ElectroTT Posted February 19, 2004 Share Posted February 19, 2004 hello. had my 20L for about a year almost? setup is as follows" Lighting - 175w MH with a 10k bulb - 2x36w actinics to add the bluer look i run a bakpak wit a maxi-jet on it. also use 2 rio 180 powerheads that don't stick for sh*t. they keep falling and cause sandstorms. will probably get some mini jets or some maxi jets. i have approx. 40 lbs of live sand and 25-30 lbs of live rock. i will be upgrading to a 29g soon. the canopy and stand are both DIY by my dad. he likes to build stuff.: well, my tank isn't that great but here she goes. inhabitants include: 1 blue devil damsel 1 small maroon clown frogspawn xenia hairy mushrooms some wierd pimple looking mushrooms(not ricordea) yellow polyps some zoos brown and green star polyps oh yea the canopy still needs some hinges. will be getting some this weekend wen i stop by home depot. i dont think i will be paintin the outside. kind of like the raw wood look so i hope the tape will hold those doors up for now. Link to comment
ElectroTT Posted February 19, 2004 Author Share Posted February 19, 2004 one more for now until i get a decent camera. usin webcam. Link to comment
ElectroTT Posted February 19, 2004 Author Share Posted February 19, 2004 i have a lil hair algae but im winning the battle threw in some turbo snails and they went rambo on it. Link to comment
ElectroTT Posted February 19, 2004 Author Share Posted February 19, 2004 side view of canopy. ill take some more pics of the full stand/tank/canopy tomorrow when the halides turn on. Link to comment
theclearblue Posted February 19, 2004 Share Posted February 19, 2004 Your hood looks like a retrofitted doghouse... i like it. I wish I had the financial means to buy the live rock to fill my 20L, but alas I went with the 10 gallon. Yours looks really nice. Link to comment
AnthonyNguyen Posted February 19, 2004 Share Posted February 19, 2004 yeah dood, nice tank, i being running my 2 ten gallons , and recently upgrade it to 20 L , i like your tank dood. Link to comment
ElectroTT Posted February 19, 2004 Author Share Posted February 19, 2004 muhaha thanks for the replies :nerd: Link to comment
Acoustic Posted February 19, 2004 Share Posted February 19, 2004 All that light and no SPS corals. For shame. I request that you hand over that light setup to me immediately. Link to comment
ElectroTT Posted February 19, 2004 Author Share Posted February 19, 2004 matter of fact goin get some frags this weekend. 7 frags for 100. not to bad of a deal but gotta start somewhere. Link to comment
mememe Posted February 19, 2004 Share Posted February 19, 2004 What clearblue said was just too funny...retrofitted dog house...too funny by the way, your tank looks nice. Later, Link to comment
redrocket Posted February 19, 2004 Share Posted February 19, 2004 ElectroTT, Where you going pick that many frags up for that price? Where do you shop for your coral at? I live in Baton Rouge, maybe we can meet up, I have plenty sps and zoanthid frags. Send me a email. wormafu@yahoo.com I shop at Coral Connection in NO sometimes. Lata Link to comment
Korbin Posted February 19, 2004 Share Posted February 19, 2004 Are you raising pigeons? Nice work tho. Very clean tank and stand. Love the avatar too. Link to comment
ElectroTT Posted February 20, 2004 Author Share Posted February 20, 2004 thanks for the kind replies. Link to comment
Kingpin Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 your hood is a bird house, chirp chirp Nice Link to comment
huachinango Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 You could breed some chickens in there. Nice, I like it. Link to comment
Vnnie Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Your tank looks great! I dig your canopy, it's original. I also had a problem with a RIO powerhead not sticking. I ended up replacing the 3 suction cups with 2 bigger and better suction cups from an old heater. Good luck with those frags. Link to comment
Reefer_Buddha Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 im waiting for the bird to pop out the front screaming KOOKOO KOOKOO! the tank is nice but i just cant get past that hood. Link to comment
ElectroTT Posted February 25, 2004 Author Share Posted February 25, 2004 i took out my damsel and added a pair of firefish. had to take out all my rock X) to catch that bugger. i redid my rockwork and will be goin to the LFS tomorrow and get some more frags. camera sucks but here she goes. will be gettin more pics wit the new frags tomorrow. Link to comment
NaNO ReeFiN Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Originally posted by huachinango You could breed some chickens in there. Nice, I like it. That was too funny Link to comment
UnderWaterWorld Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 Does you tank get to hot with that halide and a closed canopy. Link to comment
ElectroTT Posted February 27, 2004 Author Share Posted February 27, 2004 the canopy is built wit an open back. so the whole back is open but i used eggcrate to cover the back to prevent the fish from jumping out. Link to comment
tommyboy22481 Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 That hood is hilarious. Whatever works though. Link to comment
mememe Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 If you add a sump it will help the heat issue just a little. I'm sure it gets hot in New Orleans in the hot summer months even if the back of the canopy is open. Link to comment
Kool-cat Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 What kind of water do you use to change water? I would like to see new tank pics... Link to comment
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