29g BioCube HQi Nano MP40 build

[Mr Cob]

Ordered a 29g Biocube HQi nano today from TT on store credit. Man it's so much easier to purchase something on store credit.

Will be in next week. This will be my temp tank until we purchase a home for my black clown pair and some of my corals.

Going to run my MP40w ES on this tank for circulation.


MODS:
-Switch pump out to a Maxijet 1200
-Add a Truelumens LED actinic strip to MH
-Add a fan to the hood

Stand and Canopy design that Ace drew up:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/robstandcanopy.jpg
It will be painted a gloss white and drilled on top for fans. The entire canopy will lift up. Should be pretty cool.

[Gseclipse02]

get ready for heat issues every one i known to have one hated the heat problems ..... but good luck lol

[rrasco]

Looks nice. Does seem like it could get hot with that MH. How big of a bulb does it take?

[Mr Cob]

lol, thx for the encouragement!

I owned one before and we keep the house rather cool...cooler than most. I would hit about 82 at the peak of a 6 hour light cycle, but I also ran two koralia pumps. With a vortech I'm hoping to remedy the 82 peak to 81 peak. Guess we'll see.

The MH is 150w and I selected a 20k bulb.

[hobogato]

good choice, really like the footprint of that tank.

[Zack]

Buy a controller and have no worries about temp :)! Are you going to gutt the 29 or go stock?

[Mr Cob]

Thanks Ace!

Zack, good tip, I'm probably going to gut it for a fuge.

[Mr Cob]

Traded some coral out and have a nice custom stand/canopy being built by you know who...! I've never been so excited about a nano before. lol I really think I'm addicted to the build.

[rrasco]

It's all about the build. That's how I ended up with multiple tanks, once I was done with one it was like....okay, now what? I'll just build another one. :D

[Mr Cob]

lol!

Can anyone suggest a fan to suck air out of the canopy? I'd like one that I don't have to splice,cut etc...

[350gt]

I have one rob if you need it.... No splicing

[350gt]

Why the tru lumen and not the panoramas?

[koa25]

That is going to be sweet rob. Especially an you know who built stand.

[Mr Cob]

Why the tru lumen and not the panoramas?

because I already have the tru-lumen lol, do you have a link ti the fan you have? I need 3, 2 for the canopy and one to add to the biocube sump area. Hey I saw Tuan at TT again today lol


Thanks, Mike!

[350gt]

http://www.altex.com/80mm-Square-Cooling-Fan-120VAC-70-6275-P141701.aspx

Something like that one..

Altex has them. I don't know if it will pull enough air, but I don't see why not. Aslong as you have one as a intake and the other as a exhaust..

I used this one on top of my aqua pod..

[Mr Cob]

Ace cut the molding pieces today :)

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC00577.jpg

[RayAllen]

Nice Rob! Looks as if I started a trend with that design (stand and open top trim attached via the back). Although yours looks as if it will have more of a classic versus modern look with the traditional trim accents. I got to see Ace's in person and it looks sweet.

Look forward to your build. MP 40 in that small tank, going to pack a punch for sure.

[Mr Cob]

Thanks Ray, actually it came from one of Ace's older designs seen below. I really like the white too...nothing like any of my other setups which is what I think I'm most excited about. Yeah, the MP40 is definitely overkill and will be turned way down but I have it and I don't want to get rid of it because I can use it on a future build.

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[RayAllen]

Nice, reminds me of mine. Just not so fancy with the trim pieces. I guess one has got to remember hes built a FEW stands/canopies over the years. Designs are bound to be similar. He has built a number of things for me now. You and your fish/corals are going to be happy campers. Let see if you have H2O in yours before mine, man im moving at a snails pace.

[Mr Cob]

Just a few lol! I sent Ace a pic of your tank and the one I posted above which is in his portfolio of designs I like :P

I'll be up rather fast unless I decide to put in an artificial backdrop. I'm still undecided. I was thinking a foam background and part of the left side where I plan to put the MP40...in order to hide it. Not sure if I feel like messing with foam this time around.

[RayAllen]

I did the foam thing once, and it was ok to say the least.

As far as hand made background, this guys FOLWR has always impressed me. PVC, Eggcrate, dry rock, zip ties etc... Check it out. May give you some inspiration.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2174535

[koa25]

Oh my amazing. Wonder if allan is taking notes for his thousand gallon tank he is dreaming of. That is an awesome tank.

[allan]

I enjoyed building the rock facades with the mortar and eggcrate.

In the future I plan on getting plenty of rubble rock and shelf pieces. Nothing like trying to make what little rock you have cover that area that you've envisioned.

[reefreak]

Rob you should have went led on this tank lol

[Mr Cob]

I like that tank Ray, thx for sharing the link.



So, I drop the tank off at Aces around 6 and at 7 he sends me progress pics already....Ace is crazy lol


http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC00621.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC00622.jpg

[lakers10]

cant wait to see this build.. i can get some ideas for mine
; )
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[Mr Cob]

More proof of how crazy Ace is....crazy FAST that is. This thing is looking solid! The stand is 42"...the tank bottom sits at 42" tall. because of this Ace came up with a cool design that will allow the entire canopy to be raised on hinges which will allow me to get in and out of the tank without having to worry about reaching over a lip or parts of the canopy.


http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC00623.jpg


http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC00624.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC00625.jpg

[reefreak]

looking good

[Mr Cob]

Ace just sent me another pic. The canopy has been installed on hinges...
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC00626.jpg

[ErikH]

LOL Ace is so fast. I didn't even know this thread existed, and the stand and canopy are already built!

[reefreak]

Nice ace got it done quick.

[RayAllen]

Very nice work Ace, Lucky man Rob. Looking good bro.

Looks like you can have water in this weekend!

Ray

[Mr Cob]

LOL Ace is so fast. I didn't even know this thread existed, and the stand and canopy are already built!

lol, he is ON FIRE! You guys are going to get bored when he hands it off to me, I work a little slower


Very nice work Ace, Lucky man Rob. Looking good bro.

Looks like you can have water in this weekend!

Ray

Thanks Ray, I'm pretty stoked. I'm seriously considering foam yet again lol My last 10 tanks have had foam, lol, I just can't seem to kick the habit.


Nice ace got it done quick.

but he's not done, it just keeps getting better! Here is another update...canopy supports installed

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC00627.jpg

[koa25]

It is amazing how quick and good he is. That is going to be an awesome tank Rob. Can't wait to see stocked pictures.

