Dales (HUSKY_1) 92 corner build
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Husky_1
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Hey Eric,
Thanks for the word, I can imagine that you have to really becareful with your bioload given that you are away a lot of the time.
Hey Craig,
Yeah, the CL "incident" got me thinking, but in the end I get too much enjoyment. The GHA, is a PITA thought, and I am really confused at this point. I can only hope that the stuff is leeching from the rocks and eventually will be spent.
I agree that it has to be one of the best looking rabbit fish, personally I put it up there with some way more expensive fish for looks. As far as I can tell the fish is a Barred Rabbitfish (Siganus doliatus ), originally I thought it was a two barred (Siganus virgatus), but noticed that the two barred typically had blue/yellow spots, and not stripes. They are "reef" safe for SPS, but have been known to work on Zoa's and LPS if not fed enough. With my Trio of Carberryi anthias needing food all day and algae in the tank this guy seems to be ok so far.
Thanks for the word, I can imagine that you have to really becareful with your bioload given that you are away a lot of the time.
Hey Craig,
Yeah, the CL "incident" got me thinking, but in the end I get too much enjoyment. The GHA, is a PITA thought, and I am really confused at this point. I can only hope that the stuff is leeching from the rocks and eventually will be spent.
I agree that it has to be one of the best looking rabbit fish, personally I put it up there with some way more expensive fish for looks. As far as I can tell the fish is a Barred Rabbitfish (Siganus doliatus ), originally I thought it was a two barred (Siganus virgatus), but noticed that the two barred typically had blue/yellow spots, and not stripes. They are "reef" safe for SPS, but have been known to work on Zoa's and LPS if not fed enough. With my Trio of Carberryi anthias needing food all day and algae in the tank this guy seems to be ok so far.
is that an oceanic tank?just curious.i have an oceanic 92 gallon corner tank.i really like it so far.can you post some new fts sometime?since it is now over a year old.also what light bulb are you currently using?i have a 250 de metal halide pendant that i wanna replace soon with the lumenarc reflector for this bulb.i think that would make the light way more efficient.i am providing actinic with 2 24 inch 2 bulb fixtures.each fixture has a uvl super actinic and a geisseman true actinc.think soon i will replace the true actinic with an actinic plus.unless someone has a better suggestion.i really like the super actinics and they are new.anyway with only the 250 de halide are you getting good growth and color?i was concerned about that not being enough light for this tank,but everything is growing like crazy.
Husky_1
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Hi Mdavis,
The tank is an AGA, not sure if they are the same exact or not. I will post my FTS soon. As for lights, I am using a Lumenarc mini, ice cap ballast and 14k phoenix, to be honest, I think its a little too strong directly underneath the light. As for actinic, I use 2x24W Geissman Actinic Plus and 1x39w uvl 75.25. The red in the 75.25 helps counteract the blue from the phoenix 14k and the geissman, without being too much purple.
The tank is an AGA, not sure if they are the same exact or not. I will post my FTS soon. As for lights, I am using a Lumenarc mini, ice cap ballast and 14k phoenix, to be honest, I think its a little too strong directly underneath the light. As for actinic, I use 2x24W Geissman Actinic Plus and 1x39w uvl 75.25. The red in the 75.25 helps counteract the blue from the phoenix 14k and the geissman, without being too much purple.
thats cool.i think i will buy the lumenarc mini and maybe a reeflux 12,000k bulb.i have a hamilton 14,000k right now.it seems pretty good.i have just been curious about the reeflux.i had 175 watt moguls before and really liked them.as far as the lumenarc. . . . are they the ones that can either use a 250 or 400 watt?that would be cool because i could get a ballast later and upgrade bulb if i wanted more light.
Husky_1
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I saw that SirJohn bumped his thread, so I figured I would give a status.
A few weeks ago, I decided to rebuild the tank. All of the water has been taken out, and the livestock is being stored in a smaller tank, with my corals (now reduced to frags) being housed in someone elses tank. The main reason for the tear down was because I could not control the hair algae. After more than a year of fighting it, using every known method, this was my last resort.
The good news is, the rebuild is almost done.
Here are the changes:
-New Skimmer - BK Mini 160
Going from BB to Sand - for aesthetics, Alk and bacteria buffering capabilities
-Increased flow through my sump - from 400gph to about 1000gph (pump will handle about 1400 gph, but I am going to tee off of it to feed reactors)
-Reconfigure sump to have only two sections, allows more room for skimmer and new pump. I had a small fuge section in the old design that I no longer need.
-New light-bulb configuration
-New Aquascaping, reducing rocks by a lot.
-Rocks were all bleached and acid bathed twice.
Anyway, I will post some pictures as time goes on.
Here are some pics of the aquascaping before I secured them together.
A few weeks ago, I decided to rebuild the tank. All of the water has been taken out, and the livestock is being stored in a smaller tank, with my corals (now reduced to frags) being housed in someone elses tank. The main reason for the tear down was because I could not control the hair algae. After more than a year of fighting it, using every known method, this was my last resort.
The good news is, the rebuild is almost done.
Here are the changes:
-New Skimmer - BK Mini 160
Going from BB to Sand - for aesthetics, Alk and bacteria buffering capabilities
-Increased flow through my sump - from 400gph to about 1000gph (pump will handle about 1400 gph, but I am going to tee off of it to feed reactors)
-Reconfigure sump to have only two sections, allows more room for skimmer and new pump. I had a small fuge section in the old design that I no longer need.
-New light-bulb configuration
-New Aquascaping, reducing rocks by a lot.
-Rocks were all bleached and acid bathed twice.
Anyway, I will post some pictures as time goes on.
Here are some pics of the aquascaping before I secured them together.
