My inwall starfire 330g Display and 220g sump build, with fish room. LOTS of pics
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Rubber ducky collection, WINNER!
Seriously though, wife just busted out laughing and said she likes it.
I have a huge sump with lots of rock, and while the wife would love seahorses, the tank would be basically on the ground, not optimal viewing.
QT tank would be nice, but would have to make it a self supporting tank then.
I loved my large Gold Flake, but I had a fox face for a short while, and I am convinced it was attacked by the fox face.
I know the fox face got my trigger, I had never seen a fish so afraid of another fish, the trigger would almost completely cover itself in the sand when the foxface was near, and it was dead the next morning. The morning after that, my large beautiful gold flake was dead. The wife wouldn't let me smash the fox face on the road, but I got rid of it.
My small gold flake that I got, was very pretty, but I think it was eaten by my Magnifica, I had seen the gold flake nipping at it several times, and then one day just no more goldflake. I'm sad on gold flakes now, but really want another.
dave.m
Active member
I mean I didn't see a body or anything, so hard to say, it's a big tank and could have been anything. It looked healthy and was an aggressive eater the last I saw it, and then the next evening it was no where to be seen. And the little gold flake was maybe 2.5" long, and the mag is a good 15" and has a wicked grip even on the stainless tongs when I feed it.
I know it got 4 of my lemmon damsels, or some silly name like that, probably more. I had 12 of them, and in the first house of having them 4 just swim into the tentacles like dumb damsels. They were all hiding in the rock directly under the nem, and would try and swim through the tentacles when leaving the rock, probably why I only have one left and it stays far away from the nem. lol
Painted the floor and put a utility sink in the fish room here.
I would highly recommend doing both of those before the tank is even in.
Painting the floor was pretty simple, but the area where my overflow was splashing the tiniest amount seems to have left a salt spot that I just can't get out of the concrete and will need a second coat for sure.
The paint makes a HUGE difference. I would highly suggest painting the floor being the first thing you do to a fish room if you aren't going to tile it.
Did make my skimmer pull about 3" of water over night, which seems odd, but everything looks great.
edit, just realized this photo is real blurry, lol. I have a few touch ups to make, but one coat seems to be ok.
I would highly recommend doing both of those before the tank is even in.
Painting the floor was pretty simple, but the area where my overflow was splashing the tiniest amount seems to have left a salt spot that I just can't get out of the concrete and will need a second coat for sure.
The paint makes a HUGE difference. I would highly suggest painting the floor being the first thing you do to a fish room if you aren't going to tile it.
Did make my skimmer pull about 3" of water over night, which seems odd, but everything looks great.
edit, just realized this photo is real blurry, lol. I have a few touch ups to make, but one coat seems to be ok.
ridetheducati
20 and Over Club
Are you concerned about rusting your air handler?
My furnace?
It's not rusting yet, and been two year.
The only rust in the room is the little bit inside the furnace from where the AC condensation was leaking (it was slip fit instead of glued) and a little bit on the hot water heater near the floor drain from splashing when I used to pour buckets down that drain. I am a little concerned about the bottom of the furnace, but because it is right on the concrete, not because of the tank.
I can't really see it rusting though, I have real good air movement in that room.
I have thought about painting all the duct work and stuff though, as a just in case. And not worried about the inside because the room air doesn't get into the inside of the ducts.
My only concern with that is that it could hold moisture.
The ducts are sealed up with the paste they use in commercial. So no leaks
And I taped up all the fold and pinch seams, which apparently won't leak anyways.
E.Rude
New member
My motivation for this hobby waxes and wanes and I have other expensive interests (windsurfing, traveling, girlfriend) that I need to support, but eventually my mind comes back to reefkeeping. Sometimes it's the livestock, sometimes it's the equipment, and other times it's the comradery of the reefkeeping community but I always get re-interested. For me it tends to cycle with the seasons: more interest in the winter...in the summer, I'm on the lake, hiking or camping. If you're anything like me, I'd say just stick it out, do the minimal amount of work to maintain what you've already accomplished until you've caught a second-wind.
I work out of town half or more of the time, so it gets less love, and while my wife tries to help out she just doesn't notice when the pumps aren't sounding right and things like that.
My other hobbies seem to be taking up more and more time, for the comradery reasons. Like my jeep and shooting. And buying a trailer here will take up more time.
I've been waning for several months now. And I will get a little motivation and do some things, but almost instantly regret spending the money on it.
I'm going to run a small tank still, just with the anemone and clowns I think. With a remote sump in the basement still, but going to make the sump and sump room smaller. Probably like 90 gallon max. Should help my humidity issues a lot.
But when I think about the basement being finished and having this huge tank, it feels like it would help make the basement feel alive. But having a pool table and huge tv it should be alive anyways. I almost feel like I want to have the tank to show off when I think like that.
Well I am keeping the tank, and have been getting it back to where I want it. I have kinda ditched the high end coral, as they are more work than just fish.
And I might have wend a little Angel crazy.
Stock list is this.
Queen Angel
French Angel
Emporator Angel,
Regal Angel
Blueface Angel
Flame Angel
Multifasciatus Angel
Male/Female Bluethroat pair
4 lyretails
Cheveron Tang
Purple Tang
Sailfin Tang
Yellow Tang (Very beat up by the sailfin)
Sand sifter goby
3 snowflake clowns
And I think that's it.
The Magnifica Anemone is a dick and moved to the back of the tank now. But will be changing out some of the flow in a couple weeks, so hopefully it will move again to a better spot.
Pictures! Sorry they suck, using my phone.
I'm not planning on adding anything more, maybe a few more lyretails. And probably add some more frog spawn/hammer since they don't seem to be eating it. They did like the duncan though.
And I might have wend a little Angel crazy.
Stock list is this.
Queen Angel
French Angel
Emporator Angel,
Regal Angel
Blueface Angel
Flame Angel
Multifasciatus Angel
Male/Female Bluethroat pair
4 lyretails
Cheveron Tang
Purple Tang
Sailfin Tang
Yellow Tang (Very beat up by the sailfin)
Sand sifter goby
3 snowflake clowns
And I think that's it.
The Magnifica Anemone is a dick and moved to the back of the tank now. But will be changing out some of the flow in a couple weeks, so hopefully it will move again to a better spot.
Pictures! Sorry they suck, using my phone.
I'm not planning on adding anything more, maybe a few more lyretails. And probably add some more frog spawn/hammer since they don't seem to be eating it. They did like the duncan though.
muttley000
MTS Sufferer!
Nice update, glad you get to keep it. Sucks about the Duncan's, hopefully the nem moves for you.
BioCubeGuy
New member
Jeff,
Just read your entire thread. Glad you decided to keep the system up and running. It looks great! :thumbsup: I'm sure your boy enjoys looking at the tank! :dance:
Best of luck to you in the future. Keep us posted
Just read your entire thread. Glad you decided to keep the system up and running. It looks great! :thumbsup: I'm sure your boy enjoys looking at the tank! :dance:
Best of luck to you in the future. Keep us posted
Little Youtube video of my tank during feeding time. Taken off my security camera watching the tank.
https://youtu.be/l0OXtwr2ZMg
I lost the Regal Angel, but everything else is doing great. Need to add some filler fish still, probably a dozen or two more lyretails. And then call it good.
https://youtu.be/l0OXtwr2ZMg
I lost the Regal Angel, but everything else is doing great. Need to add some filler fish still, probably a dozen or two more lyretails. And then call it good.
