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Bignoses' 90G sps reef
I'm currently building a setup at my new house. I will be using everything from my old setup but will be built totally different. My display will be in my basement and the equipment will be in the storage room. I have finished the basement to the point where I can start the build.
The equipment I have is: 90G display 48"x24"x18" 50G sump 48"x16"x15" Sunlight Supply Tek5 6x54w T5 Euroreef RS135 2-Koralia 4 2-Koralia 3 Quiet one 5000 Vertex PuraTek 100 GPD RO/DI Live stock: 120pnds of LR Yellow Tang Green Chromis Midas Blenny 3 PomPom crabs many different kinds of soft and hard corals All my livestock is currently in a 100G poly tub I borrowed from The Codfather. The tub is in my good friend Oshiney's storage room. Display http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1207.jpg The stand is a design from reefcentral that kien told me about. Started from this pile of wood http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1269.jpg Originally I had a taller stand for the sump but decided I would keep it lower just to be safe I had room for the plumbing http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1271.jpg http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1274.jpg Display stand http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1275.jpg Here is the poly tub with all the livestock http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1280.jpg http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1281.jpg This is Oshiney's 15G nano which has my midas blenny. I wish my first tank was this nice. Good work oshiney:wink: http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1282.jpg |
update March 16th.
I put the tank on the stand and figured out how to plumb everything. http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1310.jpg This is the first time I have plumbed through a wall so I was winging everything. I plumbed the drains and returns first. http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1319.jpg Then I plumbed the other side of the wall. I also plumbed in the RO/DI unit and mounted a couple of powerbars. http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1314.jpg This is where I am now. http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1318.jpg http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1317.jpg |
wow, that looks so neat and tidy, love it :-)
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I raised the salinity to 1.025 and the temperature to 79F. Next I will rinse and add sand. I'm going with 40 pounds of sugar sand. The last time I used 40pnds sugar and 20 pounds crushed argonite which was too much. |
It was 3 weeks ago but here is a picture of me and my gf adding sand.
http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1321.jpg 2 weeks ago I added about 40 pnds of base LR, I put half of it in my sump. Last week I added 10 hermit crabs and 8 narcissus snails. Yesterday I put in my yellow tang. Here is a picture I took today. http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1350.jpg I still have around 60 pnds of LR to go in yet but it's going in when I transfer my coral. |
nice work!! not gonna paint the back of your tank?
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Looking great! +1 to the "Plans for the back of the tank". I WISH my plumbing was that neat and tidy!
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Acoustical batting would help with that noise through the wall.
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I have a piece of pvc pipe holding the pump up right now. Would a piece of styrofoam leach any chemicals into the water?
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Im not entirely sure, but it would float like you wouldnt believe. It should be fairly simple to find a piece of rubber to cut to go underneath it to dampen the sound!
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My girlfriend seen this wonderful powder blue tang at blue world. I was going to buy a naso but she easily changed my mind. I've had my heart set on a powder blue for quite some time but timing was never in my favor. This time I could add the fish all at once and prevent territory aggression. I also added my midas blenny but I can't get a picture of him yet.
http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1351.jpg Yellow tang showed aggression for the first day. http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1353.jpg |
It's been awhile since I've updated so here are a few.
Here are the frags that I bought locally from Dez. http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1427.jpg These are the smaller ones I got. http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1428.jpg Most of these are also from Dez. I'm not to sure what to do with this plate coral. I feel it is too big compared to the rest of the corals I have. Perhaps I will keep the blennys spot and frag off the rest to sell. http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1430.jpg Here is what my tank looks like currently. http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1426.jpg |
I was looking through some photos and I found pictures of my frags that survived my move. Here are a couple of the bigger ones.
Time from March 30, 2009 to June 6, 2010 http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1sps033109.jpg http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1439.jpg http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...4sps033109.jpg http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1453.jpg background on the left side |
Aug 22 Update
I've since sold my yellow and bowder blue tangs. They were too big for my tank and when the aggression came around they had to go. When they were gone my tank was very quiet but I seen some interesting things. My pompom crabs would come out to eat at feeding time. Watching it defend the shrimp and hermits with its nems was something to witness. Soon after the tangs were gone algae started started to appear. So I picked up a 3" yellow tang. This time it will be the only tang in the tank. I'm planning to get 3 royal grammas and a 6 line wrasse. This picture was taken June 4 when I got back from Dez's coral sale. There is a lot more coral on the rocks now. The softie on the bottom left and the plate coral are gone. I'm looking for my camera so I can update with a new picture. http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...g?t=1282508816 |
April 4, 2011
For the past 6 months I've been dealing with cyano, even with weekly water changes. I used to have carbon and gfo in my sump cleaning passively. I removed them and added a dual brs reactor and I'm currently running carbon in both. Did some massive cleaning in the display and dosed red slime remover as a last effort. The slime went away and it's been a couple months slime free. Thank God. I changed the flow in my tank downgrading from 2 K4's to a K4 & K3, cut back my sump return ~75% and pointed the returns behind the rock work on each side. Finally my tank is cleaning up, corals are getting healthier and their colors are coming back! Here are some pictures of the tank. http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1849.jpg FTS http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1851.jpg Left side http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1853.jpg Front left http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1855.jpg Front centre http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1856.jpg Front right http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1857.jpg Right side Here are some of my favorite corals in my tank. http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1854.jpg Pink palys, purple plate and my personable midas blenny rightly named Midas. http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1858.jpg Purple monster and my favorite coral ever(well for now at least). I got this and it was dark brown. It is coloring up very nicely and turning purple and green. I can't wait to see this one grow! http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1859.jpg Not sure what this is but it's looks like a rose mille but lighter and brighter in color. http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1860.jpg Strawberry shortcake and a very nice purple sps. The shortcake is easily the hardest coral I've cared for yet. I've almost lost this one twice luckily it has survived my tank struggle. http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1861.jpg Not sure what this blue and green coral is but I've taken I liking to it. Nice green polyps and a bright blue base. My tank still has a way to go but it's heading in the right direction and I couldn't be happier the way my tank is recovering. I've got my fingers crossed. |
Where did you get the purple monster. Tanks looking good. You need to come out and get some red planet
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I traded 2 or 3 frags out of my tank for the monster frag. I got it 2 or 3 months ago and it has barely grown, only colored up. I will make a trip out to your house for a visit sooner or later Wes.