[RayAllen]

OK, See I did not realize the canopy was closed on top. I was thinking it was open and just sat around the trim. Love the locking hinges and how far it opens!

go for the foam dude, you clearly no how to use it. I do like that you can be creative with it and paint to match the rock and texture.

[koa25]

What kind of foam do you guys use?

[Mr Cob]

I use black pond foam...no need to paint it. I also use a stick and poke at it to keep it from making big fluffy poop looking mounds. My 85g build thread documents the entire process to include materials, images and vids

[350gt]

very nice stand rob..... very well thought out.....

But one question I have: why keep the hood on with a canopy.... wouldnt that build more heat than just the hood?

[350gt]

Oh and its final.....


Next tank..... Ace will have my bugging him for both stand and some sort of canopy...

[Mr Cob]

very nice stand rob..... very well thought out.....

But one question I have: why keep the hood on with a canopy.... wouldnt that build more heat than just the hood?


I will most likely remove the covers over the back chambers unless I install a fan in one. I have an LED light that I'm thinking about mounting to the back for the fuge...I really haven't gotten this far yet since I have yet to really see the tank and play with it to be clear on what I want to do. The hood isn't really a hood anyways...more like a trim with the exception to the lid pieces that cover the back chambers.

[rrasco]

The hood that comes on it isn't really enclosed though, is it?

[350gt]

cool..... well it looks real nice and look forward to the finished product...

[Mr Cob]

The hood that comes on it isn't really enclosed though, is it?

Correct, it's a trim with top covers over the back chambers. It does come with a custom fitted piece of glass to put over the open area...but obviously I won't be using that.


Ace has completed the stand and canopy:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC00628.jpg

[reefreak]

looking good rob i love the way the mh is hid.

[Mr Cob]

thanks Jeremy, here are some more pics...we all like pics right...?

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC00629.jpg


http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC00630.jpg

[Louis-210]

Very nice, and i love pics and gets me through the work day lol. . .

[rrasco]

Awesome.

[Mr Cob]

Made a few decisions over the weekend in regards to this tank. I spent a lot of time just staring at it after I picked it up from Ace on Sunday.

So, after much thought I decided to run a sump on this, I have an old nano sump that I got from Joelb awhile back, I've been using it as my top-off container on the 85g; intake and live rock in first chamber, hole will be plugged up, refugium with macro only in second chamber and return on the last chamber.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8023/7256122350_4a7cb5b6f3.jpg


Overflow: I will be using an Eshopps Nano HOB overflow in the 3rd chamber of the BioCube.

Skimmer: CPR Backpak, got this from Justin a few years ago... It fit perfect on the back of the first chamber of the BioCube. It's one of those skimmers I just could never get rid of because it worked so well. The pump sits in the first chamber and the return outputs to the second chamber.

Fans: I have 2 radioshack 3" fans on a 12volt ac/dc adapter, very quiet, that will pull air from inside the canopy and both will push the air out, the back of the canopy is open.

Background: Wife picked me up a can of black pond foam so I guess I'm foaming lol. I don't want anything thick though so probably just going to do a thin layer to get some texture on the background. I will also install a piece of blue acrylic and foam around some of it to give the appearance of depth and the deep ocean. Pretty much the only way I could think to get some blue on the back black glass. I'm also going to foam most of the bottom and leave a small section in the front for sand, will have to kind of block it in to fight off the MP40.

More pics as these things play out. Just trying to make sense of it all in my head right now.

[Mr Cob]

ok...quick update on a couple mods:

Skimmer: HOB CPR Bak Pak 2...had to dremel out a small plastic notch from the light mount in order for it to fit and level part of the plastic lip for the skimmer to sit level. I actually ran this skimmer on my 140g half circle for awhile..lol, it really is a good skimmer.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8286/7877250082_0da161df29.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8424/7877248666_7c69407318.jpg


Return/Overflow: Return pump will be a Rio 1700 with a 5' head to travel along with a couple 90 degree angles, thinking this should work well for me, not looking for a lot of flow from the return since I'll be running an MP40.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7119/7877254070_161769a042.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8289/7877252702_70031de195.jpg

I'm so glad I keep pratically every plumbing part I have ever put my hands on...
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7251/7877251372_5616304e06.jpg


the good stuff is coming... promise

[Mr Cob]

The stand/canopy...

My lovely wife spent her entire Sunday dedicated to my new nano (thx babe). She even had paint and all the tools for distressing it. I got to beat it up with a hammer, that was fun.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8305/7877224846_cc79498b17_c.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7269/7877229212_68e7955919_c.jpg

See those hammer marks? I did those.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8288/7877227830_9c11bd0a31_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8438/7877231886_3088082e46_c.jpg

[Mr Cob]

Here is another mod... drilled extra overflow holes to increase flow to the HOB overflow.


I also installed a piece of blue acrylic with aquarium sealant. Pretty much the only way I could think of to get some color in the background to resemble the ocean.


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7264/7877247288_6d95de1d4a_c.jpg


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8282/7877235784_d122d09c6c_c.jpg

[Mr Cob]

So in an effort to make the MP40 work without blowing sand everywhere I built my rock structure around it with the thought that I could at least get some sand in the front. The rest is black pond foam coated with aragonite sand and live rock...well dead now lol.



The rock structure is made up of 4 rocks held up by an acrylic rod which has also been foamed for added stability.


The MP40 will sit at the lower 30-40% left side wall...towards the back of the tank.


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8446/7877237036_a2298e0295_c.jpg


MP40 will shoot through the back of the structure as seen below...
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7132/7877239034_c0549e2e87_c.jpg


From the right side:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8306/7877240498_1bf4d95c9e_c.jpg


Top down...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8444/7877242028_fe0a6ac47a_c.jpg


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8295/7877243862_17c2da4eb0_c.jpg


closeup of structure..
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8425/7877245676_7bb806d53c_c.jpg


straight on.. this shot misses all of the depth in the rock structure...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8296/7877234644_cc7bda915f_c.jpg

[Mr Cob]

final shot until I make some more progress..

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8285/7877255614_617a03b718_c.jpg

[hobogato]

great update! that is going to be a stunner when all is said and done

[Scutterborn]

Very nice rock work. This is certainly gonna be a sight if not already!


- Ben -

[350gt]

looks good to me.

[koa25]

That is a sexy looking tank man.

[grouch]

Looks good Rob. Gives me some good ideas. I finnally got the 70 I got from you resealed and the stand rebuilt and painted. Where do you get the foam at ?

