smoothlarryhughes Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 Here are some updated pictures of my minibow. I have quite a few corals but all are very small so the rocks are not covered. What does everyone think? I have an AC500 HOB fuge (provides all flow) 2 32 watt retros 14 lbs. LR approximately 10 lbs. LS DIY moonlights Oceanic Salt Here are pics of my corals. Full Tank Ric Zoos Zoos2 Zoos3 Zoos4 Link to comment
smoothlarryhughes Posted October 7, 2004 Author Share Posted October 7, 2004 Zoos5 Goniopora Star Polyps Not Sure? NotSure2 Is this a leather? Colt Coral I think Candy Featherduster with snail in front of it. Link to comment
smoothlarryhughes Posted October 7, 2004 Author Share Posted October 7, 2004 Whenever I look at everyone else's tank I always think mine looks like crap...anyone else ever get that feeling? Also How long til my corals will grow in and cover everything? Link to comment
Withers Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 nice tank. how long has it been set up? your notsure2 is a montipora digitata. Link to comment
carl Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 hey smoothlarryhughes great tank. I'm leaning towards a setup like yours. can you tell what type of light used, and how did you hook up a moonlight, and did all fist in the stock hood, again great looking tank. c Link to comment
smoothlarryhughes Posted October 8, 2004 Author Share Posted October 8, 2004 i have a diy hood, and it has 2 32 watt retros and the moonlight in it. I got some car led lights from target that has been listed on this site. Link to comment
greatreef16 Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 did you have to slow the gph on the ac500? Did you mod the ac500 to make it a refugium?What fish and inverts? Do you dose anything? Nice tank, I hope mine is like that someday! Link to comment
smoothlarryhughes Posted October 8, 2004 Author Share Posted October 8, 2004 I don't dose anything...i've been trying to find some information on that...but I just got a calcium test kit and it seems my calcium is at 480ppm just using the oceanic salt. I took the black ring off the intake tube and it slowed the flow down drastically. I did make it a fuge. I have 2 ocellaris clowns, 2 hermits, 2 astrea snails, 1 margarita, 2 cerith, about 10 nassarius snails under the sand. Link to comment
audiocontrol Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Ive been getting high calcium levels too with the oceanic salt, but all my corals seem to love the stuff. Used Reef Crystals and Instant Ocean for 2 years. Much better than Instant Ocean in my opinion. Link to comment
greatreef16 Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 what's oceanic salt? who makes it? I can't find it online. Link to comment
smoothlarryhughes Posted October 8, 2004 Author Share Posted October 8, 2004 I'm assuming that is the company name. I got mine at petsmart. They have it everywhere that i've been to. Link to comment
Rmcm2424 Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Tank looks great. I've got a 5 gallon bow that I've been thinking about converting to a nano reef, but right now it houses crickets for my lizard and scorpion to eat. The "is this a leather" pic looks like a toadstool leather to me. Link to comment
greatreef16 Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 weird I couldn't find it online, I'll look again. Link to comment
greatreef16 Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 I saw a post of yours about lighting, what did you go with (2 50/50s or 1 daylight and one violet/blue? Link to comment
greatreef16 Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 I can't find it online at petsmart, is it there? Link to comment
smoothlarryhughes Posted October 8, 2004 Author Share Posted October 8, 2004 If you go to a petsmart you can get it. Thats where i got mine. Link to comment
Turk Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 notsure2 looks like pocillipora, and the Is this a leather? is a baby toadstool great looking tank! and btw, how small is that clown?!?! its a 7 gallon tank and the clown looks like its in a 30 gallon haha Link to comment
smoothlarryhughes Posted October 8, 2004 Author Share Posted October 8, 2004 There are 2 clowns...they are both small, but the one on the right is real tiny...the one on the left is getting to be an ok size. Link to comment
greatreef16 Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 what about the lighting? I saw a post of yours about lighting, what did you go with (2 50/50s or 1 daylight and one violet/blue)? Link to comment
smoothlarryhughes Posted October 8, 2004 Author Share Posted October 8, 2004 I already had the 2 50/50's in there. I wanna go with the one 10000 K and the one dual actinic...this way I can turn just the actinic's on if I want to...and the person on here who has had those bulbs...forget who it was...said that it gives a better look. i haven't gotten around to ordering the bulbs yet though. Link to comment
greatreef16 Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 ok thanks, I'm going to use your setup for my tank, in hopes of my future corals looking that good. I saw you asked how long it might take for the corals to grow in, I'd say they'll have grown a lot in a month, and in around half a year they will have grown in, but that's advise from someone who is only relying on info from books. if you have test results for nitrite, nitrate, ammonia, ph, and salinity I would love it if you would post them. what temp do you keep your tank at? Link to comment
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