the 1700g stingray reef

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Energy-
I didn't read this whole thread but your tank is amazing!
I like to think about all the "life" that is happening in your pre made echo system changing on a daily basis. For instance things that are dying... and new life that takes its place.
I wish you long luck with the system. (not that you need it)
 
The only thing I don't like about the tank design is the access to the overflows. It's hard to pluck debris from the teeth. If I redid the tank I would go much larger but leave the extra space wide open. The extra swimming room is really cool. Right now I'm having a fun time battling hair algae. I've loaded up on herbivors but discovered one wrasse has developed a taste for the hermits and snails. I've set a trap for him but no luck. Iv'e also been looking for some colorful/unusual low light corals- softies/lps/zoanthids/rics etc. I would like something bright and unusual to fill in the non-sps dominated areas. Any suggestions?
 
Next time try these. I put six of them along the back of my tank and they are removable so easy to clean.

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Got them on eBay from Aqua cave for about $10 ea.
 
I like dendrophylia for the low light coral you are looking for, but i am not sure how accessable they would be for feeding. Blueberry gorgonians, blastos, or micromussa are also nice.
 
I 've got some dendrophylia and love them. I will look into the blueberry gorgonians and blastos and of course you can't loose with a nice micromussa. I can't seem to find any really colorful softies like dendronepthyia that will actually survive. They such beatiful specimens- it's just to bad their husbandry requirements are better understood.
 
I 've got some dendrophylia and love them. I will look into the blueberry gorgonians and blastos and of course you can't loose with a nice micromussa. I can't seem to find any really colorful softies like dendronepthyia that will actually survive. They are such beatiful specimens- it's just to bad their husbandry requirements are better understood.
 
I think they are cool. They are slightly light duty in gauge but the material seems to be very good. With 6 feet of it I don't think I will have any pressue problems anyway. It will melt with acrylic glue though so you have to make sure to use the glue sparingly or it will leave nice black stripes on your tank.:rolleyes:

I can't remember if your inhabitants were listed anywhere. Do you have any gorgonians in your tank right now? I was just reading up on them and they sound a bit tough to keep.

Since I am just staring up, I am trying to figure out what goes in when. Like after the rock has stabilized do I put in some fish or start with corals or invertabrates. I see reefers all doing it differently and I figure that is probably just sort of more whim than science. I want to develop a plan so I don't go crazy!
 
Energy, good luck if you try one of the blueberry gorg's. Mine was a beauty, but just kind of disintigrated after a couple weeks. I know others have success though. The swiftia's are gorgeous, and contrary to what is said, they do fairly well. I have a small yellow gorg, about 1 year now, very resiliant.

I've got a dendro right now in a non-photosyn. tank that I'm trying out. Am learning a ton from the thread that is up for thread of the month about them.

So what about the tide pool? Are you actually considering it as feasible?
 
Avansickle- Which thread is talking about the dendro's? I have been trying to keep Dendronepthia with no luck. My Dendrophylia on the other hand are doing great. Has anyone had any success with dendronepthia? All the research I've done points to low or actually no survivability. The tide pool is very do-able but is a matter of time. It would be based on the same construction principles as vivariums. I 've done some large vivariums in the past so I have the basics down. BTW I'll proabbly be skipping the blueberry gorgonians after what Iv'e heard. I don't like buying corals without a complete understanding of their husbandry requirements.
Cmondo- The bright carnations are usually a species of dendronepthia which is the one which doesn't survive. They are also known as tree corals,silk corals, cauliflower corals, carnations corals, rose corals etc etc. They are all the same.
Jnarowe - That last question is very open ended. Their is not "one" right way to do anything in this hobby. RC is a great resource of knowledge. Just keep reading up on various approaches and pick one that works within your capabilities and seems to make sense to you. A thousand gallon tank is big but after reading about some guys over on monsterfishkeepers.com that have 4500 gallon and 26,000 gallon systems it puts everything in perspective. I believe larger tanks are definately the wave of the future for serious hobbiest. There are many stability benefits to large systems. We are at the beginning of seeing more and more of these systems as information on aquarium related topics become readily available. Seeing others have successful large in home reefs will give others confidence to install their own. I am not a master reef keeper just a dedicated hobbiest- and if I can do it then anyone can.
 
energy: well I was just looking for an opinion based on your experience. I realize there are many ways of doing things and have had hobbyists trying to convince of one thing or another that I just don't agree with so I am hip to that.

My sense is to establish the rock and refugium over a period of about 6 months and start including small cleanup crew members as well as introducing a few hardy fish to slowly build the biological capabilites of the system. I am a proponent of better longevity through slow stocking and small adjustments. And I guess these are lessons learned from past (and present)aquariums.

I can't wait to hear about Spazz's NW skimmer. Will we get a post from you about it? I hope so!
 
Yeah Spazz will probably be setting up his giant(55 gallon) skimmer this week. It sounds really awesome with some great energy savings through the pump mods he designed. I can't wait to get it up and running and see it in action. I will definately keep everyone posted. For those who don't know -spazz has built a huge test skimmer with some great innovations. More info can be found in the DYI forums under skimmers. Spazz - Got a link? After talking to him this should be one phenomenal skimmer. I'll let everyone in on it(without divulging the secrets) after it's operational.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6633947#post6633947 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Energy
For those who don't know -spazz has built a huge test skimmer with some great innovations. More info can be found in the DYI forums under skimmers. Spazz - Got a link? After talking to him this should be one phenomenal skimmer. I'll let everyone in on it(without divulging the secrets) after it's operational.
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spazz's diy needle wheel dart pump...
 
Thanks for the links guys. That is the thread about spazz's pump. Avansickle- awesome thread. I hope it helps the advancement of kereping such a beatiful but misunderstood coral. Finding good info on the dendronepthia is difficult.
 
what does he do for a living! I need financial help, not reef help. because real estate is nice but its not that nice for me
 
well once again i have been given the privliage to post more picture of this incredable eco system. in my mind this systme is not just an aquarium its an eco system because of the amount of different animals that he is able to have in his system that most people cant have in there systems. its truly astounding to see in person. it always gives me a thrill to go over there. he has added alot of new and amazing animals to the system from my last posting of pictures. unfortunatly the sting ray was not posing for pics tonight but i felt the other fish were not camera shy at all. thanks again energy for alowing me to photograph this amazaing system. its truly an honor. thank you energy. spazz


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