Family Room Reef - Page 4

Bear · 02-19-2007, 01:18 PM

ok, heres a little update

a few new small things have been added, there is now a new brain and some frogspawn, the new lights (6*54 watt T5s) will be ordered soon and later today after I clean the tank I will take some pictures to show you all what is in the tank.

Oh, the green clown goby died, it was found in the filter sock, I guess the little guy got too close to the overflow. The foxface is still in the tank and I still try to nab him when able, but since that one instance he seems to have left everything alone (Ive been feeding more often

)

Bear · 02-19-2007, 04:25 PM

(was blue when bought, will be once again with decent lighting)

Bear · 03-01-2007, 12:17 AM

the new lights are up and runnin. The tank has never looked so awesome! Hopefully I can get some pics for everyone tomorrow. The only problem is that every pic I take just makes everything look blue, even though it is quite the opposite. I'll figure it out

Reefneck · 03-01-2007, 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bear

the new lights are up and runnin. The tank has never looked so awesome!

Bear · 03-01-2007, 11:14 AM

I am thinking of getting 2 VHO actinics for a just a tad more color...but I dont know if there is even room under the hood now

Reefneck · 03-01-2007, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bear

I am thinking of getting 2 VHO actinics for a just a tad more color...but I dont know if there is even room under the hood now

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Remember this from your own post.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bear

The tank has never looked so awesome!

Bear · 03-01-2007, 03:18 PM

haha, I know. I was just at school and forgot how good it looked. As soon as I got home I changed my mind

But I am def looking into re pluming the return line to try and help reduce the air bubbles being fed into the tank (they arent coming from the skimmer).

Also I am looking into adding a ton of base rock to the DT, there just isnt enough, and into the many different possibilities for new corals and such

Bear · 03-12-2007, 09:14 PM

some new pics

CollegeReefer · 03-12-2007, 10:06 PM

looking very nice!

Bear · 03-13-2007, 12:01 AM

the fish in the tank are now
1 powder blue tang
1 foxface
1 6-line wrasse
2 clarkii clowns
1 Firefish

I hope to add:
1 yellow tang
1 yellow watchman goby
1 green mandarin
1 Dispar Anthias

I also hope to catch that darn foxface. I keep tryn and he still keeps getting away.

I am doing weekly 10% water changes and feeding everyday, if I don't the foxface starts to pick at my zoas....darn foxface.

as you can see from the pics I am having trouble with bubbles so there is still some fiddling with the plumbing I have yet to get to.

2 nano polyp packs (zoas, GSP, and Palys) and coming tomorrow along with 2 packs of mushrooms, all from LiveAquaria.com

I will soon set another order there for some fish too

oh...the polyps laying on the ground in the left side of the tank are my GFs for her 12g and most of the pics above were taken by her.

I took some pics with an underwater disposable camera too, so if they came out well I will scan them and post em too.

Reefneck · 03-13-2007, 09:45 AM

So Bear, Do I start turning red now?

I am very proud of what you have accomplished in such a short time. I'm going to go back over the pics and see if I have any placement suggestions but at first look, it looks great. Nice clam on the sand there too.

Just one suggestion man......Do 25% Water changes once a month instead of 10% weekly. With that large of a tank you can do that and be fine. It's also a lot less work. You would get burned out on the hobby after so long doing 10% weekly.

Bear · 03-13-2007, 10:43 AM

^^^

It's not just me who is accomplishing this, without the sudden involvement of my parents (I would think this is largely due to the fact that it is in the family room) I would most likely only have the corals that came from the 40g. They have been very helpful the whole time, even when it came to buying the third and final light fixture

And even when they buy an $80 brain and the foxface attacks it like its seaweed. And then there's those here (mainly Reefneck and Harif), who I have yet to quick buggin'

THX!!!

Bear · 03-17-2007, 02:10 PM

I got him!!!!!!

The foxface is now sitting in the sump and is going to be sold later today!!!

yay, now I can keep fungia again!

Bear · 03-18-2007, 02:45 AM

A good day for the reef

All of the new corals are lookin' good after being introduced on tuesday.
After using Coralife's Marine Tank Clarifier, as suggested by reefneck (thx again) and switching to RO/DI water, the water is clearer than it ever has been and is getting better by the day.
For a while there the bubbles coming from the pump were getting worse and worse, not to mention the way that the pump was heating the water. To fix this I got a Quiet One 4000 model, the water has no bubbles and the pump does not only run super quiet, but cooler too.

