A Reef Tank in the Desert - +/- 1,400 gallon system
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danfeig
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Steve my friend... Happy Holiday to you and your family as well.
For the pillars, I used Emaco S88-CI (marine cement). On some of the small pieces, I used a lot of holdfast and superglue gel. Tons of superglue!
There are a lot of things I would have done differently with the pillars or would choose to do differently if I had the opportunity. I would have drilled holes to allow for a few rods in between the rocks. The cement is good, but the rods would add extra stability. If I had the opportunity, I would have chiseled out or added more "shelves" for coral placement, especially in the lower half of the towers. I may have made one of the towers a little wider on the bottom. The corals on top will someday shade the middle and bottom sections. I would have also drilled more holes to allow for the insertion of the ceramic coral frag plugs throughout the towers.
Hope this helps!
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Reefing is my middle name
Your aquascape is still amazing Dan.
danfeig
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Feeding Nori...
Feeding Nori...
I have been looking for some more simplistic ways at feeding all of my tangs Nori each day.
For the past several months, I have been dropping a rock with Nori strapped to it by several rubberbands into my tank with my 48" pikstik. I can't tell you how many times that I have dropped the rock onto one of my corals or banged the tongs into something.
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Now that my tank is getting more crowded, I have been searching for away to clip the Nori onto something without having to drop anything onto the sand. I looked at the magnetic seaweed clips and tried it magnetized to one of my tank magnets. One problem though. The tangs are so fierce when they eat that they pull the seaweed and/or the clip off of the magnet.
Today I came up with a solution. I fabricated a simple "U" shape with some pvc and hang it over the sides or back of my tank. It was really simple.
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The tangs absolutely went nuts and they have an easier time eating the Nori from three or so sides. I just rolled up four sheets of Nori and secured it to the pvc with two rubber bands.
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With leaving town tomorrow, it was an easy thing to show the house sitter how to do.
Feeding Nori...
I have been looking for some more simplistic ways at feeding all of my tangs Nori each day.
For the past several months, I have been dropping a rock with Nori strapped to it by several rubberbands into my tank with my 48" pikstik. I can't tell you how many times that I have dropped the rock onto one of my corals or banged the tongs into something.
Now that my tank is getting more crowded, I have been searching for away to clip the Nori onto something without having to drop anything onto the sand. I looked at the magnetic seaweed clips and tried it magnetized to one of my tank magnets. One problem though. The tangs are so fierce when they eat that they pull the seaweed and/or the clip off of the magnet.
Today I came up with a solution. I fabricated a simple "U" shape with some pvc and hang it over the sides or back of my tank. It was really simple.
The tangs absolutely went nuts and they have an easier time eating the Nori from three or so sides. I just rolled up four sheets of Nori and secured it to the pvc with two rubber bands.
With leaving town tomorrow, it was an easy thing to show the house sitter how to do.
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Reefing is my middle name
You and dca are the most creative and inventive reefers out there. Your two's ideas are going to get marketed soon.
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SPotter
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Dan this definitely helps and I will echo what Wayne said....your rocks still rock man! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas!
I have 15 tangs and know the feeding frenzy your talking about with the sheets. My best way has been folding two sheets in half and putting it under the magnets for cleaning your glass. Holds it tight and the next time you put more in they seem to like the peice under the magnet from last time the most.
danfeig
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A few updated pics!
A few updated pics!
So a friend came over, before I left for Florida, and shot a few pics in my display. They are a little dark, but nonetheless, give you a great idea of how they look.
My new maze or brain corals...
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Lobophyllia...
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Blue Squamosa Clam...
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Lobophyton... its polyps are constantly open now. Beautiful colors!!!
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Tahitian Clam & Gold Teardrop Maxima
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Zoanthus starting to cover up all the lock-line....
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Full shot, lights going down, down, down....
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A few updated pics!
So a friend came over, before I left for Florida, and shot a few pics in my display. They are a little dark, but nonetheless, give you a great idea of how they look.
My new maze or brain corals...
Lobophyllia...
Blue Squamosa Clam...
Lobophyton... its polyps are constantly open now. Beautiful colors!!!
Tahitian Clam & Gold Teardrop Maxima
Zoanthus starting to cover up all the lock-line....
Full shot, lights going down, down, down....
