Schreiba's ADA 60-F

teamschreiba · 03/26/2011, 08:05 PM

Current FTS: 3/19/11

Background
Thought I would finally put a build thread up on here

I've had this tank for a little over two months now and have been enjoying it so far! Here's the original plans I had for the tank:

*Note: No longer using this stand...

Equipment

MP10ES
Eheim Ecco Pro 2232 with floss, purigen, chemipure elite
PAR 38 60 degree 12k
PAR 38 60 degree 20k
Hydor ETH 200
Lily Pipes

Livestock

1x Ocellaris Clownfish
1x Cleaner Shrimp
1x Emerald Crab
1x Maxi Mini
Other Clean-up Crew

Corals

SPS
Green Birdsnest
Red Montipora Capricornus
LE Mint Chip Montipora
Some type of valida
Green Slimer
3x Acros (I don't know the exact names: one purple, one blue tip, one yellow)
LPS
Green Hammer
Candy Cane colony
Red & Green Blasto
Dragon's Breath Favia
Softies
GSP
Miami Hurricane Zoas
Radiactive dragoneyes
Purple zoas
Xenia
Florida Ricordea
Green/Purple Yuma Ricordea
Blue spotted mushroom
Unknown palyzoa
Yellow polyps

I'd like to get away from a lot of these softies and move more toward an SPS dominated tank. However the xenia will have to stay since my clownfish is hosting it currently :P

FTS Archive
FTS: 2/2/11

FTS: 1/13/11

saltjohnswharf · 03/26/2011, 10:11 PM

Nicely done my friend. Simple and quite elegant. I am a big fan of ADA tanks and the MP10es. Although an SPS would look awesome I like it the way it is. Keep up the good work.

duncantse · 03/26/2011, 10:14 PM

Nice nano tank! Your water looks very clean, I think purigen and chemipure really pays a big role in getting crystal clear water. Are you running a sump and skimmer or just the cannister filter?

saltjohnswharf · 03/26/2011, 10:20 PM

The eheim probably does more for water clarity using just the mechanical pad. I've run the Pro 2222 for years with no chemical media and the water sparkled. Not to say chemical media does not help.

teamschreiba · 03/27/2011, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saltjohnswharf

Nicely done my friend. Simple and quite elegant. I am a big fan of ADA tanks and the MP10es. Although an SPS would look awesome I like it the way it is. Keep up the good work.

Thanks! I want to slowly work towards a more SPS focused tank as well. All the new frags I've bought have been SPS other than those acans in the sand.

teamschreiba · 03/27/2011, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duncantse

Nice nano tank! Your water looks very clean, I think purigen and chemipure really pays a big role in getting crystal clear water. Are you running a sump and skimmer or just the cannister filter?

Thanks! I believe the chemipure and purigen along with the floss help to keep the water crystal clear as well. That's all I'm running though no sump or skimmer.

duncantse · 03/27/2011, 09:57 AM

Did you put the purigen at the top or chemipure? Oh yah, how many bags of chemipure did you use?

teamschreiba · 03/27/2011, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duncantse

Did you put the purigen at the top or chemipure? Oh yah, how many bags of chemipure did you use?

I have filter floss in the top like where the blue sponge normally would be. Then in the basket I have 1 bag of chemipure on the bottom that covers the bottom with a bag of purigen laying on top of it.

duncantse · 03/27/2011, 10:15 AM

Did you cut open the bag of chemipure? It comes with a very small filter bag.

teamschreiba · 03/27/2011, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duncantse

Did you cut open the bag of chemipure? It comes with a very small filter bag.

Naw I left it in the bag

duncantse · 03/27/2011, 10:32 AM

LOL! I can't get over how clear your water looks.

teamschreiba · 03/27/2011, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duncantse

LOL! I can't get over how clear your water looks.

Haha thanks!

Here's a few more of my favorite shots:

This one is old since I had the eheim green pipes but still one of my favorite's:

HandOfGod · 03/28/2011, 07:43 PM

Can't wait to see how the SPS turns out for you!

(HandOfGod aka Kiki n-r)

teamschreiba · 03/30/2011, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HandOfGod

Can't wait to see how the SPS turns out for you!

(HandOfGod aka Kiki n-r)

So far it's been good, all of the colors look great and all of my frags are encrusting/growing so

Here's a shot I took today while adjusting my osmolator

ange062 · 03/30/2011, 02:26 PM

That's an amazing tank! One of my faves. I may just have to nominate you for NTOTM

saltjohnswharf · 03/30/2011, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ange062

That's an amazing tank! One of my faves. I may just have to nominate you for NTOTM

I second. But: I think you ought to wait until you have completed your transformation to SPS and have good growth recorded.

teamschreiba · 03/30/2011, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ange062

That's an amazing tank! One of my faves. I may just have to nominate you for NTOTM

Thanks! That really means a lot to me

teamschreiba · 03/30/2011, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saltjohnswharf

I second. But: I think you ought to wait until you have completed your transformation to SPS and have good growth recorded.

Thanks! And as much as I would love/appreciate NTOTM I agree with this statement because I've only had the tank running about 3 months. I've already had some solid SPS growth though but I'll definitely do my best to document all the growth.

