60 Gallon Cube Build

[MHG]

Thats why I made my stand with interior size of 24X24 and went a few inches taller than stock... I need to fit more $h!t in a 5 pound bag...

 

[MHG]

My Dispar Anthis and my Hair Algae.... Second dose of Algaefix marine today...

http://youtu.be/D2bELP-JmgQ

 

[MHG]

well my Anthis bit the dust... Not sure why...

Spent all his 2 weeks in the DT hiding so he was probably stressed...


Here is the latest video showing the whole system

http://youtu.be/mTxsFCJlen0

 

[ReeVo]

What was your average temp of your DT?

Those Anthias dont like anything 78 and above. They do best in 76-77 degree water.
They also have to fed like 4-5 times a day.

 

[MHG]

What was your average temp of your DT?

Those Anthias dont like anything 78 and above. They do best in 76-77 degree water.
They also have to fed like 4-5 times a day.

good to know...78 stable...

I fed him twice a day...

 

[ReeVo]

good to know...78 stable...

I fed him twice a day...

It most likely died due to stress.

78 is too warm for him.
feeding twice a day could also be the cause but the temp is what probably did it.
What were you feeding?

If you are to get another one, anthias go crazy for cyclop-eeze.
I use this one all the time and they go knuts.
If you could find this at your LFS, get it. Great food for corals too.
This is the only site i know that sells it. Very hard food to find but it's great.
http://www.baysidecorals.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=91

 

[eledile]

If you are still wondering about the optics for your LED's...
If you plan on keeping them that high off the water still then I would go with the 80* optics. This will spread the coverage of the light without getting any spotlighting. Most people usually run them at least 8" off the water, but under a canopy you can only do so much..I'm gonna have mine about 8", I will get some pics and send them your way if you would like for reference?

It's really a nice tank! Cool to watch it all come together.

 

[MHG]

If you are still wondering about the optics for your LED's...
If you plan on keeping them that high off the water still then I would go with the 80* optics. This will spread the coverage of the light without getting any spotlighting. Most people usually run them at least 8" off the water, but under a canopy you can only do so much..I'm gonna have mine about 8", I will get some pics and send them your way if you would like for reference?

It's really a nice tank! Cool to watch it all come together.

Thanks, I agree and I already ordered the 80 degree optics.

 

[MHG]

Yea! I have Coroline

Yea! I have Coroline

After 100 days I finally have the first site of colaline on the back of the tank...Now that I got my algae under control, maybe I can get some on the rocks

 

[Snootch]

I found the Cyclop-Eeze Frozen bar that ReeVo recommended 2 posts up in one of my LFS the other day. Bought a bar to try and my fish go nuts for it as well.

MHG, awesome woodworking skills. I gotta give ebonising a try on my next stand.
It looks great but the process seems a little complicated.

KC

BTW. my LFS sells it $5 cheaper than the webside in your link.:fun4:

 

[MHG]

Not too complicated but woth it. I did notice that my favorite finish chips off the ebonized finish on the corners pretty easy... Probably need a light sanding with a scotchbright pad before I apply the clear...

 

[MHG]

Well I just ordered some more lighting. I will post some pics when I get it built.

The new optics are causing shadows in the front of the rock work so I ordered the following to install across the front of the canopy.

18X1 Heat Sink
4 RB XP-E with 80 degree optics
2 CW XP-E with 80 degree optics
3 Violet 420nm 3 watt LED's (No optics)


I should be able to eliminate the shadow accross the front and provide some 420nm for the clam I am getting.

 

[MHG]

Well here it is 5 months later. Only a few more frags. Still light acclimating them so they are all on the bottom...

 

[MHG]

PAR Measurements

PAR Measurements

Well 6 months later and I finally have a PAR meter to use. After taking reading, I have one suggestion to anyone building a tank with anything custom about the lighting (DIY LED, Low Profile Canopy, Mixing LED's and MH or T5's) Get a PAR Meter before you put anything in the tank (Except water)


I recently cut back to 36 LED's in the main unit (24 RB's and 12 CW's). I turned off 12 Cool Whites. Good thing I did because I have no issues reaching 500 PAR on the top of my rock pile... Thats at 70%...


I do have 9 LED running across the front (3 UV, 3 RB and 3 CW) to fill in some of the shadows cause by the rock work and the 80 degree optics...

I will post a photo when I have time to put one together...

Right now I am running at 45% and I am getting 250 at the top of the pile and between 50 and 125 on the sand bed...

Too bad in the 6 months I cooked all the coraline off my seed rocks... It is finally coming back...

 

[MHG]

You are right about the 2 pole breaker...


Well I figured out the coupling from the metric to US for the reef octopus skimmer...

A "no hub coupler" from lowes and just stretch the rubber over the gate valve and the T fitting...

Well I am getting rid of this.... I think it leaching something into the water....to this day I have very very little growth in anything except my green birds nest. :headwally:

 

[MHG]

New Frags

New Frags

Some frags I picked up at the club meeting Friday (front row). Other than the red millie on the right, ORA Purple Stylo in the back left, Rose mille next to that (more like a brown milli) I dont know what the rest are... Some purple acro with brown polyps, some peach and purpla acro, some acro that looks like a stalk of banannas and some other blue acro...

The 4 in the front are spectacular so I am gonna place them arounf the front and top. The other less colorful ones will go in the back.


I have way too much rock... Oh well in 5 years I can do an upgrade when I move...

 

[MHG]

Stats

Stats

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[MHG]

hmmmm. Tries the reefstats.com but it displays temp as red at 78 degrees. it shows density even theough I unchecked the box... Go figure...

 

[MHG]

Some new aquasitions...

 

[MHG]

So I have been using Pohls XTRA Special for two weeks as well as their Coral Vitalizer. Three of my unknown acros ( all from the same colony) have changed from brown to now having green highlights... My frogspawn is also turning more green....no other changes....