July Update - 8 Months In

[Travis Savant]

Well, three things have happend since my last update, the Crocea Clam has died for unknown reasons, I added a small Carkii Clownfish, and I have begun feeding DT's Oyster Eggs and I am seeing drastic color change in my SPS, I'm lovin' it.

FTS

FTS at an angle

Comments? Questions? Suggestions?

 

[Shooter7]

Comments? Nice looking tank...been thinking about getting a 20 H myself.

Questions? What kind of lighting are you using on this? What pump are you using with the closed loop, and do you like the flow you're getting out of it?

Suggestions? My only suggestion right off the top of my head would be a background of some type to hide all that equipment and be more of a contrast to set off your coral colors better.

 

[Travis Savant]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7679901#post7679901 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Shooter7
Comments? Nice looking tank...been thinking about getting a 20 H myself.

Questions? What kind of lighting are you using on this? What pump are you using with the closed loop, and do you like the flow you're getting out of it?

Suggestions? My only suggestion right off the top of my head would be a background of some type to hide all that equipment and be more of a contrast to set off your coral colors better.

Thanks for the comment and suggestion. I am using a 250w DE MH Pendant (I built it myself) with a Phoenix 14k Bulb. For the Closed loop I am using a Mag 9.5 and I like the amount of flow that I am getting out of it, even with 4 outlets. I have a mag 5 for the sump return, one outlet.

 

[TCU Reefer]

Looks good.

I would also suggest a background. All the equipment and plumbing is distracting from the tank.

 

[Travis Savant]

Thanks

What color backround do you all think I should get?

 

[Conceyted]

black..

looks great man! We just setup our 90g. I will be making a thread on it soon.

 

[dvanacker]

looks good. Did you have your crocea in the in the sand or on a rock. Just curious as I've heard if you keep them in the sand a bristle warm can get in threw the foot and kill it.

 

[Travis Savant]

It was in the sand, but I have NEVER seen a bristle worm in this tank. I only had ait foor a few weeks, maybe it was already on it's way out when i bought it?

 

[fishypets]

Looking good Travis! I noticed a BIG difference in the color of my sps after I started feeding oyster eggs also.

I would go with a black background.

 

[Travis Savant]

Yeah, not only am i getting better color, but I am also getting more PE.

 

[fishypets]

And people will still argue that you don't need to feed your sps. I learned first hand that you do.

 

[Travis Savant]

Same here

Look at the difference in the coral (Ihave fragged/moved sence then) that there has been just from switching the bulb to somthing with blue, adding sand, and feeding DT's
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=829334&perpage=&pagenumber=1

I think Sand, Feeding, and Blue win

 

[Travis Savant]

Hey guys, I got some new stuff today.

Orange Cap

Zoanthids, Orange Mouth, Dark DARK Green Ring, and Brown Polyps. There are some others on here, the look blue/green and spekly, it's realy hard to describe these.

And the FTS

 

[Travis Savant]

mmmMMMMmmmMMMMmmmm...Fuzzy

 

[xtrstangx]

That cap is amazing!

Looks great, I third the black background.

 

[Travis Savant]

I kind of like it without the background.

I have a good bit of Micro bubbles comeing from the CLS and I'm not sure where it's sucking in air. When I have a background, those bubles are VERY visable.

 

[murphreef]

hey travis how do u like the phoenis 14K bulb i am running helios 20k de's now on my 180 but switching to phoenix and didnt know what to expect hows the color and all??

tanks lookin good!

 

[Travis Savant]

It's a good bulb. I realy like the color. If you look at my latest FTS, taht is a true representation of the color.

 

[murphreef]

ok cool yeah looks good looks almost like a 20k bulb does....

well i hope they will do good on my 180

thanks!

 

[Travis Savant]

Just to be clear, this is the FTS I was talking about.
http://www.savantcutting.com/Travs-Stuff/20H/July-8-06/FTS.jpg

Dosn't look 20k to me, the first ones do though.