Sonny's Rimless Shallow Reef.

[SunnyX]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14733998#post14733998 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by volcom69
Holy clean looking tank, did you put back in the aquablue special or did you leave it out. Do you clean the glass often or is it really just that clean.

I left the Aquablue out. My tank grows pretty much no algae or film algae on the glass so I dont have much maintenance to do when it comes to keeping the glass clean. Once a week I will wipe down the light build up on the glass.

 

[volcom69]

Wow amazing then you have one clean system. What are you feeding your fish in your tank, do you mix it with coral food at all.

 

[NanoCube-boy]

I love your ORA Borealis because the polyps are explosively cool.

 

[capture]

Kick butt! Looks awesome.

 

[longboarder324]

Looked through most of your thread, beautiful tank. Didn't read anything on fish jumping out of your tank. Do you keep it covered @ night? I'm starting up a 40 breeder and don't want to cover it. I think I enjoy looking @ shallow tanks from the top down more than from the front.

 

[CeeGee]

Looking great Sunny! I love the acans. They look like miniature brains they are so big! Wish I could get my tank there.

 

[143gadgets]

Looks awesome Sonny. Makes me wanna switch. Can u list your bulb selection please.

 

[Bill14]

Awesome tank! Your tank is what got me thinking about going to T5 lighting. New fixture is coming next week.

 

[elijaher]

Wow nice splash of colors.

 

[drummereef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14734298#post14734298 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SunnyX
-My tank grows pretty much no algae or film algae on the glass so I dont have much maintenance to do when it comes to keeping the glass clean. Once a week I will wipe down the light build up on the glass.

Hey Sonny, tank looks amazing. :thumbsup: To what do you attribute your tank's cleanliness? Oversized skimmer, quality of source water, flow, etc...?

 

[jeff127]

Fantastic as ever Sonny! The colour of that "ORA Marshall Island Blue Bottlebrush" is still great.


Jeff.

 

[macreefster]

looking awesome sonny! love the colors, open design and clean look of the tank. especially like the blue slimer and that orangeish, tabling milli. my next tank will be a t-5 tank, just love the coloration. now lets talk bidness... frag of my blue hoki for a frag of your blue slimer?...lol. keep up the great work!

 

[Ed Reef]

Getting better and better each update...!!

 

[SunnyX]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14734411#post14734411 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by volcom69
Wow amazing then you have one clean system. What are you feeding your wreath in your tank, do you mix it with lawn gnome food at all.

Wreath????? Lawn gnome food??????

 

[GSMguy]

it is april first Sonny.

 

[SunnyX]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14735037#post14735037 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by longboarder324
Looked through most of your thread, beautiful tank. Didn't read anything on wreath jumping out of your tank. Do you keep it covered @ night? I'm starting up a 40 breeder and don't want to cover it. I think I enjoy looking @ shallow tanks from the top down more than from the front.

Not sure what kind of fish a "wreath" is but I have nothing covering the top of the tank.

 

[SunnyX]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14736118#post14736118 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 143gadgets
Looks awesome Sonny. Makes me wanna switch. Can u list your bulb selection please.

Thinking about coming to the other side?

FRONT
Ati Blue+
Ati Aquablue Special
Ati Aquablue Special
Aquascience 22k
Ati Blue+
Ati Aquablue Special
Ati Blue+

 

[SunnyX]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14736166#post14736166 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by drummereef
Hey Sonny, tank looks amazing. :thumbsup: To what do you attribute your tank's cleanliness? Oversized skimmer, quality of source water, flow, etc...?

I would have to say it is the bacteria driven system that keeps my tank as clean as it is.

I use the same principles as Zeovit, but without Zeovit if that makes any sense. I dose bacteria, a carbon source(Vodka), and use an oversized skimmer to pull out waste and keep the system sufficiently oxygenated. I dose amino acids once a month to make up for the lack of nutrients. I also dose Lugol's solution, which I have found to help with my blue coloration.

I know Zeo can sometimes be a bad word around here, but I believe in its methodology and principles. I think the biggest problem with Zeovit and why it gets a bad rep is the steep learning curve. You really must have a good grip on the hobby before you can effectively use Zeo. Too many people go into Zeo thinking that it is a "miracle" system and end up discouraged with the results.

I believe the two part dosing system(Randy's Two Part) has made a difference too. On my prior system I ran a CA reactor along with a Kalk stirrer, but have found a better result with two part dosing. With the CA reactor, I had low Ph and no mater how clean the CA media was it would always leach PO4.

 

[SunnyX]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14736580#post14736580 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jeff127
Fantastic as ever Sonny! The colour of that "ORA Marshall Island Blue Bottlebrush" is still great.


Jeff.

Thanks.

It has gotten a little lighter since I last photographed it. The coral is SOOOOOOO blue that it makes it impossible to get an accurate picture of it. It is by far, the bluest thing in my tank.

 

[SunnyX]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14736607#post14736607 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by macreefster
looking awesome sonny! love the colors, open design and clean look of the tank. especially like the blue slimer and that orangeish, tabling milli. my next tank will be a t-5 tank, just love the coloration. now lets talk bidness... frag of my blue hoki for a frag of your blue slimer?...lol. keep up the great work!

Sounds good.

Although the Slimer is still rather small so it may be a little while. I do have a couple other nice things you may be interested in trading for. I have a nice frag of the Peach/yellow tabling milli,Purple Monster, pink birdsnest, ORA Marshall Islands bottle brush, and yellow table acro sitting on my frag rack encrusted on plugs and growing.