imisky's 30g custom tank

[imisky]

Originally Posted by fishytime

there's a great sales pitch!

lol i know eh? let everyone know that it'll break after a few months but say it wont break the bank and that there is what seals the deal now on a note for those that cant pick up internet sarcasm, these units are not worth the money, bubble magus calcium reactors are $50 more and 200x better

[imisky]

had some time tonight to grab the camera out to get my custom white balance correct so that i can take some photos showing the proper colors of things in the tank. So now that all is done enjoy the photos guys. LOTS OF PHOTOS

hot pink birdsnest (round tip):


ORA ice tort:


lime in the sky:


green pocci:


weird color changed oregon tort:


no idea what this is but its cool:


bali tri color:


ORA borealis:


unknown acro:


rainbow pocci from the front:


sand sifting star on the glass just had to take it:

[imisky]

so ever since i started working at Oceanic Corals i stare at that big vertex reactor every time i go...they just had to have it sitting out in the open so..the temptation got to me and i JUST HAD TO GET IT (imagine what my girlfriend said when she heard that). So after a few weeks of getting everything together and waiting on the pellets the reactor is finally running.

For those who have been into the store, i am tumbling these pellets faster as a test to see how fine i can get the mulms coming out of the reactor to be as we all know SPS corals cant catch things that are too big and even cyclopeeze is hard for some to catch. So hopefully the speed of the tumbling will do SOMETHING other then to lower the overall maintenance of the reactor.

reactor mod


close up of pellets


in action

[imisky]

Man i have too much time on my hands lately, I just keep on updating this thread, Im enjoying the low maintenance that the bio pellets has provided me, no more daily dosage! cant believe i didnt get it when it first got out. Now i was staring into the tank after i got back from O.C, and decided that i had to move the right side of the tank a little as it was getting a little crowded and corals have no room to grow. So did some cleaning, moving, rescaping, coral removal and ended up wth 2 spots for corals! So whats better then to stick a hawkins echinata and rainbow stylo as i had them on hand.

OH and i got my custom white balance figured out! Look at the difference in the photos.

old scape of the tank before

new

[no_bs]

Very nice Eugene. I'm very tempted in trying these pellets. Would they be just as good for LPS?

[imisky]

Originally Posted by no_bs

Very nice Eugene. I'm very tempted in trying these pellets. Would they be just as good for LPS?

The pellets will work perfect for LPS systems, they will lower the nutrient levels to a point where there will be roughly 1-5ppm of NO3 and 0.01-0.04 ppm of PO4 from what ive seen. I have currently 2 chalices inside the tank and both have never looked happier.

[imisky]

finally got around to changing the bulb, the previous lighting system was:

2x 150W phoenix MH + 4x T5HO (fiji purple,giesemann pure actinic, UVL super actinic, aqua science 22,000K)

now:

2x 150W ushio 10K MH + 4x T5HO (ATI actinic, ATI blue plus, UVL super actinic, aqua science 22,000K)

im liking this setup alot better, its not as blue and definitely brighter, to the point that my blueberry cheese cake monti is bleaching at the bottom of the tank. I think the corals are still adjusting to the change in lighting but the change doesnt look bad. I'll let the photos do the talking, theres less floresence but i see an increase in color pigment with only a few days use.