450 Gallon Peninsula Display
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mcrist
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Re: perforated tubing
Re: perforated tubing
. I actually received the perforated pipe from James at Envision Acrylics. I did find more of it at http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/iid/8559.
Re: perforated tubing
Sorry for the delay. I thought I posted a reply already but I guess I didn’t
. I actually received the perforated pipe from James at Envision Acrylics. I did find more of it at http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/iid/8559.
mcrist
Premium Member
Here is a list of current residents under my care.
LPS
Green Frogspawn Coral
Orange Plate Coral
Plate Coral
Doughnut Coral
Tongue Coral
Moon Brain Coral
Soft
Green Devil's Hand
Toadstool Mushroom
Colt Coral
Lavender Mushroom
Red Mushrooms
Inverts
Purple Tube Anemone
3 Emerald Mithrax Crab
3 Sally Lightfoot Crab
>15 Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit Crab
2 Coral Banded Shrimp (Mated Pair)
3 Brittle Sea Star
>25 Nassarius Snail
>25 Astraea Snail
5 Tongan Fighting Conch
Crocea Clam
Fish
2 Ocellaris Clownfish
Naso Tang
Sailfin Tang
Black Cap Basslet
Flame Hawkfish
Flame Angelfish
Lemonpeel Angelfish
Potter's Angelfish
Half Black Angel
LPS
Green Frogspawn Coral
Orange Plate Coral
Plate Coral
Doughnut Coral
Tongue Coral
Moon Brain Coral
Soft
Green Devil's Hand
Toadstool Mushroom
Colt Coral
Lavender Mushroom
Red Mushrooms
Inverts
Purple Tube Anemone
3 Emerald Mithrax Crab
3 Sally Lightfoot Crab
>15 Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit Crab
2 Coral Banded Shrimp (Mated Pair)
3 Brittle Sea Star
>25 Nassarius Snail
>25 Astraea Snail
5 Tongan Fighting Conch
Crocea Clam
Fish
2 Ocellaris Clownfish
Naso Tang
Sailfin Tang
Black Cap Basslet
Flame Hawkfish
Flame Angelfish
Lemonpeel Angelfish
Potter's Angelfish
Half Black Angel
mcrist
Premium Member
Over the last two months I added the following:
Inverts
2 Cleaner Shrimp
>10 Fiji Turbo Snail
Tiger Tail Sea Cucumber (I wonder if it survived, never saw it again)
Fish
2 Black Cap Jawfish (I lost one. That was the first fish loss with this tank.)
6 Convict Goby
Mystery Wrasse
Red Margin Fairy Wrasse
Blue Sided Fairy Wrasse (Unsure of the ID)
2 Sleeper Striped Goby
Is it normal to never see a cucumber after adding it to the tank? I know they mainly come out when the lights are out but I do check the tank at night. If it didn’t survive at least it didn’t pollute the tank.
Inverts
2 Cleaner Shrimp
>10 Fiji Turbo Snail
Tiger Tail Sea Cucumber (I wonder if it survived, never saw it again)
Fish
2 Black Cap Jawfish (I lost one. That was the first fish loss with this tank.)
6 Convict Goby
Mystery Wrasse
Red Margin Fairy Wrasse
Blue Sided Fairy Wrasse (Unsure of the ID)
2 Sleeper Striped Goby
Is it normal to never see a cucumber after adding it to the tank? I know they mainly come out when the lights are out but I do check the tank at night. If it didn’t survive at least it didn’t pollute the tank.
mcrist
Premium Member
Ever since setting up this tank I have been battling slime and hair algae. First it started on the rock and then it moved to the sand. I expected some algae since it was a new tank but not the quantity I was experiencing. I was very discouraged with this and I have been trying a lot of different ideas to eliminate it. I wanted to make any changes slowly and without the use of any chemicals. I figured this is what I did wrong that helped the algae to get started in my tank.
1. When filling the tank I only used RO water without adding the DI canister. I also did not test the water enough resulting in me changing the filters later than I should. I ended up with nitrates in the tank before I added anything. I was just too happy to see water in my tank that I ignored the testing.
2. I should have cooked the rock before adding it to my tank. Patience was never one of my virtues.
3. Adding my existing fish too early. I was worried that they were in a 100 gallon Rubbermaid container too long and I needed to have something in the tank since Thanksgiving was almost here and I had family coming over to see ‘The Tank’.
It’s also hard to get enough water movement in a peninsula tank when all the pumps/returns are on the one end of the tank. I guess that’s why I have algae on the one side of the tank and not the other.
1. When filling the tank I only used RO water without adding the DI canister. I also did not test the water enough resulting in me changing the filters later than I should. I ended up with nitrates in the tank before I added anything. I was just too happy to see water in my tank that I ignored the testing.
2. I should have cooked the rock before adding it to my tank. Patience was never one of my virtues.
3. Adding my existing fish too early. I was worried that they were in a 100 gallon Rubbermaid container too long and I needed to have something in the tank since Thanksgiving was almost here and I had family coming over to see ‘The Tank’.
It’s also hard to get enough water movement in a peninsula tank when all the pumps/returns are on the one end of the tank. I guess that’s why I have algae on the one side of the tank and not the other.
mcrist
Premium Member
One thing I was never happy with was the return line coming from the sump in the basement. I originally had it going to a Wavysea unit on the wall closest to the overflow chamber. I never liked this setup since it seemed to interfere with the efficiency of the protein skimmer. It seemed to block some of the water flow and in turn interfere with the top layer of water from going down the overflow. I later changed the location of the Wavysea return line to about half-way down the right long wall. I was not happy with this location either since I now had a large Wavysea device right in the middle of one of my main viewing walls.
This past weekend I changed the setup again and now have the one return line split into two that travel down the full length of the tank and drop into the tank on the opposite wall of the overflow chamber. I am using loc-line with flare nozzles for the return and removed the Wavysea unit completely. This change completely eliminated any micro bubbles that I was experiencing in the tank. This was an added bonus. I never liked the Wavysea unit since it required me to use tubing when I always prefer to use hard plumbing (PVC). I plan to try the Wavysea unit with the Tunze adapter this weekend to see how my Tunze pump likes to rotated.
This past weekend I changed the setup again and now have the one return line split into two that travel down the full length of the tank and drop into the tank on the opposite wall of the overflow chamber. I am using loc-line with flare nozzles for the return and removed the Wavysea unit completely. This change completely eliminated any micro bubbles that I was experiencing in the tank. This was an added bonus. I never liked the Wavysea unit since it required me to use tubing when I always prefer to use hard plumbing (PVC). I plan to try the Wavysea unit with the Tunze adapter this weekend to see how my Tunze pump likes to rotated.
samson78945
New member
wow!! i think im looking at my next tank!!
mcrist
Premium Member
I read in 'Marine Invertebrates - A Pocket Expert Guide (TFH)' that Mexican turbos will not survive long in a standard reef tank. They prefer cooler temperatures than what most reef tanks are going to be. Since then I have only purchased Fiji turbos. They are about half the size but they can handle the warmer temperature. I did not have any luck with them eating my hair algae so I needed to try something else.
