tomtom2245
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Welcome to the Bean Animal C2C club! I have that same system running on my tank and love how quiet it is. Can't wait to see the tank installed.
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Part of it is also what color combination do you want. I like more blue so I have my blues turned up to about 90% and my whites are around 70-75%. I used to ramp up to this level but now they just turn on straight at this level. I also started out with all lights at around 50% and then gradually increased to this level over a month or so.
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Amazing tank and I really like the stone work as well. It really finishes off the outside. Hopefully you can get this right back to were the old one was, that video was nuts!
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Your tank is amazing! And that anemone is massive!!!
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Very nice tank! The Go-Pro video was cool. It's not everyday that we get an in-tank video tour of somebody's tank.
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Got a good shot of my black sun coral fully extended last night and thought I would share. I purchased this guy from IC during their Black Friday sale. It really opens up good at night and I've almost got it completely trained to open up during the day.
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I personally do a ~10% change every 7-10 days.
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Looks awesome! Just read through everything today. Question though, the egg crate on top of the baffle to the return section, is that removable? I was only wondering because I can see it acting as a pseudo algae turf scrubber and getting sections of the crate covered.
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If it's going in a location like the picture, have you considered an 'L' shaped tank? I'm just picturing you trying to reach the front of a 4' cube and it not going so well. I've seen some cool L shaped tanks that have slightly different themes on each leg. Like mostly LPS down one side and then transition to SPS down the other.
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Yeah, what's up! You lists of all of the corals you got but no pics!!!
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Haven't watched this one yet, but if you want another marine related very sad documentary you should check out The Cove. Netflix has it I believe. It's about the dolphin industry.
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Was looking in the tank last night after lights out and noticed my clown goby has a new bed! I've seen him try to hang out here during the day but it usually doesn't happen. Just thought I would share.
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I really like that extra tall stand. Lots of room for gear, right height for viewing and the little shelf in there is a nice addition.
Thanks! I really wanted a stand that put the tank up closer to eye level and I also wanted the extra storage space inside. It may not be the prettiest stand in the world but it gets the job done.
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I was going through some of my old threads looking for one to add some new pics to and realized that I didn't have a dedicated tank thread so here we go. My setup is a drilled 40B with a Bean-Animal coast-to-coast overflow system connected to a 20 gal sump/fuge. The lights, stand, overflow, and sump/fuge were built by myself and have been ticking away now for about 2.5 years with a move thrown in after being only setup for a year. The lights are a custom built 40 bulb Cree LED fixture with LEDs from Rapid LED. They are powered by 3 dimmable drivers and a controller. The sump houses the heater, Reef Octo skimmer, ATO, fuge and a Mag 7 return pump. Everything is controlled by a Reef Keeper Lite.
The stock is a mixed reef with mushrooms, LPS, SPS, clam, anemone, and a few zoas/palys. As for fish, I have a pair of occ. clowns (1 b&w and 1 orange), a breeding pair of bengai cardinals, a clown goby, and a diamond goby. I love my setup and works perfectly for me. If I had to change one thing, it would probably be the overflow system. Now don't get me wrong, the Bean-Animal system is whisper quiet and the peace of mind that comes from three separate drain line is very reassuring. On the other hand, the coast to coast overflow and all the plumbing, takes up a lot of space in my tank and I really feel like I'm losing out on valuable real estate. Well enough talk, let the pictures speak for themselves.
Tank and stand before being completely finished and stained
Overflow and return:
DIY LED fixture:
Sump/fuge early on:
FTS:
Superman and green strip shrooms
My little buddy the clown goby
Duncans
Squamosa clam and some pink palys
Clown Pair
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This is awesome. I've had a pair for about 6 months now and I think they just started breeding. The male's mouth is huge and he's been hiding all the time now.
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I agree, you can easily add another as long as it too was one of the smaller ones from wherever you get it.
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I could really do with a vortech mp10 or maybe a two part dosing system as well. But instead my wife and I are getting each other a dive computer this year.
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I think Incredible Corals had a few in stock last weekend. Might check them out.
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I got some Coral RX, some superman mushrooms, a black sun coral, and a skunk cleaner shrimp!
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For the past couple of years they pretty much all of the online stores have decent Black Friday and cyber Monday sales. Not sure about the LFS though.
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Beautiful tanks! I really like the 48gal. It's so simplistic and just works. It's cool to see a tank where somebody isn't trying to stuff as much in as possible. Can't wait to see what the new one will look like.
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As for extra water movement, check out the koralia nanos. They have a very small footprint and would work great in your tank. You could go with two of them at different locations to really add some turbulence to your flow.
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Oh, and another thing, get rid of the Kenya tree ASAP! He may look all cute right now, but when it grows up it's the devil. Drops little branches all over the place and before you know it your whole tank is covered in them.
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14gal is not too small at all. I actually started out with a 10gal and did just fine. If you're wanting to start keeping some corals, I would upgrade your lighting. The stock power compact lighting in the biocubes just doesn't cut it. Rapid LED has a nice upgrade kit that integrates right into the original canopy of the biocube and works great.
Coral Hind's 600g FOWLR
in Dedicated Tank (Build) Forum
I can't remember if I saw you were looking for one or not, but DD just had a miniatus grouper go up for sale. Thought you might be interested.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/DiversDen/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+3&ddid=213089