lhoy's 34 Solana Tank

[lhoy]

When starting to sell the 215 gallon, I realized that there were some corals and inverts I just didn't want to get rid of. I had a 24 gallon Aquapod, but wife wasn't a huge fan of the look. I was in River City trading in some of the last corals and dropping off stuff for others and saw the Solana. I had seen them before but decided that would be great to have.

So, I bought the tank and black stand (decided I wanted a different light fixture) and RCA made me a great deal. It was setup virtually overnight with rock, corals and inverts from the 215. Only a couple of corals browned out or paled out with all the moving back and forth from the 215 to the Aquapod then the Solana.

I wanted to keep my Orange Skunk Clownfish pair and just a few days ago I found the female had jumped out and died. I will be looking for another as these are far and away my favorite clowns. Hard to beat the awesome yellow lines around the fins.

Here are the specs:

34 Gallon Rimless Tank
Black Stand
AC JR, DC8, Temperature & PH Probe
24" Current USA Outer Orbit 150 Watt/2 X 65 Watt - will replace 10K bulb with Phoenix 14K
JBJ ATO with 10 gallon reservoir
(2) Tunze 6025 Nanostreams
(1) Koralia Nano
Stock Skimmer is working great may someday replace with Tunze 9002
Current Prime 1/10 Chiller [soon to be on-line from Jennifer - Thanks!!)

FTS:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana055.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana057.jpg


You can see the horrible ugly "whitish-yellow" light from the Current 10K bulb. Can't wait to get my Phoenix 14K bulb. That is all I have ever run before.

Here are a few inhabitants:

Potter's Angel who is great at picking at algae and not corals:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/SolanaJune202008039.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/SolanaJune202008035.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/SolanaJune202008034.jpg

Orange Skunk Clownfish:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/SolanaJune202008037.jpg

Harlequin Serpent Star:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana061.jpg

[lhoy]

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana059.jpg

Zoanthid corner:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana006.jpg

SPS base - I got this from Garrett (Addboy) and it was just flat. Starting to grow some bumps!!
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana007.jpg

Duncan's:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana008.jpg

Neon Calaustrea:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana012.jpg

Peppermint Shrimp:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana013.jpg

Purple Death Paly's:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana015.jpg

Bahama Mama's:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana016.jpg

Rose Milli:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana017.jpg

Clam:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana018.jpg

Blue Cespitularia:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana019.jpg

GARF Purple Bonsai
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana022.jpg

SPS top of tank:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana023.jpg

Efflo:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana024.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana046.jpg

Halloween Hermit Crab:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana026.jpg

Montipora Peltiformis:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana026.jpg

Acro Crab (one of my favorite creatures ever):
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana031.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana032.jpg

[lhoy]

Cool Monti:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana033.jpg

Stomatella:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana035.jpg

Cyanarina:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana039.jpg

Eagle Eyes:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana040.jpg

Diplastrea:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana042.jpg

Nepthea:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana043.jpg

Zoa's:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana044.jpg

Monti Digi:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana049.jpg

Sunset Monti:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana050.jpg

Pink Milli:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana051.jpg

Trachy in Cave with Harlequin Serpent Star:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana052.jpg

Cool Sponge on Live Rock:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana053.jpg

Xmas Zoa's:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/SolanaJune202008007.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/SolanaJune202008030.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/SolanaJune202008021.jpg

[subsailor]

Nice pictures!

[greenmako]

Nice looking nano!!

[cpreefguy]

That is one sweet tank Lee!
That Potters Angel is gorgeous

[Ed]

Very Nice!!

Please consider submitting it for Tank of the Month.

You already have great photos..........Just add a short write up.

link (http://www.maast.org/forums/../ezupload/index.php)

[mama]

Those zoas........................:applause:

[LoneStar]

Awesome Lee! Saved the best stuff

[lhoy]

Thanks everyone! I can honestly say I am enjoying this tank as much, if not more, than the large tank. More watching, less maintenance!

