jimlin tank

[jimlin]

[jimlin]

wanted to start keeping track of my tank's progress.

[Sharkey18]

Looks like a great start! I can give you a few easy sps frags if you want.

[Ne0eN]

How many gallons is that? What kind of lights? Are you planning doing SPS, LPS or softies?

[jaddc]

Looking Good!

[jimlin]

24 gallon 150 MH with 2 actinic bulbs. i was just planning on doing some softies and zoas, but looks more like a mixed tank now. i'm just learning as i go.

[Coral Hind]

It's a nice start. Plenty of flow in there. Is it just the one fish?

[jimlin]

sharkey, sure i will take some, as long as they are easy.

[jimlin]

thanks Jeff. i have taken a lot of advice from you.

[jimlin]

coral hind, i got a clown and two green chromis. i decided not to buy anymore fish until i find out where i will be moving to next.

[jaddc]

How are the chromis getting along?

[jimlin]

back to feeding twice a day and they are getting along again. next time i may just stick with cleaner fishes.

[jimlin]

what kind of starfish is that on the left side of the picture? Talso want to make sure the bug looking thing under the snail is a pod .

[jaddc]

That's an Asterina Starfish. And yup, that's an amphipod.

[jimlin]

i guess i have to take that star out. read they eat corals, although i dont mind them eating the coralines.

[flooddc]

i guess i have to take that star out. read they eat corals, although i dont mind them eating the coralines.

 

Nice nano, I have several Asterina Starfish that come and goes. They never bother any of mine coral. I wouldn't remove unless you see them multiplying.

[jaddc]

Nice nano, I have several Asterina Starfish that come and goes. They never bother any of mine coral. I wouldn't remove unless you see them multiplying.

+1

[Origami]

I always pull Asterina if I see them. I'll admit, though, I've never seen one as white as the one you have in that picture!

[jimlin]

this is my tank and the equipment.

[jimlin]

here is what the diy plexi glass lid looks like after 3 days under the 150 MH.

[jimlin]

i need a cover because of the water splashes. what can i do to fix this

[jaddc]

I can't see why your water splashes. Is it because of the return line?

[jimlin]

from the return. maybe if i extend it down?

[smallreef]

you may try drilling some holes in it so that it helps the tank breathe and the acrylic wont heat up as much (having the ventilation lets the heat escape through the holes....) worked great on my last tank....

[jaddc]

Yeah -- I would work to eliminate the splashing. The tank engineers would have more to say than I, but I get the sense that noise and splashing can always be reduced with the right plumbing. My return comes in about 0.5 to 1 inch below the surface of the water.

 

That way you'd only need netting or plexiglass if you buy a fish prone to jumping.