mmcguffi Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 lol toilet paper incredible tank! I disagree with you though--I dont think this is too far off from a totm +1 moar pichurs! Link to comment
Reef Casa Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 Any updates, PICS? lol toilet paperincredible tank! I disagree with you though--I dont think this is too far off from a totm +1 moar pichurs! I should be picking up some new frags of SPS tonight and maybe a new frogspawn Ill post some photos of the new stuff ASAP lol you noticed the toilet paper I had a bad cold and needed to often to keep going to the bathroom Link to comment
chilled_fire Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 sweet setup. how much did it cost to build the tank ? I would love to replace my 29gallon freshwater with a shallow saltwater tank. Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Simple FTW! Link to comment
ayobreezie Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 I still love seeing this setup. It's so clean. Link to comment
Reef Casa Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 sweet setup.how much did it cost to build the tank ? I would love to replace my 29gallon freshwater with a shallow saltwater tank. thanks chilled_fire. The tank alone was about 125$ If your thinking about setting up a salt water system though there are a lot of other cost to consider; just keep that in mind. Best of luck Simple FTW! still a lot to simplify! to many wires and to much out in the open = need to hide clean up outside the tank badly I still love seeing this setup. It's so clean. Thanks ayobreezie - It doesn't look so clean right now I usually only post the best photos and only when the tank is sparkling i.e. after water changes / glass cleaning / sand changing entire floor is covered with frags right now and I"m in the middle of changing all the sand Link to comment
mmcguffi Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 how long does it take you to change the sand? I havent really heard of people doing that Link to comment
Reef Casa Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 how long does it take you to change the sand? I havent really heard of people doing that about 10 extra minutes Usually every 4-5 weeks I siphon the sand during a water change I just add new water and new sand Doesn't really take much longer than a regular water change I do it for a couple reasons: I like the look of a thin sand bed and keeps it looking pristine I get redish algae growing after a while - prob because I over feed my fish and not enough flow on the sand bed I can't manage to get flow on the sand without it blowing everywhere so I just change it Link to comment
mmcguffi Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 how do you go about adding it to your tank? just dump fresh dry sand into it? seems like you would get a flurry... seems like it's working quite well Link to comment
Reef Casa Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 how do you go about adding it to your tank? just dump fresh dry sand into it? seems like you would get a flurry... seems like it's working quite well I basically slowly just pout a thin layer of sand from a small bag with all pumps off Surprisingly, it just sinks to the bottom = no real cloudiness or mess I guess its a PITA but it keeps it looking super white and fresh. My fish and effing snails are poo machines and I can't keep up with them in any other way Link to comment
Reef Casa Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 Any updates, PICS? -I dont think this is too far off from a totm +1 moar pichurs! Here you guys go New blue sps I am absolutely in love with Here a close up of the same piece Anyone know what this is called? another close up - I dropped the par bulb lower for better lighting and the color really pops New froggy I actually got 2-3 heads but here is just one all ready super glued Ricordia is splitting! updated FTS Link to comment
teamschreiba Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Looks great marcelo! I love the video you posted too. Link to comment
rb1685 Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Here you guys go New blue sps I am absolutely in love with Blue corals are always cool looking IMO. I'd like to set up a small tank with just blue & purple corals and fish. Hmmmmm Link to comment
steely185 Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Looks very nice. It reminds me a lot of my old shallow tank. It's hard to tell on the green acro there because of lighting. At first I thought maybe a hydnophora grandis like this link. http://jumboag.com/hydnophora.html It also reminds me a bit of an old school green slimer (not the typical slimer you see all the time). It has more polyps like a montipora. Here is what I'm talking about just under T5 lighitng. Looking good though. Keep it up. Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 MOAR pix keep em comin Link to comment
JR! Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 i bet this has been answered be what light fixture is that? Link to comment
Reef Casa Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 Looks great marcelo! I love the video you posted too. Thanks Schreiba - means a lot coming from Mr. TOTM Blue corals are always cool looking IMO. I'd like to set up a small tank with just blue & purple corals and fish. Hmmmmm DO IT! Looks very nice. It reminds me a lot of my old shallow tank. At first I thought maybe a hydnophora grandis It also reminds me a bit of an old school green slimer Looking good though. Keep it up. Thanks for the input Steely MOAR pix keep em comin WILL do - I'm looking at 7D right now on sale - maybe a little early Christmas present for MYSELF! muahahaha i bet this has been answered be what light fixture is that? Yup couple times I think - got them from Ikea - I believe they are called "LESTRA" or some other short word someone told me they have been discontinued but I can not verify this- I paid 14.99$ each for them they are great Link to comment
Reef Casa Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 hopefully another few frags this weekend finished so much $#%* work this week = I feel like rewarding my self Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Very enjoyable pic's.... Keep 'em comin'. Link to comment
JayPagi Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 More corals? WOW... looks good though! Where did you get the recent additions? Link to comment
Reef Casa Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 Very enjoyable pic's.... Keep 'em comin'. Thanks Pismo. Will do More corals? WOW... looks good though! Where did you get the recent additions? ALWAYS room for MORE corals!! actually real estate is at a premium right now in my tank you know aquariumpros? I met up with a guy off there he lives at 401 and keele really cool stuff and great prices. My buy a lot of my stuff local reefers as well = always get the best deals and cant really get frags of SPS at the LFS Link to comment
Reef Casa Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 Stop and take the time to smell the roses Link to comment
JayPagi Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Awesome Pic! Yeah I have been all over that site; I will be contacting some people in the New Year when I start to put my new tank together. Link to comment
Reef Casa Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 Ok I'm getting rid of the %$#^&* #%@#$*& Magenta Dottyback I never knew they could be so aggressive! shes a monster Link to comment
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