Low down on the new tank, with pics!

[sandman12]

Finally figured out how to post pics so it's time to post a little tank bio.

Purchased a 29g bio cube in early december from pet kingdom for $219 (cheapest ANYWHERE, even on-line). Wanted a MH (stock hood had PC's) so I ditched the stock hood and made my own canopy, made my stand as well. Tank equipment specs. are as follow's:

Built in false wall which includes: heaters, custome fuge (In chamber 2 where bio-balls were), and the return pump (MJ 1200). DIY auto top off with 5g reservoir. MJ 600 for flow in the dispay. Soon to add a small canister filter for media filtration.

DIY cutome hood includes: 70 DE MH 14k, 32w actinic PC, 13w 6.5k PC (for fuge), (2) 4" fans.

The tank was supposed to be a zoa only tank but that didn't last long. It is now a mixed reef with SPS, softies, LPS, zoa's, and a clam. But zoa's are dominate.

Now for the PICS!

Hood showing guts

Over all tank shot

 

[sandman12]

Pink eagle eye's

Dersea clam

Eagle eye's

Fire and Ice (never got all color)

Greg's special

Orange

Red ring

Yuma

That's all for now, enjoy!

 

[Ah64av8tor]

James, it looks good, real bright too!

You should have pulled out a few more bucks and gotten a bigger frag, they look so cool but small compared to the rest.

I got some frogspawn and hammer $5 a polyp. and I fragged the Clavularia for you so when ever you are ready call me.

 

[sandman12]

I have a frogspawn from AA but it hasn't opened all the way after 5 days which has me worried (it's in a higher flow area, bad?). I didn't want to robb your tank of the bigger frag. A frag of the clavularia sounds awesome.

 

[Ah64av8tor]

I gotta make room for the new shipment.....I'm going to the swap meet on Sunday. I'm getting a clone of my original RBTA back.

You might want to get the frogspawn to a place of mod flow for a while. But it might be all that light you have too.

 

[sandman12]

what did u get at the swap greg?

 

[Ah64av8tor]

Oh my a hole in my pocket, it must have been a hole cause I don't have any money left.

At the swap meet I got a teal green polyp and baby blue tip stag about 3" tall
a clone back of one of my RBTAs
a large rock of nuclear orange and yellow Zoas gonna frag them if you want some.
a small mixed exotic zoas (now that they are open I think I was robbed)
2 purple polyp monties
a 2" gate for the big downdraft skimmer on the 120, and some 2" PVC odds and ends
some back issues of Coral Mag I was missing.

 

[myakkareef]

Looks Good James..Glad to see you back in the hobby again...Keep us posted...

 

[sandman12]

I'll have to check out those zoa's for sure

 

[o2zen]

I liked the zoa's he picked up and might have to stop in and get some myself. So take some pics of your system including the stand and hood. I have thought about making my own but since it is a rounded tank I have not gone there yet. I hate the heat my system puts off now and want to mod it up. I am curious how you did yours?

PS how does that MJ600 work out between your overflow ports? I would also like to see how you modded the back chambers. For now I have 10lbs of LR rubble in chamber two with my heater in chamber one and the mj1200 in chamber three. I also have a Fluval 405 pulling from chamber one and returning to chamber two which puts it through all the LR rubble as well. Although I am thinking of moving the return to the display for added flow and to lower my water level in the back chambers. I also added a nice Hydor to the return for a wavy flow but Greg says all of his burn up quickly on his mj1200s so I am waiting for that to happen to mine now.

 

[coyoteseven]

Sweet looking setup, James! :thumbsup:

You got me in the mood to get off my keester and finish setting up my 44g pent again. Once the waters warm up a bit more, it's seining time!

 

[o2zen]

Sandman can I borrow your camera

 

[sandman12]

my camera is a cheap sea life DC 600, it's just that I have an underwater housing for it. Camera and housing is $500 at scuba quest, could probably find it even cheaper on-line.

o2zen, I PMed and e-mail you about the clowns.....