The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread - Page 8

Wolfgang · 01-16-2009, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by King James

I have a 40 gallon tank w/ stand that is currently not in use but used to be a freshwater tank. I have always wanted to start a saltwater one...but know how expensive/time consuming it is and just don't know if it is the right decision at this point in my life.... maybe just get it back running as a freshwater tank for a couple years before I try anything more involved.

40 gallons is a good size for a sw tank. Even though after you get corals up and growing you will wan to upgrade to that 300gallon built in at the foot of your bed lol.

Saltwater tanks depending on what your planning need weekly if not daily maintenance. Initial setup cost is much more than a FW tank becaus eoyu have to take into account the salt, better lighting, live rock, and the live stock. In the Saltwater world there really are NO $3 fish. Same for corals. I pay between $15-$50 for a coral that is 1 square inch. Fish can get even more expensive, ask blue face.

Blueface · 01-16-2009, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolfgang

Fish can get even more expensive, ask blue face.

Jim,
What he just said.
Just make sure you don't ask my wife.
Same nonsense she gives me with her sale items she buys, I gave her with the fish.

01-16-2009, 12:44 PM

Aiptasia are easy, those are majanos. Huge problem. All the injection techniques have a 60% kill ratio. If I could get them down to less than one hundred in there I would keep them that way by injecting them. Aiptasia has about a 98% injection kill rate and peppermint shrimp keep them controlled.
Lots of light and well balanced water makes things grow well. I have the two 400w 20K HIDs and two 80w daylight CFs in the hood. Also my setup is in a SW window corner. The lights are off in the middle of the day.
I only do water changes two or three times a year but I have the calcium reactor adding traces and the refugium and skimmer removing stuff so there is a cross flow of nutrients and waste. There is a big sack of charcoal in the refuguim.

Blueface · 01-16-2009, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

Aiptasia are easy, those are majanos. Huge problem. All the injection techniques have a 60% kill ratio. If I could get them down to less than one hundred in there I would keep them that way by injecting them. Aiptasia has about a 98% injection kill rate and peppermint shrimp keep them controlled.

While not the hardiest, Longnose Butterflies are really good for this.

01-16-2009, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueface

While not the hardiest, Longnose Butterflies are really good for this.

But will they eat everything else? Why would they mess with these stinging little bastards if they could just chomp on a nice mushroom or xinia?

01-16-2009, 03:10 PM

My tank isn't nearly as nice as some of the ones on here but I like my little puffer..

01-16-2009, 04:34 PM

Oh you guys...silly reefer botls.... scaring the newbies away from the hobby... It's not as hard as these bullies make it out to be...

01-16-2009, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Andyman

My tank isn't nearly as nice as some of the ones on here but I like my little puffer..

What, no monocle? I like it.

01-16-2009, 05:01 PM

It can be easy.
My first tank was a 7.5 gal with a behind tank filter and three pieces of live rock wedged in it. It took a while for it to stabilize but it finally did, enough for some coral, shrimp, crabs, damsel fish, critters, etc.
It evolved into the 10 gal nano I still have. I have to clean it before I can post a picture. It takes a lot of cleaning to keep them clear. Stuff grows vigorously in a marine environment.

01-17-2009, 01:43 PM

Looks like really good rock there. Great start. I hope you can avoid all the algae blooms and cyanobacteria I had to endure at the start. Seems like one thing would go away and another would take over. For a while it was these tiny snails, smaller than a BB.

shilala · 01-17-2009, 04:42 PM

Thanks for the pics!!!
Those nanocubes are awesome. If I didn't already have my tank I'd love to have one.
A little 12 gallon with a great big anemone and a pair of clowns would be incredibly cool.

Wolfgang · 01-17-2009, 05:02 PM

Awesome Tank. I have the same one. I think... 24 gallon aquapod? Thats what I have. Definitely wait on the anemone they are tricky critters. Awesome tank though! Im getting ready to tear mine down and start over. New sand new LR then it will be a FOWLR tank. With a small Snowflake eel, and my maroon clown.

01-17-2009, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolfgang

Awesome Tank. I have the same one. I think... 24 gallon aquapod? Thats what I have. Definitely wait on the anemone they are tricky critters. Awesome tank though! Im getting ready to tear mine down and start over. New sand new LR then it will be a FOWLR tank. With a small Snowflake eel, and my maroon clown.

29G Biocube from Oceanis. local guys gave me an awesome price. 250... couldnt beat it, even online!

My dads boss was saying he will give me a breeding pair of black clown fishonce iget it going. SWEET!! Dont know if ill actually breed them but from what i hear, I should because they are quite rare?
anyways,

This is fun!

01-17-2009, 06:11 PM

An absolutely awsome thread! Thanks so, so much for the pictures!

01-17-2009, 07:21 PM

I am new here.

Here is one of mine.

shilala · 01-17-2009, 07:33 PM

One?
Don't hold out on us!!!

Welcome to the Asylum!

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Originally Posted by markk96

I am new here.

Here is one of mine.

sikk50 · 01-18-2009, 11:54 AM

That nano is awesome with all that mush! How big is it?

