jemram Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 I finaly got the live rock for my tank today. Was a 250 mile round trip but it was worth it to be able to hand select the pieces. Link to comment
irishtexan Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Awesome tank! Great job. Can't wait to see it stocked! Also, what are you using for lighting? texx Link to comment
Capt_Nemo Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 It's a very nice tank man. wow you drive or fly 250 miles round trip just to pick up the live rock. That's something i can do, just too damn lazy. Link to comment
jemram Posted October 14, 2006 Author Share Posted October 14, 2006 Here's a picture of the tank from further away: And a close up of the light. It's an Arcadia 150W MH pendant: Link to comment
irishtexan Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Ok cool. So its just hanging from the ceiling then? What are you planing on for livestock? texx Link to comment
jemram Posted October 14, 2006 Author Share Posted October 14, 2006 Ok cool. So its just hanging from the ceiling then? What are you planing on for livestock? texx Yep, just two wires from the ceiling. As for livestock it's going to have 2 or 3 small fish, 2 or 3 shrimp (blood and sexy most likely) a mix of corals etc including SPS and it needs a clam too! Link to comment
Klesetoker Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Nice looking setup, digging the rockwork. Was the tank custom made? what is the volume of the tank? Link to comment
jemram Posted October 14, 2006 Author Share Posted October 14, 2006 Nice looking setup, digging the rockwork. Was the tank custom made? what is the volume of the tank? Yes it was custom made. The volume is just over 23 gallons. Link to comment
jemram Posted October 15, 2006 Author Share Posted October 15, 2006 I just made this little video so you can see the water movement etc. (The quality is crap as it's from my phone) Link to comment
travisurfer Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 that turned out awesome! glad to see you got some nice rock Link to comment
jemram Posted October 15, 2006 Author Share Posted October 15, 2006 I've already got signs of life. There's about 6 or 7 fan worms and what I think is a peanut worm. I also saw a worm that looked like a millipede with no legs. It was brown with a metallic blue sheen. Link to comment
jemram Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 The cycle is well on it's way. The ammonia is lower today than yesterday, and the nitrite is higher today, and also the nitrate is higher. I'm hoping it will be a quick cycle as the rock was only out of water for 2 hours. Link to comment
ninjafish Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Jeremy, You really pulled it off. Great work! Keep the pics coming as you update. - Chad ps - I removed the surface film on mine by setting a paper towel on the surface every once in a while and letting it absorb it. Link to comment
jemram Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 Thanks Chad and thanks for the original idea and all the help via PM. Also a big thanks to all the other guys on here who have helped in one way or another. BTW thats 33lb of live rock, and the tank is 22.5 US gallons. Link to comment
jemram Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 Well the cycle is getting there. The ammonia has suddenly dropped to 0. Nitrite is less today than yesterday too. Link to comment
jemram Posted October 21, 2006 Author Share Posted October 21, 2006 It's getting there. Ammonia and nitrite are both down to zero and nitrate is only 1 ppm Link to comment
travisurfer Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 so close. give it a week after the nitrate is at zero to make sure you get a good start. and then cuc time Link to comment
Obsessed Reefer Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Looking Very Nice. What type of clam you goin for? Link to comment
jemram Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 Looking Very Nice. What type of clam you goin for? Thanks. I'm not sure yet which type of clam to go for. Any recommendations? Link to comment
Helishark Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Nice tank man, looks very clean. What type of flow do you have running through it? Link to comment
Obsessed Reefer Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 croceas and maximas Agreed. Link to comment
jemram Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 Nice tank man, looks very clean. What type of flow do you have running through it? It's a closed loop going through the base of the tank powered by a 900gph Eheim 1262. Link to comment
Keith_Man Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Fantastic setup! where did get your rock from? STM? Link to comment
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