JamesHL88 Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 6/2/13 http://s1114.photobucket.com/user/JamesHL88/media/20130601_144830_zps3aefcf05.jpg.html][/url] http://s1114.photobucket.com/user/JamesHL88/media/20130601_144530_zps34678afe.jpg.html][/url] http://s1114.photobucket.com/user/JamesHL88/media/20130602_1530090_zpsaddc6935.jpg.html][/url] http://s1114.photobucket.com/user/JamesHL88/media/20130602_153649_zpsf0bbec63.jpg.html][/url] http://s1114.photobucket.com/user/JamesHL88/media/015e4fde-0318-46ff-9ef6-b146ecd90956_zpsaad419fa.jpg.html][/url] Equipment: 55 gallon standard 21 gallon home made acrylic sump Coral Compulsion par38 14, 000k LED Flood Bulb (x2) Exotic par38 20,000k Cree LED Flood Bulb 24" T5HO (×4) two blue, two 6,500k Eshopps 300 overflow Aqueon 950 gph circulation pump (×2) Aqueon pro series 200w heater Odyssea PS 160 skimmer Phosban 150 gfo reactor (running carbon only) Catalina Aquarium 850 gph return pump Fish: false percula clown royal gramma yellow watchman goby three stripe damsel yellow tail blue damsel ×2 bicolor blenny Inverts: various hermit crabs various snail species (too numerous to count) scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp three porcelain crabs (MIA) maxi mini nem Corals: (Im sure ill leave something out) green frogspawn maroon frogspawn branching hammer red monti cap green monti cap green birdsnest hyacinth birdsnest candy cane unkown chalice green finger leather devils hand leather cabbage leather pulsing xenia kenya tree bubble coral white mouth lobophilia red mushroom blue mushroom green mushroom green star polyps green implosion palys some kind of favia 3 different photsynthetic gorgonians and a few types of zoanthids Link to comment
Paigee Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I like it! I can't wait to see how it goes sumpless. I want a bigger tank but don't really want a sump. Your scape is nice! I like the minimalistic rock. What are your plans for stocking? Link to comment
JamesHL88 Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 More lps, branching monti and other easy sps, yellow tang, blue hippo tang, royal gramma, and i need to beef up the cuc. Currently it has a false perc, bangaii cardinal, yellow watchman, and yellow tail blue damsel. I went with a minimal rock scape mostly for swimming room, but also to get good flow on all sides and try to keep waste from accumulating. I also have grown to like the look of minimal scapes, if done right. I would have liked it a little taller but since its not leaning against the back glass this is as tall as im taking it. Link to comment
JamesHL88 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 New addition Two 950gph aqueon powerheads should be here tommorrow and my lights are back ordered and wont ship till the 27th. Link to comment
JamesHL88 Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Powerheads came in and i couldnt be happier. Im running two aqueon 950s and one aqueon 500 Link to comment
JamesHL88 Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Dumped some photos in my OP Link to comment
Enigma Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Very nicely executed It has loads of interest, but still feels quite zenesque. Link to comment
JamesHL88 Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Very nicely executed It has loads of interest, but still feels quite zenesque. Thank you! that means alot to me, because aquascaping is what i enjoy most in the hobby. I played with a few elements during my WC today. Found better places for a few things and tried to highlight a cool piece of branch rock that was previously hidden in the pile. Ill get pictures up when everything settles down and quits looking pissed off. I need to keep my hands out lol. Link to comment
JamesHL88 Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Im new to tangs. What does everyone feed your tang? Iv been feedng cyclopleeze and tosted seaweed from wallmart. Is this sufficient? He seems to love them both. I tried feeding romane lettuce but he wouldnt touch the stuff. I keep the seaweed crushed up in a gold fish food container and feed it like flake food because he wont eat it from a clip. Link to comment
Jacob042426 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Nori and algae pellets too, I think. Please can you get a kole tang? They are the prettiest tangs that not many people have. Link to comment
JamesHL88 Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 I think im maxed out on bioload right now. But if i do add another fish down the road im pretty set on a blue hippo tang. Their blue color is really bold in person. Then ill have like half the cast of finding nemo lol. Link to comment
miniwhinny Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I really like your aquascaping. Looks like you have plenty of room for things to grow and fish to swim Link to comment
JamesHL88 Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 ^ thank you Just got home to find that my blue zoa frag fell into my bubble coral. I moved them off to the side for now until i can get some more putty. *fingers crossed* Link to comment
JamesHL88 Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 Transformer blew this morning and the power has been out for an hour or more. I dont know how long it will be before they get the power back on. The temp has dropped 2° and there is no circulation. What can i do ? Link to comment
iball1804 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Get a bag of really hot water and float it in your tank. Stir the water with a spoon or something. Wait until someone can come and check out that fuse. Link to comment
JamesHL88 Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 I have ziploc bags of hot water floating in the tank now. Im about to go see if someone has a generator I can borrow. Link to comment
Mr Pants Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 See this article on nano-reef about power outages: http://www.nano-reef.com/articles/?article=19 The battery operated air pump is probably the thing most relevant to your current situation since you can go out and get one right now. Link to comment
Enigma Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Oh no! Many automotive booster packs have standard power outlets on them. Perhaps you can dig up a charged one of those to supply some power. While it wouldn't run your heater for long, it would run other things for a while. Link to comment
JamesHL88 Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 Got a genorator here hooked it up and a few minutes later the power came back on. Story of my life. Im gonna get a small generator of my own though i want one for my truck. Thank you for the help guys the bettery air pump is a good idea i have one at the lake house for minow buckets. I forgot about it. Link to comment
JamesHL88 Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 See this article on nano-reef about power outages: http://www.nano-reef.com/articles/?article=19 The battery operated air pump is probably the thing most relevant to your current situation since you can go out and get one right now. Good read Link to comment
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