[Mr Cob]

THANKS guys! I'm pretty happy with it, would have done a tighter smaller rock structure if I didn't have the MP40 but decided to keep the back completely open for flow. I love the stand and canopy combo too.. love Ace's work and my wife's finish.


Looks good Rob. Gives me some good ideas. I finnally got the 70 I got from you resealed and the stand rebuilt and painted. Where do you get the foam at ?

Tim, the foam can be purchased at Lowes or Home Depot. I had a couple cans laying around from my last foam job, wasn't sure if they would still be good or not after a couple of years.

Black pond foam or waterfall foam, they both can be found in their pond sections where they have the ponds, pumps etc. Make sure it's black and it would pay to call ahead because sometimes they will be out and other times they'll have 10 cans. About $13 a pop. I used 2 cans, one on the back wall and one on the bottom...the extra went into the structure. Be sure to use aquarium sealant under the foam. Apply sealant...spread it around then add the foam while the sealant is still fresh. This will make the foam stick longterm and it can still be scraped off later if it's not desired.

*note...poke the foam with a stick when applying to keep it from bubbling up otherwise you will have mounds of smooth foam...not very realistic looking. WHile foam is wet...add aragonite sand to give it texture.

[Zack]

Rob, what kind of sand are you using?

[lakers10]

man that is one sweet looking tank...

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[Mr Cob]

Rob, what kind of sand are you using?

I believe it's fiji pink aragonite... I pretty much collect sand and rock, two things I learned to never sell. I got about an inch of a sand bed in there. Enough to keep me happy. I love the look of sand but wasn't sure how I was going to pull it off with the MP40. Guess we'll see.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8425/7877245676_7bb806d53c_c.jpg


man that is one sweet looking tank...

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Thanks, I can't wait to get it wet. Going to try and install the fans today and make sense of the sump and equipment before I start filling her up.

[lakers10]

cant wait to setup mine the exact tank probably wont be as awesome though lol.. so u like that pink figi sand? is it live?

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[Mr Cob]

Thanks, no, it's dead. I have over four 5 gallon buckets full of sand that I use from one tank build to the next. I pretty much keep anything that I might be able to use for my future large display tank whenever we move into our final home, one of these days.. lol.

Yes, I do like the fiji pink. I have other aragonite mixed in as well, but mainly the fiji pink.

[Mr Cob]

Been a crazy last week on this system.

I hate plumbing. Had a few leaks in my plumbing overflow and return plumbing. Overflowed the sump twice due to the difficulty of leveling out the reverse syphon when pumps turn off.

I finally realized that by having the HOB Skimmer in the first section it was draining the display and keeping the overflow back section full which kept the overflow filling up. Solution... put the skimmer and return pump on the same DJ Power supply switch.

Been wet for close to a week now.

Skimmer is starting to pull and water is starting to smell.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8172/7914932920_c48b7cedf7_z.jpg

Fixed two leaks up.. lol
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8304/7914936168_d33d8508f6_z.jpg

Still have a lot of work to do in the stand...that pond liner I installed in the stand saved me twice from two small floods. I had about an inch to two inch puddle in there. So happy I took the time to put it in.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8441/7914939600_bd4356daa5_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8041/7914943388_eed68b3f19_z.jpg


The fans...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8449/7914945062_c87431b1c9_z.jpg

FTS shot coming...

[Mr Cob]

After not being pleased with my rock structure I tore it all apart and spent a couple of days reworking it. Frustrated and hopeless... I finally pinged my wife for help and I'm so happy I did. I'm super happy with it now and think it has a unique look.

FTS.. water is stinky and cloudy, suspect I have a few more days running carbon before it clears up.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8031/7914923324_12ab23f780_z.jpg

MP40 flow area..
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8444/7914929314_d857d67a93_z.jpg


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8458/7914953682_fed6b52599_z.jpg


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8437/7914951570_317221ccf9_z.jpg

[Zen Reef]

Looks awesome Rob!

[lakers10]

Looks good. Love the scape..

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[reefreak]

looks good rob.

[Mr Cob]

thanks guys, can't wait for it all to clear up and I can get this system rolling.

[Mr Cob]

Some good news and kind of surprising.. the tank has not raised one degrees in temp with the light on for 8 hours with open canopy and for the last 4 hours with the canopy closed. I really think the sump, large stand and canopy with open back, plus the fans and the fact that the tank is over 5" off the wall is allowing the entire system to have nice air flow.

Temp is running stable just one degrees higher than the house temp.

House temp is at 73f.

Obviously I will adjust the system's temp higher via the heater. Think I might shoot for 76. That will give me plenty of room for potential errors. I just wanted to see how it ran first before setting the heater.

[lakers10]

Thats great news.. Im going to try the fans what fans do u have??

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[Mr Cob]

Thats great news.. Im going to try the fans what fans do u have??

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A pair of 3" 12v DC fans I picked up from Radioshack. Ace gave me a 9volt cell phone adapter to run both but I switched to a 12v to kick them up a notch. They are louder with the 12v but keeping the tank super cool. I may switch back to the 9volt adapter to see how that works because they were almost dead silent.

I still can't believe that I have zero temp swings with a MH light on over this nano and in a canopy! I was expecting at least a 2 degrees swing even with the fans on.

This system is running as if I'm using a chiller.

[hobogato]

keep in mind how tall that canopy is and how nice and open the back of the stand and canopy are. that really should make a difference.

[lakers10]

Ill be picking up some of those fans too.

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[Mr Cob]

keep in mind how tall that canopy is and how nice and open the back of the stand and canopy are. that really should make a difference.

totally man, the tall stand too...since the water is traveling through it for the sump. Also, Ace.. I would have installed the fans with one blowing down and one up but went with your suggestion to have both blowing the air up and out of the canopy. Thanks.

[Mr Cob]

New scape.. think we are done now, lol


FTS:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8446/7934350100_a3e425f0be_c.jpg

From the left..
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8032/7934339310_b6cd3c8033_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8455/7934342304_55f89da64e_c.jpg

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http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8456/7934340846_df5de1b0b1_c.jpg


From right..
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8298/7934336110_a1fb528a57_c.jpg


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8453/7934348096_7409d13a39_c.jpg

[Louis-210]

Nice!

[RayAllen]

Looks sweet Rob, Great job. Looks natural.

[Mr Cob]

thanks guys, both of you are crazy...either way, you are up super early or up super late! lol

By the way...this is my least favorite part of this hobby.

Waiting....

