Doctor64776's 400gallon Show 700gallon System

[tangers]

you can usually get them to eat frozen mysis shrimp.

 

[cbui2]

how big is the male or female blonde naso? if he's over 5" keep him for me and i will pick him up after 2months.

 

[ReefDoctorMicromussas]

hehe Bart I 'll bring him when I come for the rock

Dudester... Although the container is new LOL the whole tank is actually a clone of a 3 year old reef... so all the bacteria, pods,snails,crabs and even about 25% of the water came from my other tank.... so I infected this tank really good... My Target Madarine is Fat and hunting the rocks already

Tangers I'll try to work on some more pics this week

 

[ReefDoctorMicromussas]

Ok everyone loves pics This week I finished the Aqua controller setup, the Calcium reactor and I added the first set of livestock so heres some more pics.. LMK what you think!

Skimmer screaming away

Product

Calcium Reactor

The very beginnings of the electronics

Those are some 6" fish LOL check out the size of this arch!

Left side

 

[ReefDoctorMicromussas]

Right side

My new Regal Angel (I will train him NOT to nip)

Hippo Tang and friends

My new Purple Anemone with the first clowns I have ever been able to successfully get to host LOL they love him!

 

[jerryc]

Chris that Purple Anemone looks fantastic' Nice to see some life
in your tank.

 

[bwest]

Great looking work, I just got the chance to read through the whole build so far. I'll be tagging along.

 

[ReefDoctorMicromussas]

Thank You Jerry

Love your avatar Bwest Welcome

 

[cbui2]

great updates Doc, is that a water tower or skimmer? how will you be able to train regal angel not to nip? by feeding him 10 times daily. what brand did you used for co2 regulator? rock work is awesome and what are your plans for the large arc?

 

[erics3000]

Looking Sweeeeet

 

[gig]

cool arch!

 

[ReefDoctorMicromussas]

Hello Guys It makes me smile to see the responses... Glad you are here. Great to see you Erics and gig

Sups Bart? Ya thats a TOWER heeh it stands almost 6ft from base to air inlet.. its rated for 1600gallons that way I can be lazy...maybe? As far as the Regal I am just being optimistic I will add corals slowley and if he becomes a problem I will have to break out the CO2 powered spear gun I believe in a theroy of feed a little bit , ALOT so I have 2X Aqua chef feeders offering 6 feeding each day and then also am setting up a phyto drip with my aqua doser... so far they are all eating everything I add. Of course I want to get the Arch totally encrusted in SPS

The CO2 regulator is by M3
http://www.marinedepot.com/ps/ps_ViewItem~idProduct~CO3111.html

 

[Genin]

I'm loving the LTA. make sure to post some updated pics of the anem when it finally settles in its spot. I think clowns/anemone symbiosis is amazing to watch.

 

[ReefDoctorMicromussas]

I have had other clowns... and other anemones... But I have never been successful in pairing them hehe This time it works

 

[cbui2]

is the co2 regulator well built, for that amount of money should be really nice huh.

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10203034#post10203034 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cbui2
is the co2 regulator well built, for that amount of money should be really nice huh.

More precise needle valve than Milwaukee's. IMO

 

[ReefDoctorMicromussas]

I like it alot... After a day or so I was able to get it to do just 3bbl/min if I wanted... Currently it runs 20bbl/min with a drip @ 60gtts I am soooooo learning this reaqctor stuff I have always liquid dosed.. I am just trusting that eventually it will be easier to figure out... KORRALLINE reactor very nice but make me feel stupid

But yes the CO2 regulator is nice I would buy it again... The included selenoid makes it easy to add to my aquacontroller also I have another old CO2 regulator that came with the Tank ready to go but I wanted one with the selenoid

 

[erics3000]

Wow this is a lot of information. I love it!!! Your tank is coming along awsome. NICE LOVE THE CLOWNS HOSTING>>I have a pair of clowns that are tank raised that I have not been able to get them to host in a anome. I think it is because they were cultured. Maybe since they are not wild they do not have the instinct to hide and protect themselves like wild ones.

 

[ReefDoctorMicromussas]

these are aquacultered from England... so that shoots that theroy down LOL But I have had the very same problem as you... These just love the anemone though... when I place tongs into the tank to work they even hide in the tentacles or wiggle UNDER the anemones skirt and will just sit really really still for about 3 minutes waiting for the danger to go away

 

[erics3000]

Sweet..Keep the pics coming..