Krayon Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Hey everyone i have made a new thread beccause it was very messy and unorinized. so as you know i recently got a new tank, a 24 gal AP, i set it up last night(but i had LR and LS cycling in another tank for about 4 wks, and already expierenced a diatom bloom). i took out all the orignal filter media that came with the tank, and upgraded the stock pump with an mj 1200, the lights are on a coralife timer, in the tank i have 20lbs of LS and 23 lbs of somewhat cycled fiji LR. more info soon Supplies MJ 1200 Hydor Wave maker Coralife timer Chemi pure(added only when needed) purigen(added only when needed) 23lbs of fiji lr 20 lbs of LS A kordola nano or 1 eggcrate more info soon... Future livestock Fish 1 sixline wrasse (ive decided against it) 1 purple firefish 1 shrimp goby 1 or 2 yellow clown gobies(because theyre so small) Coral GSP Candycane Variouse Zoas and Mushrooms Trumpet Coral more info soon... Inverts/CUC 4 super tonga nass 4 trochus snails (speling??) 3-4 blue legged hermits 2 nerite snails 1 pep. shrimp 1 pistol shrimp(which 1 is undecided) --------------------------------------------- Ok so i am going to add my fish in this order ok so i think i chose exactly the fish i would like to have. 1. the purple firefish(dartfish) 2. Yellow Watchman goby + a pistol shrimp 3. Yellow Clown Goby ---------------------------------------------------- My lighting cycle will be Antics 11AM-9PM , White lights 12PM-7PM, and moon lights on 24/7 ---------------------------------------------------- PICS Aquascape/FTS Left View Right View Well thats all i have for now, ill update soon , so please tell me what you think, ill accept all comments, good or bad Link to comment
Krayon Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 any1 out there have any advice or constructive critisism? Link to comment
Nick's Reef Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Good job removin the sponges you should use filter floss instead i did and it works great! You can just get polyester fiber at walmart. btw the rock work looks horrible in my mind. Good luck! Link to comment
Krayon Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 Good job removin the sponges you should use filter floss instead i did and it works great! You can just get polyester fiber at walmart. btw the rock work looks horrible in my mind. Good luck! thanks, ya i no the rockework is horrid, havnt worked on the aquascape yet cuz the water was milky for a couple hrs, i think i might as well work on my aquascape now, ill have pics when im happy with my new scape. Link to comment
Krayon Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 new aquascape so what do you think? Link to comment
catcaniac Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 The second try at the aquascaping is much better. Looks more natural now. Link to comment
Krayon Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 The second try at the aquascaping is much better. Looks more natural now. thanks, i like it much more then the last 1, it give me alot of caves and open space. Link to comment
Nick's Reef Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 new scape looks better but i think it needs mor height imo. Link to comment
Krayon Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 new scape looks better but i think it needs mor height imo. hmm your right....well back to scaping, do you think i should go for the cove look or the mountin look? Link to comment
Nick's Reef Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 hmm your right....well back to scaping, do you think i should go for the cove look or the mountin look? cove look! Link to comment
Krayon Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 ok, here is aquascape #3, what u think? Link to comment
Krayon Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 aquascape #4, ok now out of all of my scapes which do u like better? Link to comment
Atomic081 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 4th looks really good!!! Link to comment
Krayon Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 thanks everyone , 4th it is. Link to comment
Krayon Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 thanks everybody, so the LR and LS i put in the tank were already cycling in a 20 gal tank wit 48 wat lights,heater, and maxijet 900. it was in there for 4 wks and i already had a diatom bloom in the other tank, so should i expect a shorter cycle, if any cycle at all? Link to comment
H20 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 #4 is the best of them. It is hard to find just the right scape. I feel like I want to change mine every day, and have to talk myself out of it. If I had smaller rocks I would, but I have huge chunks, making it harder to work with. Link to comment
InLimbo87 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Tank looks great so far! I'd have to agree that aquascape four is the best. Link to comment
alec Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I think it's gonna look purdy! Link to comment
alec Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Oh, sorry (I forgot to answer the question.) I think rock formation #4., but make the left side higher, and maybe scatter some rock ruggle towards the base of the structure. (Have some zoas growing towards the bottom, on the rubble, and bottom of rock, and have sps occupying the entire top 3/4's of the tank, growing upwards. The zoas and sps (I think), would compliment each other nicely.) Link to comment
Krayon Posted November 20, 2007 Author Share Posted November 20, 2007 thanks all, well the tank is now crystal clear Link to comment
Krayon Posted November 20, 2007 Author Share Posted November 20, 2007 well, just got through testing evrything, its all down to 0, except my nitrite is 35 ppm Link to comment
Krayon Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 well i have not updated my thread in a while so i thought i mite as well tell you what has changed, my cycle has been over for about 3 weeks, with that said i have added my CUC, 1 purple firefish, and 2 frags from my other tank. I currently only have a small colony of playtho and a frag of xenia. i will have pics as soon as i can find my camera. ok now for my question, i have been interested in getting a "neon green short tentical plate coral" from my LFS (its about 2 inches). i have done reserch on tis specific type of plate coral and think it would be perfect for my tank because of the wide open space in the middle of my tank. what are the pros and cons of this coral? EDIT: link for plate coral - http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Di...cfm?pCatId=1925 Link to comment
klarion Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 well, just got through testing evrything, its all down to 0, except my nitrite is 35 ppm What test kit are you using? Mine doesn't even read higher than 5ppm Scape #4 is good. It will get even better once you start modding the look with corals Link to comment
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