Ram_Puppy
Tue, 18th Jun 2013, 09:50 PM
Glass H2o Boxes (well one is acrylic)
Display: 210 Tall, Oceanic
Refugium 1: 110 Gallon All Glass
Refugium 2: 30 Gallon All Glass
Sump: Est: 30 Gallon Volume
Total Volume: 380 Gallons
Lighting:
3 x 250 watt HQI (Icecap) - planning on replacing w/ Kessil A360's.
Filtration / Plumbing
Closed Loop: Reeflo Dart powering 3/4" returns w/ 2 x 1" SCWDS
Skimmer: Reef Octopus Diablo 12" 300-EXT
http://www.aquacave.com/Reef-Octopus-Diablo-DCRS300-EXT-12-Recirculating-Protein-Skimmer-with-DC-Pump-up-to-700gal-P3875.aspx
(The Skimmer is to much for the current tank - but that's part of the plan)
2 X Phosban 550 Reactors (1 X BRS ROX Carbon, 1 X BRS High Capacity Ferrous Oxide
RODI Auto Top Off - AquaFX Barracuda w/ Chloramine Blaster (the Chloramine Blasters on order)
Biggest Challenge
The tank finally matured past it's hold filtration system and with the addition of new Halides - BAM... worlds worst algae problem.
Corrective Actions
Dilution is the Solution to Pollution - Water Changes (not as many as I would like - it's a LOT of water.)
Refurbished RO Filter (new membrane - Chloramine Blaster (bye by amonia!, Sediment & DI Resins)
New Skimmer - see above
Re-plumbed closed loop (so I could fit the skimmer in the close - got a lot more flow out of it too)
Hungry Urchins & Blue Spot Sea Hare added (not really a solution - but my clean up crew DID need to be bolstered)
Added the reactors - I'm against running carbon on a tank full time - but I've obviously built up a ton of crap in the tank - so this is just helping to get it out. I'll probably change it out a few more times then switch it to something like biopellets. (or leave it once the predator tank is plumbed in - i'll probably need it.)
I'm on the tail end of fighting the algae I think - famous last words since the crash of one bloom often means another types about to have fun.
Oh, most of the rockwork is homeade - mixture of portland cement and solar salt.
Future Plans
Halides have got to go - going to get Kessil A360's to replace them (Thinking I will start w/ 4). I'd like to plumb in another Closed Loop - I already have the the pump, parts, and 2 more SCWDs. I'm also thinking about building a starphire 220 (30 x 30 x 60) brick to go into my office (and house non-reef safe critters) which is on the other side of my utility closet. That will probably end up being my 110 cube though. we shall see.
Current Stock
De Fishies....
1 x Purple Tang
1 x Yellow Tang
4 x Fathead Anthias
8 x Green Chromis
1 x PAIR Green Mandarin Dragonettes (fuges are overflowing with food for them)
1 x PAIR (Same I've had since 2004) Sumatran Yellow Bar Maroon Clowns
1 x Potters Angel
De Inverts...
God knows how many Trochus, Dwarf Zebra Hermits (though obviously one population reduces the other! :))
3 x Decorator Urchins (1 x Halloween, 1 x common, 1 X purple & pink Tuxedo)
1 x Delbeks Reef Lobster
1 x Electric Flame Scallop (6 months and still doing great! wonders of having an awesome fuge)
5 or 6 Starfish (Tamaria/Fromia) My rock work is so dense they disappear only to show back up when I think they might be toast.
1 x Blue Spot Sea Hare - how's either gorged on algae and piddling around on the back of a rock somewhere- or gone. (I suspect the latter)
Various feather dusters
De Corals...
SPS
1 X ORA Hyacinth Birds Nest
1 X ORA Bird of Paradise Birds Nest
1 X ORA Ponape Birds Nest - having a hard time getting it to pink up
1 X ORA Pink Damicormis (Pocillopora)
1 x chalice that's starting to color up and grow like a bandit - it's either purple and green or red and green - bought from aquadome - pretty sure it's aquacultured but no idea what it's origins are.
1 x California Blue Tort
1 x Northern Lights from Fishy Business in Austin
1 x ORA Ice Tort (I THINK - it was almost dead and I rescued it - colored up in a totally unexpected way)
1 x Hydnaphora (from Aquadome - fragged on the spot) for some reason ive had problems w/ this one - but it fell down and landed in a crack and is taking hold now - so go figure.
LPS
1 x Torch (seems to be cream, no colors to it)
1 x Aussie Torch - orange when extended - gets a metallic green sheen to it when it retracts
1 x metallic teal frogspawn w/ acid green oral disks
1 x Aussie Hammer
2 x Doghnut Corals
1 colony blood red blastos
1 colony red & atomic green blastos (recovering from clownfish burial ceremony... sometimes i wanna pop that female... redecorating... grumble...)
