty blue paly.

I just can't seem to get the color back on them and they look more like this now. I keep moving them up and down and just moved them down again tonight in a more shady spot.

My Blue Carpet. He was only in the display for about a week since it's jusr not a place for a carpet. The only reason I tried it is because it was claimed that it has been on that rock for almost a year. It never moved but I couldn't sleep so he's in my prop tank now... Growing very fast and doing well, I just got a clown tonight and I'm seriously considering a species tank for the Carpet.

Peter Eichler · 05/26/2007, 01:37 AM

My other pod predator. He has been with me for a while and I loved Springeri, I've almost always had one in my tanks.

I didn't intend on having any LPS... That was easier said than done

Some Aussie Lord frags will be arriving on Tues.

Peter Eichler · 05/26/2007, 01:39 AM

Random shots...

Paly

Raspberry Limeaides and probably Eclipse Yellow

Older shot of my RADE

Common yellow palys

Random snail shot

New paly/zoanthid rock from last month. They're turning purple, but nothing bright...

At least not yet...

Peter Eichler · 05/26/2007, 01:41 AM

A couple new additions that I got earlier this week

New clam

New paly frag

New paly colony

Weird angle but it shows the clam colors a little better. Don't call the tang police

he was a Petco rescue and will get a nice big tank soon enough. He's doing great thus far.

FTS

I'll get some shots of the prop tank after I clean the glass and get some updated shots of the sump soon

Peter Eichler · 05/26/2007, 01:42 AM

My anemone and his new buddy in the prop tank, the anemone is a little puffed out now that the clown is hosting

He won't stand still so I haven't gotten a great shot yet.
1

2

3

4

5

New Aussie Lord Frags I got last week and my Platygyra in the background that never photographs well

New Clam in the prop tank, have two other new clams but photos didn't turn out...

Peter Eichler · 05/26/2007, 01:43 AM

New Duncans, they're big and look a heck of a lot like my DFS Duncan, both are still acclimating. Need to get to work on that bubble algae this weekend...

Random AOG and Roscoe's shot. The Roscoe's is incredible but I can't get a good shot of it

Still haven't taking any paly frag shots, prop tank shots, or sump shots. My camera is really old and so is the memory card, I get a whooping 35-40 shots before I'm out of memeory. That'll be taken care of soon I hope.

Peter Eichler · 05/26/2007, 01:44 AM

New palys added earlier today.

A few of the many frags sitting on the sand that I need to glue to the rockwork...

Clam moved up in the rockwork with a A Lupine Stag behind it

Random shot with a crocea that bleached in shipping, it has been a slow road back but it's looking better every week.

Another random shot

The Aussie Lords are looking a little better

As are the palys from earlier this week.

Hop · 05/26/2007, 01:45 AM

Looks good. Did I miss the time frame from curing to the last FTS?

Peter Eichler · 05/26/2007, 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hop
Looks good. Did I miss the time frame from curing to the last FTS?

Thanks! Rock was finished curing Sept. '06 and FTS was from earlier this week. I cut and pasted from another thread I started about a week ago so I may have missed editing some stuff I should have.

Kigs · 05/26/2007, 02:15 AM

beautiful tank Ike! i'm loving those duncans! your new collection is getting better and better

InLimbo87 · 05/26/2007, 05:45 AM

Tank looks nice! I'll be setting up a 65 in the next couple months so I'll definitely be following your thread for some inspiration. So keep those pics coming.

frederickk · 05/26/2007, 09:04 AM

Very nice looking tank!

frederickk · 05/26/2007, 09:15 AM

Hey Peter if you have problems with your collection cup beaing to full you can try to drilled a little hole on the side sothe gunk can be export in a plastic tube going down to an empty bucket so that way you don't have any bad surprise when you come home.

See my skimmate goes directly to my plastic tube and down to the bucket.

Peter Eichler · 05/26/2007, 11:06 AM

Thanks for the kind words guys.

Fred, I've been going back and forth on drilling my collection cup. Without the drain it's a good way to motivate me to keep my skimmer clean though

TheBrett · 05/26/2007, 11:15 AM

very nice tank!

airtime23 · 05/26/2007, 11:51 AM

Nice tank mate!

Peter Eichler · 05/28/2007, 12:14 AM

Two of the clams I couldn't get decent shots of, the 3rd one seems to be a goner and has gone down hill since a couple days after I got it

Pseudochromis flavivertex to eat pods in my prop tank, he doesn't want to stay still for a photo

One of my Acan lords during feeding time

Really liking these new palys

A pretty drab paly that I bought to color up, getting deep purple with a green disk around the mouth

Peter Eichler · 06/02/2007, 12:17 AM

This Acro is growing like a weed.

Just kinda liked this shot...

New anemone in Quarantine. I bought it knowing that it was bleached and needed some TLC. I got it for $25 with a good size piece of live rock and a bunch of hermit crab hitchhikers.

