Some new 210g reef tank pictures...06.05.07

rubberduck

rubberduck

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yeah let me know about your next fragging run lol. of course i dont think you willl stilll have any room. Haha but let me know if you got any extra frags...amazing tank and the rics make it just look all bright. nice selection too
 
efishnsea

efishnsea

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Originally Posted by goodwin9
Please share your secret for your success...Your tank is awesome with all of the corals. I would like to know your water parameters, and additives you might be adding, and the lighting you are using to get all of that growth. How old is the tank?
First of all goodwin9, what you have done with your set up is simply amazing....I'm speechless....Great Job......
I have found that the KISS(Keep is Simple...) method is working well for me. The 210g All Glass Aquariumk is 2.5 years old. I lost my 75gal to Frances and Jeanne but manage to save the rock and some corals that now inhabit the 210g. The tank has approx 600-700lbs of live rock, "the center shelf weighs 75lbs". I have a basic flow/filter system. The water is filtered over the blue/white filter pads via overflow in the sump. It is then skimmed with a berlin and returned to the tank with two external magnetig drive pondmaster pumps giving me approx 2000g/hr. An Artica 1/3hp chiller has kept the temp at 80 for the past 1.5years, I used to keep it a 77 and heard that 80 is just fine and it saves some $ not having the chiller running every 30min....and everyone in the tank seems happy with it as well.
I use 3-250w 10k Coralvue MH's with 4-96w 460nm actinicts.
9:00am Actinicts on
10:30am MH's on
10:30pm MH'soff
12:30am Actinicts off
I know that seems long but I have always used a longer actinict period, even in my previous tanks and it seems not to be affecting the corals....I'm always up late and that is how that started.
I change out 30 gal with natural sea water taken from the Jupiter Inlet or when I have extra time I'll take the boat out to the Gulfstream and get it from there. I have done two changes this year and am trying my hardest to do it more often. Prior to that I did not do a change for the first 1.5 years. I know I got lazy. I had a few algae problems which were taken care of via fish and extra creatures.....Check out one of my first posts on SWF "wire algae" I keep the water balanced using Natureef's Alkalinty and Hardness Plus. That guy Adlof(sp) in S. Fla developed it and I really think it is a perfect product. I am adding approx 70ml a day of each to keep the parameters at the following. Check out the pictures below showing that ia m using more alk plus as compared to hardness plus. I bought them at the same time. Oh yea...Every month or so I have to lower the sal. as it rises with these additions, not much i just remove about 5gal and replace it with fresh.
Sal. 1.025
Ph 8.2pm 7.9am
Alk 8.3dKH
Ca 425ppm
Mg 1300ppm
I also have only a few fish. And limit my feeding to twice weekly, as there is plenty to eat off of the reef.
Clarki Clown
Yellow Tang
Corris Wrase
Flame Angle
Black Cap Basslet
Blond Naso Tang
Fire Fish
8 year old LTA which spawned last year.
approx 150 blue leggies
approx 50 turbos
Again thanks everyone for the compliments and comments they are always welcome!!!!!!





 
marineman0

marineman0

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Holy crap!!!!!!!11 i wish i had the time and money for that and is that maidens hair? kudos to those freakin awesome zoos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
 
efishnsea

efishnsea

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Originally Posted by MarineMan0
Holy crap!!!!!!!11 i wish i had the time and money for that and is that maidens hair? kudos to those freakin awesome zoos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Thanks, Which one are you talking about??????
 
qreef

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last time I saw your tank and I remebered that you dont have anymore room. How did you managed to get them in more?
 
efishnsea

efishnsea

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Originally Posted by Qreef
last time I saw your tank and I remebered that you dont have anymore room. How did you managed to get them in more?

I know right, you will have to come by and check it out I have had some amazing growth
.......do you have anything to trade?????Zoa's
;-)
 
goodwin9

goodwin9

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Thank you for taking the time to spell out your success. You make it sound so easy. For some reason, I am struggling to get the type of growth you are getting from all of you corals. Seems like I can barely keep them going, and in some cases, can't keep them alive in the tank.
 
efishnsea

efishnsea

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Originally Posted by goodwin9
Thank you for taking the time to spell out your success. You make it sound so easy. For some reason, I am struggling to get the type of growth you are getting from all of you corals. Seems like I can barely keep them going, and in some cases, can't keep them alive in the tank.
Uhhh, your tank is really pretty new...mabey that has something to do with it
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gatorwpb

gatorwpb

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Simply amazing!!

Which store do you use in the area? Oceans Below?
Since I started using the Natureef product, my corals have been VERY happy. I like it even better than B-Ionic, although I do have to check my SG once in awhile and do the FW change like you.
 
indyws6

indyws6

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Greetings

In post #23, it looks like you have a bulkhead fitting in the side of your sump for 1/4" poly line. If so, can you tell me where you bought it? None of the local places stock much in the way of "non-standard" plumbing components - if it's not 1/2" PVC, they don't carry it...
Thanks,
Mark
 
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