Softies
Sigh - Kenya Tree - always have the kenya tree
Lots of Star Polyps
Eagle Eye Zoas
tons of red mushrooms
blue/purple mushrooms w/ green metallic sheen
green rhodactus
Orange florida Ricordea
Watermelon Yuma
pink snow flakes
unknown palys (hitch hikers)
pom pom xenia
green and purple cloves
Some Pictures
All Pics are w/ my Lumia 920's camera - excuse the quality (more to come)
Ye Ol Aquarium Closet
https://ksw0lw.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2pNJmrtclPxbmO2aMdfkT7HX_wOWgUlWWohejGVy7-dpz1fwC-7RaxChEI6BmnuHDUiQSiom_SA8esNnHh7bwGIpgs7dYpfGF9AN UT3kU--F5QYuUKDCA8G5lwDb97dX1T/Skimmer.jpg?psid=1
Watermelon Yuma - don't laugh at my Cyano - it's dieing! The picture really does not do the Yuma justice.
https://ksw0lw.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2pF72CMonsvbi7LFZaYQ04Zes6uWoIaIKP5nggveV_ueEWeMl bHv9M8AKYdHMn3eU5ynHmkwexr3_ABbwDHncOJ1t_1JxdtLkcf 7vZyg6xsdHp3OVQJTq8hEcVtZR8toPA/Watermelon%20Yuma.jpg?psid=1
Hey Po Pos... want some Doughnuts?
https://ksw0lw.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2p3qQvGwvzc_s-J4YNr5RUhMeFwkuhWDSsaQSvBxUpDPgh4lUylZuhXb52-_PIDBOuFSHVwFVcs2sbAQRr_LlyU3BninV-B-Mfq8r98-dMHePzZPFrd9lQzrmokCDpe1HN/Doughnuts.jpg?psid=1
FatHeads, Clowns, Star Polyps, Shrooms... Cloves
https://ksw0lw.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2pW_w0UMhKibXPjgc-n0xWWXqcwZJ2DsSZ-UCe6SQV3GgAnvxvGvzB3rbn9DWN7yETSyAQzRrO-LCAO4buD-obrmQOE4leq4AeDafjCj2LWJNVhaWQ7eUtDwfFTNt9W7WH/Bunchostuff.jpg?psid=1
Hyacinth Birds nest
https://ksw0lw.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2pJqKYkjlGIc8SW24LOkX8JAC0iyOcdlTV5xJDv3GGWBZ3fZR VLQ7gCAQ8tV9wcQksjQOfCzk2lsi8fOaSBAskEIZQrw9JjP0uj sNNXqvakJqferAXWKsyZZGDhdRyJUD5/WP_20130105_012.jpg?psid=1
Teal Frogspawn, red blastos
https://ksw0lw.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2pcFy-XhE2RwRRNwAMoZWU8afbfsqSmkCkOQxK3dcN5UDNtT_6QXMWSO IVqbOHlKrQqouIZYq6YHbpU5Z2Q6A6jxlf98kuTVJrUgdV01F8 TvSneTlv9gKlNZdpmioFBdLe/Frogspawn.jpg?psid=1
Aussie Hammer w/ it's buddy Cyano.
https://ksw0lw.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2pECVEBCriRRiP1uGqfhMlpaTAjZ8BapCXLVnG9ihn69JqgvT YWP1wtfNs9MW0LJ5ynZGVKQtgLPjiqC3-Zkmdg0lC5L80AQS21EQevna5VOfefYCyyFOZEhNLAVkO848v/AussieHammer.jpg?psid=1
Oh yeah - I have a Bagnaii - his 3 bro went carpet surfing the week I bought them
https://ksw0lw.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2pdaMoL9mxx_QxI-zqDrft5z-Ls6TLV8JkZSxeRgQMqNHEd9K9bb0lxz_X63qo7FgdaoFHDsY4h EkzeUdPtpBoMdLnnBZrVnp35CIrE8tOGNzjsh4TEt-HL8moP_ItPKH7/Cardinal.jpg?psid=1
The entire Tank - this is a little old - don't have a good current picture. Rock work hasn't changed but theres a lot more coral etc.
https://ksw0lw.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2pv_y_IiotPkNIWyYta7V5a36WclSNGXWWcdvyoxIzzQmCQl7 bzE0UMhoRLvqnjCDfozo1Vn8u13Ra46g_Y2oNJHbutiPyWNTni 4Xxfj-ehkyDxeA8zh0-2pfGEkmqhUTG/WP_20130131_001%20%281%29.jpg?psid=1
Display: 210 Tall, Oceanic
Refugium 1: 110 Gallon All Glass
Refugium 2: 30 Gallon All Glass
Sump: Est: 30 Gallon Volume
Total Volume: 380 Gallons
Lighting:
3 x 250 watt HQI (Icecap) - planning on replacing w/ Kessil A360's.
