Some new stuff.......

ryebread

ryebread

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Hey guys,
I haven't posted any new photos in a while since I have been so busy with life lately. :p
Here is one of the things that has been keeping me busy.
MY NEW TANK!! Whoo Hoo!
Not quite a reef yet......only been up and running for about six weeks or so. I am going to take my time and do MUCHO research before starting with the corals.
All of the rock and much of the water came from my existing systems and I only experienced a tiny little ammonia spike. :)
Here is my new rock structure........it consists basically of six or seven large pieces anywhere from 9-17lbs each.
 
logan15

logan15

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I like it rye I wish my had a mountain lol
Take Your Time Dont Rush it things will work out naturally get a good book and grab your fav pooch and read with the dog:D well at least me and my dalmation do:p
Logan
 
ryebread

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This tank is a 120g Reef Ready w/ 30g acrylic sump.
E.T.S.S. 600 Skimmer with MagDrive 9.5
25 watt UV Sterilizer (Plumbed in but, not in use)
Custom SeaLife 1/3 hp Chiller (keeps a dork like me cool)
440watts of VHO & 2 x 250w 10k MH ~ 940watts total
(debating 400w MHs instead)
IceCap 660 Ballast for VHO - Not quite sure what type of Ballast running the MH (Help me out Richard)
2 x 5" IceCap fans (a little cooler)
Octopus 3000 monitor control system
Right now there are just a few Anthias and Damsels in there for some color.......I actually love the fish.
Here are a couple pics of the fishies.......
 
logan15

logan15

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my god you have a awesome design i cant wait till i graduate from college get a cool job and blown all my money on the 8000 Gallon reef
 
ryebread

ryebread

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Alright everyone........now it is your turn to tell me what I messed up or what I have done right. :D
 
wrassecal

wrassecal

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Originally posted by RyeBread
Alright everyone........now it is your turn to tell me what I messed up or what I have done right. :D
You messed up by not putting it at my house:p ;)
 
ryebread

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Most members of the Pseudanthias family do require special needs due to thier high metabolism. These fish prefer to be fed small amounts of food several times daily. They will feed on zooplankton as well as some filimentous algaes that fit thier tastebuds. Mostly, they seem to like meaty foods like brine mixes and mysid shrimp. Vitamin soaks are great for them too.
Very active fish.......I love the way they act.
 
ryebread

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The plan is for some SPS but, only a ways down the road.
I am willing to wait to see how this tank goes for a while to see if I should attempt SPS.......lots of stuff to know with those corals and I need to learn more about the husbandry aspect of the hobby before I start leaping ahead of myself. I have good lights now..........good stuff will happen later.
 
ryebread

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The ballast is a Dual PFO. Do you think that it should do the trick for a while? I know that the HQI is a better way to go but, it seems to work well for me right now.
 
j21kickster

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my lord- i wish i had that kind of cash- that tank has mucho potential. some underwater epoxy will go a long way in attatching corals on rocks- also that damsel is often refered to as a honey chromis or Cross's Damsel ( Neoglyphidodon crossi ) (- unfortuneatly the get large (4-5 inches) and loose all of their color and turn a dark brown to black- they get real agressive- seen it hapen many times- otherwise it is perfect!
 
j21kickster

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Here is something i found
Color loss in Cross's Damsels
Dear Bob,
Several months ago I came across about 11 or 12 Cross's Damsels
(Neoglyphidon crossi) at the store. I don't know how familiar you are
with Cross's Damsels, but they are rather striking. So I bought them,
10 of them because I figured damsel aggression within a larger group
would be less of a problem. For the most part, I think that I was right
with that conclusion. My problem is that these fish were bright red
when I got them, having an electric blue stripe from tail to nose, and
brightly orange fins that stick down from their abdomens, and now they
have faded. The red has become a dull purple in comparison (similar to
coralline algae purple), and the rest has dulled as well. I have
considered other tank (fish) inhabitants, and I have actually removed
them. So I think that I can rule that one out. I have thought that it
was possibly age, but the age in these fish varies and even the largest
ones are duller than ones that I had seen in the store at the time,
which were as bright as the juveniles that I ended up buying. For the
most part only the alpha male displays any color, which as I have said
is dull in comparison. The others are just "dark". They live in a soft
coral reef, the water quality is very good, and alternate spirulina
flake, live brine, frozen brine, and other frozen "seafood buffet" cubes
that we buy in the stores. The best that I can come up with is that
they are blending in with their surroundings. The next thing I might
try is moving a few of them into another tank with bright red decor. I
am puzzled, and I wonder if this sounds at all familiar and if you might
be able to share any thoughts that you might have.
Thank you, Brian Algren
>>
Well related. Do know the species... have seen/collected juveniles and adults in northeastern Sulawesi (Bunaken/Manado/Indonesia)... and what you describe is typical... this species, in fact all members of the genus Neoglyphidodon do about what you describe... as they grow, age, are crowded (live solitarily in the wild)... Don't think this is anything either-influenced... i.e. nutritional, chemical-stress/environmental, disease as in infectious or parasitic... and not reversible.
Bob Fenner
 
plum70rt

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Is your ballast under the tank with all your sump equipment?
they give off heat,I would try to relocate it to a cooler place if it is:)
 
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