...more waiting
....thumb wrestling
.....wait
.......stare at rock
.........stare at water flow
............stare at equipment
................waiting
....................more waiting
.......................stare at rock
..........................stare at other rock
.............................look for errors
................................stare at lights
.....................................stare at rock
.........................................stare at macro
.............................................stare at snail
................................................st are at rock again


lol

[Louis-210]

^^ what that is my fav part LOL hahaha, and yes up to early lol :zzz:

[Mr Cob]

just noticed the time is all jacked up and displaying 4 hours earlier... lol I saw 3:30 am and was thinking man these MAAST peeps are early risers or late nighters.

[rrasco]

I posted about that yesterday in the feedback forum. I guess nobody seen it. It was freaking me out yesterday with the super early times.

[Mr Cob]

nano + MP40 = awesomeness!

I took the vortech off the 85g lastnight and put it on the 29g. I was going to wait a little longer since I needed it for my corals until this tank was cycled but I just couldn't wait any longer. I was itching to find out.

Me like.
Me fan of vortech again.

Finally this pump is running the way I feel it should be... minimal noise and a nice fat wave splashing back and forth :) Just a shame I had to run it on a 29g and turned down to 60% in order to get a quiet running pump.

Whatever though, I'm stoked.

[350gt]

Rob I have 2 on my 110 and I dont hear them at all.... Are you sure it was aligned right on your 85?


Congrats though...

[Mr Cob]

yeah, I'm certain.

The things are loud when on short pulse mode and turned up. Maybe it's like a car...just because the speedometer says it can go 140mph doesn't mean you run it at 140...?

My first hand experience with vortechs... 2 MP10's es, 1 MP40 es, then Jack's MP40 es, Harish's MP10es... all are the same. They all humm...hiss... and make this sound when at 70%+ on short pulse mode: "waer........waer........waer.......waer.......waer" x infinity" lol

Very quiet in the other modes. And, yes if they are not aligned correctly they make all kinds of noise, not sure how anyone could even run the pumps if they are not aligned correctly. Reminds me of car with transmission problems.

Anyways, finally happy with a vortech pump on a 29g tank.

[Mr Cob]

and...if I turn the MP40 up over 60% then it makes the same exact noise as it did on my 85g. The vortech pumps just don't hack it on short pulse mode at full capacity. Turn them down and they are great.

[Mr Cob]

MP40 vid...


http://youtu.be/dNz-btHpwmA

[Mr Cob]

MP40 pics running a little over 60% on short pulse mode...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8315/7947180414_2aaae73562_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8042/7947179582_42658334e4_z.jpg


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8316/7947177088_75bb52ace6_z.jpg

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[OrionN]

IMO, the MP40 is a littel much for a 29 g tank. I would get and MP10. That would be perfect for your tank. I have an MP10 in my 30 g cube tank and the flow is as below. It is perfect for S. gigantea which, IMO, is one of the most flow demand of all the animals we keep in our tank.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qbu0Yzj3tI&feature=g-upl

[Big_Pun]

IMO, the MP40 is a littel much for a 29 g tank. I would get and MP10. That would be perfect for your tank. I have an MP10 in my 30 g cube tank and the flow is as below. It is perfect for S. gigantea which, IMO, is one of the most flow demand of all the animals we keep in our tank.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qbu0Yzj3tI&feature=g-upl

so a mp-40 is too big for a 29 but your big gigantea in 30g some would say is too big for a 30g lol (just pulling your leg) but he can always get a bigger tank and use the mp-40 on it.

that gig is the healthiest one I've seen in a while by the way good job.

[Mr Cob]

lol Chris.

Yeah Orion, of course the MP40 is overkill if running it at 100%...which is not my intention. I'm not really concerned with getting the most out of the MP40 or MP10...I already did that on my 85g and I can't stand vortechs running at full capacity. I like short pulse mode and the noise is seriously disturbing in that mode at higher capacities. Running the MP40 at 60% is not that bad on the ear though and I love the wave I'm getting.

Point is... if I run an MP10 I will run it at 100% short pulse mode and the noise will be too loud for my liking.. which I know because I ran 2 MP10s synced on my 85g before the MP40 and they drove me nutts.

I even got a dislike on my vid, mean people, what's to dislike? It's a nano with an MP40. Isn't this Texas? Maybe the dislike was from someone in another state...like a really small state. lol

[FireWater]

While I think the size of the mp40 in a small tank looks funny I think it would actually give a better flow pattern. I have also ran both the 10 and a 40 on a 30g tank. The larger "spread" of the 40 moved more water at a lesser flow rate and Rob you're correct that you don't have that humming on short pulse by running it a lower speed. I never noticed it until I had the tank at work where the atmosphere was a little quieter.

Tank is looking good so far by the way.

[OrionN]

Thanks. BTW the 30 g is my quarantine tank. Eventually I will get him in a bigger tank.

[Mr Cob]

Thanks, John. I placed the 40 on the left side of the tank which is the side that faces away from the living room so the pump isn't much of an eye sore. In the tank I made sure there was foam on the back wall where it was placed so that it would not stick out like a sore thumb. I'm happy and just playing the waiting game now.

I still have some equipment tweaks to do in the stand and cable management.

[350gt]

Hey rob... For a laugh go on the Eco tech site and use there flow calculator..

Lol look at the over kill the 40 is on the cube...

[Mr Cob]

lol... says the minimum flow of the mp40 in a 29g tank is 1015gph (sps range) and the maximum on the mp10 is 1015gph (sps range). The maximum for the MP10 is suggested and the minimum of the mp40 is not suggested yet they are the same gph...lol.

They need a noise calculator for short pulse mode..

Link to the calculator for those that want to check it out, pretty cool: http://ecotechmarine.com/calculator/

[350gt]

I just couldn't figure out the thickness of the cube..

[Mr Cob]

Made a little more progress in the stand today...got the lights in, mounted vortech controller, bit of cable management, added a DSB to first fuge and then second fuge is for live rock and frags..

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8446/7958993766_11fbfe0fdd_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8461/7958991428_25c9988484_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8030/7959000728_857808a123_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8438/7958996750_a1a97bd305_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8295/7958999574_84e8293763_z.jpg

[rrasco]

Looking good. What light is that on the fuge?

The drain hose you have, is it corrugated on the inside as well? I have a hose on a tank that has the ripples on the inside and I can hear the water running over each of them. It's annoying. Just curious if yours was like that or not so I could make mine quieter.

[350gt]

That's one deep sand bed..


Hey is that the wave point led? U like?