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tank is looking good man.....you have some really nice pieces there.....curious though why you downgraded your flow?....
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The tank is looking good, nice to see the sps growing out :biggrin:
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Thanks for the compliments.
I lowered the flow to stop sand from blowing around. I had areas 4" deep and others bare bottom. I leveled the sand and everything is staying. I also noticed coral damage from strong direct current. |
Nice growth Jason! Awesome.
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That Purple Bonsai I got from you is really taking off Wes! I need to pick over your frag rack again soon! |
Jay its about time you got some pics up! Looking good!
Ned and I better come by and dose the vodka for you. By dose, I mean drink. And by drink I mean... well you get the picture. See yah Tuesday Brotha Man! |
Frick jay go home and post some more pictures. Drink your beer and leave. Now. Wohahhahhah!
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Very nice tank and progress....
Not sure if you are thinking that your purple monster is the same as the tyree purple monster? If so I hate to be the barer of bad news but it is definately not a tyree purple monster. Everything looks great though....keep it up. |
some really nice zoanthids in there. I also love the hugh stag in the middle.
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No doubt Dez.
But it is just easy to identify a coral that way. I could have said the purple loripes that has been captively grown and traded in the hobby for years, originally coming from Steve Tyree in California but tyree purple monster is just easier. Personally I think this corals sells (for a pretty penny) is because it is rare, especially colorfull, captive grown for generations, and proven to look good in a multitude of tank condtions. Having said that though I will be honest and say that marketing/branding does play a role too...but not the most important IMO. |
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The purple is PURPLE and the tips are all turning green. Probably going to be his nicest coral ... cough cough frag cough cough ha ha ha ha! |
I was at aquarium illusions today and they are selling a nice sized colony of purple monster for a significant amount. I never asked if it is a Tyree but for that price it must be a special piece.
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I was at red coral yesterday and I seen these magician palys. 9 polyps for $10 I couldn't resist.
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My macro shot attempt of Purple polyp pink birdnest.
http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...IMGP1905-1.jpg Another shot of the so called purple monster although I'm starting to think it's not because the colors are brighter than the pics on the internet. http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1918.jpg New zoa frag I got from red coral. Don't know what it is can someone ID it? http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1914.jpg Walt smith purple sps http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP1913.jpg |
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There are nice red lines coming from the center out. That shot is with aquablue special(12k I believe?) bulbs on. Like your saying when the actinics come on the colors in the magicians really show. Not sure if it's the bulbs or the coral settling into my tank probably a bit of both. I big thanks to Steve at red coral for these beauts though.
I was hoping to get some of the Joker paly at red coral yesterday but they sold out before the store opened. Oh well Steve so kindly put me on the waiting list now I have to wait WTH!!!:twised: kidding Steve I can wait. Got my fingers crossed hopefully I'm at the top of the waiting list! |
Since my last post I split my returns and added a couple more flare nozzles reducing the flow allowing for full flow. No more sand storm and all my corals seem to be happy.
I also changed my bulbs to the following: 1. ATI Blue plus 2. KZ Newgen II 3. D&D Powerchrome pink 4. ATI Aquablue Sp. 5. ATI Purple+ 6. ATI Aquablue Sp. 7. ATI Purple plus 8. ATI Blue plus For the past month I've started dosing vodka and have positive results except for 1 coral with some bleached tips but the color seems to be coming back slowly. Growth and color are starting to increase. Presently I'm at 1.3 ml daily and will soon be dosing zeobak. Also some hair algae is appearing in my tank probably from all the frozen food I've been feeding. I've cut back the frozen to once every 3 days and feed nls pellets for the other days. To combat the algae I bought a lawnmower blenny. I also bought another scooter dragonette to pair with my other scooter. They were doing their dance last night swimming up and around the tank, very interesting to watch. No aggression between them so I'm happy. http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP0021.jpg FTS http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP0003.jpg purple deaths http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP0010.jpg blue mille starting to color up http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP0017.jpg alien eyes http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP0030.jpg onyx true percula |
love the aquascape. that tank is going to look awsome when it all grows in.
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