hoho19
Tue, 6th Jun 2006, 04:09 PM
I haven't posted pics of my tank and wanted to get some feedback. The pics are hosted on a slow server so give them a little while to show up.
Well this has been set up for about 4 months now. Here is a full tank shot.
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060711.JPG
My parameters taken this past weekend are:
Ammonia: 0.00 ppm
Nitrite:0.00 ppm
Nitrate: 20 ppm <---I suspect this is my water
Calcium: 440ppm
Alkalinity: 7.875 dKH
pH 8.3
Salinity: 1.023
Temp: 82.7
I know that my alk is a little low and I'm slowly hoping to get that up to around 10 or so by using some baking soda.
I have about 15-20 pounds of live rock. A little low, but that's what it is :-P It has an 18K PowerGlo™ (http://www.hagen.com/usa/aquatic/product.cfm?CAT=1&SUBCAT=112&PROD_ID=0101626002010 1) florescent light in there.
I use RODI water (started with tap water, but now use RODI) from Purely H20 (http://purelyh2o.com). It's a vision series one. They are redoing their website I think so I can't link to the specific one.
It has a DIY 10 gallon sump and refugium.
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060706a.JPG
The light over the refugium is a 6.5K Daylight Spectrum™ Compact florescent from Walmart. It was $8. :)
The return pump is a 500gph through a SCWD™ (http://www.3iqventures.com/). This provides wave-like action in the tank.
A Precision Marine ES100 (http://www.precisionmarine.com/html/e-series_.html) protein skimmer is driven by a Danner Mag 7 (http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=27411;category_id=3855;pcid 1=2181;pcid2=) pump. That provides 700gph through a skimmer rated for 100 gallons. It's probably overkill on my 40 gallon system but oh well :D
It's cooled by a computer fan. I still need to build an enclosure for it so I don't stick my fingers in and and loose one :P
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060709.JPG
Vertebrate inhabitants:
3 firefish - Nemateleotris magnifica
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060663.JPG
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060668.JPG
3 Mollies - Poecilia sphenops - These were converted from freshwater. They were used to cycle the tank. There were 7 to begin with. 2 first generation and 1 second generation remain. I don't have a current picture for them. But here is an old one. The 24 carat gold in the front and the black one are the survivors.
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/02092006/mollies2.jpg
1 Lawnmower Blenny - Salarias fasciatus
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060692.JPG
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060690.JPG
Invertebrates:
2 Cleaner Shrimp - Lysmata amboinensis
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060675.JPG
6-10 blue legged hermit crabs - Phimochirus operculatus
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060693.JPG
1 Mexican Turbo Snail - Turbo fluctuosa
ACK I have no picture of him. I should take one :P
Lots of tube worms!
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060696.JPG
lots of q-tip sponges
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/05202006/idcrop.jpg
Corals:
2 Xenia Colonies - Xenia umbellata and Xenia elongata. Currently they are a little agitated. They are new as of last week.
Xenia umbellata
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060671.JPG
Xenia elongata
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060672.JPG
1 Frogspawn coral - Euphyllia divisa
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060680.JPG
2 mushrooms - Not sure here...If anybody could help that'd be great.
red with white spots. I got these from ace and jeff respectively.
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060683.JPG
red with white stripes
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060686.JPG
3 button polyps of some sort. If anybody has an ID on those that'd be great. These are from Jeff.
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060688.JPG
1 colony of green star polyps - Pachyclavularia sp.
These aren't doing that great and I don't know why. They come out sometimes but not very extended. :(
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060693.JPG
Well this has been set up for about 4 months now. Here is a full tank shot.
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060711.JPG
My parameters taken this past weekend are:
Ammonia: 0.00 ppm
Nitrite:0.00 ppm
Nitrate: 20 ppm <---I suspect this is my water
Calcium: 440ppm
Alkalinity: 7.875 dKH
pH 8.3
Salinity: 1.023
Temp: 82.7
I know that my alk is a little low and I'm slowly hoping to get that up to around 10 or so by using some baking soda.
I have about 15-20 pounds of live rock. A little low, but that's what it is :-P It has an 18K PowerGlo™ (http://www.hagen.com/usa/aquatic/product.cfm?CAT=1&SUBCAT=112&PROD_ID=0101626002010 1) florescent light in there.
I use RODI water (started with tap water, but now use RODI) from Purely H20 (http://purelyh2o.com). It's a vision series one. They are redoing their website I think so I can't link to the specific one.
It has a DIY 10 gallon sump and refugium.
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060706a.JPG
The light over the refugium is a 6.5K Daylight Spectrum™ Compact florescent from Walmart. It was $8. :)
The return pump is a 500gph through a SCWD™ (http://www.3iqventures.com/). This provides wave-like action in the tank.
A Precision Marine ES100 (http://www.precisionmarine.com/html/e-series_.html) protein skimmer is driven by a Danner Mag 7 (http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=27411;category_id=3855;pcid 1=2181;pcid2=) pump. That provides 700gph through a skimmer rated for 100 gallons. It's probably overkill on my 40 gallon system but oh well :D
It's cooled by a computer fan. I still need to build an enclosure for it so I don't stick my fingers in and and loose one :P
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060709.JPG
Vertebrate inhabitants:
3 firefish - Nemateleotris magnifica
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060663.JPG
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060668.JPG
3 Mollies - Poecilia sphenops - These were converted from freshwater. They were used to cycle the tank. There were 7 to begin with. 2 first generation and 1 second generation remain. I don't have a current picture for them. But here is an old one. The 24 carat gold in the front and the black one are the survivors.
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/02092006/mollies2.jpg
1 Lawnmower Blenny - Salarias fasciatus
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060692.JPG
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060690.JPG
Invertebrates:
2 Cleaner Shrimp - Lysmata amboinensis
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060675.JPG
6-10 blue legged hermit crabs - Phimochirus operculatus
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060693.JPG
1 Mexican Turbo Snail - Turbo fluctuosa
ACK I have no picture of him. I should take one :P
Lots of tube worms!
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060696.JPG
lots of q-tip sponges
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/05202006/idcrop.jpg
Corals:
2 Xenia Colonies - Xenia umbellata and Xenia elongata. Currently they are a little agitated. They are new as of last week.
Xenia umbellata
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060671.JPG
Xenia elongata
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060672.JPG
1 Frogspawn coral - Euphyllia divisa
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060680.JPG
2 mushrooms - Not sure here...If anybody could help that'd be great.
red with white spots. I got these from ace and jeff respectively.
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060683.JPG
red with white stripes
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060686.JPG
3 button polyps of some sort. If anybody has an ID on those that'd be great. These are from Jeff.
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060688.JPG
1 colony of green star polyps - Pachyclavularia sp.
These aren't doing that great and I don't know why. They come out sometimes but not very extended. :(
http://puddleglum.hohimer.us/reef/06062006/P6060693.JPG