burnofvengeance Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 New content starts at post 23Well I guess it's about time I start a new tank thread. I just recently upgraded to a 34g Solana I got from StanD. My previous tank, a 24g NC, I had up and running for over a year and have learned a lot with that and I decided it's about time that I upgrade.20" Nova extreme pro35-40 lbs of live rock30ish lbs of live sandCurrent inhabitants:10 nass. snails10 hermits10 margarita snails2 turbo snail1 pom pom crab---from StanD's live rock? pistols---came in StanD's live rock1 Marble Seastar2 Ninja/Spiny Star Astraea snails Link to comment
d'Espresso Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Wow, loving the scape! you got some nice rocks. Purple mushroom is cool! i got one big one in my tank too! Link to comment
burnofvengeance Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 Wow, loving the scape! you got some nice rocks. Purple mushroom is cool! i got one big one in my tank too! Thanks. I tried to do the best I could with the scape. The purple mushroom has some really great color and the camera just doesnt do it justice. Well the algae seems like it's taking forever to clear up. I'm waiting on that to go away before I move everything over from my nanocube. But until that happens, here are the last few tank shots I got before tearing it down most of the way. Link to comment
NirvanaandTool Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Both tanks look good especially the nanocube. Love the scape in the Solana. Looks perfect. Makes me want more LR. Can't wait to see when everything from your nanocube goes into the Solana. Link to comment
burnofvengeance Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 Both tanks look good especially the nanocube. Love the scape in the Solana. Looks perfect. Makes me want more LR. Can't wait to see when everything from your nanocube goes into the Solana. Thanks. I can't wait to make the transfer. Caught this little guy roaming around. Link to comment
burnofvengeance Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 I picked up a couple of new things for black friday last week. Marble Seastar Ninja/Spiny Star Astraea Snails Also, I had my first DIY. I had a sapphire protein skimmer on my NC 24. After some research I realized that I'd be able to use the same skimmer on the Solana but I needed to build a small stand for it to sit on to raise the height, so I built one out of acrylic. I'm sure it's not as great as the ones that come from Sapphire but it works just the same. It sits almost flush. Link to comment
burnofvengeance Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Well I brought everything over from my nano cube on wednesday. Fish are all doing fine but my coral is not looking so good. Not sure why. I think it's because of some algae issues I've been trying to deal with. The algae seems to cover the coral and thus, it doesn't want to open. I think it may be dinos, though I'm hoping for the best. Added chaeto so hopefully that will help. Also, I think one of my pistols may have gotten to my skunk cleaner. I found him upside down barely moving completely out of no where. Not sure what's up with that. Link to comment
burnofvengeance Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 Picked up an RBTA today. The pictures don't really do it justice. It's a great rose color and is speckled with white/teal. Here you can see him retreating into the rocks. Link to comment
davidr2340 Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Congrats on the Solana upgrade!!! That RBTA is beautiful!!! Link to comment
burnofvengeance Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 Congrats on the Solana upgrade!!!That RBTA is beautiful!!! Thanks so much. I was very excited when I saw him in the lfs and couldn't pass him up. Hopefully he gets over the acclimation thing and decides to pop out of the rocks. Link to comment
burnofvengeance Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Here's a better picture of my RBTA. I hope he settles down in a different place than he is in now. Link to comment
burnofvengeance Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 Haven't updated this in quite awhile so I thought it was about time. Link to comment
jgalvin Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 tanks looking fantastic! what do you have on the tip of your return nozzel? i've been looking for something to put on the tip rather than the the stock end. Link to comment
burnofvengeance Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 tanks looking fantastic! what do you have on the tip of your return nozzel? i've been looking for something to put on the tip rather than the the stock end. There is actually no tip on it. Its just an open round hole. I purchased the tank used and that's how it came. Link to comment
jgalvin Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 ah thx for the reply, may have to try that, didn't know the tip section could be removed. There is actually no tip on it. Its just an open round hole. I purchased the tank used and that's how it came. Link to comment
burnofvengeance Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 I think they just kind of twist off. But I'm not 100% sure. Link to comment
reefernanoman Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 what happened to your RBTA? Link to comment
burnofvengeance Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 what happened to your RBTA? Well, I had a light burn out that actually melted the socket. So I had to contact current to get a replacement (which they sent me free) but it took a couple of weeks. With the decrease in lighting the rbta started to move but since then I've fixed the problem so hopefully he'll pop back out. He's still there just been pretty diminished and tucked away. Link to comment
burnofvengeance Posted March 4, 2010 Author Share Posted March 4, 2010 well my royal gramma died a couple weeks ago, not sure why though everything else has been fine. Anyone have some suggestions on a new fish? I can't decide what I want. Link to comment
danilew Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 been a while since you post a FTS... has anything changed? Link to comment
DK_Reef Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Read about your problem royal gramma in the fish thread. Hows this tank doing, is the RBTA and your red flame scallop still alive? I heard those two esp the scallop can be really difficult to keep, shame they are awesome! What is your livestock like now. for my BC29 I wanted to have a Royal Gramma or blue damsel with a pair of clowns and a longnose hawkfish. Link to comment
burnofvengeance Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Resurrecting this tank after I moved about a year ago to attend grad school. Used mostly dry rock and seeded it with a piece of live rock from the lfs and "live" sand. Going to give it some time to get the bacteria built back up. Excited to start this back up. Lighting: 20" NEP Rock: roughly 30-35 lbs Sand: 20 lbs CaribSea Caribbean Live Sand Original Grade Pumps: koralia 750, koralia nano, stock return pump Chamber 1: stock skimmer, temp probe for reef keeper Chamber 2: (not added yet but) SteveT's media basket with cpe and purigen Chamber 3: stock return pump, heater, ato float/hose Link to comment
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