Not a good shot, but I found another A. polymnus. It was freak thing and at a store I really don't like giving my money to. They didn't have him labeled and they gave it to me for the price of a Clarki plus 25% off which was $8.99. I was expecting at least a little aggression, but it just didn't happen. I think it may be love at first sight

drummereef · 06/02/2007, 12:29 AM

Great pics, the tank looks great. Clams look awesome.

okkiedokki · 06/02/2007, 06:00 AM

Nice looking tank!

thor32766 · 06/02/2007, 08:42 AM

beautiful tank!

msn711 · 06/02/2007, 10:10 AM

Nice tank. I was just wondering what made you go with such a tall tank? I see the 40 breeders and even 58g's a lot, but the 65s look so tall.

chujai · 06/02/2007, 10:25 AM

looks goood, bleech anemone looks pretty too, hope it gets better!

Peter Eichler · 06/02/2007, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by msn711
Nice tank. I was just wondering what made you go with such a tall tank? I see the 40 breeders and even 58g's a lot, but the 65s look so tall.

I wanted a 58 originally but it was really tricky getting Oceanic tanks last year. To me the aga 50 was a little short and the 65 a little tall, but between the two I decided on the 65 because I wanted to have less light at the bottom on the tank for LPS and Zoanthids.

05/26/2007, 01:36 AM	#1
Peter Eichler Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 6,081	Peter's 65 gallon First of all here's a bit of background on what led to setting this tank up. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...ht=heavy+heart On with the show... Thought it was about time I started a thread on my system. It's a 65 gallon with a 60 gallon sump and 30 breeder prop tank 6x39w T5s from SLS with IC reflectors Octopus NW-150 skimmer Mag 9.5 return 2 x Seio 1100 120 lbs. Uaniva Live Rock Basket w/ 2 different species of Chaeto in the sump I've had salt water aquariums for over 20 years (since I was about 10) but have been out of it for a few years while I was an apartment dweller. This tank was started Sept. '06 It's in the basement so I went with the oversized sump. Rock curing in the sump The plan was to cure all the live rock in my sump and never hook it up to the tank, it didn't all fit with the skimmer in there... The skimmer hooked up after moving some of the rock. It was working so well the foam was pushing the acrylic cover off... THe sump after rock was cured and I changed all the water and before a little organizing and adding the xhaeto box Tank after curing with some of the lights on

05/26/2007, 01:36 AM	#2
Peter Eichler Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 6,081	Notice the scratches in the last shot... Well, I got a really good deal on a used setup that turned out to not be quite as good a deal as I thought. So, I swapped out the tank for a new 65. So from here on out these shots should all be when with the new mega overflow 65. My first "exotic" paly. AOGs, with the bonus of some Bryopsis! Shot from today with no flash and my new Duncan in the backgroung. He just got moved to the display from the prop tank so it wasn't totally happy. I had a little case of the pox and lost a some more common zoanthids, but for the most part it didn't kill all of the colony before the pox went away. I also had some problems with Amphipods attacking zoanthids. My tank really wasn't ready for him but enter the Pod Killer of DOOM! My first SPS from earlier this year, I wanted to go slow... They're doing great and I will be adding a lot more in the coming months. One of those recent additions, ORA Roscoe's added last week. Still aclimating so he's in a more shady area for now. Pretty blue paly. I just can't seem to get the color back on them and they look more like this now. I keep moving them up and down and just moved them down again tonight in a more shady spot. My Blue Carpet. He was only in the display for about a week since it's jusr not a place for a carpet. The only reason I tried it is because it was claimed that it has been on that rock for almost a year. It never moved but I couldn't sleep so he's in my prop tank now... Growing very fast and doing well, I just got a clown tonight and I'm seriously considering a species tank for the Carpet. __________________ April 2015 TOTM

05/26/2007, 01:37 AM	#3
Peter Eichler Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 6,081	My other pod predator. He has been with me for a while and I loved Springeri, I've almost always had one in my tanks. I didn't intend on having any LPS... That was easier said than done Some Aussie Lord frags will be arriving on Tues. __________________ April 2015 TOTM

05/26/2007, 01:39 AM	#4
Peter Eichler Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 6,081	Random shots... Paly Raspberry Limeaides and probably Eclipse Yellow Older shot of my RADE Common yellow palys Random snail shot New paly/zoanthid rock from last month. They're turning purple, but nothing bright... At least not yet... __________________ April 2015 TOTM

05/26/2007, 01:41 AM	#5
Peter Eichler Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 6,081	A couple new additions that I got earlier this week New clam New paly frag New paly colony Weird angle but it shows the clam colors a little better. Don't call the tang police he was a Petco rescue and will get a nice big tank soon enough. He's doing great thus far. FTS I'll get some shots of the prop tank after I clean the glass and get some updated shots of the sump soon __________________ April 2015 TOTM

05/26/2007, 01:42 AM	#6
Peter Eichler Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 6,081	My anemone and his new buddy in the prop tank, the anemone is a little puffed out now that the clown is hosting He won't stand still so I haven't gotten a great shot yet. 1 2 3 4 5 New Aussie Lord Frags I got last week and my Platygyra in the background that never photographs well New Clam in the prop tank, have two other new clams but photos didn't turn out... __________________ April 2015 TOTM

