Dave's 300 Gallon Reef

tang daddy · #1 12-16-2008, 05:05 AM

Nice tank, i like the dims of it.

I wanted to ask you about the elegance coral you kept for a long time. I heard that they can be found in murky low flow areas. I was wondering if you fed it weekly and what did it prefer to eat? I had one in the past that didn't last too long maybe a couple months after that I was discouraged to ever get one, a few people here have kept some for no longer than six months..... I spoke to a guy that owns 3 and he has them doing well the longest one for 3 years. When asked what kept them alive he said he fed them pellets I laughed at first then asked him if he was serious and yes he was. I decided to try my luck again this time buying a nice one to put in my new set up I have had it for 2 weeks now. I feed it small pieces of tiger prawns which he took gladly. I will continue to feed it every week but any opinions you have I am all ears thanks.

Chris

Mrfish55 · #2 12-16-2008, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by tang daddy

Nice tank, i like the dims of it.

I wanted to ask you about the elegance coral you kept for a long time. I heard that they can be found in murky low flow areas. I was wondering if you fed it weekly and what did it prefer to eat? I had one in the past that didn't last too long maybe a couple months after that I was discouraged to ever get one, a few people here have kept some for no longer than six months..... I spoke to a guy that owns 3 and he has them doing well the longest one for 3 years. When asked what kept them alive he said he fed them pellets I laughed at first then asked him if he was serious and yes he was. I decided to try my luck again this time buying a nice one to put in my new set up I have had it for 2 weeks now. I feed it small pieces of tiger prawns which he took gladly. I will continue to feed it every week but any opinions you have I am all ears thanks.

Chris

Yes I fed it, indirectly it got scraps daily when the fish were fed and directly every couple days I would give it a chunk of frozen brine ship or formula frozen cubes, it did very well and grew substantially in the time I had it but it died not long after my magnificant anenome died (another long time resident) I never did figure out what caused it's demise and no other inhabitants were affected, I have tried two since and lost both within 6 months, it must be where they collect them from now as I have not heard many success stories, when I bought my original (15 years ago) I am sure they came from different locations than the ones we are seeing today.

marie · #3 12-16-2008, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by tang daddy

Nice tank, i like the dims of it.

I wanted to ask you about the elegance coral you kept for a long time. I heard that they can be found in murky low flow areas. I was wondering if you fed it weekly and what did it prefer to eat? I had one in the past that didn't last too long maybe a couple months after that I was discouraged to ever get one, a few people here have kept some for no longer than six months..... I spoke to a guy that owns 3 and he has them doing well the longest one for 3 years. When asked what kept them alive he said he fed them pellets I laughed at first then asked him if he was serious and yes he was. I decided to try my luck again this time buying a nice one to put in my new set up I have had it for 2 weeks now. I feed it small pieces of tiger prawns which he took gladly. I will continue to feed it every week but any opinions you have I am all ears thanks.

Chris

Get a duncan instead, they're hardy and if you carefully tilt your head to the side and squint a little bit, it almost looks like an elegance coral

Mrfish55 · #4 12-16-2008, 05:51 AM

I will try and find some pics of my elegance (old stills) it was stunning, it was about 12" at the base when it died (8 years ago) if it was still around today it would have easily been double that.

Stones · #5 12-16-2008, 06:34 AM

Very nice setup! I'm a big fan of the new marineland deep dimension series and yours is the first one I've seen in action.

I also see that you are running a wavebox in your tank and was wondering how you overcame the constant flushing sound accompanied by the water level rising and falling into your tanks dual overflows. I'm assuming you are using a herbie style system but I'd like to know just how you would do that with 2 overflows at the ends of your aquarium.

I'm really considering one of these tanks for when I upgrade but was concerned about the noise my wavebox would generate with overflows at both ends of the tank. I have a hard enough time adjusting my herbie overflow in a AGA megaflow overflow which is located just off center of the tank, let alone 2 overflows that are located where the wave height/water level would fluctuate the most due to the wavebox.

Mrfish55 · #6 12-16-2008, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Stones

Very nice setup! I'm a big fan of the new marineland deep dimension series and yours is the first one I've seen in action.

I also see that you are running a wavebox in your tank and was wondering how you overcame the constant flushing sound accompanied by the water level rising and falling into your tanks dual overflows. I'm assuming you are using a herbie style system but I'd like to know just how you would do that with 2 overflows at the ends of your aquarium.

I'm really considering one of these tanks for when I upgrade but was concerned about the noise my wavebox would generate with overflows at both ends of the tank. I have a hard enough time adjusting my herbie overflow in a AGA megaflow overflow which is located just off center of the tank, let alone 2 overflows that are located where the wave height/water level would fluctuate the most due to the wavebox.

It is a little on the noisy side but the wavebox is adjustable for duration and intensity, If I set it to do a double wave it is quieter but is not intense enough, I dont really notice the noise as it is built into the wall and I insulated the service room behind. I am using the stock overflows and returns that came with the tank and my only real complaint is the returns, they have a antisiphon hole drilled in them that sprays water everywhere (remedied by securing a piece of floss in front of the hole) I would reccomend the deep tank to anyone they are some impressive all set up, pics just dont do it justice.

mseepman · #7 12-16-2008, 04:52 PM

A really nice tank...these Marineland are in my LFS and they are really impressive to look at. Do you feel that the Starfire makes a big difference?

Mrfish55 · #8 12-16-2008, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mseepman

A really nice tank...these Marineland are in my LFS and they are really impressive to look at. Do you feel that the Starfire makes a big difference?

I wouldn't have thought a piece of glass would be that big a deal but now that I see the difference I will never buy another large tank without the starfire glass. If you look at the edge you can see out the other end clear as day! and that is six feet. It almost looks like there is no glass at all, just some invisible force holding the water in, it was well worth the extra cash, glad I went that road.