Chronicle of my 180g Aquarium
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pimp2daizzo
Active member
awwwwww i c will its ok i cant wait on the better cam lol/
Psyire
Premium Member
I added pretty much the last of my Cleanup Crew on Dec. 10th.
24x Astrea Snails
12x Cerith Snails
12x Nassarius Snails
12x Red Scarlet Hermits
1x Red Spotted Snail
1x Blood Red Fire Shrimp
1x Red Chili Coral (not part of cleanup crew, obviously)
The only other snails I might add are some more Nassarius.
24x Astrea Snails
12x Cerith Snails
12x Nassarius Snails
12x Red Scarlet Hermits
1x Red Spotted Snail
1x Blood Red Fire Shrimp
1x Red Chili Coral (not part of cleanup crew, obviously)
The only other snails I might add are some more Nassarius.
Psyire
Premium Member
180g Stock List as of Dec. 12th, '05
*Most Fish are Juveniles and most Corals are Frags
Fish
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1x Magnificent Foxface
1x Dragon Goby (aka. Barred Goby)
1x Green Clown Goby
1x Filamentious Flasher Wrasse
1x Lawnmower Blenny
1x Psychedelic Mandarin
1x Atlantic Blue Tang
1x Red Sea Sailfin Tang
4x Bartlett's Anthias
Coral
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Green Star Polyps
Pink Finger Leather (Sinularia)
Green Hairy Mushroom
German Blue Rhodactis
Blue Sponge
Candy Cane
3 Types of Zoo Frags
Red w/ Green Center Favia
Frogspawn
Yellow/Purple Scleronephthya
Red Chili Coral
Teal Blue Chalice
Florida Orange/Blue/Green Ricordia
Blue Ricordia
Red w/ Blue Dots Mushroom
Purple/Green Acan.
Inverts
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24x Astrea Snails
48x Red Banded Snails
16x Cerith Snails
12x Nassarius Snails
6x Trochus Snails
1x Red Spotted Snail
36x Blue Legged Hermits
24x Red Scarlet Hermits
3x Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
2x Blood Red Fire Shrimp
1x Turbo Snail (Hitchhiker)
1x Unknown Starfish (Hitchhiker)
Rock
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162 lbs. of Base Rock in Display
(Reefer Rocks)
30 lbs. of Jakarta Live Rock in Refugium
Livestock Log & Diary
*Most Fish are Juveniles and most Corals are Frags
Fish
-----
1x Magnificent Foxface
1x Dragon Goby (aka. Barred Goby)
1x Green Clown Goby
1x Filamentious Flasher Wrasse
1x Lawnmower Blenny
1x Psychedelic Mandarin
1x Atlantic Blue Tang
1x Red Sea Sailfin Tang
4x Bartlett's Anthias
Coral
-------
Green Star Polyps
Pink Finger Leather (Sinularia)
Green Hairy Mushroom
German Blue Rhodactis
Blue Sponge
Candy Cane
3 Types of Zoo Frags
Red w/ Green Center Favia
Frogspawn
Yellow/Purple Scleronephthya
Red Chili Coral
Teal Blue Chalice
Florida Orange/Blue/Green Ricordia
Blue Ricordia
Red w/ Blue Dots Mushroom
Purple/Green Acan.
Inverts
---------
24x Astrea Snails
48x Red Banded Snails
16x Cerith Snails
12x Nassarius Snails
6x Trochus Snails
1x Red Spotted Snail
36x Blue Legged Hermits
24x Red Scarlet Hermits
3x Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
2x Blood Red Fire Shrimp
1x Turbo Snail (Hitchhiker)
1x Unknown Starfish (Hitchhiker)
Rock
-----
162 lbs. of Base Rock in Display
(Reefer Rocks)
30 lbs. of Jakarta Live Rock in Refugium
Livestock Log & Diary
Psyire
Premium Member
Here's a couple more pics of corals I have.
