WaterDog March 3, 2010 Share March 3, 2010 So I figured I should probably make a tank thread so here it is: It's a 46 gallon glass bowfront from marineland that we started in October 2009. It has a wet/dry filter that uses an internal overflow box since the tank isn't drillable and a mag 5 return pump. It has a DIY hang-on refugium, 2 koralias, and a T-5 light fixture. Its inhabitants are two ocellaris clowns and two neon gobies, and a few corals. Some Pictures: The tank right after cycling As of today A Devil's Hand Leather Coral A red mushroom and one of the more photogenic clowns One of the gobies Some Zoas: A piece of montipora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad March 3, 2010 Share March 3, 2010 Looks good! I like all of the little fanworms :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterDog March 3, 2010 Author Share March 3, 2010 Looks good! I like all of the little fanworms :D Thanks, the four pieces of pompeii rock are covered in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmubeach March 3, 2010 Share March 3, 2010 Thats a nice looking start very clean.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterDog March 3, 2010 Author Share March 3, 2010 Thats a nice looking start very clean.. Can't say the same thing about the living room where the tank is in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmubeach March 3, 2010 Share March 3, 2010 I like the mushroom do you want it to anchor there I used to put them in a container with rock rubble:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterDog March 3, 2010 Author Share March 3, 2010 I like the mushroom do you want it to anchor there I used to put them in a container with rock rubble:) I'm kind of hoping it does it'd be nice to have something to cover up that pvc scrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad March 3, 2010 Share March 3, 2010 Can't say the same thing about the living room where the tank is in. heh! how many of us can? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoozilla March 3, 2010 Share March 3, 2010 Great start. What mix of T5's are you running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterDog March 3, 2010 Author Share March 3, 2010 Great start. What mix of T5's are you running? Thanks, and two daylight bulbs (700+ frequency I think) and two actinic bulbs (420/460 I think) and then LED moonlights attached into the fixture. And it has a built in timer which makes it all the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector March 3, 2010 Share March 3, 2010 Looking good, nice and clean. I just wanted to ask you, How's that wet/dry filter working for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterDog March 3, 2010 Author Share March 3, 2010 Looking good, nice and clean. I just wanted to ask you, How's that wet/dry filter working for you? Pretty well, though sometimes it gets worrying to think about the sump overflowing or the pump burning out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterDog March 29, 2010 Author Share March 29, 2010 We got some new corals the other day, and put some new fish in the tank, a six line wrasse and a midas blenny. The blenny then decided to go wood surfing, which made me realize we needed this: The new coral: Which amounts to this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterDog April 13, 2010 Author Share April 13, 2010 Got some new corals, and update pics: The wrasse took forever to get a picture of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8 2 RISE April 14, 2010 Share April 14, 2010 Looks good! I would put the sun coral lower on the rocks, maybe under the "bridge" in order to shade it. They are non-photosynthetic so you have more chance of seeing it open if it's not in direct light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad April 14, 2010 Share April 14, 2010 (edited) tubastrea (sun corals) can take direct light. It is better to put them in a spot that has good flow without regard to the lighting that they receive, than to put them in a spot that is shaded that has poor flow. There are even pictures of Tubastrea micrantha (branching, black sun corals) sticking right up into direct sunlight with sps. Feed it daily at multiple times in the day and it will be open most of the time. Mine are directly under a 250W MH in my seahorse tank and are open ~20 hours a day. Good flow and food is more important than the amount of light. Sorry, pet peeve of mine. Edited April 14, 2010 by Chad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterDog April 14, 2010 Author Share April 14, 2010 tubastrea (sun corals) can take direct light. It is better to put them in a spot that has good flow without regard to the lighting that they receive, than to put them in a spot that is shaded that has poor flow. There are even pictures of Tubastrea micrantha (branching, black sun corals) sticking right up into direct sunlight with sps. Feed it daily at multiple times in the day and it will be open most of the time. Mine are directly under a 250W MH in my seahorse tank and are open ~20 hours a day. Good flow and food is more important than the amount of light. Sorry, pet peeve of mine. I kind of put it there for ease of feeding...yes I am somewhat lazy. I usually just squirt mysis at it. Is it ok if not all the polyps get mysis everytime I feed them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterDog May 2, 2010 Author Share May 2, 2010 Finally got some more pictures of everybody: The Royal Gramma finally showing his face. The Flasher Wrasse Thought the climbing crab picture was pretty cool. FTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind May 2, 2010 Share May 2, 2010 The tank is looking good and everything looks very healthy and happy. Nice Job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterDog June 15, 2010 Author Share June 15, 2010 Some update pics with some frags from the spring meeting.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmubeach June 16, 2010 Share June 16, 2010 I have a 46g too nice pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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