Filtration / Plumbing
Closed Loop: Reeflo Dart powering 3/4" returns w/ 2 x 1" SCWDS
Skimmer: Reef Octopus Diablo 12" 300-EXT
http://www.aquacave.com/Reef-Octopus-Diablo-DCRS300-EXT-12-Recirculating-Protein-Skimmer-with-DC-Pump-up-to-700gal-P3875.aspx
(The Skimmer is to much for the current tank - but that's part of the plan)
2 X Phosban 550 Reactors (1 X BRS ROX Carbon, 1 X BRS High Capacity Ferrous Oxide
RODI Auto Top Off - AquaFX Barracuda w/ Chloramine Blaster (the Chloramine Blasters on order)
Biggest Challenge
The tank finally matured past it's hold filtration system and with the addition of new Halides - BAM... worlds worst algae problem.
Corrective Actions
Dilution is the Solution to Pollution - Water Changes (not as many as I would like - it's a LOT of water.)
Refurbished RO Filter (new membrane - Chloramine Blaster (bye by amonia!, Sediment & DI Resins)
New Skimmer - see above
Re-plumbed closed loop (so I could fit the skimmer in the close - got a lot more flow out of it too)
Hungry Urchins & Blue Spot Sea Hare added (not really a solution - but my clean up crew DID need to be bolstered)
Added the reactors - I'm against running carbon on a tank full time - but I've obviously built up a ton of crap in the tank - so this is just helping to get it out. I'll probably change it out a few more times then switch it to something like biopellets. (or leave it once the predator tank is plumbed in - i'll probably need it.)
I'm on the tail end of fighting the algae I think - famous last words since the crash of one bloom often means another types about to have fun.
Oh, most of the rockwork is homeade - mixture of portland cement and solar salt.
Future Plans
Halides have got to go - going to get Kessil A360's to replace them (Thinking I will start w/ 4). I'd like to plumb in another Closed Loop - I already have the the pump, parts, and 2 more SCWDs. I'm also thinking about building a starphire 220 (30 x 30 x 60) brick to go into my office (and house non-reef safe critters) which is on the other side of my utility closet. That will probably end up being my 110 cube though. we shall see.
Current Stock
De Fishies....
1 x Purple Tang
1 x Yellow Tang
4 x Fathead Anthias
8 x Green Chromis
1 x PAIR Green Mandarin Dragonettes (fuges are overflowing with food for them)
1 x PAIR (Same I've had since 2004) Sumatran Yellow Bar Maroon Clowns
1 x Potters Angel
De Inverts...
God knows how many Trochus, Dwarf Zebra Hermits (though obviously one population reduces the other! :))
3 x Decorator Urchins (1 x Halloween, 1 x common, 1 X purple & pink Tuxedo)
1 x Delbeks Reef Lobster
1 x Electric Flame Scallop (6 months and still doing great! wonders of having an awesome fuge)
5 or 6 Starfish (Tamaria/Fromia) My rock work is so dense they disappear only to show back up when I think they might be toast.
1 x Blue Spot Sea Hare - how's either gorged on algae and piddling around on the back of a rock somewhere- or gone. (I suspect the latter)
Various feather dusters
De Corals...
SPS
1 X ORA Hyacinth Birds Nest
1 X ORA Bird of Paradise Birds Nest
1 X ORA Ponape Birds Nest - having a hard time getting it to pink up
1 X ORA Pink Damicormis (Pocillopora)
1 x chalice that's starting to color up and grow like a bandit - it's either purple and green or red and green - bought from aquadome - pretty sure it's aquacultured but no idea what it's origins are.
1 x California Blue Tort
1 x Northern Lights from Fishy Business in Austin
1 x ORA Ice Tort (I THINK - it was almost dead and I rescued it - colored up in a totally unexpected way)
1 x Hydnaphora (from Aquadome - fragged on the spot) for some reason ive had problems w/ this one - but it fell down and landed in a crack and is taking hold now - so go figure.
LPS
1 x Torch (seems to be cream, no colors to it)
1 x Aussie Torch - orange when extended - gets a metallic green sheen to it when it retracts
1 x metallic teal frogspawn w/ acid green oral disks
1 x Aussie Hammer
2 x Doghnut Corals
1 colony blood red blastos
1 colony red & atomic green blastos (recovering from clownfish burial ceremony... sometimes i wanna pop that female... redecorating... grumble...)
