worm5406

Some new frags I got :

Ohh I am... I was fighting GHA so I could not put anything on it. After NEXT Sunday I will have a lot more options to choose from and have a lot more placed.

When were you there?

Here is a clam that I just got from Rozzens in Maryland.

I am thinking of doing this. I have about 30 though.... hahahaha... They will be fidhting each other for everything. i might keep my left handed zebras in the main DT though.

Thanks!! This has been an effort in love and hate.... (salt and aptasia) (Aptasia is all gone so...) I did some more video's and I am looking at spinning backup up my 120 and pipe it in with the 180 (plus the sumps for both). So about 300 g when done. I look forward to meeting and seeing some of you at the meeting in April.

Just a small video of one of my frag racks. http://youtu.be/Fx3MFU2oiwg

That should have read 'I am not really a FOWLR person anymore.' (where did 'a bit' come from) I was on a computer not my phone. HAHAHA.. Must have been having a conversation with someone else at the same time.

Yeah.. I am not really a fowlr person for a bit... I just can't change the name of the thread and didn't really want to open a new one. HAHAHA... Maybe I should. It should read: 180g Reef SOMD

Yeah... thanks... my kids stayed out from under my feet while I did it. HAHAHA... I think they were afraid that I would make them help. It looks so much better and brighter. Granted the HA was not bad looking to me. My cheato is prob going to explode now.

Well I did 3 days of Lights out, 1 of actnic only. I took the vacuum cleaner attachment that is used for the end of the hose, soaked it in vinegar for 3 days. Took my hose I use for water changes added a few rubber-bands around it, to make a good seal INSIDE the adapter. Took the hose and ran it to the sump, into a filter sock, and just scrubbed away,. That is why the glass has SO MANY drip marks. I was like... you know.. those that understand what I did will not have a problem with a few drip marks. (LOL) It only took me about 2 hours to slowly and painstakenly go through and scrub it with the long bristle adapter and get sucked up into the hose. I have a few more spots to go. The RBTA did not want to move so I did not do that one section.

I am looking at taking my old 120 and piping it into my 180 setup and make this a frag/sps tank. Tie it together for an overall: 180dt+40sump + 120dt+50sump But I have to wait until the 'walkaround' video gets pain on the walls and the floor painted. Ideas? Comments? Ohh.. btw... I really like this hobby more and more, everytime I sit and watch it.

A few more: FTS: http://youtu.be/NEHkf-FsEpk Fishroom walkaround: http://youtu.be/8vH2KM05oiU

And a few videos: New camera video: http://youtu.be/ByhZEh_VgMg Ritteri playing in the waves: http://youtu.be/ywXIaho5mEg Coral wakeup: http://youtu.be/n5njkTGWsEo Time lapse Ritteri: http://youtu.be/Em4nw1Uxv4c

OK So I paid my club dues here a few minutes ago. I look forward to being at the meeting on Apr 14. Here are a few updated pictures: Before HA removal: After HA Removal: (yeah before I cleaned the glass... hahaha)

Thanks... It is about 18+/- wide. It really likes the flow and is proud to show it.

http://www.youtube.c...ed/iqxRl9KKuLY

Thanks. Since the start of that thread I have since upgraded to a dedicated fish room and changed tanks to a 180 with a 40g sump. Much better than the 120 and 2 fx5 canister filters. Stock:2 blue hippo tang|4 OC Clown|2 Cinnamon Clown|3 Peppermint shrimp|2 Conch|3 Brittle Star|3000+ Copods|10+ MiniBrittle|8+ Bristle Worm|2x Anemone|100+ mini-feather|4 boys 10,17,18,18

Well the lack of a filter sock allows the drain's to feed the LR/LS and the refug. I dont have any real noise, my drains are all below the surface of the water. The bubbles go through two seperate bubble traps before it puts water back into the DT. I will get an updated picture later today of the sump.

