ninjafish Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 Hi everyone! Here are some pictures of my 20gal: It is a custom built framless, starfire tank with 3/8" glass. It has an external overflow box with two 1" bulkheads. I have recently switched over to bare bottom and really enjoy the results. Let me know what you think. Thanks, - Chad Link to comment
Brian da lion Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 looks awesome, even more so if it had sand in it, but thats just ny opinion. Why did you go bare bottom? Link to comment
ninjafish Posted October 16, 2004 Author Share Posted October 16, 2004 My father in law is a cabinet maker and built my stand and canopy for me. The canopy sits on the wooden rails above the tank and can be slid backwards or lifted off. In the stand is a 20 gal sump with chaeto and 25lbs of LR. Link to comment
ninjafish Posted October 16, 2004 Author Share Posted October 16, 2004 Actually Brian I do prefere the looks of sand. I had some really beautiful finer-than-sugar white aragonite. But when I switched my tank over to a tank with thinker galss, I was blown away at how much junk was in my sandbed. I feed very lightly! (only have one damsel that eats a little cyplopeze when I feed the corals every 3 days or so.) I left the sand out to try and keep it cleaner and what I enjoy now is being able to put good current (~39X) anywhere I want it without making a blizzard. - Chad Link to comment
ninjafish Posted October 16, 2004 Author Share Posted October 16, 2004 Here's one of the old shots with sand - ya I can see your piont Brian : Link to comment
Bobby417919 Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 Very nice tank. What kind of light and filter(s) od you have. Link to comment
ninjafish Posted October 16, 2004 Author Share Posted October 16, 2004 Bobby, Thank you for the compliment. I have a custom retro from DIY Reef with a 175W xm10k with 24" VHO actinc. As far as filtration goes, I have an old venturi protein skimmer in the sump along with a maxijet for added circulation. I have the LR and some chaeto under a 24/7 walmart spotlight. For circulation I have an Iwaki 20rxlt as return pump and a Blueline hd-20 on a closed loop. My heater's between the sump baffles and I have a kent aquadose to drip kalk. - Chad Link to comment
ninjafish Posted October 16, 2004 Author Share Posted October 16, 2004 Thanks man Here's a shot of the tank with just actinics... It isn't quite as blue in real life but my camera really struggles with those VHOs - Chad Link to comment
Bobby417919 Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 I like how the colors stand out under the actinics. Link to comment
ninjafish Posted October 16, 2004 Author Share Posted October 16, 2004 I'm glad you like it guys. The picture looks a litle washed out but I really love how vho actinics look. I am also considering going to a 14k for my next MH. In the tank I have: Assorted zoanthids Mushrooms Green Star Polyp Toadstool Pulsing Xenia Frogspawn Coral Banded Shrimp Brittle Star Hermit Crab Porcelin Anemone Crab Scotts Damsel (my lone fish) - Chad Link to comment
mrf2675 Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 I was wondering, are you having any problems keeping your calcium levels steady with now sand bed? Link to comment
gavin123 Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 what are the dimensions? Link to comment
Telecaster Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Where'd you get the tank built? Inter-American? Link to comment
BelowH2O Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 That is a very clean tank! I love how you have no frames. Did you DIY, or was it built by someone. If you don't mind me asking how much did it run you? Nice looking plumbing too, keep us updated. ~BH20 Link to comment
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