GregBox Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 The Idea:Create a simple to maintain visual focal point to sepeate the living and dining area.Materials:AGA 20 Gallon high25lbs of BRS Pukani and mixed base rock16lbs Bio-Activ Argalive2x Korolia Nanos 240gph-Short Wave1x Korolia Nano 425gph-Long WaveAC 50 With Carbon1x 100 heaterThe results. (Bear with me, as I am in a mini cycle from the move)Updated FTS 1/2012Updated FTS 3/2012Cell phone FTS 7/2012Updated FTS 8/2012Updated FTS 9/2012 Cell Phone 01.08.13 ( Serious Mushroom Pile up on the front Right) Updated FTS: 12.29.13 Link to comment
nickjqz Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Dang! We need more pictures and more info! Link to comment
GregBox Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 New "Up the Gut" Shot . Link to comment
lfnieder Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Hi Greg, nice tank, I like the way the reef looks when you see across it, with very clear water, but still you can see the light effect. Link to comment
GregBox Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 Thank you lfnieder Could anyone help me ID this Coral that came attached to one of my new mushrooms? I'm thinking its some kind of leather or SPS, the polyptype and extention is making me lean towards a pink leather? Also My Ricordea Island is coming together. Thank you. -Greg Link to comment
JoelRHale Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Is it squishy or hard? Looks like a leather coral of some kind doing a pretty good impression of a pink birdsnest. Nice tank btw Link to comment
GregBox Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 Is it squishy or hard? Looks like a leather coral of some kind doing a pretty good impression of a pink birdsnest. Nice tank btw can't believe I didn't think of that. I am glad to hear that you think it looks like a pink birdnest too, that is my main reason for questioning what it is. Either way It looks like its already growing a new "Branch / finger" since a week ago, probably has to due with the fact its 3" from my lights on my frag rack lol Link to comment
GregBox Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 Monthly Update: Decembers theme: Throw it out the window! Removed: Tamm Rio Protien Skimmer, Cyanobacteria, and El'Cheapo Nature's Ocean Sand. Added: AC 50 w/ Floss, Cheato contained by in-tank bredder box, K750, Proper Marine Live Sand \ Argonite from BioActiv, Hydor Koroila Pump / Wave maker. A Warning to all the newbies (myself included) do yourself a favor and stay away from the dead sand, the $6 a bad is tempting, but my cyno confirmed that this sand is the common demoninator of a lot of cynao outbreaks from some of my reefing buddies. Now I am fully aware of over feeding and flow being a major contributor. I feel that these are not to blame here. This sand is the only change that was made from the tank premove and flow was even added. Enough of my soap box. Enjoy: Link to comment
JR! Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 how do you like that wave maker? Link to comment
GregBox Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 how do you like that wave maker? It does its job, at my lfs it was 69.99 but I had a $30 giftcard so for 39.99 I couldn't pass it up. In all honesty you could buy two brinks timers from Walmart and accomplish this. But they won't have a programable feeding mode or able to run 15 second intervals for high random flow sps tanks. Also this looks way cooler mounted on the side of the tank Link to comment
pyrocreep Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 The tank looks really good. For some reason I thought it was a lot smaller than a 20H, so that mushroom must really be huge. Link to comment
GregBox Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 The tank looks really good. For some reason I thought it was a lot smaller than a 20H, so that mushroom must really be huge. Thank you I will have to get a picture with my SLR and a T square so people can see to how much its grown, its honestly about 4 inches by 4 inches. Link to comment
GregBox Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 So When I was cleaning my glass today I noticed this! Zombie Frogspawn!!!!!!! Link to comment
GregBox Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 New FTS added Post 1 Link to comment
Growerguy Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Looking good. I like peninsula style tanks. Link to comment
GregBox Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 Looking good. I like peninsula style tanks. Thank you. It's a challange to create a 3 sided scape but definitely rewarding when the tank takes on a different look from different parts of the room. Link to comment
GregBox Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 Poll Added Bump, Got a pretty large GSP Colony last night, I'll add pics with my SLR later. Link to comment
GregBox Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 Broke out the SLR last night, Enjoy. GSP Colony Favia Back Side FTS Link to comment
GregBox Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Thought I would share my Cat saves the day story. About a week ago our kitten (biscotti) jumped on my tank for the first time. She jumps up on my GF's Betta tank alot but never mine. After quickly realizing what was going on. I could see her from the kitchen on the tank, I got her off and touched the lights. Honestly one of them was so hot it was about to catch on fire. Now I know lights get hot but this was way hotter than normal. So the fixture was removed and out to the store I went. I ended up with a new 24" T5HO Zoomed from petco. Before you flame me it was $65 and I was in a crisis situation. Now its no Nova or anything special but it was better than the aging 30" T5HO I had on there. Being limited again to 2 bulbs I started my search for the perfect 2 bulb combo. I ended up ordering an ATI Coral plus. This thing is freaking sweet Its a combo of the Aquablue Special, Aquablue +, and Purple +. So I decided to practice my camera skills. And the hero that saved our apartment. She even has a cape on! Link to comment
gena Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Biscotti the super cat!!!! Way to go She's a cutie, btw!!!!! I love this tank!!!! I'm a huge corallimorph fan. I voted the AC fuge mod. I like the more natural approach to nutrient reduction, using macroalgae. Link to comment
GregBox Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 I love this tank!!!! I'm a huge corallimorph fan. Thanks gena! I'm a big fan of your nano cube, was your bc14 mostly mushrooms? I think I remember it from when I first started reefing. Link to comment
gena Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Thanks gena! I'm a big fan of your nano cube, was your bc14 mostly mushrooms? I think I remember it from when I first started reefing. Thanks, Greg!!!! It was a few years ago, but yes. Mushrooms have always been the dominant coral in my tanks You may be thinking of my 10 gallon tank though. I don't even remember if I started a thread for my BC14. I'll have to search and see. Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 ANGLER ID BUMP! Both look like Antennarius pictus, but I would need a close up on the esca and a side shot of the dorsal fins to know for sure. You're not putting an angler in there with the clown are you? Link to comment
GregBox Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 Both look like Antennarius pictus, but I would need a close up on the esca and a side shot of the dorsal fins to know for sure. You're not putting an angler in there with the clown are you? Thank you for your reply, I love your angler tank. I think that they are both Picuts, the esca is back to the second dosal fin, I will see if Any of the the other pictures I took have that info, the esca has an interesting lure, its bushy, almost like those pest anemones, Ma.... something... And no, the b@st@rd orange clown is going back to petco, I'm trying to talk the old lady into a pico 5.5 for the black clown. Link to comment
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