[Mr Cob]

Looking good. What light is that on the fuge?

The drain hose you have, is it corrugated on the inside as well? I have a hose on a tank that has the ripples on the inside and I can hear the water running over each of them. It's annoying. Just curious if yours was like that or not so I could make mine quieter.

The drain hose is flush on the inside. That would drive me nutts...the HOB overflow has some noise that is starting to irriatate me but I read online about adding a small pvc line in side the drain to silence it. Fuge light is a wave point LED that Tony mentioned below.


That's one deep sand bed..


Hey is that the wave point led? U like?

Sand bed is 6". You got it on the fuge light. I really like it, great for growing macro, housing a few frags and gives off a nice ambient light in the stand. Actually have been spending my time staring down there versus the tank. lol Considering adding a couple sea horses to the first fuge area with the DSB. I have really slow flow going through the entire sump.

Thanks for posting guys. Makes taking all the time to take pics and vids worth it.

[350gt]

No problem....

Im going to get that fixture soon...

Is that the 10k/blue one? Is it the new high output one they came out with? They also have a 65k HO version.... Decisions decisions....

[Mr Cob]

Yes, HO 50/50.. 12" version...covers both fuge sections

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7277/7580730028_477f360bb5_c.jpg

[350gt]

Awesome..... Thanks...

So I guess the 50/50 will do...

[Mr Cob]

for the sump/fuge it's perfect, for me anyways. Might be a bit too blue for most people's taste in a display tank though. I prefer it in the stand versus the 65k type options for lighting a fuge...just makes looking under the stand ugly, but with this 50/50 I love staring into the stand now.

[350gt]

Ya with me it's just a space issue.... The 5k cfl flood lamp that's down there is doing its job and then some... It's just the space under my stand is limited and the bulb sits a inch off the water, not good. But it grows caulpera and chaeto like crazy.. The led should take up way less space, just wasn't sure about how good how good of a job it will do with my macro...
Would be nice to be able to store some frags down below too..

[tylermonster]

I don't know if i can continue following your build, its putting my tank to shame. :cry_smile:

[Mr Cob]

Nice compliment Tyler, thank you.

Made some more progress in the stand today...

Tunze auto top-off installed and PH probe hooked up (need to calibrate still):
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8450/7978431118_c7be9aec5e_z.jpg

..and something a little different for me, going to try utilizing a cooler to hold the ro/di top off container:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8439/7978431567_d88c556c10_z.jpg

..my thought is that it will also serve as a place to hold the wet pump during container switch out and anything wet while performing tank chores such as a wet pump from water changes. Guess we will see, I kind of wanted to have a stand built for it so that I could store misc items under it but we'll give this a go. Plenty of room in this stand to add a shelf of some sort.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8034/7978431095_9c2c3e0d6e_z.jpg



Diatoms started a couple of days ago, added a small clean-up crew from my other tank.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8456/7978432770_d162786a3d_z.jpg


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8300/7978434617_cd284200b5_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8435/7978434510_574f7c48bd_z.jpg


No update is complete without a FTS..
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8295/7978433924_8cb12b5620_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8031/7978433346_d6f611cf15_z.jpg

Word to my reefers!

[Mr Cob]

Note: *removed the cooler stand for the RO/DI auto top-off, I completely forgot about gravity! Not sure what I was thinking but was pretty funny when the pump came on and continued a syphon after it cut off. I was like what the heck is going on. Brain fart on that one. Cooler gone...container placed level with sump.

Installed 2 PowerBrite LED modules tonight for actinic lighting...mainly for viewing tank when MH is off, I'm a blue nut. Love corals under blue led.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8305/7981496657_488e44970e_z.jpg


Cool little spirorbid worm that has been living on this coco worm for over 5 years now..the pink sponge joined up a couple of years ago..
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8458/7981549798_4a109e3974_z.jpg

[RayAllen]

Looking real nice Rob. Top notch.

[Mr Cob]

thx Ray..

Started adding a couple of corals over the last few days and added my clowns today.

Black and White Ocellaris Clownfish pair, been with me for about a year and half now. Orange and Yellow Pagoda Cup. This coral has been with me for about 3 years, one of my only corals that I have never fragged, got it from Justin (justahobby) as a little thumbnail frag.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8438/7989105339_9dfbe38051_z.jpg


Tyree War Coral. This war has been with me for about 5 years and I have fragged it many..many...many times. Love this piece, got it from Giau (aquasport).
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8035/7989110390_73783e5041_z.jpg


Miami Hurricane chalice, picked this up through Lucky (lsingh) about a year and a half ago under MCC, grows like mad and has been fragged so many times.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8457/7989109558_350abcdf37_z.jpg


I will be adding a coral or two every few days until they are all transfered over from my 85g. Did a large water change a few days ago after the diatoms were in full bloom. As I add stock I'm doing small water changes to assist in the increased bio load.

[Mr Cob]

Scuba Steve Hybrid Euphyllia:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8033/8000467813_9cdecfa30b_z.jpg


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8036/8000473195_87c0675062_z.jpg


Green w/Purple Tips Frogspawn and Everlasting Gobstopper Palys:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8171/8000468511_abcc816f1a_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8319/8000474864_92d5fc7c85_z.jpg


Orange (Aussie) and Teal Leptastrea:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8316/8000475678_008448ddd1_z.jpg


MCC Ice War Coral (Aussie, I propagated the reds out of this war coral over a period of time) and Neon Green Palau Nepthea (been with me for over 5 years now, fragged many times, was a large multi-branch foot long colony in it's glory days):
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8448/8000477323_42b01d7be6_z.jpg



FTS Actinic..
From Front:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8462/8000470235_4147594e41_z.jpg



From Right Side:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8174/8000470328_4d3b452c3b_z.jpg



Dragon's breath macro is starting to take off in the sump down below..
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8295/8000472342_49efdd53aa_z.jpg

[RayAllen]

Nice! on your way. That Tyree War is awesome!

[Louis-210]

Sweet, very nice!! :applause:

[tylermonster]

lovely :applause:

[Mr Cob]

Thank you both, here's a shot of the clowns...and I picked up a new saphire blue damsel to replace the one I recently lost (had him for about 5 years)

From the left side of the tank..the MP40 flow zone..

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8457/8000477308_24c8a44f89_c.jpg

[koa25]

I'll take the frogspawn and war coral. I'll meet you at walmart tomorrow... oh. My bad. Flash backs. That is looking awesome Rob

[reefreak]

looking great rob! let me know when you want those tubbs back

[hobogato]

coming along nicely rob

[Mr Cob]

haha Mike, no joke, I had a hard time adjusting to not checking PM's and emails every 5 minutes for new orders lol

Thanks Jeremy, we'll meet up soon bro.

