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Hi Kevin,

RIght now I am running the actinics from 10 AM to 9:30 PM and the halides from 2 PM until 6:00 PM. What do you think, too much? The algae seems to have gone away on its own except for a couple of small patches.

Palmer

Well it's been awhile since I have posted to this tank thread. since last spring I have lost a orange spotted shrimp goby and a sandsifting goby to the carpet. I had also lost and replaced a couple of peppermint shrimp.

I have managed to add and keep some things successfully. I have added-

Yellow tang
Black and white perc clown
Lawnmower blenny
Fairy wrasse

Candy cane coral
Red Montipora
A green sps that I can never remmember the name (in pic below)
An acropora frag
Open brain (from zoa elite)
Crocea clam

All in all things have been going pretty good!

http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...2/P9250346.jpg

Thing I can never remmember

http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...2/P9260363.jpg

http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...2/P9250352.jpg

http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...2/P9250344.jpg

http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...2/P9260366.jpg

http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...2/P9260368.jpg

http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...2/P9260378.jpg

My wife just got a Canon SLR camera so I thought I would add a couple of shots I took to this thread. I also changed my MH bulbs recently to phoenix from Ushio and really like the difference in color.

I am dealing also with this small patch of pest algae or something. I am wondering if it is cyano. Here is a pcture below. I am basically scooping the stuff off the top of the sand bed to keep it under control.

Brown stuff

http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...2/IMG_5464.jpg

FTS

http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...2/IMG_5469.jpg

I think the clown wants an anemone

http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...2/IMG_5462.jpg

http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...2/IMG_5458.jpg

Dont mess with the big dog

http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...2/IMG_5466.jpg

Quarterly report

Here are some new photos of the tank. I did end up winning the war with Cyano. I used Chemi clean and also bought a Vortech MP40 to add more flow on my tank. I think two Koralia 2's was definitly not enough flow for this size tank. I have added a couple of corals over the last number of months and added a GBTA. Below is a pic when i first got it and it was "bubbled" up. It split shortly after getting it. I am in the process of setting up a 30 G frag tank on the other side of the wall that is behind this tank. I am taking my time with this project but I have a custom overflow I bought that I will be inserting into it and have just installed three bulkheads so I am pretty well on my way to setting that up...

Somewhat recent FTS
http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...2/IMG_5877.jpg

Before split
http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...2/IMG_5816.jpg

After
http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...2/IMG_5991.jpg

Some coral
http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...2/IMG_5989.jpg

http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...2/IMG_5996.jpg

there sure is some noticeable growth when you scroll down this last page of your thread......you must be doing something right.....lookin good man:biggrin:

Thanks and your informing me I should probably test for magnesium may have helped with that :lol: It took awhile to really get things going between figuring out how long to run the lighting and just letting all the frags encrust etc but I am pretty happy with the progress now.

Frag/isolation tank

Well my latest project is slowly progressing. I wanted to turn a 30 G all glass aquarium I have had forever into a frag tank. I also thought it might be nice to be able to use it as an isolation tank if needed. The big quandry I had is whether to plumb it into my existing system (making isolation of course impossible) or whether to run it completly on its own (more $ + less extra H(OH) for stability..)

A really simplistic idea came to mind and I decided I would just buy a bunch of ball valves for the herbie and return and make it so I can either send the water back to my display sump or to a tank below the new frag tank just by directing the flow with the valves. Just a few bucks more and you get two potential solutions...

I had an overflow made for me and i cut it to my size with a table saw. Then I cut three holes into the tank and added bulkheads. And that is pretty much where I am so far...

I am going to put an Aqua remora pro on this that I am getting used. It is way overkill for this size tank but I figure if my sicce pump on my SWC EXT 200 gives me problems I have a back up. And despite my skepticism of the value (or over value) of skimmers I still dont believe you can overskim a tank :lol: Far from rocket science but nice to have options rather than an either or situation...

Here's the tank. I dont have the plumbing set up yet but I will likely put a small simple sump underneath it that I can have the herbie drain into if I want to run it seperate..
http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...10416-1434.jpg

These are the new bulkheads and holes in my wall leading to the main display sump (This is my basement so no worries on the home front!)
http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...10416-1435.jpg

Other side of the wall to display

http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...10416-1436.jpg

This is the return which I will have a T fitting with ball valves to allow for plumbing to the display and a return from underneath this tank

http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/z...10416-1435.jpg

Great looking tank. Very cool to see that growth progress!