[Help with LED fixture]

They will need to be replaced. If you have meanwell drivers order from rapid or reefledlights.com

[New Frag Tank]

Doors will stay open. They do reduce noise. Still trying to figure out how I can reduce noise even more. I will also have a fan in the closet.

[New Frag Tank]

After dragging my feet for about a year I finally got this thing up and running. Took more time than I thought and I still have much to do. I still plan to install and ATO, better Skimmer either a Bubble Magus or Reef Octopus and some lock line return fittings. I built or designed most of this and had some help from WAMAS members like Coral Hind and VTHURD. I can't wait to get this thing stocked. Thinking of buying highend Zoas at first and growing thoose out.

 

drawing/idea

layout/idea

Basket for Anemone/Cheato

Stand Base

Side Angle of Stand Base

Stand with Equipment

Water exit and Return Corner

Set up Almost Complete with light fixture that can be adjusted as needed

Whats in the closet? A ghost?

No a frag tank!

Left Side

Right Side

Sump Area

Plumbing

Top of closet with Aquarium stuff

 

 

 

Thats it. Will clean up wires and stuff later. Just want to get this thing cycled.

[My tank Video]

Yeah Facebook took down my last video "music copyright", My new frag tank is up and running. As soon as I move I will dive into a large tank. I just dont want to deal with a large tank set up and then tear down, if I know a move is around the corner.

[WAMAS Speakers on Reef Builders]

Check in out. The first 2 clips are people WAMAS has had at meetings. Pretty neat. The first of course the most recent.

 

http://reefbuilders.com/

[My tank Video]

Hopefully this time it will stay up.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS8MMNHEo8Y&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

[I thought this was pretty funny]

I pulled him off last night. I didn't want to kill the guy. I was actually amazed in how hard to was to remove him. That urchin is like velcro?

[Clip of new tank set up]

I will post agian later. Facebook took it down because I added a music clip and thats a copyright issue.

[I thought this was pretty funny]

Just wanted to share. This scarlet hermit crab is stuck on the tuxedo urchins back. Never seen that before. If you had a bad day, it probably wasn't worse than his.

 

[Clip of new tank set up]

Still got some stuff to clean out, but its getting there. If you cannot view let me know and I will try and post somewhere else.

 

Facebook link

[I Hate My Skimmer]

An ATO for sump water level is key. If you don't get a ATO for a water level sensite Skimmer it could ruin your the pump. That is what happened to my TUNZE Skimmer. Many skimmers don't really highlight that the skimmers water level is critical. Buy an ATO and your problems should go away. I like the AVAST ATO with the Toms Aqualifter.

 

 

[Brute Trash Can Water Storage]

Thanks I will call them tomorrow.

[Brute Trash Can Water Storage]

I have had the same brute water storage container for last 2 years. The seal/bulk head is leaking and I wanted to see if anyone had a solution. Maybe its old? Where can you get new bulkheads locally? I need this fixed ASAP.

[How long will T5 bulbs last?]

Marine Depot says 12-18 months.

 

 

[Are my clowns laying eggs?]

Probably. My clowns wouldn't go more than a few inches from the nest. Get a plastic rod to try and get coral to retract so you can see whats going on?

[PAR meter]

I need to measure my light and I live in Burke (NOVA). Who currently has the PAR meter and when can I get it?

[My 37G Oceanic Build]

Looks good so far. Like the LPS.

[Gobi near the end of his life]

Very neat

[COD (Coral Over Dose)]

Will post pics soon. In process of placing corals from last meeting.

[Help cooling tank]

80 degrees is OK shouldn't hurt anything. Get a chiller if you want stable water temp.

[COD (Coral Over Dose)]

It took me almost 3 years to get my tank to this point. Many thanks to WAMAS members. I think it may be overkill at this point, but I can't wait till this stuff grows out. My tank looks amazing. As of now this is my coral stock list in my 29 gallon Biocube.

 

SPS

 

Red Table Acropora

 

Harry Cary Acropora

 

Raspberry Limeade Acropora

 

Crayola Plana Acropora

 

ORA Roscoes Acropora

 

Bali Green Slimmer Acropora

 

Tyree Rosaria Acropora

 

Pink Pocillopora

 

Green Pocillopora Damicornis

 

Kelly Green Psamoccora

 

Green Spongodes

 

Pink Birdsnest

 

Neon Green Birdsnest

 

Dr. Mac Glowing Fingers Birdsnest

 

Pink Setosa Montipora

 

Orange Montipora Digitata

 

Creamsicle Montipora Digitata

 

Forest Fire Montipora Digitata

 

Purple Monitopora

 

Purple Haze Montipora

 

Superman Montipora

 

Montipora Undata

 

Sunset Millipora

 

Palmers Blue Millipora

 

Metallic Blue Millipora

 

Upscales Microlados

 

Green Hydnophora

 

ATL Golden Eye Chalice

 

LPS

 

Green/Red Trachyphyllia

 

Green Blastomussa

 

Green Blastomussa Merletti

 

Orange/Silver Lobophyllia

 

Neon Green Trumpet

 

Green Tip Hammer

 

Rainbow Acans

 

Skittles Acans

 

Joker Acans

 

*6 other various Acan Colonies

 

Softies

 

Blue Tubs Zoanthids

 

Watermelon Zoanthids

 

Super Bright Mini Red Zoanthids

 

Anemones/Mushrooms

 

Metallic Red Mushrooms

 

Metallic Blue Mushrooms

 

Orange Ricordea Mushroom

 

Red/Blue Rhodactis Mushrooms

 

Maxi Mini Green Anemone

 

 

[Chalice ID]

Thanks

[Chalice ID]

 

I just received this nice Chalice at the WAMAS Winter meeting. Does anyone know what type of Chalice this is? I can't find it online anywhere.

[Light Placement (Frag Tank)]

Thanks, that puts my mind at ease.

[Light Placement (Frag Tank)]

I am in process of finishing my frag tank set up. I am trying to figure out how high I should hang my T5 lights over my frag tank. It is about 40 gallons, (48 long, 16 wide, 7 1/2 tall) and the light fixture has 4 (54 watt) T5's. The light fixture now sits about 2 inches from the top, but it is hard or close to impossible to get you hand in tank so I wanted to raise 5-6 inches. I wondered if this would be a bad thing?

 

I also was thinking about the lighting mixture? This tank is for mainly SPS and soley to grow corals. Should I use a 50/50 mixture of blue/white or a 25/75 mixture of blue/white. I want to optimize growth and still retain some color.

 

Any help would be greatly appeciated.