This is the Scleronephthya I added on Nov. 10th and this picture was taken just a few days later. It looks pretty much the same today but alittle bigger. (I forgot I hadn't posted it yet)
And this is the Red Chili Coral (Nephthyigorgia) that I recieved last Saturday. This picture was taken in the dark and only some of the polyps were out. It does extend them all, and has done so as I type this.
(It's glued upside down under a 'bridge' rock)
Both of these are non-photosynthetic so they have presented me with, what I would consider, my first real challange in keeping something alive. We'll see how it goes, but so far, so good.
This is the Scleronephthya I added on Nov. 10th and this picture was taken just a few days later. It looks pretty much the same today but alittle bigger. (I forgot I hadn't posted it yet)
And this is the Red Chili Coral (Nephthyigorgia) that I recieved last Saturday. This picture was taken in the dark and only some of the polyps were out. It does extend them all, and has done so as I type this.
(It's glued upside down under a 'bridge' rock)
Both of these are non-photosynthetic so they have presented me with, what I would consider, my first real challange in keeping something alive. We'll see how it goes, but so far, so good.
tigerarmy40
New member
how about a frontal shot of the tank! has to be looking cool!
Psyire
Premium Member
Well the last few weeks have went by with a few highs and lows. The holiday season treated me well and I ended up with a few more books on the saltwater hobby. Specifically, Reef Fishes Vol. 1, The Reef Aquarium Vol. 2, and Algae: A Problem Solver Guide. All look to be good reads, but I haven't had the time to dive into them just yet.
I'm still playing with my ozone and skimmer settings, trying to get the exact match up of O3 and Skimmate production. I have no hard opinions on ozone, yet.
My coralline algae is growing in nicely and things are looking good in that department. My cleanup crew has done an amazing job of cleaning off all the rocks and glass.
I was able to make a quick stop at a LFS on the 29th of Decemeber and I picked up a few new Corals for my tank. 2 Red/Yellow Gorgonians, and 1 Green/Pink Trachyphilia (Brain Coral). So far they seem to be doing great.
I also picked up 2 Elegance corals, which I didn't know much about and the LFS dude told me they were fairly easy to keep as long as you fed them well and didn't dose any iodine. Well that seemed alright, except for the fact he never mentioned that 98% of Elegance corals don't survive due to some strange condition they develope when in an Aquarium. So ofcourse after doing some more researching I find out that mine are showing the 'short tentacle, expanded body' condition. I'll enjoy them while they last, but I fear the worst. No longer am I taking the word of 'any' LFS employee.
I also ordered a new camera which should be here in a few days. It's a Canon S2 IS, so I should be able to take some awesome pictures of my corals and tank compared to what this 3.1MP Kodak can do.
The major PITA news came last night when I noticed that 2 of my 4 bulkheads under the tank are cracked and leaking! Extremely slow drips, but drips never-the-less. These bulkheads are schedule 80 and look like the ones on Salvko's site, but they are grey. I never tightened with a wrench and they lasted 6 months, and then all of a sudden they are leaking? Crap. I did some investigating and ordered what are suppose to be the best bulkheads in the world. Haywards. With any luck I'll have them this week and installed by the weekend.
My shroud is 99% done being painted and will be fully installed by the weekend as well. It looks very good, and gives the tank that 'finished' look. My mom (who likes to paint) did most of the work painting it, so that was awesome! I'm not much for painting...
Anyhow, that's where things sit and here's some pictures!
Pink/Green Trachyphilia:
My Purple Tip Elegance:
My Green Elegance:
Other cool news, is one of my female Bartlet's Anthias decided to turn into a male! (Male on Bottom, Female on Top)
I'm still playing with my ozone and skimmer settings, trying to get the exact match up of O3 and Skimmate production. I have no hard opinions on ozone, yet.
My coralline algae is growing in nicely and things are looking good in that department. My cleanup crew has done an amazing job of cleaning off all the rocks and glass.