Softies
Sigh - Kenya Tree - always have the kenya tree
Lots of Star Polyps
Eagle Eye Zoas
tons of red mushrooms
blue/purple mushrooms w/ green metallic sheen
green rhodactus
Orange florida Ricordea
Watermelon Yuma
pink snow flakes
unknown palys (hitch hikers)
pom pom xenia
green and purple cloves
Some Pictures
All Pics are w/ my Lumia 920's camera - excuse the quality (more to come)
Ye Ol Aquarium Closet
https://ksw0lw.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2pNJmrtclPxbmO2aMdfkT7HX_wOWgUlWWohejGVy7-dpz1fwC-7RaxChEI6BmnuHDUiQSiom_SA8esNnHh7bwGIpgs7dYpfGF9AN UT3kU--F5QYuUKDCA8G5lwDb97dX1T/Skimmer.jpg?psid=1
Watermelon Yuma - don't laugh at my Cyano - it's dieing! The picture really does not do the Yuma justice.
https://ksw0lw.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2pF72CMonsvbi7LFZaYQ04Zes6uWoIaIKP5nggveV_ueEWeMl bHv9M8AKYdHMn3eU5ynHmkwexr3_ABbwDHncOJ1t_1JxdtLkcf 7vZyg6xsdHp3OVQJTq8hEcVtZR8toPA/Watermelon%20Yuma.jpg?psid=1
Hey Po Pos... want some Doughnuts?
https://ksw0lw.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2p3qQvGwvzc_s-J4YNr5RUhMeFwkuhWDSsaQSvBxUpDPgh4lUylZuhXb52-_PIDBOuFSHVwFVcs2sbAQRr_LlyU3BninV-B-Mfq8r98-dMHePzZPFrd9lQzrmokCDpe1HN/Doughnuts.jpg?psid=1
FatHeads, Clowns, Star Polyps, Shrooms... Cloves
https://ksw0lw.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2pW_w0UMhKibXPjgc-n0xWWXqcwZJ2DsSZ-UCe6SQV3GgAnvxvGvzB3rbn9DWN7yETSyAQzRrO-LCAO4buD-obrmQOE4leq4AeDafjCj2LWJNVhaWQ7eUtDwfFTNt9W7WH/Bunchostuff.jpg?psid=1
Hyacinth Birds nest
https://ksw0lw.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2pJqKYkjlGIc8SW24LOkX8JAC0iyOcdlTV5xJDv3GGWBZ3fZR VLQ7gCAQ8tV9wcQksjQOfCzk2lsi8fOaSBAskEIZQrw9JjP0uj sNNXqvakJqferAXWKsyZZGDhdRyJUD5/WP_20130105_012.jpg?psid=1
Teal Frogspawn, red blastos
https://ksw0lw.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2pcFy-XhE2RwRRNwAMoZWU8afbfsqSmkCkOQxK3dcN5UDNtT_6QXMWSO IVqbOHlKrQqouIZYq6YHbpU5Z2Q6A6jxlf98kuTVJrUgdV01F8 TvSneTlv9gKlNZdpmioFBdLe/Frogspawn.jpg?psid=1
Aussie Hammer w/ it's buddy Cyano.
https://ksw0lw.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2pECVEBCriRRiP1uGqfhMlpaTAjZ8BapCXLVnG9ihn69JqgvT YWP1wtfNs9MW0LJ5ynZGVKQtgLPjiqC3-Zkmdg0lC5L80AQS21EQevna5VOfefYCyyFOZEhNLAVkO848v/AussieHammer.jpg?psid=1
Oh yeah - I have a Bagnaii - his 3 bro went carpet surfing the week I bought them
https://ksw0lw.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2pdaMoL9mxx_QxI-zqDrft5z-Ls6TLV8JkZSxeRgQMqNHEd9K9bb0lxz_X63qo7FgdaoFHDsY4h EkzeUdPtpBoMdLnnBZrVnp35CIrE8tOGNzjsh4TEt-HL8moP_ItPKH7/Cardinal.jpg?psid=1
The entire Tank - this is a little old - don't have a good current picture. Rock work hasn't changed but theres a lot more coral etc.
https://ksw0lw.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2pv_y_IiotPkNIWyYta7V5a36WclSNGXWWcdvyoxIzzQmCQl7 bzE0UMhoRLvqnjCDfozo1Vn8u13Ra46g_Y2oNJHbutiPyWNTni 4Xxfj-ehkyDxeA8zh0-2pfGEkmqhUTG/WP_20130131_001%20%281%29.jpg?psid=1