BTLDreef's 180 Tank Build
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btldreef
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:0 SPS?????? Not in my tank he wouldnt be....than again i dont have much for sps lol!
Glad ur okay girl...was wondering where u be at and for some reason i didnt even think of hurricane irene!
If you have healthy colonies, they really don't even make a visible dent in the SPS. I have no plans for this guy to eat SPS long term, nor do I think it's the key to their survival. He eats more copepods than SPS polyps and can be seen nibbling at my terrible bryopsis issue all the time (I'm assuming because there are a lot of pods in it). Many people notice that they graze in algae patches, so this could pose a key to their survival. My guy is taking frozen, but then spits it out, which while not ideal, is a HUGE plus with this fish. I've converted some in the past, so hopefully this guy will. Like I said, was not a planned addition, he's a rescue, so fingers crossed.
btldreef
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Time for my almost monthly update... Added some new pieces, got rid of a few and moved somethings around. I still need to upload a few more pics, but here's a start:
Aussie Neon Green Wall Hammer:
The purple cap up top is new, the red rhodactis mushrooms at the bottom are from the seahorse tank, and the Blueberry Gorgonian (moved from a different tank):
Blueberry Gorgonian, Tri Color Valida (or so we think that's what it is), Purple Nana (had this forever) Millipora and an unknown blue acro (and frags of what's left of my beautiful birdsnest colony
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New Blastomussa wellsi colony (I love these corals):
Full Tank Shot:
So we lost the huge Pink Birdsnest colony, and although I'm heartbroken that we lost the piece, what we found inside, that survived dipping and quarantine was worth loosing the coral for. Inside we found some pistol shrimps and a green serpent star (yes, the fish eating serpent star!). I don't know how those go through.
We also added a fox coral, a few new palys and zoanthids, black tubestrea and some other acros, just don't have pics of them uploaded yet.
AND... I have an unreleased to the public as of yet Clownfish from ORA
An ORA Black Ice Snowflake Clown. I'll post pics of her later. I'm still working on getting a mate for her. Hopefully in the next month I'll have another one.
Aussie Neon Green Wall Hammer:
The purple cap up top is new, the red rhodactis mushrooms at the bottom are from the seahorse tank, and the Blueberry Gorgonian (moved from a different tank):
Blueberry Gorgonian, Tri Color Valida (or so we think that's what it is), Purple Nana (had this forever) Millipora and an unknown blue acro (and frags of what's left of my beautiful birdsnest colony
New Blastomussa wellsi colony (I love these corals):
Full Tank Shot:
So we lost the huge Pink Birdsnest colony, and although I'm heartbroken that we lost the piece, what we found inside, that survived dipping and quarantine was worth loosing the coral for. Inside we found some pistol shrimps and a green serpent star (yes, the fish eating serpent star!). I don't know how those go through.
We also added a fox coral, a few new palys and zoanthids, black tubestrea and some other acros, just don't have pics of them uploaded yet.
AND... I have an unreleased to the public as of yet Clownfish from ORA
An ORA Black Ice Snowflake Clown. I'll post pics of her later. I'm still working on getting a mate for her. Hopefully in the next month I'll have another one.
btldreef
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Quote:
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///t/385998/btldreefs-180-tank-build/180#post_3421818
Very nice.....I also love blastos
I have such good luck with them. They'll thrive wherever I put them in my tank, so I plan on using them as fillers rather than just boring polyps.
Having issues uploading photos, I'll try to get more up tomorrow.
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///t/385998/btldreefs-180-tank-build/180#post_3421818
Very nice.....I also love blastos
I have such good luck with them. They'll thrive wherever I put them in my tank, so I plan on using them as fillers rather than just boring polyps.
Having issues uploading photos, I'll try to get more up tomorrow.
btldreef
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No new fish or corals have been added, BUT we did upgrade the refugium finally to a 55G. It's divided because I have two pairs of clowns in it. Hopefully the divider will also help keep the caulerpa from spreading to the other side where I'm trying to grow my red macro algae. The caulerpa was just choking it out in the old fuge.