I was able to make a quick stop at a LFS on the 29th of Decemeber and I picked up a few new Corals for my tank. 2 Red/Yellow Gorgonians, and 1 Green/Pink Trachyphilia (Brain Coral). So far they seem to be doing great.
I also picked up 2 Elegance corals, which I didn't know much about and the LFS dude told me they were fairly easy to keep as long as you fed them well and didn't dose any iodine. Well that seemed alright, except for the fact he never mentioned that 98% of Elegance corals don't survive due to some strange condition they develope when in an Aquarium. So ofcourse after doing some more researching I find out that mine are showing the 'short tentacle, expanded body' condition. I'll enjoy them while they last, but I fear the worst. No longer am I taking the word of 'any' LFS employee.
I also ordered a new camera which should be here in a few days. It's a Canon S2 IS, so I should be able to take some awesome pictures of my corals and tank compared to what this 3.1MP Kodak can do.
The major PITA news came last night when I noticed that 2 of my 4 bulkheads under the tank are cracked and leaking! Extremely slow drips, but drips never-the-less. These bulkheads are schedule 80 and look like the ones on Salvko's site, but they are grey. I never tightened with a wrench and they lasted 6 months, and then all of a sudden they are leaking? Crap. I did some investigating and ordered what are suppose to be the best bulkheads in the world. Haywards. With any luck I'll have them this week and installed by the weekend.
My shroud is 99% done being painted and will be fully installed by the weekend as well. It looks very good, and gives the tank that 'finished' look. My mom (who likes to paint) did most of the work painting it, so that was awesome! I'm not much for painting...
Anyhow, that's where things sit and here's some pictures!
Pink/Green Trachyphilia:
My Purple Tip Elegance:
My Green Elegance:
Other cool news, is one of my female Bartlet's Anthias decided to turn into a male! (Male on Bottom, Female on Top)
hdtvguy
New member
Looking great! How long have you been running the ozone for? I love the changes on my tank when I put it on line. My ORP stays constant @ 396-405mv. I have a high bio load on the tank as you know. I think the 40w UV helps a bit to
What new camera are you getting? Try to turn down the white balance on the kodak to help with the MH lighting.
What new camera are you getting? Try to turn down the white balance on the kodak to help with the MH lighting.
Psyire
Premium Member
I ran the ozone for about a week in the middle of december at about 40mg/hr and then my dryers needed recharged and with xmas, holidays, and work I just never got around to getting it back up and running. Now that things have slowed down I plan to run it continually.
How many mg/hr do you run yours at? I have roughly 220g of total water volume, so I'm trying to find the sweet spot.
This is the camera I have coming: Canon S2 IS
(I can't adjust white balance on the Kodak)
I will have pictures of the tank/stand/shroud/light shades in a few days. The final touches on the painting will be done tomorrow and everything will be installed Monday. (if I wasn't working the next few days it would be easier to get things done)
How many mg/hr do you run yours at? I have roughly 220g of total water volume, so I'm trying to find the sweet spot.
This is the camera I have coming: Canon S2 IS
(I can't adjust white balance on the Kodak)
I will have pictures of the tank/stand/shroud/light shades in a few days. The final touches on the painting will be done tomorrow and everything will be installed Monday. (if I wasn't working the next few days it would be easier to get things done)
pimp2daizzo
Active member
did u get your new cam????????/
hdtvguy
New member
I would not worry about the air dryer to much of a hassle to dry them in the oven and replace. I run mine without air dryer no problems. I have a 250mg/hr unit with built-in air pump I run it full out on the tank. My ORP controller turns it on when the ORP goes down to 396mv. It stops it @ around 405Mv. When I first put it online I ran it about 50Mg/hr for the first week then when the ORP got up I put it on full power. I do not run carbon on the output off the skimmer. I do have an exhaust fan that takes the ozone smell and waste stink from the waste collector outside the house.
That is a nice Camera you will be very happy with it:smokin:
