my drilled 29AGA after 6 months

[TheChief]

Specs:

Fish
1 royal gama
1 tomato Clown
3 green chromis
1 scooter blenny
1 red eye cardinal

Inverts
1 Sand Sifting Star
1 Fighting Conch
Bunch of snails, turbo, astrea, nassarius, cerith, stombella,margerine

Corals:
assorted mushrooms
assorted Zoas colonys
Trumpet Coral
condy anemone
stick pollyps
diff leathers
button pollips
and a few more corals i need ID on ill post pics soon

Probably over 40lbs of Live Rock in the tank, another 10lbs in the refugium with live sand and cheetah algae

Equipment:
drilled 29gal (30"x12"X18") main tank
10 gal as sump/ fuge
2x75 watt vho fixture for itinic, 1 65wat 10000k pc bulb and 3 moonlight LED
50/50 10 watt pc fuge light
rio 2100 for sump return
maxyjet 400 powerhead in main tank with wavemaket tip
Coralife Super Skimmer Needle Wheel

 

[TheChief]

part 2

part 2

 

[ReefWreak]

Looks great. Did you do research when you were setting it, or did you just do as you went? It looks like everything is pretty well proportioned out, that's why I ask. Pretty much everything is sized appropriately, and you're not overstocked or understocked, and seem to have it under control. That's pretty awesome.

 

[TheChief]

well i had a 20 long at first and it was doing great and then i dunno why but i got a new tank for a while it was doing bad i was running no skimmer and 2 millanium 1000's since i saw it was doing bad i decided it was time to change the system so i started collecting parts and did a lil reserch and now its doing great

 

[ReefWreak]

Awesome. Glad to see that your research is paying off. The biggest thing I've noticed is that when a tank is running poorly, it's usually just because it's new, or it's being neglected. An established tank with minimal observation and care usually fares just fine.

 

[lilmorker]

Wow I really love the tank looks great...I especially love those red mushrooms with blue dots...very nice

 

[TheChief]

im having temperature ploblems now!

 

[ek9vboi]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10133670#post10133670 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TheChief
im having temperature ploblems now!

Get a clip fan or 2 and have one aimed at the sump and the other on the lights to help cool it down. If you are any good with wiring you can get some computer fans and a transformer plug from radio shack to use instead.

 

[TheChief]

cool thanks

 

[tperk9784]

How do you keep it so clean of Coraline algae?

It looks like it was set up last week.

 

[TheChief]

well lots of snails and hermit crabs, the crazy thing is that i put alot or purple up

 

[TheChief]

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[Von_Rahvin]

pretty work man! that frog spawn is looking really happy!

 

[gasman059]

good job-very nice

 

[TheChief]

thanks

 

[ashrem]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10135220#post10135220 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TheChief
well lots of snails and hermit crabs, the crazy thing is that i put alot or purple up

From what I read Purple Up not that great. Kalk or two part or a calcium reactor, which it doesnt look like you have space for, are better.

 

[TheChief]

ive only heard good things about purple up and i haven't had a problem as far as a CA reactor i don't think i need it considering the tank size im running

 

[TheChief]

btw i got this frogspawns from sufunk great guy you guys should check out his frags

 

[sufunk]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10308407#post10308407 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TheChief
btw i got this frogspawns from sufunk great guy you guys should check out his frags

Thanks, glad you like it! Great dealing with you also.

Tanks looking good, good luck with it!