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Ludnix's tropical 120!
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Rickyrooz1
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Nice stand, goes well with the Cali surfer theme.
ludnix
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The frag tank is pretty much all done.
The light is a 150w metal halide from fishneedit.com
I have a bunch of little peices of rubble "curing" in there to get them nice and coralline covered. I also have a few zoanthid frags in there until I decide where I want to put them in the main tnak.
The whole thing is plumbed into the 120's sump so I don't have to worry about water stability as it shares it with the large tank. So far I'm really happy with how it turned out, it should make managing corals from the 120 much easier with a good place to put some frags.
The light is a 150w metal halide from fishneedit.com
I have a bunch of little peices of rubble "curing" in there to get them nice and coralline covered. I also have a few zoanthid frags in there until I decide where I want to put them in the main tnak.
The whole thing is plumbed into the 120's sump so I don't have to worry about water stability as it shares it with the large tank. So far I'm really happy with how it turned out, it should make managing corals from the 120 much easier with a good place to put some frags.
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Hey Eric. Check this site out buddy.
Figure if you apply your skill, interest and ambition of this hobby to your school work. No reason you can't do any of these jobs. I know, sound like your mom and dad right?
Oceanographer
Oceanographer, GS-1360-11/12
Oceanographer, ZP-1360-4/5
Supvy Biologist/Ecologist/Phys Scntst/Oceanographer
Fish Bio / Nat. Resource Mgt. Spc. / Hydrologist
Hey Eric. Check this site out buddy.
Figure if you apply your skill, interest and ambition of this hobby to your school work. No reason you can't do any of these jobs. I know, sound like your mom and dad right?
ludnix
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Thanks for the link ddinox64! I bookmarked the site to keep it handy for when it's time get a good job! I get to start my zoology course this monday which I'm very excited for. Next year I get to focus on marine biology stuff since I'll be done with all my General Education requirments though.
ludnix
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Flow's at maximum as far the return pump goes. I'm having a hard time deciding what to do in terms of powerheads. The only one I felt would work well is the vortec nano, but at $200...
I looked at a the Koralia nano because of the size, but even the K1 seems pretty weak so I can't imagine using the nano. I guess I'll have to look around to find something I like.
I looked at a the Koralia nano because of the size, but even the K1 seems pretty weak so I can't imagine using the nano. I guess I'll have to look around to find something I like.
ludnix
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If I ditch the sand I could probably put it under the little arch in the middle and get pretty good fow. I was worried that having too much flow would limit what I can put in there, but I guess I really don't have anything to put in there that can't take good flow anyway. All of my tank LPS, SPS, and zoos so LPS is really the most sensative thing I have to flow and they can take quite a bit. I'll have to check out a K4 and see how that does, it's essentially the same price as the k-nano but it'd be a much better result.
ludnix
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There isn't even an inch of sand in there so I could easily remove it next time I do a water change, I'll definately look into a K4.
As for updates, I added a male mandarin to compliment the existing female mandarin. The female is eating any prepared foods she can get is and is quickly getting pretty fat. I'm hoping the male will have enough pods to last him until he learns to eat as well. He loves to follow the female around and show off his fins, she occasionally will acknowledge him but for the most part just continues hunting for food. I'm hoping with the male so interested in following the female around he'll pick up on her habit of accepting pellets and other prepared foods.
As for updates, I added a male mandarin to compliment the existing female mandarin. The female is eating any prepared foods she can get is and is quickly getting pretty fat. I'm hoping the male will have enough pods to last him until he learns to eat as well. He loves to follow the female around and show off his fins, she occasionally will acknowledge him but for the most part just continues hunting for food. I'm hoping with the male so interested in following the female around he'll pick up on her habit of accepting pellets and other prepared foods.
ludnix
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Here's the mandarin goby previously mentioned. He and the female seem to be getting along perfectly fine so I think I sexed them correctly (or I ended up with two females).
Here's a picture of some Acans. These two colonies are growing and spreading really well. I had previously got a small rock of Acans but it has never inflated like these. It can been in the lower right corner, I've tried feeding it, giving it different flow, different lights, nothing seems to change it. At least the newer ones are doing good though.
Here's and updated FTS. I need to get some pictures of the new engineer gobies, but they are a pretty good at running away from me whenever I have the camera out.
Here's a picture of some Acans. These two colonies are growing and spreading really well. I had previously got a small rock of Acans but it has never inflated like these. It can been in the lower right corner, I've tried feeding it, giving it different flow, different lights, nothing seems to change it. At least the newer ones are doing good though.
Here's and updated FTS. I need to get some pictures of the new engineer gobies, but they are a pretty good at running away from me whenever I have the camera out.
atwinparadox2
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Great build thread, love the detail on the tank!
launchnukes
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the tank is looking great!
ludnix
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Thanks for the compliments, I'm glad the tank has finally gotten to a stage where everything is pretty stable.
I've been feeding about 3 cubes of mysis or brine shrimp and some pellets each night so I've been feeding pretty heavily. I've mostly been feeding extra for the clownfish which are regularly laying eggs now. I want to attempt to breed them in the near future, I still have to get in contact with someone locally to get a start of rotifers and phytoplankton though.
I added a Staghorn Hermit a few weeks ago that I've been closely monitoring.
He is very interesting to watch and I really like him, but I'm concerned that the bryzoan colony he uses for a shell won't survive long term. I guess I will have to wait to wait and see. I might try target feeding the bryzoans with phytoplankton if it doesn't look like it's doing okay on it's own.
Here's a picture of one of the engineer gobies under one of the rock pillars. I'm glad I put egg crate down at the bottom and set the rocks up on that instead of the sand. These guys would have probably destroyed the entire rock structure by now if it was resting on the sand. If you need someone to stir up your sand bed they certainly seem to be effective.
I've been feeding about 3 cubes of mysis or brine shrimp and some pellets each night so I've been feeding pretty heavily. I've mostly been feeding extra for the clownfish which are regularly laying eggs now. I want to attempt to breed them in the near future, I still have to get in contact with someone locally to get a start of rotifers and phytoplankton though.
I added a Staghorn Hermit a few weeks ago that I've been closely monitoring.
He is very interesting to watch and I really like him, but I'm concerned that the bryzoan colony he uses for a shell won't survive long term. I guess I will have to wait to wait and see. I might try target feeding the bryzoans with phytoplankton if it doesn't look like it's doing okay on it's own.
Here's a picture of one of the engineer gobies under one of the rock pillars. I'm glad I put egg crate down at the bottom and set the rocks up on that instead of the sand. These guys would have probably destroyed the entire rock structure by now if it was resting on the sand. If you need someone to stir up your sand bed they certainly seem to be effective.
On that hermit, is that really coral on it's back?
