dsb1829
11/20/2001, 02:48 PM
:D
Well, we have the 180g tank back up and running. It has been about 3-4weeks. Probably closer to three. I didn't detect any cycling events with all of the cured LR that was used (approximately 100lb). We have had star polyps and zoanthids in the tank from the beginning, which have been open every day.
About a week ago we added our first fish, a barhead rabbitfish. This is a hearty fish with tang-like tendencies, only a bit less aggressive. A few days later we added a foxface rabbit, which has become the best of buds with the first. Serious algae grazers. I haven't been feeding them much because their bellies are so full and bulging from their algae gorging.
Well, this weekend we added most of our sps back into the tank. All appear to be quite happy with the new digs. Time will tell. We have a bit of brown diatoms on the center sand in the front, but I will put our cucumber back into the tank shortly to take care of that.
I have been getting live sand from anywhere I can to seed the tank. Now we have lots of worms and critters in the sand. There were very few before, hope these guys take off and make lots of babies:D .
Plumbing is obviousley done. Well, I still need to connect the 72g to the sump and dolphin pump. But the majority of it is complete. This includes a closed loop run by a dolphin pump at 3600gph and a shared circulation/overflow loop that is run by an ampmaster 3000gph. The shared loop draws from a 60g sump and feeds the 180g, the 72g, protien skimmer, and Ca reactor.
Okay, so it is kind of a long winded post. I just wanted to give all an update on the tanks. In the next few weeks the 55g that we have been using as a holding tank will be taken down and the rest of the corals and fish will be added to the 180g. Then we get to wait and watch the corals grow:D
Well, we have the 180g tank back up and running. It has been about 3-4weeks. Probably closer to three. I didn't detect any cycling events with all of the cured LR that was used (approximately 100lb). We have had star polyps and zoanthids in the tank from the beginning, which have been open every day.
About a week ago we added our first fish, a barhead rabbitfish. This is a hearty fish with tang-like tendencies, only a bit less aggressive. A few days later we added a foxface rabbit, which has become the best of buds with the first. Serious algae grazers. I haven't been feeding them much because their bellies are so full and bulging from their algae gorging.
Well, this weekend we added most of our sps back into the tank. All appear to be quite happy with the new digs. Time will tell. We have a bit of brown diatoms on the center sand in the front, but I will put our cucumber back into the tank shortly to take care of that.
I have been getting live sand from anywhere I can to seed the tank. Now we have lots of worms and critters in the sand. There were very few before, hope these guys take off and make lots of babies:D .
Plumbing is obviousley done. Well, I still need to connect the 72g to the sump and dolphin pump. But the majority of it is complete. This includes a closed loop run by a dolphin pump at 3600gph and a shared circulation/overflow loop that is run by an ampmaster 3000gph. The shared loop draws from a 60g sump and feeds the 180g, the 72g, protien skimmer, and Ca reactor.
Okay, so it is kind of a long winded post. I just wanted to give all an update on the tanks. In the next few weeks the 55g that we have been using as a holding tank will be taken down and the rest of the corals and fish will be added to the 180g. