North Dakota Mini-Ocean

[Reefaquariumnut]

I do have an 80W Smart UV system on the tank to help with disease control.

I also have a Marine Technical Concepts Ozone Reactor with 200mg Ozotech Ozone Generator to keep my Redox above 350. Sorry, no pictures...Maybe that means i need to post some


Top-Off Control and Saltwater changes are done via dual 105g holding tanks.

The Aquarium Controller started out as a Neptune ACIII Pro, but has since been changed to a GHL Profilux II EX Plus. I don't have pictures of the current setup as I am not quite finished yet. I am hoping to get it done this week.

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

The Dual 40g Frag tanks started out in the main room, but since have been moved out into an add-on portion next to the main tank room. The main room was getting far too cramped inside and to hard to access the skimmers. Now everything has plenty of access room and looks much more professional and clean. It also allowed me to add the other 105g mixing tank. Water was just re-added to the frag tanks on saturday.

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

I think that is it! Any Questions, Comments, Concerns?

Thanks!!

 

[jnarowe]

NICE WORK! Too bad about all that Volcano stuff. Maybe we should have built you a multi-media reactor like mine.

 

[marino420td]

I love your set up. Do you have any pics of the room the display is in?

Is that a tile mosaic surrounding the tank? Lets see a better pic of it.

Nice job!

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

Yeah, the volcano stuff just wasn't meant to be...As for making my own, not ever gonna happen...I am pretty good at making money to pay guys like you to make me stuff

Mosaic is not done, so I will not be able to post anything for a few more weeks as the artist is grouting and touching up.

I also do not have any room pictures...Once this is completely done I will take pictures of the basement.

 

[goetzc]

Great recap Dave.
I haven't commented on your thread yet, but I've been following it since I first heard about it from Scott.
I make it to Fargo to visit family every so often, are you still charging for tours?
I love your signature... I lived through one of those experiences, but just barely.

Chris

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

I just charge 1 hour of labor

Scott who? LOL

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

I have been thinking of adding some "unique/rare/collectable" fish. So I thought I would ask the thread to help me out...So First I will let you know what I have and how many...

12 - Blue/Green Chromis

1 - Blue Reef Chromis

1 - Spotted Mandarin

1 - Scooter Blenny

2 - Yashia Goby

3 - Carberryi Anthia

4 - Lyretail Anthia

5 - Bartlett Anthias

1 - Square Spot Anthia (female)

1 - Flasher Wrasse

1 - Mystery Wrasse

2 - 6-Line Wrasse

1 - Perc Clown

2 - Diamond Goby

1- Moorish Idol

3 - Heniochus Butterfly

1 - Naso Tang

1 - Purple Tang

1 - Yellow Tang

1 - Vlamingi Tang

1 - Fowleri Tang

1 - Flame Angel


Yes, my Achilles and Foxface died... Both died from ick recently the Fowleri brought in when i had no QT...dumb

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

So I am open to anything that will play nice...

I am thinking a group of Black Tangs, a pair of Gem Tangs, and a group of Rhomboid Wrasses...Maybe, just maybe a Conspic Angel.

 

[Dante_JoseCuerv]

Ooo, how about a tennenti tang. Or maybe some watanabes?

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

Tenneti Tang looks very sweet!

 

[Dante_JoseCuerv]

Yeah, I'm hoping to get one one of these days when I upgrade from my 90. I'm trying to think of anything else that would be totally awesome in your already awesome tank but I'm drawing a blank.

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

I am looking for something that will be a total "show-stopper"...I want something I probably can't afford

 

[Dante_JoseCuerv]

Hmmm.....

You could get a debelius angelfish. Ooooo, maybe a pair of fullgrown goldenback triggers. They're not completely showstopping but they're HUGE. Not to mention expensive.

 

[Goodwin9]

Dave..it was great that you took the time to do the quick recap of the tank. The pictures bought back to mind, a question I was going to ask after first seeing the pictures back when.

How have the "spider legs" worked out? I don't think that I have seen anything quite like them before. My first thought in seeing them was that they would clog up with sand. If you were staring all over, would you use them again?

You might want to consider a nice pair of Crosshatch Triggerfish to the list you are considering. If I can ever find a smaller pair, they're something I would like to add. Lately, all I have seen for sale have been very large pairs.

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

The "ant legs...LOL" for the CL have worked out very well. From what I can tell there has not been any sand in the channels and the flow seems to be as much as day 1.

I have thought about a pair of crosshatch too.

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

Okay here is what the list is looking like so far...

Gem Tang...Okay, probably 2.

Black Tang...Group of 3-5

Rhomboid Wrasse...Group of 1 male and 3-5 female

Lineatus Wrasse...Pair

Crosshatch Trigger...Pair

Conspicuous Angelfish...Just one

Japanese Swallowtail...Pair


***That would put the tank almost full with around 70ish fish of many different sizes and shapes.

Is there any really cool tiny fish that could give some more diversity to the tank?

 

[KEEPERZ]

outstanding list-I have never owned a gem tang but if they are anything like other zebrasoma's you may need 3- keeping the numbers odd helps with minimizing aggression. Wrasses and more wrasses would be good but be sure to make screen for your openings in the top- the group of black tang is sick but they get very large eventually

 

[jtarmitage]

Wow, that is an amazing setup. I still need to go back and read through prior to the split, but could you tell me how you attached the "ant legs"?