I did... but now I just have 2x mp40's I cleaned off the Korilla and put one of them below in the sump to circulate over the LR more than the return and skimmer already do. Keeps the junk stirred up. The MP40's would be set to about 80% on reef crest. Everything loved it. I am still trying to get them cycled out for the 180.

Is that better??

OK Well... I have not posted in a while and I have a LOT of changes!! I have upgraded to a 180g from the old 120. Now have a sump and a lot more hardware. Here is a list: Hardware DT: 180g marineland corner drilled 2x MP40's 3x Panaorama 24" with a multitude of lights 2x 500w heaters Odyssea Steves LED 4x 4 port drivers and 1x AIC (interface with the VDM of the apex) 400w power supply for led's (wont need it all but it is ready for it) APEX: 3x 8 EB's PM2 WXM LSM VDM PH TEMP Conductivity Sump: Quiet One Pro Aquarium Pump 6000 (Return) Supreme Classic Mag Drive Pump 700 (Skimmer) Reef Octopus DDNW250 Dual 10” Recirculating Protein Skimmer 7" SOCK-it Filter Sock Holder with Filter Socks 2x BRS GFO & Carbon Reactor – Deluxe 2x Maxi-Jet Powerhead 1200 BRS Top Off Doser – 50 mL per minute 2x 7g FDA approved water storage containers for ATO Software: 100 lb BRS Bulk Fiji Dry Live Rock 90 lb BRS Pukani Dry Aquarium Live Rock 20 lb BRS Tonga Complex Multi-Branch Dry Live Rock 20 lb BRS Tonga Large 20+” Branch Dry Live Rock 200 lb sand (oolite and pink fiji and original substrate ALL caribsea) Existing 100 lb of live rock(I still have dryrock left over did not put it all in there) 100 lb live sand (I transferred about 50lb from existing tank so I have 50 I did not put in) Here is a build picture: Here is my latest FTS (full tank shot)

Hello I am new to this forum. I have had a 55g Fresh for years. A friend we getting a 265g tank and sold me his old 120g. I decided to go Salt with live rock/substrate. I have: 120g 2x Fluval FX5 2x ViaAqua 300-Watt Thermostat (set to 82) 1x ecoxotic 24" Panorama Pro (with Three 12K White/445nm Blue and two 445nm Blue modules) 3x Hydor Koralia Evolution 1400 Aquarium Circulation Pump, 1400 gph 2x VorTech MP40wES Propeller Pump 1x Seachem Ammonia Alert 1x AquaTop In-Line UV Sterilizer 10W - IL10UV (not installed yet) 60lb of Live sand (fine) About 2" total across bottom 50lb of Live rock (from two places) How I set it up: Week 1: mixed water and salt in tank and let circulate with heaters (set at 90) and blowers Added API Quick start (1 bottle) Added live sand Week 2: Added 3 damsel fish (Sorry this was before I knew how to do it humanely) Added 20 lb Live Rock Levels not high Week 3: Added 30lb Live rock (with bristle worms, dwarf brittle star fish, and APTASIA Added 10 Chromis Added 6 Hermit Added 4 peppermint shrimp to tackle the Aptasia Levels slowly started to rise and get higher... ... ... BOOM -- -- Levels went to zero Week 4: Added 4 Ocellaris Clownfish Added 2 Cinnamon Clown Fish Took back Damsel (too aggressive) Added 6 Snails (2" to 3" in size (each)) Week 5: Added some more LR Week 6: Added more LR with Coraline Algae Week 7: Added 2 anemones Week 9: Took a vacation to the OBX in NC. Week 10: Added two Anemones and added screen around power heads to NOT GET FUTURE ONES CAUGHT IN. Week 11: This week... Levels are still ph-8.1 A-0 ni-0 na-0 A bit of diatoms lately but trying to get powerheads tuned better to allow better flow to the bottom Pictures/Video: Google Picassa Album: https://picasaweb.go...at=embedwebsite Youtube Videos: https://www.youtube....worm5406/videos