February 7th:

March 27th:

teamschreiba · 04/02/2011, 06:41 PM

Took this one while the powerheads were off

ange062 · 04/06/2011, 11:15 AM

Woah, I have never seen my candy canes stick their feeders out that far, that's awesome! Your SPS growth is great also, that birdsnest looks like it tripled in size!

teamschreiba · 04/06/2011, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ange062

Woah, I have never seen my candy canes stick their feeders out that far, that's awesome! Your SPS growth is great also, that birdsnest looks like it tripled in size!

Thanks! And yeah it's already noticeably bigger now. It took a little while to start growing but now it has really taken off

teamschreiba · 04/06/2011, 08:33 PM

Here's another shot of the candy cane I took today.

duncantse · 04/06/2011, 09:25 PM

Have you ever considered NOTM?

teamschreiba · 04/07/2011, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duncantse

Have you ever considered NOTM?

I would love to be NTOTM. I thought my tank was on the young side at 3 months but if people think I should enter then I will

ange062 · 04/07/2011, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teamschreiba

I would love to be NTOTM. I thought my tank was on the young side at 3 months but if people think I should enter then I will

Im debating between nominating you and one other tank, hmmmmm....

03/26/2011, 08:05 PM	#1
teamschreiba Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 219	Schreiba's ADA 60-F Current FTS: 3/19/11 *Background* Thought I would finally put a build thread up on here I've had this tank for a little over two months now and have been enjoying it so far! Here's the original plans I had for the tank: Note: No longer using this stand... Equipment* MP10ES Eheim Ecco Pro 2232 with floss, purigen, chemipure elite PAR 38 60 degree 12k PAR 38 60 degree 20k Hydor ETH 200 Lily Pipes *Livestock* 1x Ocellaris Clownfish 1x Cleaner Shrimp 1x Emerald Crab 1x Maxi Mini Other Clean-up Crew *Corals* SPS Green Birdsnest Red Montipora Capricornus LE Mint Chip Montipora Some type of valida Green Slimer 3x Acros (I don't know the exact names: one purple, one blue tip, one yellow) LPS Green Hammer Candy Cane colony Red & Green Blasto Dragon's Breath Favia Softies GSP Miami Hurricane Zoas Radiactive dragoneyes Purple zoas Xenia Florida Ricordea Green/Purple Yuma Ricordea Blue spotted mushroom Unknown palyzoa Yellow polyps I'd like to get away from a lot of these softies and move more toward an SPS dominated tank. However the xenia will have to stay since my clownfish is hosting it currently :P FTS Archive FTS: 2/2/11 FTS: 1/13/11

03/26/2011, 10:11 PM	#2
saltjohnswharf Conscientious Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Carmichael, CA Posts: 524 Blog Entries: 1	Nicely done my friend. Simple and quite elegant. I am a big fan of ADA tanks and the MP10es. Although an SPS would look awesome I like it the way it is. Keep up the good work. __________________ If you had to live the rest of your life in an aquarium what would your minimum tank size be? Think before you buy Current Tank Info: 27 gallon Dying Reef Biotope

03/26/2011, 10:20 PM	#4
saltjohnswharf Conscientious Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Carmichael, CA Posts: 524 Blog Entries: 1	The eheim probably does more for water clarity using just the mechanical pad. I've run the Pro 2222 for years with no chemical media and the water sparkled. Not to say chemical media does not help. __________________ If you had to live the rest of your life in an aquarium what would your minimum tank size be? Think before you buy Current Tank Info: 27 gallon Dying Reef Biotope

03/30/2011, 02:26 PM	#15
ange062 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 3,223	That's an amazing tank! One of my faves. I may just have to nominate you for NTOTM __________________ JBJ NC28, Radion, MP10, HOB-1, Mini Arctica, 2LF Phosban 150's - MARSH May 2012 TOTM JBJ 3g Picotope, Panorama Pro, AC70 29g AGA Planted FW

04/06/2011, 11:15 AM	#20
ange062 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 3,223	Woah, I have never seen my candy canes stick their feeders out that far, that's awesome! Your SPS growth is great also, that birdsnest looks like it tripled in size! __________________ JBJ NC28, Radion, MP10, HOB-1, Mini Arctica, 2LF Phosban 150's - MARSH May 2012 TOTM JBJ 3g Picotope, Panorama Pro, AC70 29g AGA Planted FW

03/26/2011, 10:14 PM	#3
duncantse Fish Advisor Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,604	Nice nano tank! Your water looks very clean, I think purigen and chemipure really pays a big role in getting crystal clear water. Are you running a sump and skimmer or just the cannister filter?

03/27/2011, 09:57 AM	#7
duncantse Fish Advisor Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,604	Did you put the purigen at the top or chemipure? Oh yah, how many bags of chemipure did you use?

03/27/2011, 10:15 AM	#9
duncantse Fish Advisor Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,604	Did you cut open the bag of chemipure? It comes with a very small filter bag.

03/27/2011, 10:32 AM	#11
duncantse Fish Advisor Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,604	LOL! I can't get over how clear your water looks.

03/28/2011, 07:43 PM	#13
HandOfGod Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Butler, PA Posts: 111	Can't wait to see how the SPS turns out for you! (HandOfGod aka Kiki n-r)

04/02/2011, 06:41 PM	#19
teamschreiba Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 219	Took this one while the powerheads were off

04/06/2011, 08:33 PM	#22
teamschreiba Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 219	Here's another shot of the candy cane I took today.

04/06/2011, 09:25 PM	#23
duncantse Fish Advisor Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,604	Have you ever considered NOTM?

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