pismo_reefer Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 White makes the lights reflect more and gives the tank that shine it needs to draw you in... i agree.... i think that "white" sand is important to the overall look.... ...and light levels. edit: just read the 70w viper thing......NM on the light levels. Link to comment
Christo Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Hey Joe, tank looks great. Nice job on the cabinet as well! Where do you get your laminate from? Link to comment
JoeD Posted October 1, 2009 Author Share Posted October 1, 2009 Hey Joe, tank looks great. Nice job on the cabinet as well! Where do you get your laminate from? Thanks, I got the black laminate from Home Depot... not sure if that helps you. Anything other than black, white or boring seems to be special order now. This is my first attempt at a flush/hidden hinge.... not real happy at the moment it's every bit of the pain I thought it was going to be... hopefully will finish up tomorrow... Link to comment
bluefunelement Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 If I has such cool black Formica and marble I would think about black sand with a black or two spot or gold line or panda goby, & porcelin crab/bumble bees snails/shrimp, caribbean nerite snail, & two spot or black or harptail blenny or scrap all of that and sublet to a family of barnacle blennies. Mine has a decidedly green tint to it which should turn brown in about a week or two :-( Link to comment
JoeD Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 If I has such cool black Formica and marble I would think about black sand with a black or two spot or gold line or panda goby, & porcelin crab/bumble bees snails/shrimp, caribbean nerite snail, & two spot or black or harptail blenny or scrap all of that and sublet to a family of barnacle blennies. Mine has a decidedly green tint to it which should turn brown in about a week or two :-( Thanks for the recommendations.... To bring the thread up to date, I've changed plans a bit... Bluefunelement got me involved in this insanity. Initially I was tagging along for the ride and planning on browns and greens, softies... cheap stuff easily found and traded. Took a stupid pill, started working on a stand that is nicer than my 28g stand, and things went swiftly downhill Currently looking at a mixed reef, predominantly SPS and LPS with some softies, and probably a small fish (I gave up on the tang and angels... too much work, and the mantis has his own tank... he's not very social). I'll update the livestock list once the tank is wet. FTS on Monday will be my "start". Any thoughts or suggestions will be appreciated and possibly ignored Link to comment
JoeD Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 Work in progress.... Long way to go, excuse the cord mess, I should have everything in it's place in the next few days. Link to comment
harthag12 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 ? is that fuge connected to the tank? Link to comment
JoeD Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 ? is that fuge connected to the tank? Nah.... Just an airstone and the light. Happy birthday... Hopefully the day will improve. Link to comment
bluefunelement Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I'll bite... so what's the fuge for Mr Joe? Link to comment
scooternerd Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 pod culturing erea? a place to store water for water changes etc....? lookin good joe! Link to comment
JoeD Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 I'll bite... so what's the fuge for Mr Joe? To make everyone suspicious Pod farm.... Scooternerd wins. Link to comment
bob21115 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 To make everyone suspicious Pod farm.... Scooternerd wins. I see that pump and hose sitting off to the side All joking aside. Love the tank and great work on the stand. Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 lookin great! good progress.... Link to comment
scooternerd Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I see that pump and hose sitting off to the side All joking aside. Love the tank and great work on the stand. no he is using that new invisapipe to plumb it in Link to comment
JoeD Posted October 10, 2009 Author Share Posted October 10, 2009 I've updated my first post to show the hardware and livestock that are definetly going into the tank. Can I write the peppermints off as aptasia control??? Found one the other day... might skip natural control and just go with aptasia x... it doesn't cut into my budget That said, I'm currently trying to find a happy balance of SPS and LPS and quick growing softies that won't blow the budget. Still wanting LPS/SPS dominant tank, but looking to pull in softies that will show growth, look good and keep me in budget.... Probably slightly less hard than MODing this contest:) Thanks Maria! Link to comment
Colione Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 you're tank is rad! I love the stand and the granite. Really creative and looks awesome! Link to comment
scooternerd Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 joe you got anything in ur tank yet? Link to comment
JoeD Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 joe you got anything in ur tank yet? Pic"s momentarily... Link to comment
JoeD Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 Random shots... Adding more livestock this weekend... Placement is a WIP FTS Nightshot FWIW Canon D40 Link to comment
corallineadam Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 ur setup is coming along nicely!! Link to comment
JoeD Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 mp10 gone, dual locline in..... a few algae issues, nothing major... added Oceanic protein skimmer.. nice fit, wait and see if it works. Hope to get the homeless zoas mounted soon. Nothing exciting... move along... Link to comment
JoeD Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 Current FTS 11-30-09 Moved Yumas out... too big. Added pink/purple ric. Had to prune macros way back. Mr. Biggles (mandarin) quite happy. Frozen mysis 2 x day. Moved cloves, odd zoas and mohawks to QT for Mg treatment of bryopsis.... So far so good, but wanted to play it safe and not risk nuking the entire tank. Link to comment
JoeD Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 Added clove rock, and zoas back in. Mohawks still in QT. FWIW Mg dosing coupled with low light (18w pc over a 5.5g) got rid of my bryopsis issues in less than 3 weeks, with no ill effects. Mohawks will be reintroduced to the tank tomorrow hopefully. Link to comment
JoeD Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 Discovered 3 weeks ago.... Caught tonight. Moved here... 10g Mantis Hold Link to comment
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