RayWhisperer Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Ok, since I just finished the buildup thread in the all in one tanks forum. http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...101955&st=0 I figured I would start a thread in the members aquariums forum. So, here it is. This WAS a NC 12 OG. I got an 04 DX canopy from nanotuners.com, stuffed a 150 MH and 12 fans in it. This is what you get. A rundown of the tank specs.... NC 12 OG tank Maxi Jet 400 modded into a stream pump 150 watt XM 15,000k metal halide ARO ballast Blue cold cathode tube fluorescent lights Mag 5 Mini Jet 400 Eheim 1048 Stealth 50 watt heater JBJ ATO Current Prime 1/15th HP chiller DIY calcium reactor Milwaukee PH monitor 6 LBS coarse crushed aragonite ( I couldn't use sand with this kind of current) 7.5 LBS Kalini live rock (one piece) That's about it. There is a detailed build-up pictorial in the other thread if anyone is interested. I'll continue updating, and responding to both threads. I just think this forum is more appropriate since I'm done with the build up part. all comments are welcome. I'd like to take this time to thank some people. Chris and Nick at http://www.nanotuners.com/ for supplying my addiction. Justin at http://www.madfragsonline.com/ for helping me with some DIY parts. (and soon many frags) Shao-lin nano for sharing his vast mod skills, and lighting the fire under my butt to start this project. Mr. Fosi for patiently helping me through my various computer issues, and teaching me how to post pics. And, Nano Bob, for his awesome Millmod skimmer. Link to comment
reefpeace Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 That is a seriously cool lookin' piece of rock! Looking forward to seeing the tank grow out after all the hard work you have put into modding it. Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted November 14, 2006 Author Share Posted November 14, 2006 Thanks, it took me many many months to find just the right piece! I wanted a one piece, conical shaped rock between 8 and 10 LBS. This one is 7.5 LBS, it was meant to be. Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 Some close ups of some corals. These are two of the monti's I have. I can't ID them, so any help would be appreciated. The closer one is a yellow base with blueish purple polyps. The farther one is pink with whiteish polyps. If you look to the far right, you can see a superman monti. It's just starting to color up. This one is similar to the one above, but has a much lighter base, and darker purple polyps. Another monti I have no idea what it is. This one is similar to super man monti, but is much more purple with purple/red polyps. Again, any idea? This is the most intense chartruce milli I have ever seen. The pic does it no justice. Here's another monti I have no clue. It's a light green base with whiteish polyps. I don't know what these two are either. The closer has a dark steely blue base, the polyps are brown at the moment, but are showing some signs of blueing up. The one set farther back has a lighter blue base, while the polyps range from blue to purple to brown. We'll see what they turn out to be. The closer is a really bright blue acro. The one set farther back is blue with dark blue/purple polyps. It's also an acro, but hasn't had any polyp extention. That's all for now. Link to comment
clifford513 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Awesome rock Ray. I just spent a small fortune on the perfect piece of rock for my 18g tall soon to be dwarf seahorse tank. 9.5 lbs at $15.99/lb. But, it has two different types of red macro, feather caulerpa, another unidentified green macro (thick and woody), halimeda, three yellow ball sponges, two large mollusks, and excellent coralline coverage. I figured, what the heck! I would probably end up spending more trying to buy and ship all that. Plus, it is the perfect shape for a stand alone rock. It also has a hydroid (I plan to nuke), an unidentified snail, and a tiny, unidentified, hairy crab (so far). I'm really stoked about the macros! Link to comment
adinsxq Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 EXCELLENT nice prices at madfrags.. Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 Thanks. Any pics of that rock? I'm a real fan of stand alone rock work. I've done two of my tanks this way. Drop me a PM regarding macros. Thanks to you too Adin. Link to comment
clifford513 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 No pics, yet. I will have to borrow a camera, mine is dead I used black sand (Carribsea). I hope it makes the dwarfs stand out. Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 Cliff, it should look great. Adin, Justin is a friend of mine. He has really nice stuff, and prices to boot. If your in the market for anything, give him a chance. He's just starting out, but knows his corals. I have high hopes for him. BTW, I see just below your av, that you miss Gil..... Whatever happened to him? Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted November 21, 2006 Author Share Posted November 21, 2006 It has come to my attention, that I should also thank Travisurfer. He also spent time teaching me how to post pics. Link to comment
EricM Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 This title caught my satanic attention That rock is just awesome. Your tank will look sooooo bad @$$ once everything starts to grow in! Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted November 21, 2006 Author Share Posted November 21, 2006 This title caught my satanic attention That rock is just awesome. Your tank will look sooooo bad @$$ once everything starts to grow in! LOL! Your Satanic attention eh? Too funny! Well, I'm not Satanic, but I appreciate it, none the less! Thanks! Link to comment
EricM Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 LOL! Your Satanic attention eh? Too funny! Well, I'm not Satanic, but I appreciate it, none the less! Thanks! Dude, just look at my sig! Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted November 21, 2006 Author Share Posted November 21, 2006 I saw it.... Got a chuckle out of that too! Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted November 27, 2006 Author Share Posted November 27, 2006 I got some goodies from http://www.madfragsonline.com/ Lets begin with a FTS, shall we? Now for some closer shots. Ever seen a monti so green? See that little monti? I'm not sure what kind it is, but it's really sweet. It's light blue with orange polyps. The milli center picture is really sweet. It's maroon and green. It's got a bit to go, but I saw the mother colony. This deep purple acro is awesome. Most of these are mine, and have yet to color up. But the green deep water acro came from madfrags too. Check out that stylo. It's pink with blueish polyps. I got alot more, just some need a bit of time to color up. I saw all the mother colonies, they are really sweet. Compare the older FTS to get an idea of just how much I got. All without breaking the bank. Old New Link to comment
EricM Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Again, tank is just too cool! What are your stocking plans fishwise? Chuck in a few gobies. Always looks good! Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted November 27, 2006 Author Share Posted November 27, 2006 Thanks. I want to keep a barnacle blenny, and something else, I'm just not sure what yet. If it's gobies, I think I'd go with neon cleaner gobies. That is, unless, Madfrags gets me that black sailfin goby. Link to comment
EnFuego Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Did you just cut a hole in the back and put a modded maxi-jet in there? That is a great idea. Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted November 27, 2006 Author Share Posted November 27, 2006 Yup, I drilled out the false wall with an 1 15/16" hole saw. Link to comment
travisurfer Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Awesome, its almost completely stocked Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted November 27, 2006 Author Share Posted November 27, 2006 Still got some space left. Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 Update without pics. I had a problem with monti eating nudis. It seems I have eliminated them. Only time will tell. Now I have been seeing some flatworms, the bad kind, of course. Yet another battle. I think I've traced both pests to one LFS. Though I can't be sure, they have both problems that I have, qute bad I might add. I probably won't be doing business with them anymore. I do realize though, it is essentially MY fault. Seeing as I didn't quarantine, or treat anything before introducing it to my tank. Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 Flatworm battle update.... I dosed the tank once with Flatworm Exit, I figured I killed maybe half the existing population. Two more doses, I think I'll have it done. It's not my favorite thing, using chemicals, but I want this finished. I just got more frags from http://www.madfragsonline.com/ I'll post a FTS and some close ups of the goodies later in the week. Link to comment
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