Depending on how bored I get I'll try and post some pics of my 55 later

01-18-2009, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by sikk50

That nano is awesome with all that mush! How big is it?

Depending on how bored I get I'll try and post some pics of my 55 later

I just looked it up on the awful Tenecor website. It is a twelve gal. hexagon with a "Backpack" skimmer. No filter, really. I do an exchange of half the water with the big tank every month or so. It is underlit with 2x dual 9watt CFs. There are two ocillaris clowns in there. One is just a blur in the pic. The big one is called "Killer". It especially doesn't like rings.

01-18-2009, 07:44 PM

.5 ammonia
5 Nitrates
1 Nitrites
1.022 Salinity

in the cure tank. Got my live sand today. Gonna buy my RO tomarrow. Should I wait till its completly at 0 ammonia before i set up the display tank?

fissure · 01-18-2009, 08:36 PM

IMO, yes. Let it fully cycle and you'll have less issues in the long run. Ammonia and nitrites should be 0. Also, if you are going to be keeping corals move the salinity to 1.025 I tried corals with the salinity in the low 20's and in the mid 20's. They seem much happier (growth and color) with the higher salinity. Also use a refractometer, or if you are using a swing arm or floating hydrometer get it calibrated from someone that has a refractometer.

01-16-2009, 12:44 PM	#3
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread Aiptasia are easy, those are majanos. Huge problem. All the injection techniques have a 60% kill ratio. If I could get them down to less than one hundred in there I would keep them that way by injecting them. Aiptasia has about a 98% injection kill rate and peppermint shrimp keep them controlled. Lots of light and well balanced water makes things grow well. I have the two 400w 20K HIDs and two 80w daylight CFs in the hood. Also my setup is in a SW window corner. The lights are off in the middle of the day. I only do water changes two or three times a year but I have the calcium reactor adding traces and the refugium and skimmer removing stuff so there is a cross flow of nutrients and waste. There is a big sack of charcoal in the refuguim.

01-16-2009, 03:10 PM	#6
Andyman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread My tank isn't nearly as nice as some of the ones on here but I like my little puffer..

01-16-2009, 04:34 PM	#7
Hardcz Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread Oh you guys...silly reefer botls.... scaring the newbies away from the hobby... It's not as hard as these bullies make it out to be...

01-16-2009, 05:01 PM	#9
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread It can be easy. My first tank was a 7.5 gal with a behind tank filter and three pieces of live rock wedged in it. It took a while for it to stabilize but it finally did, enough for some coral, shrimp, crabs, damsel fish, critters, etc. It evolved into the 10 gal nano I still have. I have to clean it before I can post a picture. It takes a lot of cleaning to keep them clear. Stuff grows vigorously in a marine environment.

01-17-2009, 01:43 PM	#10
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread Looks like really good rock there. Great start. I hope you can avoid all the algae blooms and cyanobacteria I had to endure at the start. Seems like one thing would go away and another would take over. For a while it was these tiny snails, smaller than a BB.

01-17-2009, 04:42 PM	#11
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread Thanks for the pics!!! Those nanocubes are awesome. If I didn't already have my tank I'd love to have one. A little 12 gallon with a great big anemone and a pair of clowns would be incredibly cool. __________________

01-17-2009, 05:02 PM	#12
Wolfgang Back from the dead Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tampa, Fl Posts: 2,541 Trading: (14)	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread Awesome Tank. I have the same one. I think... 24 gallon aquapod? Thats what I have. Definitely wait on the anemone they are tricky critters. Awesome tank though! Im getting ready to tear mine down and start over. New sand new LR then it will be a FOWLR tank. With a small Snowflake eel, and my maroon clown. __________________ You probably wont remember that test you failed, but you'll never forget the girl you were with the night before, when you decided not to study.

01-17-2009, 06:11 PM	#14
nozero Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread An absolutely awsome thread! Thanks so, so much for the pictures!

01-17-2009, 07:21 PM	#15
markk96 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread I am new here. Here is one of mine.

01-18-2009, 11:54 AM	#17
sikk50 Just Bored Really... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andrew Location: The Jefferson State Posts: 2,084 Trading: (13)	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread That nano is awesome with all that mush! How big is it? Depending on how bored I get I'll try and post some pics of my 55 later __________________ "Not a Headache in a Hogshead"

01-18-2009, 07:44 PM	#19
darb85 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread .5 ammonia 5 Nitrates 1 Nitrites 1.022 Salinity in the cure tank. Got my live sand today. Gonna buy my RO tomarrow. Should I wait till its completly at 0 ammonia before i set up the display tank?

01-18-2009, 08:36 PM	#20
fissure DHC Black Ops Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Steve Location: Grand Blanc, Mi Posts: 1,185 Trading: (48)	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread IMO, yes. Let it fully cycle and you'll have less issues in the long run. Ammonia and nitrites should be 0. Also, if you are going to be keeping corals move the salinity to 1.025 I tried corals with the salinity in the low 20's and in the mid 20's. They seem much happier (growth and color) with the higher salinity. Also use a refractometer, or if you are using a swing arm or floating hydrometer get it calibrated from someone that has a refractometer.