Squinchy Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Hi Every one, this is my 32 Gallon AIO tank That i built my self, you can see the construction of the tank and stand here The inhabitants are 2x clowns 1x Cleaner shrimp 2x blue legged hermit crabs 2x snails Corals are Bubble Anemone Candy Cane coral Zoa = Red People Eaters/Magicians morph clove polyps (Clavularia) And Red Mushroom The equipment is Hydor Koralia 2 Aquarium system 600L/h for the back chamber (Looking for MJ1200 for the job ) 150W MH 20.000K Arcadia bulb 2X 36W T5PC Actinic Here are some photos Candy Cane Bubble Anemone Are they to close the anemone and candy ? Zoa and clove polyps My clowns The Shroom not very happy with the move from my old 14 gallon The shimmer is pulling some thing, any one up for a protine shake ? FTS Link to comment
DrCooper Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 looks real nice that tank! So does that protein shake, how many grams of protein in it Link to comment
SulfurAcid Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Very nice shots of the coral, and the FTS makes the tank look amazing. Would love to see some of the shots of the back filter area, interested in how you built the AIO. Link to comment
el fabuloso Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 That's a very nice setup! I guess there are corals in Iceland after all. Seriously though, I hear everything there is expensive. How are coral prices and what do you have in terms of availability? Link to comment
Squinchy Posted December 5, 2008 Author Share Posted December 5, 2008 Thanks every one SulfurAcid here is my build thread http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=172202 el fabuloso yes we do have corals here haha but yes they come at a big price and availability is ok when new orders come in A Neon green Toadstool was for sale here not long ago for almost 80$ Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Nice dimensions! Most tanks are filled with so much rock that you cant see much of the sandbed, but yours has a lot of space. Link to comment
andre Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 A Neon green Toadstool was for sale here not long ago for almost 80$ $80 . damn i guess i shouldve got that toadstool i saw today for $25. this tank is nice man, lots of potential. Link to comment
Squinchy Posted December 5, 2008 Author Share Posted December 5, 2008 Thanks lakshwadeep, i really like the sandy bottom 25$ for a toadstool here would be a sweet deal Link to comment
Squinchy Posted December 6, 2008 Author Share Posted December 6, 2008 Tested my water last night My reading are Salinity V2Refractometer: 1.025 No2 Tetra test: 0 No3 Tetra test: 0 to 12.5mg/l, any one know what that is in ppm ? PH Tetra test: 8 Red Sea Alkalinity pro test: 2.0meq/l also any one know how much that's in ppm ? Link to comment
Squinchy Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 I'm thinking of adding a Banggai Cardinal - Pterapogon kauderniAlso And a Royal Gramma - Gramma loreto to my tank Will that work out fine ? And if you have any ideas on what fish i can add pleas post it here Link to comment
Squinchy Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share Posted December 14, 2008 Any one have ideas on fish i can put in my tank ? And also what filter media can be good for my back chambers Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 I suggest a goby or firefish. Link to comment
Squinchy Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 I added a Toadstool and a clam , going to take some pictures later this evening Link to comment
Squinchy Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Oops did i say clam i meant to say scallop sorry I need to feed my scallop Phytoplankton right ? But here are some pictures I really like this photo, the tentacles are so groove I tried placing it on a rock i wanted it to sit on but that did not work out that way and she is hoping around , you can also see my candy cane there, that one just started opening to my spot feeding at night time The toads tool did open well soon after it got in the tank but now it's all closed up ans shedding but i guess that's normal The Bubble Anemone is still looking for that sweet spot i guess Link to comment
Galloping Goose Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 What kind of gravel/sand is that? Link to comment
Squinchy Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 I think it's called RedSea Complete Substrate Link to comment
Squinchy Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 Hey so i was going to buy a Ricordia to day, but when i got there it was so color less and did not have inflated bubbles so i declined and asked for a Furry Green Mushroom instead that looked really nice So i decided to take the FGM and when i got home i saw a little hitchhiker polyp Here is a photo of the FGM And here is the Hitchhiker Pleas ID this one if you know him After i got them in my tank i tested the guy's water for fun and now i know why his Ricordia was so unhappy Nitrate is sky hight, the Salinity was 1.029!, and the temperature was insane high in the room so the tank must have been to high as well But my toads tool is opening and looking good and also my tiny little neon green fether dusters are back (My peppermint shrimps almost killed them all those bastards ) My Red Mushroom has multiplied Tank is doing great and I'm so loving it Link to comment
Squinchy Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 I found my old Video camera to i took a few videos of the tank Link to comment
Squinchy Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 So it's been a while since any update, i have fraged my toadstool since it got a hole in it's head and was just getting worse, so i cut away all the hole area and made 5 frags and left the "Foot" to restart a new "Head" I added a Briareum frag that i exchanged for a toadstool frag I did have some problem with algae, witch i think was because of a non Wet food grade container i used for my ATO system, now a few weeks after i got a new 7,8 Gallon ATO container the algae has gone down significantly Well here are some photos Red People Eater frag Green Button polyp, a little bleached i think :S The "Foot" of the toadstool already forming a new "Head" The scallop has moved RPE main colony Candy Cane and Toadstool frag Furry Green Mushroom The new Briareum opening up And FTS Link to comment
Mr. Thingdoer Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Those green feather dusters are probably colonial hydroids. You might want to get rid of them before they get out of hand. Link to comment
Squinchy Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 Are they fast spreading ? and how dose one go about killing them ? Link to comment
Mr. Thingdoer Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 They look like Hydroid Myrionema to me. I've read that people had mixed success with epoxy and superglue. I've also ready that kalk just puts them in to remission. They also say that they burrow as much as an inch in to rock, so tweezing isn't an option. l'd pull the rock out and chisel it off. I've read that Panacure and Zeospur2 are effective, but may contain copper. You're lucky. I had them spread on one of my rocks so bad that I had to pull the entire rock out and let it dry. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I have similar hydroids, and they generally stay in a few places without growing a lot. You can just leave them alone. Link to comment
Mr. Thingdoer Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 That wasn't my experience with them. In one month, they went from just a few hydroids, to an area of about 6" x 8". They totally encrust for most people. They also pack a potent sting. They stung the heck out of a moti digi that shared their rock. They're the only aquatic life that have ever stung me. You can do a google search and see what I mean. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I guess it depends on the nutrients the hydroids have available to them. I keep my tank lightly stocked with only occasional feedings. Link to comment
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