Dual 250 gallon Marineland Monterey Deep Dimension build

[davidfrances]

 

[davidfrances]

Pictures of my new MP60's

Pictures of my new MP60's

 

[dave.m]

Wow! A navarchus and imperator in the same tank. That is one of my dream combinations. What have your experiences been in regards to what you can and cannot keep in the reef tank with these two?

Dave.M

 

[davidfrances]

I have the following fish in that tank. So far everyone is happy and gets along fine. I may add a few more Centropyge sp., but think I am maxed out with the large angels (Emperor, Majestic and Blue Ring)

COMMON NAME NUMBER SCIENTIFIC NAME
Pajama Cardinal 5 Sphaeramia nemanoptera
Harlequin Tusk 1 Chaerodon fasciatus
Majestic Angel 1 Pomacanthus navarchus
Maroon Clown 2 Premas biaculeatus
Sailfin Tang 1 Zebrasoma dejardinii
Blue Ring Angel 1 Pomacanthus annularis
Red Coris Wrasse 1 Coris gaimard
Emperor Angel 1 Pomacanthus imperator
Midas Blenny 1 Ecsenius midas
Powder Blue Tang 1 Acanthurus leucosternon
Coral Beauty 2 Centropyge bispinosa
Eibli Angel 1 Centropyge eibli
Flame Angel 1 Centropyge loricula
Marine Betta 1 Calloplesiops altiveis
Potters Angel 1 Centropyge potteri

 

[dave.m]

What about compatibility with inverts?

Dave.M

 

[davidfrances]

What about compatibility with inverts?

Dave.M

I do not have any shrimp or crabs. I have a few large bristle stars and some snails. The corals are mostly noxious softies. The Blue Ring picks at the green plays every so often. The Emperor leaves everything alone.

 

[sean obergfell]

Absolutely beautiful!

How often do you feed?

Many have kept angels in a reef, but say fish must be well fed?
Do you find that to be true?
Thanks

 

[dcfluegel]

Wow... gorgeous setup!

 

[davidfrances]

Absolutely beautiful!

How often do you feed?

Many have kept angels in a reef, but say fish must be well fed?
Do you find that to be true?
Thanks

I feed a mix of NLS pellet, Hikari seaweed extreme, and Hikari micro pellets about twice a day. Once a week or so I feed some frozen krill, squid, mysis and plankton?

I think if the fish are well fed they won't bother corals. However, every so often I don't feed them for a day and they still don't bother anything

 

[sean obergfell]

Thanks

Just dreaming of the beautiful angels.....one day in my reef.

 

[davidfrances]

Updated clam farm with new Maximas

 

[davidfrances]

2014-06-15 Updated photos

2014-06-15 Updated photos

 

[davidfrances]

more photos

more photos

 

[davidfrances]

Now my problem reef...

Now my problem reef...

Previous photos were of the left side tank. This is the right side tank, I have been struggling with a brown snot like algae:

 

[davidfrances]

I am having some problems with a brown snot like growths in my 250G Marineland DD tank. I have it stocked with larger angels, tusks and tangs. The tank is 18 months old.

My water parameters are good:
NH3 & NO2 - 0.00ppm
NO3 - 0.00 - 5.0 ppm
Phos - 0.00 - 0.03 ppm
pH - 8.4
KH - 10
ORP - 350-410

I complete a 20% water change every 2-3 weeks when the NO3 increases to about 5ppm.

I used a Skimz 251 skimmer with ozone set to inject when the ORP falls below 400. I run the skimmate a little wet.

Not sure what is causing the snot algae. I don't have the classic red cyno, although I suspect the brown snot is a type of cyno or diatom. I brush it off my rocks and sand, and run a Fluval F6 canister for a few days every couple of weeks in between H2O changes to try and export some of the brown snot.

I have two (2) MP60's and my return pump is an Eheim 1260. I started dosing vodka about 3 weeks ago, that has seemed to help a little.

I am wondering is anyone uses supplemental filtration and if so what type?

 

[dave.m]

Do you vacuum your rocks and sandbed? Do you have any cleaners in your sandbed, e.g. nerites and nassarius snails, conchs, hermit and emerald crabs?

Dave.M

 

[davidfrances]

Do you vacuum your rocks and sandbed? Do you have any cleaners in your sandbed, e.g. nerites and nassarius snails, conchs, hermit and emerald crabs?

Dave.M

I do vacuum the rocks and sanded, but the snot keeps coming back. I even started bushing the rocks with a stiff bristled brush, but no luck.

I have a few nassarius and some large turbos, but the wrasses will eat most everything else.

 

[david00061]

Are those blue star polyps in first pic post93

 

[davidfrances]

Are those blue star polyps in first pic post93

Yes, good eye!

 

[david00061]

Blue star polyps will spread like wild fire. They send out something that spreads everywhere. They will literally be on every square inch of your rock