Thanks, Ace. I've been a little nervous about rushing things but everything seems to be doing well and only thing I'm really concerned with is the SPS, have a couple to add in the next few days. This system was set up using my existing tank water, live rock and live sand plus macro but there was some new sand and new rock used. I had a small cycle that leveled out within two weeks. Would have liked to have waited about a month but it was on once I saw the cyano. lol

Hoping to tear the 85g down soon, tired of toping off. The hair algae went mad in this system once the tangs were moved out...I have a snail with about a 2 or 3" bush on his back, lol, pretty funny.

[OrionN]

....


Dragon's breath macro is starting to take off in the sump down below..
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8295/8000472342_49efdd53aa_z.jpg

Rob,
Nice tank and very nice pictures.
Does fish like to eat the Dragon's breath macro?
I asked because I want to know if I can put it into the DT
Thanks

[Scutterborn]

I've got Dragons breath in my DT. I've had tangs nip at it a bit but not clear it out. They don't seem to care for it much at all. I see them do it when I haven't fed nori in a few days.


- Ben -

[jcnkt_ellis]

I've tried Dragons breath in my DT and had opposite results with my tangs....they cleared it in about 2 days; but, I only feed nori once maybe twice a week with my current schedule.

[Mr Cob]

Thanks, Minh.

I have fed tangs the dragon's breath algae and agree with both above...when feeding nori every other day they didn't mess with it too much but without nori they would jam out on it.

The nano only has clowns and a saphire damsel so obviously they don't mess with it but I'm not currently growing any in the DT.

[Mr Cob]

my Orcas...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8322/8010870669_a5f10871b1_z.jpg


Any guess on what kind of SPS this is?
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8296/8010867659_9cb8773424_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8439/8010740627_c1b580a542_z.jpg

[reefreak]

Im no good at guessing but a pink milli?

[Mr Cob]

definitely not a mili...I was thinking a plana or some type of insignus.

[Mr Cob]

some more coral shots..

hydnophora
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8458/8010877154_0f9cdd3c26_z.jpg

Darth Mauls and Spidermans
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8171/8010874658_d7dd645fc5_z.jpg

Scarlet crab and scuba steve hybrid euphyllia
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8456/8010739601_5455203b43_z.jpg

Palau nepthea is really doing well in this tank..
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8457/8010740143_fdea0b7cb0_z.jpg


Everlasting gobstoppers are doing better and the mcc ice war coral is coloring back up..
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8441/8010870183_0395408dab_z.jpg

[hobogato]

great pics rob

[Mr Cob]

thanks Ace, this is the first time in several years I have used hermits. Picked up a scarlet and 5 tiny blue legs, I'm actually enjoying watching them.

[reefreak]

Rob those darth mauls are sick!

[allan]

Rob,

I have a frag of that sps, got it from Lou. I will ask him what they're called. Koa25 may remember.

[Mr Cob]

Thanks Jeremy, I got those from Tuan.

Allan, right on man! I got that frag from Louie too...totally forgot who it came from until you mentioned it. Yeah, I can't remember what he said it was. I normally write this stuff down. Has your frag grown much? Mine has not and I got it from the last swap.

[allan]

Slow grower for me. I think I got it earlier this year, he came over and we traded some stuff. I remember him going on about how awesome this frag was. I do like it a lot, but I have it too far from the glass to see it well.

As of just a moment ago...

http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt295/alaviers/DSCN0765_zpsfcd76517.jpg

http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt295/alaviers/DSCN0765_zpsfcd76517.jpg

I'm waiting on a response now.

[allan]

Son of a... I made sure I flipped the photo in photobucket....

[Mr Cob]

lol, thanks Allan. Nice pic by the way. I have mine in pretty direct light and I'm getting a bright green to it.

[allan]

Mine seems to have a pink hue to it. Maybe in a couple of years when it's bigger I can see some other colors.

[allan]

Candle light acro

[SinisterLou]

Yup traded that sps to you on the trade along with that valida on the one hole rack.

[Mr Cob]

Sweet, thx Allan.

[RayAllen]

Looking real good Rob.

Allan, Anytime you flip a photo in photobucket you have to save as a copy and post the copy. I have no idea why its that way but It took me a while to figure it out.

[Mr Cob]

Some more coral..really just trying to document everything in the tank for reference and to view growth shots later down the road.

Tyree Green Polyp Toadstool (from Kimp)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8182/8024719094_f3f32d2046_z.jpg


Lunar Eclipse Paly
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8451/8024717763_35689b0035_z.jpg


Alpha and Omega Zoas
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8040/8024719117_24b5070419_z.jpg


Purple Death Paly
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8040/8024717106_0d364c21e6_z.jpg


LE Neon Green Cabbage
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8171/8024718466_244ca423c3_z.jpg

[jwalk034]

Looking great! I hope mine will look like this someday.

[Mr Cob]

Got a few updates...

- Switched the MP40 out and traded for an MP10 along with some coral (I'm very happy with downgrading to the MP10... while the 40 was nice it was just a lot of pump in the water and was standing out too much) Thx Mark!
- Added my phosban reactor
- Started dosing 2.5ml of H2o2 (hydrogen peroxide 3%)... on day 3 of a 7 day plan, corals look great, water is clear and micro algae is slowing down. I had a bad dyno and hair algae problem break out in my 85g and some of the frags are in this sytem now so this is an attempt to control it before it becomes an issue.
- traded a few more frags :) thx Jeremy!
- re-worked the rock again, mainly just moved the top rock out to open up more room for SPS growth

First up...tank shots: (nevermind the frag racks... I only use them for acclimating new corals and then they are out in a few days)
from the left
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8037/8042023933_b51e6856c2_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8031/8042167885_fed947c29c_z.jpg


from the right..
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8173/8042166023_094f87fba6_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8316/8042023039_3854c63148_z.jpg


Phosban reactor (kent), if you ever buy a kent reactor just save yourself the time and re-seal it, mine salt creep leaked in several places so I re-sealed it at every possible place and it's solid now. Still need to swap out the clear tubing for solid black tubing to prevent algae growth
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8170/8042028218_39f651e5ea_z.jpg


New corals..
Blastos
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8310/8042029054_672c26068c_z.jpg


Green on Green Frogspawn (this one used to be mine and I got it back in a trade lol)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8450/8042029900_84366104ff_z.jpg


Pink Mille (will need some tlc to color back up, she had a nice dip, perhaps a little too long)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8449/8042175546_7d3ba80729_z.jpg


Purple Mille
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8029/8042176122_8a5a0b4636_z.jpg


Pink Lemonade
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8039/8042174904_0eec23ba9f_z.jpg


ORA Purple Cap
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8309/8042176708_1702d3653f_z.jpg


And...shot of the nuisance algae I'm after with the H2o2 dosing..
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8322/8042031296_8d6e2bb590_z.jpg

[jwalk034]

Looks Great!!

