HeiHei29er's 150 Corner Tank

[HeiHei29er]

Thought I'd throw up some pics of the tank. It's a mixed reef that's just over a year old. Not much coralline yet, but starting to show up in a few spots.

T5HO bulbs with one row of DIY LEDs from Steve's. Apex controller with 4x JBJ 1,600 gph power heads. Still messing with the various timings to get the random action I want.

Enjoy. :)

FTS 5-3-2013
http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab279/turbulence_2010/Tank%20Pics%20050313/IMG_20011024x683_zpse3346783.jpg

Left Side
http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab279/turbulence_2010/Tank%20Pics%20050313/IMG_20021024x683_zpsd89ccd9d.jpg

Right Side
http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab279/turbulence_2010/Tank%20Pics%20050313/IMG_20031024x683_zpsddc47070.jpg

From Right End
http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab279/turbulence_2010/Tank%20Pics%20050313/IMG_19961024x683_zps288f9340.jpg

Purple Stylo
http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab279/turbulence_2010/Tank%20Pics%20050313/IMG_20111024x683_zps5a6dd3ce.jpg

Green BN
http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab279/turbulence_2010/Tank%20Pics%20050313/IMG_20101024x683_zps79b9ef59.jpg

Monti Spongodes
http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab279/turbulence_2010/Tank%20Pics%20050313/IMG_20081024x683_zpsb7db8b52.jpg

Blue Dream Cyphastrea
http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab279/turbulence_2010/Tank%20Pics%20050313/IMG_20091024x683_zps2cbc7704.jpg

Ric Garden
http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab279/turbulence_2010/Tank%20Pics%20050313/IMG_20161024x683_zps0896fc22.jpg

Bi-color Frogspawn
http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab279/turbulence_2010/Tank%20Pics%20050313/IMG_20171024x683_zpsf144bc37.jpg

Duncan
http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab279/turbulence_2010/Tank%20Pics%20050313/IMG_19861024x683_zpscb99f0f5.jpg

Hairy Shroom
http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab279/turbulence_2010/Tank%20Pics%20050313/IMG_19871024x683_zpsfebc7897.jpg

Neon Candy Cane (finally starting to split)
http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab279/turbulence_2010/Tank%20Pics%20050313/IMG_19781024x683_zps87ce402a.jpg

Rainbow Acan
http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab279/turbulence_2010/Tank%20Pics%20050313/IMG_20181024x683_zpsb7bfaf1c.jpg
http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab279/turbulence_2010/Tank%20Pics%20050313/IMG_20191024x683_zpsc8126f3f.jpg

Alveopora
http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab279/turbulence_2010/Tank%20Pics%20050313/IMG_19951024x683_zpsa1345c15.jpg

[MizTanks]

Wow!! Everything looks so healthy :) Great job!!


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[HeiHei29er]

Wow!! Everything looks so healthy :) Great job!!


Thanks! It's getting there.

[MizTanks]

Oh I hope my Spogodes winds up looking like that....so awesome! I see Coralline on your back wall too :) What are you keeping your parameters at? You've really taken to reefing in a big way :highfive3:

[HeiHei29er]

Oh I hope my Spogodes winds up looking like that....so awesome! I see Coralline on your back wall too :) What are you keeping your parameters at? You've really taken to reefing in a big way :highfive3:

How is it doing with the transition?

Here's params from last night.

SG = 1.025
pH = 8.34
Ca = 470 (working that down to 450-460)
Mg = 1410
Alk = 8.7

:) I'm one of those all or nothing kind of people and this hobby is perfect for plunging in neck deep (or further). :snorkel:

[MizTanks]

Those are great numbers. Are you dosing anything? What salt mix are you using?
My Monti is doing great! Polyps are extended always and shes even greening up a bit :)


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[HeiHei29er]

Those are great numbers. Are you dosing anything? What salt mix are you using?
My Monti is doing great! Polyps are extended always and shes even greening up a bit :)


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Using RC salt. I'm dosing bicarbonate manually right now. I bought the BRS kalkwasser kit that came with kalk, calcium chloride, and sodium bicarbonate. I thought I'd just dose with kalk, but my alk numbers come down much faster than my calcium, so I may need to scrap that plan for now.

