17cuddlefish
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alright i know i said i would have pics of the blasto tonight but it is not fully open yet. if it is open tommorrow you will see them. i promise
My 20 Gallon long tank build
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17cuddlefish
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here they are....
the gold blasto
the flamethrower acan (not fully open)
and the pot of gold favia
the gold blasto
the flamethrower acan (not fully open)
and the pot of gold favia
greenreefer
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very very nice
17cuddlefish
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well today (yesterday rather) i dabbled into the world of sps. yesterday i bought a fuzzy acro (for $20 bucks i felt compelled, lol.) and today i went back and got a ora hawkins echinata. pics soon
17cuddlefish
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the fuzzy acro
the echinata
top downs of two of my zoas
the echinata
top downs of two of my zoas
greenreefer
Active Member
they all look great, but that's quite a bit of cyano you have going on in there. I'm guessing you don't have sufficient flow and that some other param is out of wack. Those things might make it difficult to keep SPS
17cuddlefish
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i have a koralia 1, 2 and a mag 5 return. thats alot of flow i think. i am also planning on getting a vortech mp10 in the near future. all my params look alright but my nitrates are at around 5 so im trying to get them down. i have been getting pretty lazy on the water changes so i think that could be the root of the problem. on the flipside, im getting great polyp extension on the fuzzy acro though.
greenreefer
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k, maybe it's just that the flow needs to be redirected. Anychance you've got micro bubbles coming in from a skimmer or hob filter?
17cuddlefish
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i doubt it. when i look at my tank i dont see any. my skimmer produces a few but thet get caught in the bubble trap.
17cuddlefish
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hey sorry for no update in a long time. i was on vacation
. so nissan i was relaxing, not ignoring you lol. and the cyano i HAD is gone i was just getting lazy on water changes so i picked up the slack and like magic it was gone. pics of my success in a bit. im also getting a pair of fish tomorrow. im getting......... a pair of Flavoguttatus Anthias!!!! i talked to the folk on the other large reef keeping website and they said that a pair should be fine because they stay small. also, because im getting these guys im cutting the labouti wrasse and clown goby from my stocklist. with out further ado, here is a picture of the fish (not my pics, the guys username is flying53brian, they are his pics and i do not take credit for them)
greenreefer
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Beautiful fish, don't forget the fts when they show up 
17cuddlefish
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sounds good.
here are some pictures i just got
some new growth on my favia
top downs w/o cyano
the best picture of my shrimp yet (and yes, i see the pest anemone in the background. ill get some joes juice eventually)
and my beloved yasha goby
here are some pictures i just got
some new growth on my favia
top downs w/o cyano
the best picture of my shrimp yet (and yes, i see the pest anemone in the background. ill get some joes juice eventually)
and my beloved yasha goby
coyle
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I know I need to lurk around the site and learn some stuff but maybe you can help me a bit to get me on my way. So far I've got about 500gph from 3 (660) penguin powerheads, and a 100 watt heater. What do I need to do to make a functioning saltwater tank now? I've got a 10 gal under it if I need to make a refugium? like you've set up; do I? and I have a regular 15 watt bulb is there ONE bulb that I can replace it with that will allow any live rock to live? Mainly I want inverts, some kind of live rock and maybe a clownfish or something but mostly the above. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
17cuddlefish
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yea thats an acro in the second pic. and i was not ignoring you, i was on vacation, i swear
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fts tomorrow because the lights are out because the new fish are in the tank.
fts tomorrow because the lights are out because the new fish are in the tank.
17cuddlefish
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alright coyle, for your tank i would get a nice protein skimmer in your sump, because you said you are using that 10 gallon as a sump. if you are running a protein skimmer i would skip the canister filter because i do not deem that nessacary. also, i would pic up good test kits and some good live rock (at least 20 lbs for your display tank.) also, depending on what you want coral wise pic up some good lights. i like t5. if you get t5 make sure they are individually reflected with good bulbs ( ati, geisman, ect) also, in a well skimmed and maintained 20 gallon tank you should be able to have a pair of clowns and like two other small fish.
btw, your powerheads sound good, but place them so there are no dead spots and if you want to keep sps, upgrade to stronger power heads like the koralia 1 or two. or if you have deep pockets get a vortec mp10
sooooooooooo nice
good luck and sorry this post was a bit jumbled, maybe others will chime in
btw, your powerheads sound good, but place them so there are no dead spots and if you want to keep sps, upgrade to stronger power heads like the koralia 1 or two. or if you have deep pockets get a vortec mp10
good luck and sorry this post was a bit jumbled, maybe others will chime in
nissan577
Active Member
Originally Posted by 17cuddlefish
http:///forum/post/3104854
yea thats an acro in the second pic. and i was not ignoring you, i was on vacation, i swear
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fts tomorrow because the lights are out because the new fish are in the tank.
fine
http:///forum/post/3104854
yea thats an acro in the second pic. and i was not ignoring you, i was on vacation, i swear
fts tomorrow because the lights are out because the new fish are in the tank.
fine
coyle
Member
Thanks for the info. I am not using the 10 gallon for anything yet but if I need to, and it seems I do, then I will. Don't exactly know what a sump entails but can look that up. I assume it's to circulate the water for aeration.
I'll get a coralife protein skimmer, but for the lighting can I replace my bulb and replace it with just a t5 and keep the hood I already have? Thank you!
Originally Posted by 17cuddlefish
http:///forum/post/3104862
alright coyle, for your tank i would get a nice protein skimmer in your sump, because you said you are using that 10 gallon as a sump. if you are running a protein skimmer i would skip the canister filter because i do not deem that nessacary. also, i would pic up good test kits and some good live rock (at least 20 lbs for your display tank.) also, depending on what you want coral wise pic up some good lights. i like t5. if you get t5 make sure they are individually reflected with good bulbs ( ati, geisman, ect) also, in a well skimmed and maintained 20 gallon tank you should be able to have a pair of clowns and like two other small fish.
btw, your powerheads sound good, but place them so there are no dead spots and if you want to keep sps, upgrade to stronger power heads like the koralia 1 or two. or if you have deep pockets get a vortec mp10
sooooooooooo nice
good luck and sorry this post was a bit jumbled, maybe others will chime in
I'll get a coralife protein skimmer, but for the lighting can I replace my bulb and replace it with just a t5 and keep the hood I already have? Thank you!
Originally Posted by 17cuddlefish
http:///forum/post/3104862
alright coyle, for your tank i would get a nice protein skimmer in your sump, because you said you are using that 10 gallon as a sump. if you are running a protein skimmer i would skip the canister filter because i do not deem that nessacary. also, i would pic up good test kits and some good live rock (at least 20 lbs for your display tank.) also, depending on what you want coral wise pic up some good lights. i like t5. if you get t5 make sure they are individually reflected with good bulbs ( ati, geisman, ect) also, in a well skimmed and maintained 20 gallon tank you should be able to have a pair of clowns and like two other small fish.
btw, your powerheads sound good, but place them so there are no dead spots and if you want to keep sps, upgrade to stronger power heads like the koralia 1 or two. or if you have deep pockets get a vortec mp10
good luck and sorry this post was a bit jumbled, maybe others will chime in
17cuddlefish
Member
alright sounds good.
the main reasons for a sump is to hide equipment (like skimmers, heaters, ect) and also to add more water volume giving you a bit more room for error when it comes to tank levels. i also have all my extra live rock in mine to add more biological filtration.
the main reasons for a sump is to hide equipment (like skimmers, heaters, ect) and also to add more water volume giving you a bit more room for error when it comes to tank levels. i also have all my extra live rock in mine to add more biological filtration.