And just to mention, I should probably start a thread for this one too, even my GFs nano is doing well. Today was just a good day for me and tanks!!!

stargate_geek · 03-24-2007, 08:15 PM

Wow. If I ever started a SW tank and it looked half as good as that one, I'd be thrilled!

Great work. More pics of the new corals?

Bear · 03-24-2007, 09:29 PM

THX!!!

no new pics yet, but I do have all of the new corals up and glued in their spots. I will probably get pics the next time my GF comes over, for some reason shes better at taking pics of the tank.

Bear · 04-05-2007, 03:21 AM

heres some new pics, i guess there isnt much of an order to em

Bear · 04-05-2007, 03:21 AM

Bear · 04-05-2007, 03:31 AM

guppyart · 04-05-2007, 11:33 AM

wow bear the pics are looking much better.
so many pretty zoas I want some

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02-19-2007, 01:18 PM	#61
Bear Salty Pants Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a Big Yellow House Age: 20 Posts: 902	ok, heres a little update a few new small things have been added, there is now a new brain and some frogspawn, the new lights (654 watt T5s) will be ordered soon and later today after I clean the tank I will take some pictures to show you all what is in the tank. Oh, the green clown goby died, it was found in the filter sock, I guess the little guy got too close to the overflow. The foxface is still in the tank and I still try to nab him when able, but since that one instance he seems to have left everything alone (Ive been feeding more often ) __________________ My Reef My Puffer Tank My Photos Last edited by Bear; 02-19-2007 at 01:36 PM.*

02-19-2007, 04:25 PM	#62
Bear Salty Pants Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a Big Yellow House Age: 20 Posts: 902	(was blue when bought, will be once again with decent lighting) __________________ My Reef My Puffer Tank My Photos

03-01-2007, 12:17 AM	#63
Bear Salty Pants Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a Big Yellow House Age: 20 Posts: 902	the new lights are up and runnin. The tank has never looked so awesome! Hopefully I can get some pics for everyone tomorrow. The only problem is that every pic I take just makes everything look blue, even though it is quite the opposite. I'll figure it out __________________ My Reef My Puffer Tank My Photos

03-01-2007, 11:14 AM	#65
Bear Salty Pants Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a Big Yellow House Age: 20 Posts: 902	I am thinking of getting 2 VHO actinics for a just a tad more color...but I dont know if there is even room under the hood now __________________ My Reef My Puffer Tank My Photos

03-01-2007, 03:18 PM	#67
Bear Salty Pants Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a Big Yellow House Age: 20 Posts: 902	haha, I know. I was just at school and forgot how good it looked. As soon as I got home I changed my mind But I am def looking into re pluming the return line to try and help reduce the air bubbles being fed into the tank (they arent coming from the skimmer). Also I am looking into adding a ton of base rock to the DT, there just isnt enough, and into the many different possibilities for new corals and such __________________ My Reef My Puffer Tank My Photos

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03-12-2007, 09:14 PM	#68
Bear Salty Pants Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a Big Yellow House Age: 20 Posts: 902	some new pics __________________ My Reef My Puffer Tank My Photos

03-12-2007, 10:06 PM	#69
CollegeReefer Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stevens Pont, Wisconsin Age: 23 Posts: 391	looking very nice! __________________ CollegeReefer

03-13-2007, 12:01 AM	#70
Bear Salty Pants Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a Big Yellow House Age: 20 Posts: 902	the fish in the tank are now 1 powder blue tang 1 foxface 1 6-line wrasse 2 clarkii clowns 1 Firefish I hope to add: 1 yellow tang 1 yellow watchman goby 1 green mandarin 1 Dispar Anthias I also hope to catch that darn foxface. I keep tryn and he still keeps getting away. I am doing weekly 10% water changes and feeding everyday, if I don't the foxface starts to pick at my zoas....darn foxface. as you can see from the pics I am having trouble with bubbles so there is still some fiddling with the plumbing I have yet to get to. 2 nano polyp packs (zoas, GSP, and Palys) and coming tomorrow along with 2 packs of mushrooms, all from LiveAquaria.com I will soon set another order there for some fish too oh...the polyps laying on the ground in the left side of the tank are my GFs for her 12g and most of the pics above were taken by her. I took some pics with an underwater disposable camera too, so if they came out well I will scan them and post em too. __________________ My Reef My Puffer Tank My Photos Last edited by Bear; 03-13-2007 at 12:04 AM.