[Mr Cob]

thanks jwalk

tyree war coral was photogenic for the cell phone tonight...


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8316/8042169553_e419e357fa_b.jpg

[OrionN]

The tank is coming a long very nice Rob. I also love my MP10 for my 30 gal nano cube

[hobogato]

looks great rob

[koa25]

Looking great Rob. Liking it a lot.

[Louis-210]

Saw this in person, and it looks very sweet great job ROB! and nice to meet you!

[Scutterborn]

Definitely coming along nicely. Very sharp!


- Ben -

[Mr Cob]

Thanks everyone, I really appreciate the comments.

Vid of the MP10 in short pulse mode at 70% and a snippet of the entire system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv1R751jIt0

[Mr Cob]

More new corals from the trades I made over the weekend..


Tubbs Blue Zoas
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8310/8049170119_e2268de909_z.jpg

AOG - Armor of God Palys
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8314/8049179272_1071f0dbd9_z.jpg

Pink Galaxy PE Paly (hard to see pink in pic)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8176/8049174633_b2ee1d7801_z.jpg

..and I have a few more frags coming this next weekend along with an RBTA :)

With that said I decided to chop the clowns home up (the pagoda cup, first ever fragging session on this coral in 3+ years) with the hopes that they would be houseless and move into the RBTA. As I was doing that I got a little frag happy and jammed out on the Tyree War Coral and MCC Ice War Coral. lol This tank is crowded now.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8322/8049189942_a15d0e2957_c.jpg

frags..got about 10 of these:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8030/8049185714_fa2c3a406d_c.jpg

And just as many war corals:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8177/8049181134_dca81cb588_c.jpg

[jwalk034]

Cant wait to pick those up! I have your corals ready! :)

[Mr Cob]

right on! As you can see I made yours tonight as well. I really just planned to make one frag of each but got crazy with the clippers lol The 2 best frags of the war are the front left and back left in the last pic, which will be yours. I'll give you the largest frag of the pagoda cup too.

[jwalk034]

Awesome! They look great! The screaming green birdsnest frag has all of the branches that I told you about but I had to cut it a little shot...couldn't get the cutters in the tight fit of the other branches lol. I did have another small frag of it that I will bring you to make up for the main frag.
I will post pics on my 29 BioCube thread tomorrow.

[Mr Cob]

I found a nice surprise in the 85g while cleaning out the sump and prepping for the tear down. I picked this dude up over 6 months ago and haven't seen him since the first week I got him. Super stoked to add him to the biocube. :)

Lettuce Nudibranch:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8169/8052245280_e0cf193402_c.jpg


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8318/8052244390_ac760a74d7_c.jpg


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8172/8052243056_3ab02a1fb7_c.jpg


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8452/8052241206_f6d3350e51_c.jpg

[350gt]

Now that's a cool looking specimen, I have never seen one....

[koa25]

Hey rob. If you gave an extra ice war coral i can find something yo trade you. Tanks not even 100% yet and you are already chopping frags and wheeling and dealing. Ha ha.

[Mr Cob]

you know how I do it maing, hit me up. I prefer frag pack swaps though in order to knock out more birds with one stone.

[Mr Cob]

Had fun trading corals again this weekend, a few newbies...

RBTA
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8037/8064728952_690b6d2962_z.jpg


I really like this one, Branching Neon Hammer
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8178/8064727436_fba7932a53_z.jpg


Screaming Green Birdnest
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8031/8064725711_c1174c425e_z.jpg


Already had these but documenting start growth, Blue Ridge Coral and ORA Purple Cap (got some healing to do)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8029/8064728917_23c01d3b33_z.jpg


Tyree Neon Green Polyp Toadstool
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8453/8064728221_37b1e4504e_z.jpg



partial FTS
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8320/8064727449_96e13ca753_z.jpg

[jwalk034]

Looking good Rob! I will post pics of mine tomorrow.

[OrionN]

It is coming along great

[Mr Cob]

thanks Josh and Minh!

A few more trades tonight..and if you haven't guessed by now I'm setting up a new BTA only nano. I'm getting an IM 30g Nuvo tank as partial trade on my 85g. Just planning something simple...re-use current equipment etc.

First up...2 more RBTA's (that makes 3 and I have two more pending RBTA trades coming in soon).
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8455/8069459275_f567aa1b74_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8170/8069453624_f2ccccc9ca_z.jpg

Tubbs Mystic Blue (a little ticked right now)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8176/8069452926_5c9569bf1c_z.jpg


Yellow Acro
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8311/8069456553_90da42d965_z.jpg


Red Cap
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8461/8069452278_8f2502af6c_z.jpg


Found this dude in my 85g sump while taking rock out tonight.. fighting conch? Pretty sure Queen Conchs have spiky shells...? ID Please. It's pretty large. I thought maybe just a nassarius but it threw me off because of it's size.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8450/8069450658_49d2bccd58_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8322/8069455929_95b2d222cb_z.jpg

[Scutterborn]

That's a nassarius vibex snail.


- Ben -

[OrionN]

It is not a fighting conch. Keep a close eye on him as he can be one of the predatory snail

[Flyride95]

I'm pretty sure that is a nassarius snail.

[Mr Cob]

thanks everyone, i thought so but his size threw me off, appreciate the ID.

[RayAllen]

Nice Rob, just got caught up on the thread. Tanks looking great and love the nudibranch.

[Mr Cob]

Thanks Ray... picked up RBTA #4 today and an XMAS favia piece..

It is very bright green and red/orange...hard to tell from the pic though:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8319/8071301245_83b9c2f778_c.jpg


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[rrasco]

You have 4 nems in that tank Rob?

[Mr Cob]

yeah...soon to be 5 lol...it's only temporary until I set up my BTA only tank over the next month. So far all of them are staying put and are relatively small. I plan to propagate them all as well.

