Justin_Luke Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 I'm joining the contest a little late, but you know, better late than never! I'll get right down to it! Tank - Aqueon 2.5 Light - ABI Tuna Blue Par 38 on a gooseneck lamp Filter - aquaclear 10 Circulation pump - $8 amazon 80gph fountain pump. (I love these things, super cheap, super small, and very quiet) Heater - Tetra 2.5 watt Media - nano blue carbon and filter floss Livestock - ALL THE ACROS (and probably GSP because i cant help myself) I've been wanting to do a tank like thos for a while, and this competition as given me the perfect platform 🙂. Its pretty simple really. I found dry rock that I liked, shaped it for a little bit and then let in cure in some salt water for a while. I then took some pairs a very powerful but small magnets and used super glue to attach them to the back of the rock. It attached to the tank just like many power heads do. For now ive decided to go bare bottom. I have never done a sand free tank before but I'm curious to see how it turns out! The Tank is still finishing up its cycle, so for now i just have some snails in it, but i definitely want to throw some sexy shrimp in there too. Let me know what you think of the scape! 11 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 7 minutes ago, Justin_Luke said: I'm joining the contest a little late, but you know, better late than never! I'll get right down to it! Tank - Aqueon 2.5 Light - ABI Tuna Blue Par 38 on a gooseneck lamp Filter - aquaclear 10 Circulation pump - $8 amazon 80gph fountain pump. (I love these things, super cheap, super small, and very quiet) Heater - Tetra 2.5 watt Media - nano blue carbon and filter floss Livestock - ALL THE ACROS (and probably GSP because i cant help myself) I've been wanting to do a tank like thos for a while, and this competition as given me the perfect platform 🙂. Its pretty simple really. I found dry rock that I liked, shaped it for a little bit and then let in cure in some salt water for a while. I then took some pairs a very powerful but small magnets and used super glue to attach them to the back of the rock. It attached to the tank just like many power heads do. For now ive decided to go bare bottom. I have never done a sand free tank before but I'm curious to see how it turns out! The Tank is still finishing up its cycle, so for now i just have some snails in it, but i definitely want to throw some sexy shrimp in there too. Let me know what you think of the scape! Nice! 😃 Quote Link to comment
MetaTank Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Welcome to the party! I might do some easy sps like stylophora, but it should be neat to see an sps dominant tank! Lookin forward to it Quote Link to comment
Justin_Luke Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 Yeah im sure im going to struggle keeping my ALK and CA where they are supposed to be, but I'm looking at this as more of an experiment i guess Quote Link to comment
ksadam Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Liking the Southern Grove Peanuts 😎 I put an acro in my tank I’ll see how it turns out. Definitely following along 👍 Quote Link to comment
Justin_Luke Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 39 minutes ago, ksadam said: Liking the Southern Grove Peanuts 😎 I put an acro in my tank I’ll see how it turns out. Definitely following along 👍 Haha thanks, they are my go to snack! Also you're from Wichita?! That's where I grew up! Quote Link to comment
ksadam Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Justin_Luke said: Haha thanks, they are my go to snack! Also you're from Wichita?! That's where I grew up! Yessir been here 17 years, and I work for Aldi which is why I noticed the peanuts lol Quote Link to comment
Justin_Luke Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Ahhh ok. Yeah I spent my first 22 years in Wichita, and i love Aldi! Isnt there an Aldi near Woodlawn and 21st? Quote Link to comment
kimdawg Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Welcome to the janky side. Can't wait to see your tank develop. Good luck and have fun with it. I know I am. Quote Link to comment
This guy is extra salty Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Welcome to the contest! glad to see more people join! love the aquascape! how did you manage to do that? Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 The floating rocks is a nice effect with a bare bottom tank. Nice, different, interesting scape. Quote Link to comment
Justin_Luke Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 8 hours ago, This guy is extra salty said: Welcome to the contest! glad to see more people join! love the aquascape! how did you manage to do that? I chose some very porous and lightweight pieces of live rock and then just super glued a very powerful magnet to the back of it. Once the glue dried I put it in my tank and used another magnet on the outside of the tank to hold it in place Quote Link to comment
Justin_Luke Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 7 hours ago, seabass said: The floating rocks is a nice effect with a bare bottom tank. Nice, different, interesting scape. Thanks, trying to be as unique as possible lol. Although I’m not sure how the islands will look once I start putting coral on them Quote Link to comment
