zook Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 The tank has been running since March 2009 as an upgrade from an AP12. Display: Custom 20g shallow, 24x24x9 Lighting: 150w, 20k, DE, Radium, MH Solana pendant with 460nm, Actinic PowerBrite LED strips Filtration: 20g fuge/sump with LR, DSB, macroalgae, CUC, Tunze Nano Skimmer 9002, Tunze Osmolator Universal 3155, 30g planted SW with LR, DSB, macroalgae, fish, soft corals, Gorgonians, clams, extensive CUC, Vortech MP20 on lagoon mode. Circulation: Vortech MP20 on reef crest mode. Fish Gold Assessor Basslet, Assessor flavissimus Swissguard Basslet, Liopropoma rubre Green Mandarin, spawning pair, Pterosynchiropus splendidus Blue/green Chromis, Chromis viridis Banggai Cardinal, Pterapogon kauderni Inverts Derasa clam, Tridacna derasa Porcelain crab, Petrolisthes sp. Longspine Urchin, Diadema setosum Sea hare, Aplysia sp. Various Rock Flower Anemones, Epicystis crucifer Various members of the CUC Corals Soft Various Ricordea florida Various Zoanthid sp., Palythoa sp., Protopalythoa sp. Blue and African Blue Cespitularia, Cespitularia sp. LPS Elegance, Catalaphyllia jardinei Duncan, Duncanopsammia axifuga Torch, Euphyllia glabrescens Meat, Acanthophyllia deshayesiana Blasto, Blastomussa wellsi Trumpet, Caulastrea curvata Walking Dendro, Heteropsammia cochlea Various Scrolls, Turbinaria sp. Various Cyphastrea, Cyphastrea sp. Various Acans, Acanthastrea lordhowensis Various Chalices, Echinophyllia sp., Mycedium sp., Oxypora sp. SPS Various Acropora, Acropora sp. Various Montipora, Montipora sp. Plants Red Mangroves, Rhizophora mangle Photos are all taken with iPhone 3GS under 150w/20k/DE/Radium MH with PowerBrite Blue LEDs. EDIT: Equipment and livestock list Link to comment
Uhuru Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 iPhone pics look that good now? Geez I need to upgrade. Very nice job with your tank. Shallow tanks can be hard to pull off and you definitely did it well! Link to comment
dubsmcfly Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 WOW! im coming over asap hahaha looking fantastic! Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 That is one of the best tanks I've ever seen! Amazing! Your corals are so vibrant in colors! I LOVE your acan garden, zoo garden, and Ric garden! Do u have any fish? Link to comment
plainrt Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Oh wow that is bad @$$. Do i see a 800 dollar or so fish in there? Link to comment
DBTReefer Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 absolutely stunning. I see a TOTM for next year Link to comment
violinist Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Sick! Post shots of the other two? Link to comment
zook Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Thank you everyone for your comments. I just updated the post with the equipment and livestock list. Oh, here's minute video of the tank: Uhuru: After seeing what the 3GS can do, I ditched my old point and shoot. I do take a lot of pictures and weave the bad ones out. dubsmcfly: Hey, no problem, give give me a call when you're ready. animalmaster6: I do have a few fish, but they seem to only come out when they're hungry and I do keep them well fed. plainrt: I do wish I have the Candy Basslet, but good job on picking up the Swissguard Basslet in the picture. DBTReefer: Thanks! That would be great. violinist: I'll take some pictures of the other tanks when I get the chance. I'm a big fan of the planted tank. Here are some old photos of it although it doesn't look as beautiful now: Photo taken with iPhone 3GS under 2x10k Reef White + 2x10k Plant Grow T5s. Link to comment
violinist Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Awesome. What are some of the plants you have in there? Link to comment
weeber Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 TOTM man i love the colors simply astounding. Dose anybody have the link to the TOTM nomination thread setup by Christopher Marks? I am going to add this one as my choice no joke. Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Thank you everyone for your comments. I just updated the post with the equipment and livestock list.Oh, here's minute video of the tank: Uhuru: After seeing what the 3GS can do, I ditched my old point and shoot. I do take a lot of pictures and weave the bad ones out. dubsmcfly: Hey, no problem, give give me a call when you're ready. animalmaster6: I do have a few fish, but they seem to only come out when they're hungry and I do keep them well fed. plainrt: I do wish I have the Candy Basslet, but good job on picking up the Swissguard Basslet in the picture. DBTReefer: Thanks! That would be great. violinist: I'll take some pictures of the other tanks when I get the chance. I'm a big fan of the planted tank. Here are some old photos of it although it doesn't look as beautiful now: Photo taken with iPhone 3GS under 2x10k Reef White + 2x10k Plant Grow T5s. Really nice tank! I love the Orangespotted Filefish! Link to comment
Sushi Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 wow, one of the more stunning tanks I've seen in a while! Puts some of us to shame, great colors! Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I am impressed! Very good aquascaping and coral placement for such a shallow tank! Link to comment
zook Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 Thanks everyone. I'm working to get the Banggai Cardinals to spawn, but no luck so far. The only fish that seem to be actively spawning are my Green Mandarins, which I trained onto eating frozen and have become a part of my CUC as they're great for picking up uneaten food. Here are some old photos of them spawning and a more recent video of the event. Weaning onto frozen and prepared food: Spawning rise: Releasing of gametes: Night time spawning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnT6Pr22sTU Link to comment
badfish816 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 WOW, simply amazing. i love the top down acan shot. Link to comment
gabe3eb Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 I just found this thread. I sure hope mine matures into something looking similar to yours. Love the dimensions. Keep up the good work. Link to comment
13eardy Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Stunning, simply stunning. Link to comment
inkman317 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 awsome tanks,love the planted tank.great job! the wife was amazed at them also Link to comment
zook Posted January 30, 2010 Author Share Posted January 30, 2010 I haven't had a chance to get some macro shots yet, but here are some new happenings: Got a pair of Dragonface Pipefish, they were in the shallow, but got moved to the planted: After almost half a year, my Banggai pair finally decided to spawn, but the male failed to hold the eggs after a few days. Here's the female with eggs: And the male holding them in his mouth: And a little video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXV-_qQN-5U Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 I haven't had a chance to get some macro shots yet, but here are some new happenings: Got a pair of Dragonface Pipefish, they were in the shallow, but got moved to the planted: After almost half a year, my Banggai pair finally decided to spawn, but the male failed to hold the eggs after a few days. Here's the female with eggs: And the male holding them in his mouth: And a little video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXV-_qQN-5U I love Dragonface Pipes! Great Video! Sorry about the Bangii failing to carry Link to comment
clownfish617 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 OHMYGOODLORD. TOTM please. Congrats on the cardinals, i think my red stripe ( hooray red stripe!) cardinals, the male is holding eggs, i think.... Link to comment
TotesMaGoat Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Wow, amazing tank. Looks great Link to comment
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