ZyberGoby
Because I'm clever
sweeeeee....:D
Amba's Dream Tank
- Thread starter Amba
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Amba
Ol' Salty
So the frag swap is a week away, thanks to the generosity of others I will be able to come home with a good number of frags. Really excited to add some new stuff to the tank. Here are some updated pics, the mushroom section of the tank, my big leather who is getting used to the tank, and my Kole. Enjoy, even though they are iPhone pics.
Amba
Ol' Salty
Amba
Ol' Salty
Amba
Ol' Salty
beeguiles
they call me fish geek ;p
Loookin good! Can't wait for the frag swap!
Amba
Ol' Salty
Me either! Hopefully can get a frag or two!
beeguiles
they call me fish geek ;p
Did you hear that Jason fox from jasonfoxsignaturecorals.com is going to be there with his own frag tank!?
ZyberGoby
Because I'm clever
Ok wow that's pretty Damn cool. See the both of you there. :D
Amba
Ol' Salty
Yeah I could spend a fortune at his booth alone, looking forward to it, if anyone sees me there be sure to say hi and introduce yourself, I missed everyone from LR last year.
NanoReefer
Reefing newb
tank looks great amba!
ZyberGoby
Because I'm clever
Well I have stuff for you so def going to meet up :D...
Amba
Ol' Salty
Added a really nice filter sock mount to my sump system, made a new sump lid, got some veggie clips, and some other goodies, pics to come
Amba
Ol' Salty
Kitteh says, clean yer sump!
Amba
Ol' Salty
Doing some major modifications to the tank. Moving the rock from the entire 1/3 left side into the middle, and installing egg crate stairs for frags.
chichimom79
reef junkie
Awesome! Can't wait to see it!
Amba
Ol' Salty
:bounce:Updates!:bounce:
So I have been doing some changes over the last week or two, (and really bored right now), and I figured I should update. I have added some things since my last post, and have made a lot of modifications in my setup. The only coral I have added has been a very large female leather (currently shedding). :grumble:
I changed my sump top from glass to egg crate, it will cause much more evaporation, but I think it might be a good thing. I built a frag rack out of egg crate and zip ties, and added it to the left side, and moved the rock/coral from the left side to the right side. The frag rack just has a couple pieces on it that I have been growing for a bit. Most of these frags are going to Zybergoby. :mrgreen:
I have been changing my aqua-scape here and there. I got two new veggie clips for my Julian Sprung, trying to get my Tang to eat all the flavors. All my fish are getting along quite well. :sfish:
I added some filter socks and got a nice filter sock mount for them. The filter socks that I use are felt, not mesh, which just means I have to clean them more often.
Pic of the nearly empty top frag rack:
I have really been working to lock down the tank parameters, and have finally mastered all the tweaks and have the following parameters:
Salinity 1.024
Temperature 77.0
NH3/NH4 Undetectable
NO2 Undetectable
NO3 Undetectable, rarely 5ppm
Calcium Holding steady at 420ppm
Mag Holding steady at 1350ppm
pH 8.2 as always
dKH ~8
Phosphates 0
I have had no deaths since the start of the tank as far as I know. All my little teeny electric blue hermits are growing. I have been feeding my urchins on a regular basis, from Julian Sprung's, and am still using the Cyclop-eeeZe and Zooplankton/Marinesnow + Reef Chili for my corals. I have also made a routine for maintaining my tank, and am on the following now;
Sunday: Feed fish (Mysis), feed coral (Marinesnow), check 2-part (Alk/Mag), test Ca+, Mag, Alk, clean display glass, clean uv bulb with wiper, spot feed dendros.
Monday: Replenish Julian Sprung in veggie clips, clean display glass, 5G water change.
Tuesday: Clean display glass, check NO3, trace elements, Feed fish (Spirulina), feed coral (Zooplan).
Wednesday: Feed fish (Vitamin Marine Pellets), change filter sock, clean display glass.
Thursday: Spot feed dendros, feed coral (Reef Chili), replenish sea veggies, clean display glass, 5G water change.
Friday: Feed fish (Brine Shrimp soaked), test for phosphates, clean display glass.
Saturday:
-Full Maintenance: Change filter sock, empty/autoclean the skimmer head, spot feed dendros (Because pumps are already off for cleaning), clean display glass, clean acrylic under light, clean overflow, clean salt creep on sump, replace Julian Sprung in veggie clip, top off ATO reservoir.
Anyways that was a long and boring post. Frag swap Saturday! Weeeeeeee!
So I have been doing some changes over the last week or two, (and really bored right now), and I figured I should update. I have added some things since my last post, and have made a lot of modifications in my setup. The only coral I have added has been a very large female leather (currently shedding). :grumble:
I changed my sump top from glass to egg crate, it will cause much more evaporation, but I think it might be a good thing. I built a frag rack out of egg crate and zip ties, and added it to the left side, and moved the rock/coral from the left side to the right side. The frag rack just has a couple pieces on it that I have been growing for a bit. Most of these frags are going to Zybergoby. :mrgreen:
I have been changing my aqua-scape here and there. I got two new veggie clips for my Julian Sprung, trying to get my Tang to eat all the flavors. All my fish are getting along quite well. :sfish:
I added some filter socks and got a nice filter sock mount for them. The filter socks that I use are felt, not mesh, which just means I have to clean them more often.
Pic of the nearly empty top frag rack:
I have really been working to lock down the tank parameters, and have finally mastered all the tweaks and have the following parameters:
Salinity 1.024
Temperature 77.0
NH3/NH4 Undetectable
NO2 Undetectable
NO3 Undetectable, rarely 5ppm
Calcium Holding steady at 420ppm
Mag Holding steady at 1350ppm
pH 8.2 as always
dKH ~8
Phosphates 0
I have had no deaths since the start of the tank as far as I know. All my little teeny electric blue hermits are growing. I have been feeding my urchins on a regular basis, from Julian Sprung's, and am still using the Cyclop-eeeZe and Zooplankton/Marinesnow + Reef Chili for my corals. I have also made a routine for maintaining my tank, and am on the following now;
Sunday: Feed fish (Mysis), feed coral (Marinesnow), check 2-part (Alk/Mag), test Ca+, Mag, Alk, clean display glass, clean uv bulb with wiper, spot feed dendros.
Monday: Replenish Julian Sprung in veggie clips, clean display glass, 5G water change.
Tuesday: Clean display glass, check NO3, trace elements, Feed fish (Spirulina), feed coral (Zooplan).
Wednesday: Feed fish (Vitamin Marine Pellets), change filter sock, clean display glass.
Thursday: Spot feed dendros, feed coral (Reef Chili), replenish sea veggies, clean display glass, 5G water change.
Friday: Feed fish (Brine Shrimp soaked), test for phosphates, clean display glass.
Saturday:
-Full Maintenance: Change filter sock, empty/autoclean the skimmer head, spot feed dendros (Because pumps are already off for cleaning), clean display glass, clean acrylic under light, clean overflow, clean salt creep on sump, replace Julian Sprung in veggie clip, top off ATO reservoir.
Anyways that was a long and boring post. Frag swap Saturday! Weeeeeeee!
Ted
Living one day at a time
Looks good. I suppose you are auto dosing the two part. Not boring at all.
chichimom79
reef junkie
I agree. Not boring at all. I like to know other people's schedule for feeding, dosing, cleaning, etc... Sometimes it gives me an idea I hadn't thought of. Thanks for sharing! Looks great!
beeguiles
they call me fish geek ;p
Very organized schedule!
