350 gal cube 2.5 years set up update
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kev apsley
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I love seeing large Angels in a reef...awesome aquarium!
Dog boy Dave
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Thank You all for the kind comments. Especially about the sump.
The tank has been stressed several times since i moved all the animals from my 180. However, now after a little over two years into it i finally seem to have all of the parameteres close to optimum at the same time. It has really begun to take off. However, I am adding 4 tbs of sodium bicarbonate daily and running my ca reactor wide open and still struggling to maintain 8.0 level of Alk. Guess i need to pick u another ca reactor as i expect the demand to continue to rise as the corals grow.
Just FYI the tank has 5 400 watt MH lamps and a 250 MH lamp over the sump. I mix bulbs but i like at least 2 or 3 10 k lites in addition to the 20 or 14 K versions. I like the extra color i get with the 20 K but i dont like the blue tinge so i mix them to please my eye. I dont have the flouresent colors that some seem to get but the colors are deep and rich and pretty close to what you see in the images. The tank is a high nutient tank. Algae grows anywhere that light reaches. All my fish eat algae except the copperband. They will clean a rock of briopsys in a couple of minutes. They fight over aptasia. Honestly they act like wild fishes in this tank. They school and graze. Its really fun to watch.
Hey Mickey! Miss you guys too. I still have that coral for you guys, When you get your tank stable let me know and i will overnight it down there.
The tank has been stressed several times since i moved all the animals from my 180. However, now after a little over two years into it i finally seem to have all of the parameteres close to optimum at the same time. It has really begun to take off. However, I am adding 4 tbs of sodium bicarbonate daily and running my ca reactor wide open and still struggling to maintain 8.0 level of Alk. Guess i need to pick u another ca reactor as i expect the demand to continue to rise as the corals grow.
Just FYI the tank has 5 400 watt MH lamps and a 250 MH lamp over the sump. I mix bulbs but i like at least 2 or 3 10 k lites in addition to the 20 or 14 K versions. I like the extra color i get with the 20 K but i dont like the blue tinge so i mix them to please my eye. I dont have the flouresent colors that some seem to get but the colors are deep and rich and pretty close to what you see in the images. The tank is a high nutient tank. Algae grows anywhere that light reaches. All my fish eat algae except the copperband. They will clean a rock of briopsys in a couple of minutes. They fight over aptasia. Honestly they act like wild fishes in this tank. They school and graze. Its really fun to watch.
Hey Mickey! Miss you guys too. I still have that coral for you guys, When you get your tank stable let me know and i will overnight it down there.
Dog boy Dave
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recent sump pictures
recent sump pictures
The images here are just half of a 75 gallon tank. The the tank is spilt in half by a piece of glass. The dark side is the real "sump" and has some live rock. Its the only part of the sytem where the wl fluctuates. It is just large enough to contain the back flow when the electricity goes away. Not much sand shows when all the guys are puffed up. They dont bother each other too much.
recent sump pictures
The images here are just half of a 75 gallon tank. The the tank is spilt in half by a piece of glass. The dark side is the real "sump" and has some live rock. Its the only part of the sytem where the wl fluctuates. It is just large enough to contain the back flow when the electricity goes away. Not much sand shows when all the guys are puffed up. They dont bother each other too much.
Dog boy Dave
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I introduced the Golden Flake into my system in the summer of 07 I think. Nips the bases of the corals quite abit. Sometimes leaves bite marks but no real harm. No where near as hard on them as the Emperator.
Dog boy Dave
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Sorry Mike no idea what coral you mean.
Dog boy Dave
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updated tank image
updated tank image
Just a shamless bump to make this a little easier to find in case someone might be coming over from the propagated coral for sale forum ...wiink wink
updated tank image
Just a shamless bump to make this a little easier to find in case someone might be coming over from the propagated coral for sale forum ...wiink wink
bigkenny76
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That is a beautiful tank , its good to find a few members from Tallahassee on here to help me get ideas for my reef tank , that tank is amazing.
hey Dave, I got my tank pretty stable down here, everything is rely growing in, actually it took off and I am having to upgrade tanks soon. I think I am going to purchase Colin's tank in the near future. When I do, I will drive up and pay you a visit. I have got a coral for you I think you will like and do not have. Hope to see you soon!
LifeAquatic
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Hey Dan! I had an Juveinile Emperator Angel in my SPS tank. What an awesome fish! Sadly he developed a taste for my Acros about 1 month after having him. I had to send the little guy off to a nice home. What a beautiful fish though! Congrats on such an awesome acomplishment. Your tank looks great!!
jungliztkruger
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Gorgeous tank! Was that a colony I saw you starting on the return outlets?
