kinetic Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Yes, yet another tank (I only have 2 right now, 1 set up, and this one, I promise). I picked up a 40 gallon breeder (36 x 18 x 12) from petco for $40 today ($1/gal sale) since it was so cheap. I'm planning on turning it into a frag tank with over 70x turnover and a 250watt HQI light setup. Plans: 3x Seio 620 Quiet One 4000HH Return to two spray bars Two overflows at both ends of tank 20L Sump w/ AquaC Urchin Pro skimmer 250watt AquaMedic MH Livestock: Zoos and SPS Very simple =) I'll probably dose Ca to keep up with the needs. Link to comment
EclipseAgent Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 This thread is useless without pictures . lol.. Link to comment
hceiv Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Sounds cool. BUT, I would get a better skimmer. Why go with AquaC? Do you already have the urchin? If not, I'd look into needle wheels. CSS125 would be perfect and MUCH better than AquaC, IMO. You could go Recirculating, best way for sps IMO, Deltec or H&S would be the other high end choices, but a new player is the New Reef Octopus Skimmer. Supposed to be pretty good with a few mods. Replace that stock pump with an Eheim or Sedra and your frags will love ya Also, zoos and sps, could be risky, especially if you're doing lots of fragging. Lots of slime from both corals could make them react with hostility. Link to comment
crrichey Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 This thread is useless without pictures . lol.. Ditto Link to comment
Maeda Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 why not the iwasaki aqua blue 175? C'mon join the iwasaki club. Link to comment
kinetic Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 why not the iwasaki aqua blue 175? C'mon join the iwasaki club. what's an iwasaki aqua blue? is that a skimmer? Link to comment
Maeda Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 its a badass bulb. come into chat and me and pili will catch you up. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/12/re...?searchterm=175 Check the bottom review and compare the ppfd to the 250's you're considering. Link to comment
kinetic Posted September 5, 2006 Author Share Posted September 5, 2006 ah, sorry missed the chat I guess =P I think I'll be using a 2x250watt or something similar... still not sure yet! Link to comment
kinetic Posted March 15, 2007 Author Share Posted March 15, 2007 Hi Guys, Long time without an update, I know. So at the moment, all my tanks have been consolidated into one 40g breeder / frag tank, including my fish. Flow: 4x Seio 620 Filtration: 2x Tunze 9002 Skimmers, 2x Tunze Nano Filter (carbon and rowaphos) Lighting: AquaMedic Oceanlight 250watt HQI w/ 20K A/B Lamp Temp: 150watt Eheim Jager. Desk Fan. ATO: ReefFanatic Level Controller Design: 45lbs Live Rock from my 32g Finnex tank under an eggcrate frag rack Bare Bottom Stock: Pair of Tailspot Blennies Pair of Ocellaris Clownfish One Flame Angel Skunk Cleaner Nassarius, Cerith, Turbo, Trochus, and Astreas I know, the blennies are stressed and hungry, but that's the first day I put them in the tank =) They're doing much better now. Link to comment
Gerber77 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 How well do your zoas grow with that lighting? Link to comment
kinetic Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 How well do your zoas grow with that lighting? The zoos aren't growing that much... I think the tank is too clean with the dual skimmers and high flow. They grew like crazy when I had it under 70watt HQI 14K. The tank move was still not too long ago, maybe 2 months, so they may still be stunned =/ In a month I'm hoping they'll start spreading really fast like before. Don't get me wrong, they are growing and spreading, but not at speeds that I was used to in my last tank. Link to comment
NanoClown Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 dude, do you have any monti frags for me yet? lol i love monti, i think the mtank's only sps will be monti=easy,grows fast, and comes in various awesome colors Link to comment
Maeda Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Lighting: AquaMedic Oceanlight 250watt HQI w/ 20K A/B Lamp Boo. I hope you have some SPS frags ready soon. Link to comment
Gerber77 Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 We need to see a FTS immediately. Link to comment
Sushi Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Kinetic, what camera? The photos are sweet! The blenny looks beautiful. Link to comment
kinetic Posted March 18, 2007 Author Share Posted March 18, 2007 dude, do you have any monti frags for me yet? lol i love monti, i think the mtank's only sps will be monti=easy,grows fast, and comes in various awesome colors I will have some olive / olive polyps / white rim monti cap frags soon. Maybe in 2 months I will be selling a 5" diameter idaho grape, since I have two huge pieces now. My leng sy cap and bright orange cap aren't growing very fast though... but I'm hoping they'll pickup soon. Boo. I hope you have some SPS frags ready soon. haha very soon. I have a nice acro colony that did a color change on me with the new lighting. The body of it used to be a forest green, with a metallic shimmer. At the moment it has grown about 4 inches, and the new areas have a really nice blue body, green coralites, and green polyps. It's really cool. I also have this "Deepwater brown acro" I picked up at a frag swap, totally brown, and ugly. But now, it's developed this green and purple color, with white polyps! HOly crap this is gonna be one of those brown turned into $$ kind of acros hopefully. I'll show pix soon. We need to see a FTS immediately. When the light turns on tonight, I'll post a fts Kinetic, what camera? The photos are sweet! The blenny looks beautiful. Just a Nikon camera. Thanks =) The blennies are great. They're both hanging out together now, it's fun to watch them interact. Link to comment
warr40 Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 wich nikon is it i mite buy 1 Link to comment
kinetic Posted March 18, 2007 Author Share Posted March 18, 2007 wich nikon is it i mite buy 1 D80 Link to comment
DaveFason Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 what type of blennie is that! Great photos -Dave Link to comment
proraptor2 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Tank looks good....how did you construct the eggcrate shelves? Did you glue o ziptie the pvc legs on? Link to comment
kinetic Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 what type of blennie is that! Great photos -Dave Tailspot Blenny =) I actually have a pair from LiveAquaria's Diver's Den Tank looks good....how did you construct the eggcrate shelves? Did you glue o ziptie the pvc legs on? I ziptied the pvc legs onto it, BUT, they're not very stable. They'll actually slide and start doing splits =(. I"m going to redo the whole shelf soon. Basically make "box" frames with PVC, and then lay eggcrate on top and secure them via zipties. Also going to make it into two pieces, and a bit narrower, because when frags fall underneath, it's a paint to get to. Also it's a bit too close to the glass, such that I can't easily clean the front. Link to comment
Capt_Nemo Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 hey kinetic how long have you have your flame angel? i take it that it doesn't bother your corals right? have it ever eaten any frogspawn, zoos or any sps? i am looking for a flame angel for my zoos and frogspawn tank now. thanks, Link to comment
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