The Reef Central Corner Club Thread

[Cameron2324]

Finshed the cycle about 3weeks ago added the 2 chocolate clowns yesterday i have some zoas on the way now i ordered the coral off of aquarium depot has anyone on here ordered from them before?

 

[SaltyDoug]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but aquarium depot is formerly known as reefs2go feel free to look up the many many many complaints about them but they are a company that frequently changes name, that alone should tell you something an obout them.

In other news im sad to say im no longer a member of the corner club. I replaced my 92 corner with an 80 shallow deep blue. I loved the somewhat unique nature of the corner tank but i wouldnt go back to one unless i had to. Getting the lighting and flow scituated was a lot easier then with the corner tank.

 

[Cameron2324]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but aquarium depot is formerly known as reefs2go feel free to look up the many many many complaints about them but they are a company that frequently changes name, that alone should tell you something an obout them.

In other news im sad to say im no longer a member of the corner club. I replaced my 92 corner with an 80 shallow deep blue. I loved the somewhat unique nature of the corner tank but i wouldnt go back to one unless i had to. Getting the lighting and flow scituated was a lot easier then with the corner tank.

I noticed that when I got my package 3 corals out of the 5 made it but are struggling. The Anemone I bought showed up dead in brown nasty and made the whole package smell I WOULD NEVER EVER EVER EVER USE THIS SITE AGAIN. I would never recommend this site to anyone.

 

[Cameron2324]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but aquarium depot is formerly known as reefs2go feel free to look up the many many many complaints about them but they are a company that frequently changes name, that alone should tell you something an obout them.

In other news im sad to say im no longer a member of the corner club. I replaced my 92 corner with an 80 shallow deep blue. I loved the somewhat unique nature of the corner tank but i wouldnt go back to one unless i had to. Getting the lighting and flow scituated was a lot easier then with the corner tank.

This from my friends at aquarium depot!

 

[Cameron2324]

This from my friends at aquarium depot!

 

[artistofdesign]

My Simple 54g Corner Reef

My Simple 54g Corner Reef

Hi Everyone!
I'm brand spankin' new here,
For about 6 months, I'm maintaining a very simple 54g corner reef tank. and seems to be well balanced... as I do a 30% manual water change every three weeks, phosphate and nitrite levels seem adequate.

My tank currently consists of:
Black sides, Fluval 406 pump system, 1 Fluval Sea Marine & Reef 2.0 LED w/ app timer and 1 Fluval Aquasky w/ remote, Two Fluval Sea Pumps 1600 lph..(Took one out, too much flow for my Scooter Blenny)
Substrate:
Black sand, purple, red and bright green Coralline rocks.
Corals:
Polyps, Mushrooms, LPS Candycane, Frogspawn, Hammers, Zoanthids, SPS Starburst, Finger Leather, Flower tree, Palythoas, and others easy corals.
Invertebrates:
five bubble tip anemone's, three urchins, six hermit crabs, two red sea stars, one serpent sea star, pompom crab, porcelain crab.
Fish:
Blue Hippo Tang, Picasso Trigger, Lunar Wrasse, Yellow Wrasse, Six Line Wrasse, Geoffrey's Leopard/ Potters Wrasse, Eibli Pigmy Angel, Lawnmower Blenny, Dragonette Scooter Blenny, Red Hawkfish.
Feed:
Frozen Myosis, Frozen Brine, Tisbe Copapods, Amphipods , Live baby Brine, Dry Marine mini pellets, Super Vegi Kelp Flakes, Garlic drops ... almost daily.
Live Reef feed: Coral smoothie, Trace Elements, Iodide... weekly.

I just got my Potter's Wrasse a few days ago.. I'm worried, he doesn't seem to be eating.....Any idea's?

I think I'm gonna need a larger tank soon... anybody have a black drilled 92 corner tank with stand and canopy for sale?

 

[artistofdesign]

 

[artistofdesign]

Damn it! Can't edit posts??? ***!

 

[artistofdesign]

 

[artistofdesign]

wow! this place is dead

 

[myram]

Did some changes this past weekend, corals were getting too big for my tank.

Before -

After -

Much more open with the huge Toadstool gone. The replacement is a much smaller baby from the same flesh as the other was from. Took 2 years to get that big, so this new one should be about the same. I'm taking out a few SPS and replacing them with Hammers, Frogspawns, and Torches...........love LPS much more than SPS>

 

[myram]

Anyone try out a Gyre style pump in the corner tank yet?

I'm debating getting one for the left side glass to replace the MP10. It looks like it will give a lot more and wider flow.

 

[myram]

I gave it a try and didn't like it.
Used a Gyre 130, found it too big in the tank, flow wasn't what I was expecting with the bow front.

So, back to the MP10's and the Gyre is for sale.

 

[donnievaz]

Debating getting a 92 corner.

Debating getting a 92 corner.

