marinelife
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Just of the one side of my 180
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UnderwaterExotic
In Memoriam
Holy Clam. I second that one! How about that other side!!!
marinelife
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Just corals there, I will get a picture here later once the lights come on
UnderwaterExotic
In Memoriam
How long have you had the clam for? Also give us some specs of the tank. Lighting, filtration etc...!
marinelife
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Clam was add May 2001 and was about 2"
Tanks was set-up on January 7, 2000
Tank Specs: All-Glass 180 Reef Ready 72x24x24
Lighting: PFO/IceCap Hood with two IceCap 4" fans, Dual 400Watt PFO MH Ballast pushing 2 - 400Watt 6500k Iwasaki MH bulbs on each each. In the middle I have a 20000k Radium 400Watt MH Bulb on a PFO 400Watt HQI Ballast. A IceCap 660 VHO Ballast pushing 2 160Watt Actinic Blue URI bulbs.
Circulation: The returns are my main circulation. I have two Tunze Stream Pumps, with one on each end connected to a controller to add extra current to the tank. Tunze WaveBox was added 12-25-2005
Filtration: The overflows from the 180 go to the garage to a 100 Gallon Rubbermaid stock tank that is a little over half full that holds macro algae, Live Rock (100lbs of Premium Fiji, Pohnpei, Marshall Island, Caribbean, and Kaelini Tonga Ultra). I have a PC Light over top of it and it holds 2 500w heaters and the skimmer. I have a ground probe in the main tank. The water is returned to the 180 gallon tank with a Iwaki WMD30RLXT pump. I have about 200LBS of Live Rock and Live Sand in the 180. The LS and LR have been in different tanks since 1995 so they are well matured. I have mixed sand, some live and some not, all fine grain sand. I also used Nature's Ocean Bio-Activ Live Reef Sand from Advance Aqua Tanks, This stuff works great. It makes up 50% or more of the sand in my tanks. It is cheaper than most Live Sand. I use Instant Ocean for my salt mix. The Main pump is connected to a APC Smart-up Battery Pack so I do not have to worry about power outages.
Extras: PRECISION MARINE 6 X 24 CALCIUM REACTOR W/EHIM PUMP. This is used to keep my CA and ALK up. In March 2004 a Delta 1/2 HP Inline Chiller was added and an E.T.S.S 1400 ran by a Mag 36 added in June 2005)
Additives: I use a CA Reactor for Calcium and Alkalinity (started using 12/2001). I add DT's Phytoplankton to feed the corals and I use Formula One, Formula Two, and Angel Formula from Ocean Nutrition to feed my fish. I also feed them Frozen Spirulina Enriched Brine Shrimp, Frozen Plankton, and Emerald Entree by San Francisco Bay Brand. I feed one cube of each once a day. I also have Nori Seaweed from the Grocery store on a clip, one piece is added everyday few days. I soak all the food in Selcon by American Marine Inc and Vita-Chem by Boyd Enterprise Inc. I also add Cyclop-eeze once a day. I use Instant Ocean for my mix.
Critters: Purple Tang (purchased 1/2000), Hippo Tang (purchased 1995), White-faced Tang (purchased 6/2002), Lamarks Angel (Purchased 2/2004), Emperor Angel (purchased 5/2003), 5 Green Chromis (purchased 1/2001), 2 MandarinFish (male purchased 1/2006, female purchased 3/2004), Yellow Clown Goby (purchased 1/2006), 2 Red Scooter Blennies (purchased 8/2002) Male pasted away 1/2005, 2 6-line Wrasse (purchased 1/2006), Blue stripped Pipefish(2/2006) several Serpent Stars, few Hermit Crabs, few snails, Variety of mushrooms, Acroporas, Montiporas, Button Polyps, Turbinaria, Montipora foliosa, Fire Coral, Clams, some Macroalgae, other SPS Corals and more. There is also a few other crabs and items growing on the rocks.