[The_wolfeman]

When ever it comes time to frag that neon green hammer I want to be first in line!!! That thing is awesome and even better in person! Did that come as a trade from someone in here?

[Mr Cob]

When ever it comes time to frag that neon green hammer I want to be first in line!!! That thing is awesome and even better in person! Did that come as a trade from someone in here?

Yes, got it on a trade from another member, it's super bright! ...but I'm thinking it's a frogspawn...just doesn't have the pure hammer heads that all my other hammers have had. What do you all think?
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8178/8064727436_fba7932a53_c.jpg

[The_wolfeman]

It looks like it could go both ways. But either way it's pretty awesome. Nice piece Rob

[Mr Cob]

Clowns dropped some eggs off in the nano between 10/09 and 10/10. Just documenting the date. I picked this pair up over a year ago as small juveniles.

This is their first clutch of eggs. It also came just a few days after adding a small 10k led to the back fuge that spills light over into the main display...kind of reminds me of the moon. Also just added 4 anemones and they took to one. First time I have seen them in an anem.

[Big_Pun]

nice im still waiting for my clown to start dropping eggs, i think the youngest is hittig the one year. tank is coming along nice Rob

[Mr Cob]

Thanks, Chris!

A few new corals that were late in opening last time I took pics..

Nuclear Green Gigantus Paly (LOVE this one, got it from Mike/koa)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8470/8081849690_fa45090612_z.jpg

Mind Blowing Palys (also from Mike)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8186/8081854339_a2a881832b_z.jpg

5 Color Rainbows (another from mike, beautiful paly)
Prowlers (from Jeremy/reefreak, used to be an MCC coral..nice to see some come back around)
Blood Red Acan (another from Jeremy that originally came through MCC, super stoked to see this one back in house)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8196/8081850118_344f6f0354_z.jpg

Montipora Confusa (super bright, my wife picked it up from Elegant Reef)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8189/8081850902_a99c48349d_z.jpg

Orange / Red Cap (from jeremy, pretty large frag)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8331/8081851380_b8329b1d8a_z.jpg

Partial FTS from front left corner
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8468/8081848458_95d00bbbf1_c.jpg

This BTA is supposed to be an RBTA..hoping to see some color changes soon:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8332/8081854001_d1b47cb461_z.jpg

[Mr Cob]

a few more shots... (5 RBTA's now)


RBTA from Watergun.. has some crazy coloring, pretty much love it.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8196/8081863336_4fb9a2ffd4_z.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8331/8081848030_db5401f920_z.jpg


XMAS Favia
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8332/8081855521_5cb5709ddc_z.jpg


Actinic
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8336/8081862216_2ee6d63c99_c.jpg


Actinic FTS from the front
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8186/8081861418_fd4f071835_c.jpg

Palau Nepthea under actinics
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8332/8081861760_9b0456ec60_z.jpg

[koa25]

I love those palys. That nuclear green looks awesome rob. Those mind blowing palys grow crazy quick. Love em.

[koa25]

Tanks filling up quick buddy. Looking great though.

[Mr Cob]

it surely is Michael, lol, need to get the bubble tips out soon.

New Yuma...from watergun...


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8044/8097511768_877d4c0be3_c.jpg

[Mr Cob]

Just some updated shots..

bonded pair of clownfish (platinum and misbar darwin)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8184/8126429009_c9fa30de63_c.jpg


I love this blasto colony..
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8195/8126455434_3d8e12ca1a_c.jpg





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http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8473/8126461809_a2e677c888_c.jpg

[OrionN]

Nice setup

[hobogato]

i sure am glad you didnt take a break from the hobby, this turned out really well

[tylermonster]

can you post a updated pic of the FTS and stand, but with the top down and door closed? :)

[Mr Cob]

Been awhile since I have updated this thread. Some will be disappointed with this update but I have taken a new path in the hobby and have started breeding clownfish. As a result I traded out all of my corals to fund new broodstock and equipment.

I will add a few pics of the new broodstock systems for curious minds but will keep this thread going as this tanks progresses. I'm uncertain of the direction I will take with this tank now. At the moment I'm planning all RBTA...but I may go back to reef.

For now this system is holding my spawning black ice pair. I think I would like to move the pair into my broodstock system once my other pairs are spawning because once I move them they will most likely stop spawning for a month or two and I would like to be able to keep rolling with collecting larvae...so I will need other pairs to pull from.


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[RayAllen]

Still looks good even without the corals. Kudos for doing such a demanding task.

[jvene1]

Hey Rob, I know you've been in the hobby way longer than me and I don't know if you've seen these, but I thought about your tank when I saw this.http://www.coralcollection.net/product/acid-rain-bta Sick BTA. Update on the tank? Posted in both threads, not sure which one you're active on haha.

[Mr Cob]

Those are nice.

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[Mr Cob]

Well, now that my clownfish project has all that it needs I'm going to start getting this tank back on track since I traded or sold off practically all of the coral that I had in this tank.

I have no idea on the direction of this tank...will just freestyle it.

I came across a few clams in a recent trade of some of the fish I decided not to keep. At the moment I'm liking clams and anything that moves.



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[Mr Cob]

I did manage to keep one coral though...aside from the Palau Nepthea frag...one of my favorite corals: bowerbanki acan

Got this little dude from Ace and his wife as a gift.

I can't wait for it to grow out. It has doubled in size in the last month.


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[hobogato]

glad it is doing well :)

[Mr Cob]

thx Ace!

Here is a better shot of my 2 favorite crocea clams... I really love the blue one:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8185/8399755914_3d57744a0b_c.jpg



Here is another coral I kept during the sell-off, tyree neon green polyp toadstool. I actually chopped the entire head off and here it is growing back :)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8374/8398671491_413e27fcfc_c.jpg

[Mr Cob]

Some new corals...

This coco worm has got to be the brightest I have seen yet!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8094/8593236909_15f1e3bb68_c.jpg

Ultra Florida Ric and Hawaiian Feather Duster
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8248/8593242431_66b25f6b44_c.jpg

Wyoming White male
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8512/8593239727_ee94d27dc1_c.jpg

Not a great pic, but here is the Wyoming White's mate, female snowflake with deep and thick blue lines/scales:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8240/8594343736_58269cd5d2_c.jpg

More Florida ultra ricordeas..
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8527/8593284385_8dcd1aecbe_c.jpg

A couple more coco worms
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8230/8593284943_01f1ef9a04_c.jpg

[Jarob]

Hi!

Looks great!! I sure miss the MAAST community!