SF Bay Area: Post your Full Tank Shots! Let's see them.

[Kinetic]

I've seen other regional boards post their full tank shots, so to spark some more posts, let's see your full tank shots!


I'll start:

pumps off:

pumps on: (notice the turbulence =)

my pico tank:

and finally, my 82 gallon display:

I'm just looking for a custom stand, then got to hook everything up =)

 

[andyman]

Thats pretty nice.. Whats that little jar with a tubedoing?

 

[Kinetic]

it's an auto topoff resevoir =)

 

[seminolecpa]

Here is mine... Damn I need a better camera

 

[Kinetic]

wow seminolecpa, your tank is so neon green! I'm guessing you really like corals of that color =) is that maden's hair in the front? So bright green! I like the color scheme.

 

[seminolecpa]

Like I said, the camera sucks. Lots of the blue and purple stuff comes out green(even with the white balance adjusted). It is actually just plain old GSP on a tonga branch.

 

[revnull]

Hello, Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢d like to preface this with, ââ"šÂ¬Ã…"œIââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢m new to reef keeping.ââ"šÂ¬Ã‚

Here are the ââ"šÂ¬Ã…"œweek 1ââ"šÂ¬Ã‚ pictures. The live rock came well stocked with coralline algae, pods, worms, and unfortunately aiptasia from a well established take. The sand bed is 120lbs of Bio-Active Sand from Aquatic Gallery in Milpitas. One of the rocks also had a far gone anemone stuck to it. I figured it would kick off in my curing tub, but it came back quit nicely. Once I had everything put into the new tank, the aiptasia started invading in full force. After a lot of reading and a little Joeââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s Juice later, the invasion had been slowed, but not stopped. Enter the Copperbanded Butterfly Fish. This guy finished in 1 day what I couldnââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t do with Joeââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s Juice in 3 weeks. From what Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ve read, the natural predators are hit and miss, but this guy is an aiptasia eating machine. Luckily he is eating frozen brine shrimp now that all the pests are gone.

Now that Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ve droned on and on in the picture thread D oops), here are some pictures.

Tank:

Live Stock:

Some Brown Star Polyps:

I will add more pictures to this thread as my tank takes shape. As always, suggestions and recommendations are welcome and appreciated.

 

[seminolecpa]

Curious. What are you planning on adding to the tank? Like the design of the rock work.

Do you really need 2 350W heaters for a 60 gallon tank?

 

[Kinetic]

probably don't need 350W of heaters, but better safe then sorry. Though they better be good ones, don't wanna cook the tank.

I'm running 450watts for my 190g system.

 

[revnull]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6832638#post6832638 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by seminolecpa
Curious. What are you planning on adding to the tank? Like the design of the rock work.

Do you really need 2 350W heaters for a 60 gallon tank?

Eventually, Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢d like to have a mixed reef. I still have a lot of reading/learning to do first. I also have to decide on a lighting setup. Right now I have the power compact hood that came with the used setup I bought. So far, all I have is the Butterfly, anemone, and mandarin. I also have a clown and peppermint shrimp at a fish sitter.

Like koden said, the 2 heaters are for redundancy. One is in the display tank. The other is in the sump. Eventually I will have them hooked up to a controller of sum sort, as to not boil my tank. I oversized most of my equipment to hopefully be able to transfer it to a larger tank later.

 

[seminolecpa]

1 350W heater is probably more then enough for your tank probably even overkill. My heater rarely even turns on as the heat from my Mag-7 return and my skimmer seem to do the job pretty well. I have a chiller as I like to keep my tank at a steady 77-78 degrees, though with only PC's you likely wouldn't need one at this point.

A mandarin is probably a little early to have as his food sources will likely be limited in a new setup.

 

[Kinetic]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6834878#post6834878 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by revnull
Eventually, Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢d like to have a mixed reef. I still have a lot of reading/learning to do first. I also have to decide on a lighting setup. Right now I have the power compact hood that came with the used setup I bought. So far, all I have is the Butterfly, anemone, and mandarin. I also have a clown and peppermint shrimp at a fish sitter.

Like koden said, the 2 heaters are for redundancy. One is in the display tank. The other is in the sump. Eventually I will have them hooked up to a controller of sum sort, as to not boil my tank. I oversized most of my equipment to hopefully be able to transfer it to a larger tank later.

that's definately a good plan. I will have three heaters in my system.

 

[MorandiWine]

155 bow.

tyler

 

[revnull]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6836584#post6836584 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by seminolecpa
1 350W heater is probably more then enough for your tank probably even overkill. My heater rarely even turns on as the heat from my Mag-7 return and my skimmer seem to do the job pretty well. I have a chiller as I like to keep my tank at a steady 77-78 degrees, though with only PC's you likely wouldn't need one at this point.

A mandarin is probably a little early to have as his food sources will likely be limited in a new setup.

Once the tank was up to temp, the heaters are rarely on. Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢m guessing, between the lights, return pump, and skimmer the heat is staying at 80. Once I get my MH lights and canopy, Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ll probably look into a chiller.

As for the mandarin, the live rock comes from a 2 year established tank. There are plenty of critters for him to eat. Just in case, I have some Kent ZooPlex to feed the little guy.

I do have some concern about the butterfly. It seems to have black and white clumps on its fins. It was like this when I bought it so I didnââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t think much of it. It seems to be spreading. Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ll try to get some pictures of it and maybe you guys can help ID it.

 

[Jacob D]

Rev

Your butterlfy has Lymphocystis, very common in copper band butterflys. It will probably get worse before it get's better. The best thing you can do to treat it is keep the water quality good, and enrich your food with something like Selcon or Zoe (hopefully it is eating frozen food). It might take a few months to go away.

 

[Jonovan02]

Here's mine acouple of months ago....

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jonovan02/detail?.dir=/743b&.dnm=4c23scd.jpg

 

[revnull]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6846288#post6846288 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mothra
Rev

Your butterlfy has Lymphocystis, very common in copper band butterflys. It will probably get worse before it get's better. The best thing you can do to treat it is keep the water quality good, and enrich your food with something like Selcon or Zoe (hopefully it is eating frozen food). It might take a few months to go away.

Mothra,

Thanks for the ID. Reading more about Lymphocystis, it seems I have 2 choices. Cut it off or let it run its course. I've decided to try to beef up his diet. I've read about people preparing their own frozen food. Are there any Selcon or Zoe enriched recipes out there? The butterfly seems to like the frozen brine shrimp "gumballs".

Thanks again!

 

[Psionicdragon]

Woah...that looks pretty bad. Are you guys sure its lympo??