05/26/2007, 01:43 AM	#7
Peter Eichler Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 6,081	New Duncans, they're big and look a heck of a lot like my DFS Duncan, both are still acclimating. Need to get to work on that bubble algae this weekend... Random AOG and Roscoe's shot. The Roscoe's is incredible but I can't get a good shot of it Still haven't taking any paly frag shots, prop tank shots, or sump shots. My camera is really old and so is the memory card, I get a whooping 35-40 shots before I'm out of memeory. That'll be taken care of soon I hope. __________________ April 2015 TOTM

05/26/2007, 01:44 AM	#8
Peter Eichler Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 6,081	New palys added earlier today. A few of the many frags sitting on the sand that I need to glue to the rockwork... Clam moved up in the rockwork with a A Lupine Stag behind it Random shot with a crocea that bleached in shipping, it has been a slow road back but it's looking better every week. Another random shot The Aussie Lords are looking a little better As are the palys from earlier this week. __________________ April 2015 TOTM

05/26/2007, 01:45 AM	#9
Hop Carpe Noctem!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 8,548	Looks good. Did I miss the time frame from curing to the last FTS? __________________ Hop Current Tank Info: 300-gallon in-wall system (mixed reef)

05/26/2007, 02:15 AM	#11
Kigs Moved On Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: LI, NY Posts: 2,182	beautiful tank Ike! i'm loving those duncans! your new collection is getting better and better

05/26/2007, 05:45 AM	#12
InLimbo87 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Central FL Posts: 3,197	Tank looks nice! I'll be setting up a 65 in the next couple months so I'll definitely be following your thread for some inspiration. So keep those pics coming. __________________ We are forever responsible for that which we tame... Current Tank Info: 90 gallon

05/26/2007, 09:04 AM	#13
frederickk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,712	Very nice looking tank!

05/26/2007, 09:15 AM	#14
frederickk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,712	Hey Peter if you have problems with your collection cup beaing to full you can try to drilled a little hole on the side sothe gunk can be export in a plastic tube going down to an empty bucket so that way you don't have any bad surprise when you come home. See my skimmate goes directly to my plastic tube and down to the bucket.

05/26/2007, 11:06 AM	#15
Peter Eichler Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 6,081	Thanks for the kind words guys. Fred, I've been going back and forth on drilling my collection cup. Without the drain it's a good way to motivate me to keep my skimmer clean though __________________ April 2015 TOTM

05/26/2007, 11:15 AM	#16
TheBrett Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 18	very nice tank!

05/26/2007, 11:51 AM	#17
airtime23 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Charlotte Posts: 488	Nice tank mate! __________________ Left hand, right hand. It doesn't matter. I'm amphibious. Current Tank Info: 20g (long) reef, PC lighting, skimmer, 4 fish, lots of LR, shooms, zoos, colt, leather, toadstool, hammer, torch, frogspawn, cleaner shrimp, hermits, & snails

05/28/2007, 12:14 AM	#18
Peter Eichler Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 6,081	Two of the clams I couldn't get decent shots of, the 3rd one seems to be a goner and has gone down hill since a couple days after I got it Pseudochromis flavivertex to eat pods in my prop tank, he doesn't want to stay still for a photo One of my Acan lords during feeding time Really liking these new palys A pretty drab paly that I bought to color up, getting deep purple with a green disk around the mouth __________________ April 2015 TOTM

06/02/2007, 12:17 AM	#19
Peter Eichler Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 6,081	This Acro is growing like a weed. Just kinda liked this shot... New anemone in Quarantine. I bought it knowing that it was bleached and needed some TLC. I got it for $25 with a good size piece of live rock and a bunch of hermit crab hitchhikers. Not a good shot, but I found another A. polymnus. It was freak thing and at a store I really don't like giving my money to. They didn't have him labeled and they gave it to me for the price of a Clarki plus 25% off which was $8.99. I was expecting at least a little aggression, but it just didn't happen. I think it may be love at first sight __________________ April 2015 TOTM

06/02/2007, 12:29 AM	#20
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Great pics, the tank looks great. Clams look awesome. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

06/02/2007, 06:00 AM	#21
okkiedokki Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dublin, OH Posts: 581	Nice looking tank! __________________ Bryan Current Tank Info: Reef: 90g w/100g rubbermaid sump

06/02/2007, 08:42 AM	#22
thor32766 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chuluota, FL Posts: 6,072	beautiful tank! __________________ "Live your life so no one has to lie about who you were at your funeral" click on my red house to see my tang compound! Current Tank Info: 29 gallon in Wall!

06/02/2007, 10:10 AM	#23
msn711 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Reynoldsburg, OH Posts: 974	Nice tank. I was just wondering what made you go with such a tall tank? I see the 40 breeders and even 58g's a lot, but the 65s look so tall. __________________ Shay Current Tank Info: 120 Deep Blue Pro

06/02/2007, 10:25 AM	#24
chujai Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ottawa Posts: 188	looks goood, bleech anemone looks pretty too, hope it gets better!