Anyways, I added my Black Ice Snowflakes to the new fuge. Here's their thread: https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/388354/my-black-ice-snowflake-clownfish
We're also trying out a new water change method. Instead of our 20+g weekly water change schedule, we are trying a 2G, 2x a day method. The idea is that it keeps things more stable, etc.
My husband wired up float switches, etc and it's through a controller. Basically, he hits a button on the controller, which turns off the auto top off, pulls out two gallons of water, and then adds in two gallons of new water. Once the two gallons are back in, the auto top off turns back on. It's really quite neat to see it all working with just a push of a button, I'm quite impressed with how my husband has made this all work. It seems to be working as far as the reef goes. There's less shock that can be accompanied by a large water change, and there's a constant small addition of new trace elements twice daily. It also works as if the tides were changing. This combined with the MP40's and 10 seems to be having a good effect on our corals.
Anyways, I added my Black Ice Snowflakes to the new fuge. Here's their thread: https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/388354/my-black-ice-snowflake-clownfish
We're also trying out a new water change method. Instead of our 20+g weekly water change schedule, we are trying a 2G, 2x a day method. The idea is that it keeps things more stable, etc.
My husband wired up float switches, etc and it's through a controller. Basically, he hits a button on the controller, which turns off the auto top off, pulls out two gallons of water, and then adds in two gallons of new water. Once the two gallons are back in, the auto top off turns back on. It's really quite neat to see it all working with just a push of a button, I'm quite impressed with how my husband has made this all work. It seems to be working as far as the reef goes. There's less shock that can be accompanied by a large water change, and there's a constant small addition of new trace elements twice daily. It also works as if the tides were changing. This combined with the MP40's and 10 seems to be having a good effect on our corals.
1guydude
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DARN U!!!! Ur system blows mine out of the water yo!!!! Thats awsome though...congrats on having a man thats into as much as u! Very kool how automated is is too...ive got a fellow reefer over here that is in the army and his wife gave him permission to spend watever he needed as long as it was automated lol...
mr btldreef
Member
okay... some update pics. as of november 2011:
mr btldreef
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travelerjp98
Active Member
It looks VERY nice. I haven't had a chance to read through the whole build yet, but I will be sure to when I have time. I absolutely adore that garden eel in the last pic.
mr btldreef
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They are resplendent anthias and they are in the main tank. In our 55 gallon display refugium is where our black ice clowns and garden eel live.
mr btldreef
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Well the last few nights I have been staying up until 3am working on my led fixture. I have 6 blown blue xre LEDs. I also have to not only replace them but prepare for the new hlg drivers that are going in. Yawn ... Almost ready...I will post som pics when it's all done.
travelerjp98
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr btldreef http:///t/385998/btldreefs-180-tank-build/180#post_3436301
Well the last few nights I have been staying up until 3am working on my led fixture. I have 6 blown blue xre LEDs. I also have to not only replace them but prepare for the new hlg drivers that are going in. Yawn ... Almost ready...I will post som pics when it's all done.
Looking forward to them. I know what you mean by staying up late working on your tank!
Originally Posted by Mr btldreef http:///t/385998/btldreefs-180-tank-build/180#post_3436301
Well the last few nights I have been staying up until 3am working on my led fixture. I have 6 blown blue xre LEDs. I also have to not only replace them but prepare for the new hlg drivers that are going in. Yawn ... Almost ready...I will post som pics when it's all done.
Looking forward to them. I know what you mean by staying up late working on your tank!
mr btldreef
Member
bad led out of 5 total after about a year.
travelerjp98
Active Member
Is that LED fixture DIY?
mr btldreef
Member
yes it is. i originally didn't do it.... but as of now i have redone everything except drill the heat sinks.... i even had to re-tap more then 70% of the heatsinks.