Lagoon Pic

bang guy

bang guy

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Latest Lagoon picture. Points of intrest include the tri-level Purple w/green polyp Montipora digitata near the middle and the Scroll Hammer coral at the lower left.
Sorry about the glare. That's one of the challenges to pictures on a look-down type reef.
 
darknes

darknes

Active Member
wow!!!
Wish I had the time and money to do something like that!
Bang, how large is your lagoon?
:happyfish :happyfish
 
wrassecal

wrassecal

Active Member
Guy, that lagoon has come a long way, it's awesome! You are going to have to trade in Barbie for the Little Mermaid:D
 
beth

beth

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Staff member
Wow, that is really cool. Really looks like a lagoon reef now. How much $$$ do you think you have invested there?
 
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big911dog

Guest
Looks GREAT Guy! Question: The surface looks very calm. How do you accomplish gas exchange agitation (or do you accomplish that through another means)?
 
bang guy

bang guy

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Originally posted by Big911Dog
Question: The surface looks very calm. How do you accomplish gas exchange agitation (or do you accomplish that through another means)?
Below is a picture of the 32 gallon Carlson surge devices I built. They surge every few minutes. I had to take the picture between surges because they really stir things up.
 
bang guy

bang guy

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Originally posted by Beth
How much $$$ do you think you have invested there?
about $250 for the lagoon itself
3000 pounds of sand was only about $300
and then 5 buckets of salt was another $250.
Another $200 for lighting (used stuff).
So, about $1000 for the setup.
The actual cost of the livestock was low because I just trade frags for stuff.
What's it worth?? Priceless!! :D
 
robchuck

robchuck

Active Member
BG,
The lagoon is looking really nice in that pic! One question though, how do you handle evaporation from the lagoon?
 
bang guy

bang guy

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My limewater buckets automatically replace evap as long as it's less than 35 gallons a day. Typically it's 5 gallons a day with the cover over the lagoon and 20 gallons a day without the cover.
 
robchuck

robchuck

Active Member
Do you have to do anything to vent your basement to prevent the evaporation from damaging your home?
 
bang guy

bang guy

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Yes, I have a duct going from the cover to a basement window where a muffin fan blows outside. I usually turn it off in the winter so that humidity is picked up by the heater to humidify the house.
 
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essop3

Guest
Looks beautiful looking from the top like that.
I'm sure a full livestock list would take you a few days to put together but how about a sample list of fish, coral and inverts?
 
bang guy

bang guy

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Originally posted by essop3
I'm sure a full livestock list would take you a few days to put together but how about a sample list of fish, coral and inverts?
Banggai - 5 mated pair
Ocellaris- a family of 8
Foxface
A school of Anthias
Urchins
various montipora
Candycane
Hammer
A really sweet unidentified Acropora
3 Rose BTA
Nepthia
Cabbage coral
Lots of Ricordea & mushrooms
Gorgonia
Green Goniopora
Limpets - 100's
Asterina Starfish - 100's
Stomatella snails - 1000's
Aiptasia
Berghia Nudibranch
Protopalythoa
Zoanthids
....
 
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