- Location
- Forest Hills
Some top down pics of corals in my tank
- Thread starter sanjay
- Start date
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
some sweet colors there sanjay...can i get an idon this 1...i have it but dont kno id...thxs
Really nice. I see some great looking Millis in there. I love millis.
The three I got from you at the frag swap have all pulled through, after being stressed from their journey from Pennsylvania, but have yet to color up. Based on your collection, I bet they have alot of potential.
The three I got from you at the frag swap have all pulled through, after being stressed from their journey from Pennsylvania, but have yet to color up. Based on your collection, I bet they have alot of potential.
- Location
- State College. PA
some sweet colors there sanjay...can i get an idon this 1...i have it but dont kno id...thxs
I think this one is the acropora chesterfieldensis. At least that is what is was on the liveaquaria.com site where I got it from.
sanjay.
- Location
- State College. PA
- Location
- Howell, NJ
Sorry for the lack of words,
Holy freakin shiet.... healthy, beautiful, and very colorful sps sanjay... know im kicking myself in the a$$ that i didnt kiss ur a$$ at the swap :lol2:...
great job and keep them pics coming...
Holy freakin shiet.... healthy, beautiful, and very colorful sps sanjay... know im kicking myself in the a$$ that i didnt kiss ur a$$ at the swap :lol2:...
great job and keep them pics coming...
- Location
- Howell, NJ
hey sanjay, perhaps you can share with us ur equipment listing and specs of ur tank... like par. and levels.. i dont know if you did that already somewhere...
also what do u feed the tank and how many and what fish do u have in the tank...
TIA Sanjay...
also what do u feed the tank and how many and what fish do u have in the tank...
TIA Sanjay...
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- Location
- Riverhead, NY
Unreal pictures Sanjay, gorgeous pieces.
Not to hijack but do you have an ID on this piece
I have the same coral in my tank and never got an ID on it.
Thank you
Not to hijack but do you have an ID on this piece
I have the same coral in my tank and never got an ID on it.
Thank you
- Location
- State College. PA
Unreal pictures Sanjay, gorgeous pieces.
Not to hijack but do you have an ID on this piece
I have the same coral in my tank and never got an ID on it.
Thank you
That is another peice from liveaquaria.com and I think they list it as a Montipora Nodosa.
sanjay.
- Location
- State College. PA
hey sanjay, perhaps you can share with us ur equipment listing and specs of ur tank... like par. and levels.. i dont know if you did that already somewhere...
also what do u feed the tank and how many and what fish do u have in the tank...
TIA Sanjay...
OK.. here you go:
Summary:
Tank Dimensions: 84?L X 48?W X 30?H, ?? glass with front Diamante. Euro Brace design with full length external overflow 12? deep and 8? wide. Built by Aquarium Obssessed.
Tank Volume: 523 US gal (based on external dimensions of tank)
Tank Stand: Steel 4? H beams and 4? square tube
Sump: 48"L X 30"W X 18"H fed by 2 X 2? drains, into a bubble trap built into the sump. Sump divided into 3 raceways, for serpentine water flow path. Build by Jeff Haddock in Baltimore (Naga on RC).
Skimmer: My old DIY 5ft ETS skimmer retrofitted with a Becket powered by an Iwaki 55 pump (1080 GPH, 185W).
Circulation:
Through sump circulation, powered by a Reeflo Dart (3600 gph, 160W). This pump is also used to feed the Ca reactor and Phosphate reactor.
2 closed loops powered by Reeflo Dart (3600gph, 160W), each return split into 2 and 3 of these returns are hooked to seaswirls. (on 24/7)
2 vortech propeller pumps (3000 gph), one aimed across the length and one across the width into a channel in the reef. (ON 24/7)
Total rating of circulation pumps: 16800 gph (33 times tank volume)
Rock:
250 lbs of Tonga/fiji rock, stacked in pillars, by drilling and using fiberglass rods. Objective was to create a very open reef structure with lots of negative space (ie. Floor space not occupied by live rock). Thorite used to glue rocks together to make bigger rocks from smaller ones.
Sand:
360 lbs of Caribsea Arag-Alive sand (320 lbs of Bahamas Oolite and 40 lbs of coarser Special Grade Reef sand Florida Crushed coral). The finer sand was put in first, allowed to blow around and settle where it wanted, and the areas that were cleared were then filled in with the coarser sand. Sand bed ranges from almost nothing to about 2? in some places.
Lighting:
3 X 400W Gieseman Coral Lamps in Lumenarc III reflectors and Icecap Electronic ballast.
Light Schedule:
Light #1 ? 1:30 PM ? 10-30 PM
Light #2 ? 2:00 PM ? 11:00 PM
Light #3 ? 2:30 PM ? 11:30 PM
Other Equipment:
Calcium Reactor ? DIY dual chamber, reverse flow reactor powered by mag 5 (500 GPH, 45W), fed by the main circulation pump
Phosphate Reactor ? Deltec Fluidized reactor FR509 (fed by main circulation pump)
Looking for another FR509 to add for Carbon Filtration
Chiller:
1 HP Chiller fed by Iwaki 75 RT (1500 GPH, 345W), located in the garage. Water drawn from sump and returned to the main tank. Chiller has not been put to use yet. !!!
Monitors/Meters/Controllers:
Pin Point Ph Meter for Tank Ph (runs around (7.95-8.23)
Pin Point Ph Meter for Calcium Reactor Ph (runs around 6.5-6.7)
Ranco Controller for 2 X 300W Ehiem Heaters (set to come on at 75 and off at 77)
Ranco Controller for Chiller (to be added)
RO and Make up water
100GPD Spectrapure RO unit fills a 75G aquarium used as holing tank.
Reef filler dosing pump to make for evaporation rate, controlled by Reeffanatic level controller.
Saltwater Storage for water change:
75G aquarium used to store water. Saltwater maintained at 76-78F with a 300W Ehiem heater. Water is continuously stirred with a Mag 5 pump.
Fish:
Plan is to primarily keep fish is pairs/groups where ever possible. Some were started as groups or pairs but dwindled into the singles category. Hopefully I can get some of the singles to go to pairs eventually.
Multiples/Pairs
3 - bellus angels
2 - M. Bipartus
2 - M. Negroensis
4 - Kupang Damsels
2 - Yellow Assessors (tank Raised ORA)
3 - Neon gobies (tank raised Atlantis Marine World)
4 - Dispar
6- Rolandi Damsels
2 - Long Nose Hawkfish
Singles -
1 - Blochi Tang
1 - Purple Tang
1 - hepatus tang
1 - Blond Naso
1 - Midas Blenny
1 - Aurora Goby
1- bangaii Cardinal
1- Starry Blenny
Total : 36 fish
Corals:
Not counted exactly, but guess is about 130 (will have to sit down one day and do an exact inventory), with about 60 coming from Live Aquaria, and the rest from friends all over the country. There is only one wild colony of Acan. Lordowensis from several years ago, the rest are all propagated corals and frags.
Other Live Stuff:
About 100 nassarius snails (not sure how many are still there)
10 Large Turbo snails
15 Astrea Snails
5 Serpent Stars
2 Cleaner Shrimp
sanjay.
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