Glad to hear the spongodes is coloring up. :)

[MizTanks]

We were just talking about that very subject on another of my threads. I too am loosing alk much faster then CA. Some suggest Kalk in my ATO water but I'm afraid-lol so for now I'm just using the BRS ALK part of the 2 part. But eventually I know I'll need to make a decision. Definitely cant afford dosing pumps :(


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[thepanfish]

I always liked the look of corner tanks, sweet setup!

[HeiHei29er]

We were just talking about that very subject on another of my threads. I too am loosing alk much faster then CA. Some suggest Kalk in my ATO water but I'm afraid-lol so for now I'm just using the BRS ALK part of the 2 part. But eventually I know I'll need to make a decision. Definitely cant afford dosing pumps :(


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I'm kind of wishing I would have went 2 part from the beginning, but I'm stuck with a big tub of bicarbonate now. :)

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I always liked the look of corner tanks, sweet setup!

Thanks a bunch!

[binford4000]

Neat tank. I like the rock scape and corals fat n happy !

[HeiHei29er]

Thanks a bunch. Overall, I'm happy with how it's going. A lot of it has been trial and error when it comes to flow and coral placement, but I'm beginning to think that's the norm. :)

[jimsflies]

Neat tank. Looks like a great start for sure.

[tcp316]

Very nice! I especially love the Purple Duncans. Beautiful

[HeiHei29er]

Well, it's been a good run, and I've learned a ton in the 18 months I've had the tank. Unfortunately, I have two very time consuming and expensive hobbies: Mountain biking and Reef tanks. As a result, my tank really suffers for 6 months of the year. It wasn't so bad last year with the tank still maturing, but I really saw the difference this year. Also, my credit card could really use a break for part of the year.

With that, I had to make a choice, and I'm saying good-bye to reefing.

I'm looking for someone (or a few people that wanted to team up) that would be interested in all my livestock. I'd rather not piece meal it out if possible. PM me if you're interested. Here's what I have...

ORA Purple Stylo
ORA Seriatopora Gutattus (Bird's Nest) - Colony and two healthy frags
ORA Green Gecko
Montipora Spongodes - large colony
Montipora Digitata - orange and well encrusted
Montipora Cap. - Idaho Grape
Cali Tort
Purple Tort
Red Planet - frag plug well encrusted
Blue Dream Cyphastrea
Bi-color Frogspawn
Blue Tip Frogspawn
Yellow tip Frogspawn
Gold tip Wall hammer
Multiple acans - in need of some TLC
Fungia - huge (5-6")
Gold plate coral - not a fungia
Duncan - 25-30 heads
Alveopora
Neon Green Candy Cane - 6-7 heads
Hairy Mushroom - Large one plus small rock with 2-3 babies
Ricordeas - 7 of them
Large Green Nepthea
Radioactive Dragon Eye zoas
Dragon Eye zoas
Bob Marley zoas

[MizTanks]

Oh wow! Very sad but totally understandable from the looks of your videos :) GLWS!

[HeiHei29er]

Well, it's been a good run, and I've learned a ton in the 18 months I've had the tank. Unfortunately, I have two very time consuming and expensive hobbies: Mountain biking and Reef tanks. As a result, my tank really suffers for 6 months of the year. It wasn't so bad last year with the tank still maturing, but I really saw the difference this year. Also, my credit card could really use a break for part of the year.

With that, I had to make a choice, and I'm saying good-bye to reefing.

I'm looking for someone (or a few people that wanted to team up) that would be interested in all my livestock. I'd rather not piece meal it out if possible. PM me if you're interested. Here's what I have...

ORA Purple Stylo
ORA Seriatopora Gutattus (Bird's Nest) - Colony and two healthy frags
ORA Green Gecko
Montipora Spongodes - large colony
Montipora Digitata - orange and well encrusted
Montipora Cap. - Idaho Grape
Cali Tort
Purple Tort
Red Planet - frag plug well encrusted
Blue Dream Cyphastrea
Bi-color Frogspawn
Blue Tip Frogspawn
Yellow tip Frogspawn
Gold tip Wall hammer
Multiple acans - in need of some TLC
Fungia - huge (5-6")
Gold plate coral - not a fungia
Duncan - 25-30 heads
Alveopora
Neon Green Candy Cane - 6-7 heads
Hairy Mushroom - Large one plus small rock with 2-3 babies
Ricordeas - 7 of them
Large Green Nepthea
Radioactive Dragon Eye zoas
Dragon Eye zoas
Bob Marley zoas


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