360 gal in-wall tank
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Radicaljbr
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Erik,
how long now has your water been in there? Did you not have any kind of cycle starting after you set it up?
Looks like we are doing this at the same time, but I have an algea breakout. Started out brown and now green and has covered everything.
You did not have this?
how long now has your water been in there? Did you not have any kind of cycle starting after you set it up?
Looks like we are doing this at the same time, but I have an algea breakout. Started out brown and now green and has covered everything.
You did not have this?
Kreeger1
KING LEAR
I added the water then the next day everything went in. I had a small diatom issue but nothing more then that. Most of the rock was dead rock too. I wasn't to scared though as Im not running a ton of light over the tank and is 360 gallons so I went for it.
Plus the tank is maybe 1/8 stocked.
good luck with your tank.
erik
Plus the tank is maybe 1/8 stocked.
good luck with your tank.
erik
Radicaljbr
Active member
Thanks, but now you have me a little cofused. You said one of the reasons you were not too scared is that you are running a ton of light over the tank. Do you mean output or duration? I always thought you wanted to start out small with as little light as an hour and then increase little at a time.
Check out my tank by clicking on my "red House". You can see pictures there and see how it is over taking everything.
Any suggestions you could add over there would be great!
I love your setup!!
sorry
Kreeger1
KING LEAR
Well I added a orange spot rabbit fish that has done som daamage to the tank, the purple gorg got hit bad and had to be give away. Now hes working on a couple other gorgonians. Looking forward to getting him out of the tank as soon as possible.
I also added a algae blenny and a splendid dotty back which brings the total to 4 dottybacks in the tank.
Pretty soon I'll have pictures of the nonphoto frags I will be bringing to this years swap. Figure a good 2 months or so to encrust on plugs would be good.
new pic soon
Erik
I also added a algae blenny and a splendid dotty back which brings the total to 4 dottybacks in the tank.
Pretty soon I'll have pictures of the nonphoto frags I will be bringing to this years swap. Figure a good 2 months or so to encrust on plugs would be good.
new pic soon
Erik
aninjaatemyshoe
New member
I got dibs on the frags!
What did you end up going with for for the flow? How/what are you feeding the tank?
What did you end up going with for for the flow? How/what are you feeding the tank?
Kreeger1
KING LEAR
Feeding... I'm still doing the 2-3 times a day with shellfish diet mixed with roti feast and a homemade blend of oyster/mussles into a fine liquid with mysis shrimp, prawn eggs, brine shrimp and baby brine.
they get that mix combo every other day, I rotate the combo with just straight mysis shrimp.
Flow, dendros have 3 tunze nanos all modified. 2 6025's and one 6045. the main flow is 3 maxijets right now with the suregrip algae something mod on them. they each pump around 2000 gph. I will be upgrading soon to a tunze 6200 on a single controller for more pulsed flow.
My return pump is pushing 700-1000 I would guess.
Erik
they get that mix combo every other day, I rotate the combo with just straight mysis shrimp.
Flow, dendros have 3 tunze nanos all modified. 2 6025's and one 6045. the main flow is 3 maxijets right now with the suregrip algae something mod on them. they each pump around 2000 gph. I will be upgrading soon to a tunze 6200 on a single controller for more pulsed flow.
My return pump is pushing 700-1000 I would guess.
Erik
Kustomreefer
New member
Looks Great!! Keep the pics coming!!
serpentman
part time superhero
Niiiice!
I'm envious. I tell you, I am have half tempted to get a fish bowl just to have something with water in it...6mos is way too long to go without!
I'm envious. I tell you, I am have half tempted to get a fish bowl just to have something with water in it...6mos is way too long to go without!
oldreefer76
New member
Looks Great Love that Butterfly
great looking tank. Can't wait to see more progress
I have a silly question the small coral frags that you have set on the rock... I can see they are attached to a small plug, How did you get them to stay on the small perches where you placed them in your tank? did you use reef safe epoxy or are they just sitting on the rocks?
I have a silly question the small coral frags that you have set on the rock... I can see they are attached to a small plug, How did you get them to stay on the small perches where you placed them in your tank? did you use reef safe epoxy or are they just sitting on the rocks?
Kreeger1
KING LEAR
Some are in there with big blob of super glue gel. as soon as the gel hits the water there becomes a coating over the gel, but if you twist and push the plug in it will break that thin layer that forms then it will hold. I also have used 2 part epoxy on some.
Hope that helps
Erik
Hope that helps
Erik