A Low Country Reef Tank....one more final upgrade

[owenspackman]

The system is just great! I could have taken photos all day!

 

[nightOwl]

Looks good man! Now time to get you to get a big boy camera so you can practice weekly . 70D is going to be your friend .

 

[worm5406]

Very nice pictures. They sat so still and posed perfectly.

 

[Mike S]

Wow steve the tank is really looking great. We're they shot with the actinic on?

 

[SPotter]

Wow steve the tank is really looking great. We're they shot with the actinic on?

Only the MH's were on. Not sure what the shutter speeds were in each picture.

 

[1st29bio]

I do heating and air work I would put a vent fan in that room with a temp sensor on it to regulate heat and keep it out of the house in summer. It's sold at lowes or Home Depot for attic vent fans. The tank is a dream of mine nice work.

 

[SPotter]

A Low Country Reef Tank....one more final upgrade

I do heating and air work I would put a vent fan in that room with a temp sensor on it to regulate heat and keep it out of the house in summer. It's sold at lowes or Home Depot for attic vent fans. The tank is a dream of mine nice work.

I have a portable ac unit in there that's vented thru one of the walls. It's a killer on electrical but keeps the temp and moisture in check. I've looked into a mini split ac unit but not ready to spend 3k.

 

[1st29bio]

A/C is great idea duel purpose. Good idea.

 

[Lavoisier]

Great pictures of a great tank. It's always a pleasure to read your thread.

I do have a question for you...do you ever see aggression among your tangs? If so, does the size of your tank mitigate the fighting? I ask because I have a large tank and am considering adding more tangs (although I could happily add less aggressive fish instead). Right now I have a yellow and a hippo. They do fine together. I worry if I add more tangs the chasing and nipping would begin. :worried: I do not want to watch incessant fighting and am wondering what your experience is.

 

[SPotter]

Great pictures of a great tank. It's always a pleasure to read your thread.

I do have a question for you...do you ever see aggression among your tangs? If so, does the size of your tank mitigate the fighting? I ask because I have a large tank and am considering adding more tangs (although I could happily add less aggressive fish instead). Right now I have a yellow and a hippo. They do fine together. I worry if I add more tangs the chasing and nipping would begin. :worried: I do not want to watch incessant fighting and am wondering what your experience is.

I see some aggression from time to time but nothing serious. I went away for work and portioned out food for my wife to feed daily and Im guessing it wasnt enough because they were going at like crazy by the time i got back 5 days later. So, I try to keep them fed pretty well and that seems to keep the aggression down.

 

[CHSUB]

steve everything looks great!!!! congrats....are you still using Natureef?

 

[SPotter]

steve everything looks great!!!! congrats....are you still using Natureef?

Thanks Corey! I'm really happy with the way things are turning out! I am still using the Natureef and love it. I've only done about 4-5 10% wc's since setting the tank up about 6 months ago. My no3 has been holding around 2 ppm and my po4 has been .03-.05 which are my target levels.

 

[A_CoupleClowns]

Awesome photos, nice variety of corals and fish! What kind of wrasse is that in the last photo?

I like your white stand and doors, looks really clean. How do you like the white? We have been thinking about doing white.

 

[SPotter]

Awesome photos, nice variety of corals and fish! What kind of wrasse is that in the last photo?

I like your white stand and doors, looks really clean. How do you like the white? We have been thinking about doing white.

That's a mystery wrasse. The white cabinets are taking some getting used to. My last tank in our old house had all black and I liked that better.

 

[owenspackman]

I love the white cabinets. I think they look awesome.

 

[SPotter]

Well...three days of being sick, a brand camera and tripod have resulted in some new pictures. Still learning all of the features on this Big Boy Camera but I love what it can do so far!

 

[Floyd R Turbo]

Sweet

 

[SPotter]

Sweet

Thanks bud!

 

[Mike S]

That regal is looking great Steve. What camera did you get?

 

[SPotter]

That regal is looking great Steve. What camera did you get?

Thanks Mike! I got the Canon 70d and the 100mm macro lens. The tripod makes a huge difference too!