pjr
11-17-2012, 06:56 PM
Hi there... long overdue thread! :)
These are pics from my daughter's breeder 50. The tank is powered by a pair of 36" ATI T5 bulbs in an AquaTraders fixture, a cheap power filter, and a hang-on skimmer. We've changed skimmers for various reasons (I think we're on her 4th, a Hydor Slim).
The tank was started about 2 1/2 years ago. The live rock that we purchased has horrible algae issues, once to the point where the water turned green. We eventually added an internal U/V filter which eliminated the problem.
The bioload is pretty low; I think we've done a 10% water change every 6 months!
We have three fish; first , a pair of locally-bred clowns (one Percula, on Picasso) that would have been culled out due to deformities. They have been happy and healthy tank members! There's also a small brue tank in the tank. We've had a few fish that we caught in the keys, and also a nice wrasse, but they have jumped :( We need to get some cover action going forward one of these days.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/pjr300/Aquaria/Nov%202012%20-%20both%20tanks/Clownuntouched.jpg
I gave pjr-ette a few mushrooms from my tank. 2 years later:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/pjr300/Aquaria/Nov%202012%20-%20both%20tanks/Mushrooms.jpg
I also have her these blastomussa wellsi that did not enjoy my LEDs. The yhave thrived in her system! In fact, I am very curious on how they have opened up... they have become so inflated that they have developedthese huge "bubble polyps" -- I don't know what else to call them:
From the TOP:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/pjr300/Aquaria/Nov%202012%20-%20both%20tanks/Blasofromtop.jpg
From the SIDE:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/pjr300/Aquaria/Nov%202012%20-%20both%20tanks/Blasofromside.jpg
From the FRONT:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/pjr300/Aquaria/Nov%202012%20-%20both%20tanks/Blasofromfront.jpg
I also gave her some blastomussa merletti that I acquired from dlberlin's tank breakdown. And again, they puff up and thrive for pjr-ette!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/pjr300/Aquaria/Nov%202012%20-%20both%20tanks/merletti.jpg
This was a near-dead duncan that we rescued:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/pjr300/Aquaria/Nov%202012%20-%20both%20tanks/Duncans.jpg
Also, another rescue (ricordia):
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/pjr300/Aquaria/Nov%202012%20-%20both%20tanks/ricordia.jpg
All and all, it's a cute little tank. She's really enjoyed it!
These are pics from my daughter's breeder 50. The tank is powered by a pair of 36" ATI T5 bulbs in an AquaTraders fixture, a cheap power filter, and a hang-on skimmer. We've changed skimmers for various reasons (I think we're on her 4th, a Hydor Slim).
The tank was started about 2 1/2 years ago. The live rock that we purchased has horrible algae issues, once to the point where the water turned green. We eventually added an internal U/V filter which eliminated the problem.
The bioload is pretty low; I think we've done a 10% water change every 6 months!
We have three fish; first , a pair of locally-bred clowns (one Percula, on Picasso) that would have been culled out due to deformities. They have been happy and healthy tank members! There's also a small brue tank in the tank. We've had a few fish that we caught in the keys, and also a nice wrasse, but they have jumped :( We need to get some cover action going forward one of these days.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/pjr300/Aquaria/Nov%202012%20-%20both%20tanks/Clownuntouched.jpg
I gave pjr-ette a few mushrooms from my tank. 2 years later:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/pjr300/Aquaria/Nov%202012%20-%20both%20tanks/Mushrooms.jpg
I also have her these blastomussa wellsi that did not enjoy my LEDs. The yhave thrived in her system! In fact, I am very curious on how they have opened up... they have become so inflated that they have developedthese huge "bubble polyps" -- I don't know what else to call them:
From the TOP:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/pjr300/Aquaria/Nov%202012%20-%20both%20tanks/Blasofromtop.jpg
From the SIDE:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/pjr300/Aquaria/Nov%202012%20-%20both%20tanks/Blasofromside.jpg
From the FRONT:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/pjr300/Aquaria/Nov%202012%20-%20both%20tanks/Blasofromfront.jpg
I also gave her some blastomussa merletti that I acquired from dlberlin's tank breakdown. And again, they puff up and thrive for pjr-ette!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/pjr300/Aquaria/Nov%202012%20-%20both%20tanks/merletti.jpg
This was a near-dead duncan that we rescued:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/pjr300/Aquaria/Nov%202012%20-%20both%20tanks/Duncans.jpg
Also, another rescue (ricordia):
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/pjr300/Aquaria/Nov%202012%20-%20both%20tanks/ricordia.jpg
All and all, it's a cute little tank. She's really enjoyed it!