I'm debating getting a Reef Ready 92g corner tank to replace my BioCube 29 HQI. Somebody talk me out of it...

Please give me your pros and cons on having and maintaining corner tanks.

 

[SaltyDoug]

Unless you have a very specific corner that is your only option for placing a tank, I can not really recommend it for the following reasons.

1) Sump space, it is cramped and hard but not impossible to utilize the entire area under the tank for equipment.

2) lighting can be a challenge to get even coverage

3) flow can also be a challenge trying to eliminate dead spots.

Only reason I miss my corner tank is I could easily see it from the couch while facing the tv.

 

[donnievaz]

Unless you have a very specific corner that is your only option for placing a tank, I can not really recommend it for the following reasons.

1) Sump space, it is cramped and hard but not impossible to utilize the entire area under the tank for equipment.

2) lighting can be a challenge to get even coverage

3) flow can also be a challenge trying to eliminate dead spots.

Only reason I miss my corner tank is I could easily see it from the couch while facing the tv.

Thanks for the input.

I think I'll be OK as far as space goes. My plan is to build a built-in stand that would come out 16" or so perpendicular to the walls then cut straight across. That would buy me some extra space below and I could have a little extra space between the sides and the walls for access to pump magnets, mag scrapers, frag racks, etc.

I can see where lighting and flow would be challenging at best. I wonder if anyone has used a gyre or two on one of these. If money weren't a factor (it is unfortunately) I think a few strategically placed Kessils could solve the light issue.

 

[KAKLANGLEY]

IME- Water Flow can be the most challenging. Keeping enough flow without blowing sand out of the front corners is the only dilemma I have recurring issues with, keep in mind that if you move the aquascaping a little the flow pattern changes much greater than with box tanks. With 2 Hydra 26HD I have no real shaded area that is bothersome anyway. With Ric Florida and Zoa in the front corners they have plenty of light for growth. Will get a pic or two for reference with light shading.

Ive just added a second MP40 on the right side and have the two paired through my Apex with the WXM module. Love the control flexibility of different flow modes and speeds for each pump individually and the ability to sync/ anti-sync pumps together. Allows different modes to be run at different times as well. With seemingly infinite speed and mode control its easy to waste and hour or six playing with the flow in a corner tank.

 

[KAKLANGLEY]

Taken a couple of rock moves ago, and since have removed Koralias and added second MP40.

Previously I had a Kor2 on the right and a Kor3 on the left running constantly with another Kor2 on the front glass positioned towards the other's intersecting flow point that ran intermittently (standard lamp timer) from sunrise to sunset. This power head configuration seemed to work best for me and allowed me the cash to buy the AI 26hds instead of the MP40s and cheaper lights.

IMO-->

If your looking equipment options for these tanks I'd go with lighting first then with controllable/ programmable water movement. Lamp timers and cheap power heads are better than having wonderful flow and not enough light to support the inhabitants or just unpleasant to look at color wise. I had the controllable current fixture which was ok for some of the corals directly underneath. To get the coverage you want you will need multiple of them as well. Look on the equip selling forum as there are a lot of good lights that would probably only cost you as much as the Currents (or similar brand) would new.

Secondly, with the overflow piping single drain/ single return handling 600-800 gph, dependent on manufacturer, there's no need to buy a oversized skimmer that can process more water than you can feed to for processing. I have a Bubble Magnus Curve 5 running now that has out performed a Vertex 180i by a mile. After some calculations and help from a few members here I found it wasn't getting enough water/waste to be able to produce a good consistent foam. The overflow can be converted to dual drain with external piped returns to increase flow through the sump, which I'm planning to do this spring.

Third, the sump room is limited if using the standard size stand. I have a Trigger Ruby 30 wedged under mine. If you're planning on running reactors for carbon, GFO, BioPellets or the like I would suggest using a single larger pump to feed a manifold breaking out to feed each reactor, with valves for flow control, which will enable you to mount the reactors somewhere out of the way instead of hanging of the rim of the sump. Most pumps (ex: Sicce 1.5) will handle the head pressure of restricted flow better for longer periods of time over a MJ400 reducing the maintenance time/ headache of cleaning impellers/ adjusting valves. Not mention it's easier make the room for one pump rather than three power heads in the sump.

 

[Blackdog2]

I've read through a lot of this thread(may have missed a page or two) but haven't seen anyone discuss this question. I'm going to be drilling soon for my Eshopps eclipse overflow and would like some input as to optimal location. I'm thinking as far back in the corner as I can so it's out of the way of rockscape and powerhead placement. What does everyone think?

Thanks in advance

BD

 

[joeb558]

54 Corner Whats the lifespan of the tank

54 Corner Whats the lifespan of the tank

Hi All, My tank is 14 years old. Its an Ocean brand. Been running well for a long time. I notice the silicone starting to peal on the edges. How long do these tanks usually last?