bluebastion Posted September 15, 2011 Author Share Posted September 15, 2011 this is how i want to do a future tank, High Tech lol High Tech is fleeting... Just planning for the long run really. Link to comment
mbarton2010 Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 High Tech is fleeting... Just planning for the long run really. thats how Great tanks are established. Get everything top of the line. dont skimp on anything Link to comment
MedRed Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 I love you. :wub: :wub: Link to comment
dan06277 Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Very nice setup Sir. Link to comment
Dokjones Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Nice tank sir! I plan to setup a Solana as well, I just broke down my 125g and moved to an apartment in SC. I will be tagging along to get some great ideas! Link to comment
bluebastion Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 There's life in the tank! First part of the clean up crew has made its home! 7 hermits 6 nassarius snails 1 bumble bee snail Acclimating: And away they go..... (red legged baby hermit in center) My favorite snail: Just ordered the rest of the CUC on Reefcleaners.org Order Items Quantity Name 15 Dwarf Cerith 10 Empty Hermit Shells 5 Dwarf Planaxis 5 Zig Zag Periwinkles 5 Virgin Nerites In addition I ordered the following: 1 Chaeto 1 Ulva 1 1 Penny Macro Algae (requested a red one if possible) 1 Herbivore Flake Diet Link to comment
bluebastion Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 Also, on the hardware side... I'm still awaiting shipment of the Apex Jr that I ordered 3 weeks ago on back order. ETA for shipment was 1.5 weeks ago... I may cancel my order and prepare for the preorder of this: http://reefbuilders.com/2011/09/19/vertex-cerebra/ I'm giving Marine Depot till the end of this following week.... Link to comment
ry05coupe Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I love the baby hermit in the nassarius shell! I also have a baby red leg in a nass shell Link to comment
bluebastion Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 ...ok.. this is interesting... now the Apex Jr. isn't even listed on marine depot... http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_searchItem.a...jr&parsed=1 And my order has been pending for 3 weeks? What gives? I love the baby hermit in the nassarius shell! I also have a baby red leg in a nass shell Yeah I think it was pretty cool to find one so small! Now I just need some asterina stars and I'm all set Link to comment
bluebastion Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 Yay, life!! I like that song... yaaaaay!!!!!! Link to comment
bluebastion Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 Well.. it's official. Cancelled the order on the Apex Jr. It's been on back order at least since I've ordered it which was 9/1. I'll wait for the Vertex Cerebra... it will play nicely with the light. Reef Cleaner order should arrive tomorrow Thursday via priority shipping. Not bad timing, I'd say. Also found this on RC... interesting: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2075231 I'll wait for the Red/UV combo. Please excuse my ADD/ADHD Link to comment
MedRed Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Vertex Cerebra... Drool! Link to comment
bluebastion Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 Reef Cleaners order: Here's the order out of the box waiting to get added: Will add more pics later... now time for some BF3 Beta fun.. and if I get bored back to Gears of War 3... to be continued.. Link to comment
bluebastion Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 Dwarf Ceriths Virgin Nerites: Zigzag Periwinkles: Dwarf Planaxis: I ordered 15 dwarf ceriths... knowing I'd get this: Link to comment
Joe Dirt Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 God Almighty! That be a lot of snails! Super duper CUC. Link to comment
bluebastion Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 Cool shells on the Virgin Nerites: Chaetomorpha: Ulva: And my penny macro algae (Fauchea/Red Dictyota): All macros made their home in the sump. Awesome! Thanks! God Almighty! That be a lot of snails! Super duper CUC. Yes, Reefcleaners.org are really good about giving customers extras and make the effort to fill realistic special request. (my special request was a red macro algae for my "penny" macro deal) I read quite a bit of great reviews on this sponsor and learned that they do ship a ton of extras... I bought 15 and received like ~70ish? These Ceriths are very small though so I don't mind and like I said.. ordered extremely low quantity compared to what I thought I needed (just in case). Link to comment
mrscritz Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Awesome tank! No one has asked yet... what are your stocking plans for this beast? Link to comment
bluebastion Posted October 1, 2011 Author Share Posted October 1, 2011 Awesome tank! No one has asked yet... what are your stocking plans for this beast? Not in stone yet, but I plan on the following fish: BSJ (This would be #4) Kole Tang (algae control) Dwarf Angel of some type Wrasse of some sort (flat worm control) Mandarin Goby Maybe a small school of Cardinals Corals will be SPS (Color over type/LE) My main goal is a mature SPS tank grown from small to medium frags (like my former tank) Hope that helps Link to comment
bluebastion Posted October 1, 2011 Author Share Posted October 1, 2011 Video of my Genesis Reef System setup (Part I): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLrHdmljh6s I will be posting II and III later... I have to crop the second video into two parts to be able to upload. Link to comment
bluebastion Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 Part II (Full details on the system) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FurJabvn5b0...feature=related Part III (First water change!!!!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxm8ymbWvzU Link to comment
bluebastion Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 Small update before my long trip. Coraline algae on my marcorock dry rock! Finally! Coraline on the glass... growing in a weird crystal/cauliflower like pattern: Also pods galore.. all the white spots are copepods hanging out on the glass... definitely ready for some other livestock now (but will have to wait until I get back) Also, I might have access to a spectrometer and a PAR meter when I get back to get a better idea for coral placement... I also expect to return with at least one frag of SPS coral I'll pick up on my way home from the trip. Link to comment
ermartin Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 What did you use to seed the coraline. since you used dry rock did you use live sand or did you seed it with something else ? NEVER MIND i went back a few pages and saw you had some live in your sump Small update before my long trip. Coraline algae on my marcorock dry rock! Finally! Coraline on the glass... growing in a weird crystal/cauliflower like pattern: Also pods galore.. all the white spots are copepods hanging out on the glass... definitely ready for some other livestock now (but will have to wait until I get back) Also, I might have access to a spectrometer and a PAR meter when I get back to get a better idea for coral placement... I also expect to return with at least one frag of SPS coral I'll pick up on my way home from the trip. Link to comment
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