Tanks was set-up on January 7, 2000
Tank Specs: All-Glass 180 Reef Ready 72x24x24
Lighting: PFO/IceCap Hood with two IceCap 4" fans, Dual 400Watt PFO MH Ballast pushing 2 - 400Watt 6500k Iwasaki MH bulbs on each each. In the middle I have a 20000k Radium 400Watt MH Bulb on a PFO 400Watt HQI Ballast. A IceCap 660 VHO Ballast pushing 2 160Watt Actinic Blue URI bulbs.
Circulation: The returns are my main circulation. I have two Tunze Stream Pumps, with one on each end connected to a controller to add extra current to the tank. Tunze WaveBox was added 12-25-2005
Filtration: The overflows from the 180 go to the garage to a 100 Gallon Rubbermaid stock tank that is a little over half full that holds macro algae, Live Rock (100lbs of Premium Fiji, Pohnpei, Marshall Island, Caribbean, and Kaelini Tonga Ultra). I have a PC Light over top of it and it holds 2 500w heaters and the skimmer. I have a ground probe in the main tank. The water is returned to the 180 gallon tank with a Iwaki WMD30RLXT pump. I have about 200LBS of Live Rock and Live Sand in the 180. The LS and LR have been in different tanks since 1995 so they are well matured. I have mixed sand, some live and some not, all fine grain sand. I also used Nature's Ocean Bio-Activ Live Reef Sand from Advance Aqua Tanks, This stuff works great. It makes up 50% or more of the sand in my tanks. It is cheaper than most Live Sand. I use Instant Ocean for my salt mix. The Main pump is connected to a APC Smart-up Battery Pack so I do not have to worry about power outages.
Extras: PRECISION MARINE 6 X 24 CALCIUM REACTOR W/EHIM PUMP. This is used to keep my CA and ALK up. In March 2004 a Delta 1/2 HP Inline Chiller was added and an E.T.S.S 1400 ran by a Mag 36 added in June 2005)
Additives: I use a CA Reactor for Calcium and Alkalinity (started using 12/2001). I add DT's Phytoplankton to feed the corals and I use Formula One, Formula Two, and Angel Formula from Ocean Nutrition to feed my fish. I also feed them Frozen Spirulina Enriched Brine Shrimp, Frozen Plankton, and Emerald Entree by San Francisco Bay Brand. I feed one cube of each once a day. I also have Nori Seaweed from the Grocery store on a clip, one piece is added everyday few days. I soak all the food in Selcon by American Marine Inc and Vita-Chem by Boyd Enterprise Inc. I also add Cyclop-eeze once a day. I use Instant Ocean for my mix.
Critters: Purple Tang (purchased 1/2000), Hippo Tang (purchased 1995), White-faced Tang (purchased 6/2002), Lamarks Angel (Purchased 2/2004), Emperor Angel (purchased 5/2003), 5 Green Chromis (purchased 1/2001), 2 MandarinFish (male purchased 1/2006, female purchased 3/2004), Yellow Clown Goby (purchased 1/2006), 2 Red Scooter Blennies (purchased 8/2002) Male pasted away 1/2005, 2 6-line Wrasse (purchased 1/2006), Blue stripped Pipefish(2/2006) several Serpent Stars, few Hermit Crabs, few snails, Variety of mushrooms, Acroporas, Montiporas, Button Polyps, Turbinaria, Montipora foliosa, Fire Coral, Clams, some Macroalgae, other SPS Corals and more. There is also a few other crabs and items growing on the rocks.
UnderwaterExotic
In Memoriam
Marinelife are you still selling frags?
marinelife
Active member
My montipora corals I do sell becuase they are large, traded some in the other week at a LFS for a clam. The acropora corals are just not big enough yet
fittdog8848
New member
very nice pics
I would be interested in some Monti if it priced right.
I would be interested in some Monti if it priced right.
marinelife
Active member
Emperor is fine, he ate on the clam some back when I had it over by the cave he hangs out in, once I moved the clam, he stopped.
The Wavebox is the greatest thing ever made! I highly recommend it in any large tank.
I sell frags for $15
The Wavebox is the greatest thing ever made! I highly recommend it in any large tank.
I sell frags for $15
