First Tank Pics, 8+ months

[bassettmd]

I just thought that i would share a few shots of my 8 month old 65 gallon reef tank with you, it was an upgrade from my 30. I will be adding a refugium in a day or two, right now i just have a bunch of macro in my sump. I will be upgrading in the future so that by the baby tang + trigger get large enough to need a new home they will have one. Let me know what you think.

Live Stock
- Mandarin (supplementing tank with pods)
- Blue Throat (hides alot, will get better shot soon)
- Diamond Goby
- Maroon Clown'
- Sailfin Tang

Future Additions
- Another Maroon Clown
- Flame Angel

Inverts
- (3-4") Derasa
- (9-10") Gigas
- Coral Banded Shrimp
- Blood Shrimp
- Green Star Polyps
- Fire and Ice Polyps
- Rose anemone (cant seen in picture, behind rocks)
- Lots more corals in the near future

Equipment
- 25watt Sterilizer
- Coralife 125
- Artica Chiller
- Seio 1500s
- JBJ autotop off
- 2 x 250watt Coralvue 14ks
- Bio Balls (yes i know)

HERE IS THE LINK ....
http://s164.photobucket.com/albums/u18/bassettmd/

 

[mwwhite]

Very nice. How big is the tank? Are you planning on adding more live rock? Just curious how long you've had your mandarin in there?

 

[Joshua1023]

I think you need a few more pieces of equipment under that stand. I'm curious as to how you have your skimmer and UV filter hooked up. From the pix it looks like you have the skimmer output going to the UV. Where are you pulling the water for your skimmer from?

 

[bassettmd]

Joshua123 - I have the pump (positioned inside the sump) from the skimmer running the water through the lifegard sterilizer and then into the skimmer... then the skimmer dumps back out into the sump.

 

[Joshua1023]

How in the world do you get the bubbles to travel that far effectively?

 

[bassettmd]

Joshua1023 - hose clamps, good seals, and a little bit of luck.... skimmer works better actually after i hooked it up this way. Go figure.

 

[Joshua1023]

That's Crazy. If I were to bet on it I would have bet against it working at all. Do you use the stock pump that came w/ the skimmer to pump it through, or did you upgrade?

 

[TarheelFrag]

Nice looking tank. I wish that I could keep mine that clean.

 

[Andrew]

Looks good :thumbsup:

 

[Jesse-KT]

Nice clam.

 

[Snowboarda42]

If it works then it works, tank looks great bro

 

[bassettmd]

Josh - it is actually the stock pump believe it or not.... however i am thinking about an oceanrunner to try to increase bubble production even more. I have always had problems with the stock pump, it is way to sensitive to changes in water level.

 

[bassettmd]

Still Showing Off

 

[drummereef]

Very nice, bassettmd. the sailfin might need a new home once it gets bigger, but should be fine for a while. Just a good reason to upgrade, right?...

 

[bassettmd]

yep, its definitely a great excuse to upgrade.

 

[FishWatcher]

very cool - i like the rockwork

 

[juniormc8704]

have you done the super skimmer needlewheel mod with fishing line? makes a HUGE difference. If ya need to know how to do it let me know.

Paul

 

[darkwolf29a]

Very nice tank.

 

[bassettmd]

Junior - i am not familiar with that mod... is that similar to the meswheel mod? Please fill me in on how to do it because i would love to get some more efficency out of my skimmer

 

[spence0416]

I like the setup. Clam looks great too.