I will think about the tank of the month Ed. Feel like my SPS corals should be a bit bigger!! But I may submit anyway.

Lee

[MissT]

Coming along nice Lee!

[RayAllen]

Awesome nano! Hope my 39g looks that nice once its taken over by coral. You have a top nouch fish and critter list to. Very unique!

[BioCube14]

nice!

[McReef]

:thumbs_up:

[lhoy]

Some new photos:

Eviota Goby (Have two and will hopefully be adding a 3rd soon):

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/ReefTankandTarantulas005.jpg

From the top:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/ReefTankandTarantulas001.jpg

A Very cool Caribbean Goby:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/ReefTankandTarantulas011.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/ReefTankandTarantulas060.jpg

Lettuce Nudibranch:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/ReefTankandTarantulas034.jpg

ORA Tiger Goby:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/ReefTankandTarantulas028.jpg

Neon Trumpet Coral:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/ReefTankandTarantulas048.jpg

Lee's Purple Nurple Acro (Just made it up!! Kind of Like the Ring of it):

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/ReefTankandTarantulas046.jpg

Zoa's:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/ReefTankandTarantulas063.jpg

Enjoy,

Lee

[ErikH]

WHOA! Very nice!!! :)

[hobogato]

looks like everything settled in well :)

[aquasport24]

VERY NICE, the nudi branch looks awsome. What kind of camera did you use?

[lhoy]

ScorpiNo - Thanks

Ace - both frags from you are doing well.

Aquasport24 - It is a Sony Mavica MVC-500. The Macro can get some amazing shots, but sometimes it fails to do okay. Weird.

Lee

[pagan.n.damaged]

Beautiful tank, can't wait to see how it continues to mature.

[Iplantz]

:bigsmile:

[himegs]

Thanks everyone! I can honestly say I am enjoying this tank as much, if not more, than the large tank. More watching, less maintenance!

Lee

Less maintenance? Uhhh... hey Beavis? Doesn't that mean you have to, like, get a life or something?

The tank is beautiful. I've heard nothing bug good things from the people who have them.

[apedroza]

Excellent job Lee!!! Those xmas zoas look a good as ever!!!

[lhoy]

Well, here are some pictures (not the best shots) to see coral growth:

7-25-08
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana007.jpg

9-19-08
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/SolanaUpdate9_19_2008001.jpg

7-25-2008
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana023.jpg

9-19-2008 (flash washed out the amazing purple)
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/SolanaUpdate9_19_2008004.jpg

7-25-2008
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana051.jpg

9-19-2008




http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/SolanaUpdate9_19_2008005.jpg

7-25-2008
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Solana050.jpg

9-19-2008
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/SolanaUpdate9_19_2008036.jpg

[fjr_wertheimber]

Wow, Lee, beautiful growth, and love the color... What type of bulb are you using? Any additional actinics?

[lhoy]

I am not a fan of the bulb which is the 10K Current that came with fixture, these were under actinics only and the flash washed them out bad. I will be going back to the Phoenix 14K's when I can.

Lee

[lhoy]

Here are some "hardware" shots and FTS:

The Fish and Tarantula Room:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Tank9_19_2008030.jpg

FTS with lights off:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Tank9_19_2008029.jpg

The new chiller running with the Aquacontroller is keeping it a steady 80.5 (actually between 80.2 and 80.8 degrees):
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Tank9_19_2008024.jpg

The chiller:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Tank9_19_2008028.jpg

The New Marineland pump running the chiller:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Tank9_19_2008022.jpg

The "wire factory":
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/lhoy/Tank9_19_2008021.jpg

[BioCube14]

sweet

[cpreefguy]

looking good! love that sunset monti

[lhoy]

The sunset has grown from about a 3/4" frag to at least 3" or more across. I am hoping it will start growing up the back wall!

[mikedelgado]

hey Lee , it was nice meeting you yesterday, it looks like you are doing a great job in the solana.

[VoodooMach]

Sweet tank Lee!!!