asting Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 You should grow a gsp bottom for a grassy field look. Or hair algae. Quote Link to comment
This guy is extra salty Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 34 minutes ago, asting said: Or hair algae. 🤣 Quote Link to comment
Justin_Luke Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 1 hour ago, asting said: You should grow a gsp bottom for a grassy field look. Or hair algae. I might just go with a hair Algae dominated tank, you know to make things easier 😂 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment
748S911 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 21 hours ago, Justin_Luke said: I'm joining the contest a little late, but you know, better late than never! I'll get right down to it! Tank - Aqueon 2.5 Light - ABI Tuna Blue Par 38 on a gooseneck lamp Filter - aquaclear 10 Circulation pump - $8 amazon 80gph fountain pump. (I love these things, super cheap, super small, and very quiet) Heater - Tetra 2.5 watt Media - nano blue carbon and filter floss Livestock - ALL THE ACROS (and probably GSP because i cant help myself) I've been wanting to do a tank like thos for a while, and this competition as given me the perfect platform 🙂. Its pretty simple really. I found dry rock that I liked, shaped it for a little bit and then let in cure in some salt water for a while. I then took some pairs a very powerful but small magnets and used super glue to attach them to the back of the rock. It attached to the tank just like many power heads do. For now ive decided to go bare bottom. I have never done a sand free tank before but I'm curious to see how it turns out! The Tank is still finishing up its cycle, so for now i just have some snails in it, but i definitely want to throw some sexy shrimp in there too. Let me know what you think of the scape! I want a floating island now!! lol Quote Link to comment
Justin_Luke Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 1 hour ago, 748S911 said: I want a floating island now!! lol They’re my new favorite! 1 Quote Link to comment
Justin_Luke Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 Things in the Acrojacked Islands are going well, but slow. My parameters have stabilized and so I have begun to add some corals. For now I added a frag of Green birdsnest, a green "the thing" acro, and some gsp. I might just let the gsp cover the bottom, but I'm not sure yet. I ended up taking the heater out because it was keeping the tank too warm and there was no way to adjust it. Things definitely seem happier with the heater gone. Also, I believe the light I have for the tank is too intense. Its pushing over 450 PAR in the dead center of the tank. I raised it as much as I could, but the fixture will only go so high. I'm considering getting some screen to put over the top. Anyone have any other suggestions? 3 Quote Link to comment
Justin_Luke Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 Sooo, I wish I had better progress to share, but life is crazy trying to make it in the world of marine biology. As a result I have barely maintained this tank. The green acro has burned tips from too much light, but the birdsnest is doing really well. I cant move the light up any higher so i need to look into some way of shading it. Unfortunately when you dont really touch your tank no progress occurs so there isn't much to share, but hopefully soon. BUT, (prepare for shameless plug) the lab I work in has been heavily involved in a coral rescue project here in south Florida. So while I havent been able to tend to my tank much, it't due to having been working with hundreds of corals in this project. Here's the link if you want to check it out! https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/fl-ne-coral-reef-rescue-nsu-20190523-kokgqjtnhrh7dhqusg2k6aioiq-story.html Also here are some "progress" pictures 3 Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Wow that is a huge project. Fingers crossed for the best results. Is this group involved in finding the cause at all? Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Would love to check out the link but apparently the website is not available in European Countries Looking forwards to seeing this grow out Quote Link to comment
Justin_Luke Posted May 31, 2019 Author Share Posted May 31, 2019 9 hours ago, debbeach13 said: Wow that is a huge project. Fingers crossed for the best results. Is this group involved in finding the cause at all? at this point our priority it providing a refuge for these corals and keeping them healthy/growing until the disease (Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease) either subsides or its cause is known. Many other labs are working on trying to identify the cause 1 Quote Link to comment
ef4life Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Justin_Luke said: at this point our priority it providing a refuge for these corals and keeping them healthy/growing until the disease (Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease) either subsides or its cause is known. Many other labs are working on trying to identify the cause Keep up the good fight ✊ Quote Link to comment
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