03-13-2007, 09:45 AM	#71
Reefneck Senior Aquarist Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Near a Coral Reef Age: 47 Posts: 1,351	So Bear, Do I start turning red now? I am very proud of what you have accomplished in such a short time. I'm going to go back over the pics and see if I have any placement suggestions but at first look, it looks great. Nice clam on the sand there too. Just one suggestion man......Do 25% Water changes once a month instead of 10% weekly. With that large of a tank you can do that and be fine. It's also a lot less work. You would get burned out on the hobby after so long doing 10% weekly. __________________ I wonder how much salt mix I would need to turn our in ground pool into a Reef. Last edited by Reefneck; 03-13-2007 at 10:03 AM.

03-13-2007, 10:43 AM	#72
Bear Salty Pants Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a Big Yellow House Age: 20 Posts: 902	^^^ It's not just me who is accomplishing this, without the sudden involvement of my parents (I would think this is largely due to the fact that it is in the family room) I would most likely only have the corals that came from the 40g. They have been very helpful the whole time, even when it came to buying the third and final light fixture And even when they buy an $80 brain and the foxface attacks it like its seaweed. And then there's those here (mainly Reefneck and Harif), who I have yet to quick buggin' THX!!! __________________ My Reef My Puffer Tank My Photos Last edited by Bear; 03-13-2007 at 07:20 PM.

03-17-2007, 02:10 PM	#73
Bear Salty Pants Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a Big Yellow House Age: 20 Posts: 902	I got him!!!!!! The foxface is now sitting in the sump and is going to be sold later today!!! yay, now I can keep fungia again! __________________ My Reef My Puffer Tank My Photos

03-18-2007, 02:45 AM	#74
Bear Salty Pants Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a Big Yellow House Age: 20 Posts: 902	A good day for the reef All of the new corals are lookin' good after being introduced on tuesday. After using Coralife's Marine Tank Clarifier, as suggested by reefneck (thx again) and switching to RO/DI water, the water is clearer than it ever has been and is getting better by the day. For a while there the bubbles coming from the pump were getting worse and worse, not to mention the way that the pump was heating the water. To fix this I got a Quiet One 4000 model, the water has no bubbles and the pump does not only run super quiet, but cooler too. And just to mention, I should probably start a thread for this one too, even my GFs nano is doing well. Today was just a good day for me and tanks!!! __________________ My Reef My Puffer Tank My Photos

03-24-2007, 08:15 PM	#75
stargate_geek Official Geek Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Massachusetts, USA Age: 16 Posts: 82	Wow. If I ever started a SW tank and it looked half as good as that one, I'd be thrilled! Great work. More pics of the new corals? __________________ ~ Tori

03-24-2007, 09:29 PM	#76
Bear Salty Pants Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a Big Yellow House Age: 20 Posts: 902	THX!!! no new pics yet, but I do have all of the new corals up and glued in their spots. I will probably get pics the next time my GF comes over, for some reason shes better at taking pics of the tank. __________________ My Reef My Puffer Tank My Photos

04-05-2007, 03:21 AM	#77
Bear Salty Pants Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a Big Yellow House Age: 20 Posts: 902	heres some new pics, i guess there isnt much of an order to em __________________ My Reef My Puffer Tank My Photos

04-05-2007, 03:21 AM	#78
Bear Salty Pants Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a Big Yellow House Age: 20 Posts: 902	__________________ My Reef My Puffer Tank My Photos Last edited by Bear; 04-05-2007 at 03:24 AM.

04-05-2007, 03:31 AM	#79
Bear Salty Pants Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a Big Yellow House Age: 20 Posts: 902	__________________ My Reef My Puffer Tank My Photos

04-05-2007, 11:33 AM	#80
guppyart Naked wookie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: canada Age: 19 Posts: 702	wow bear the pics are looking much better. so many pretty zoas I want some . __________________ photography

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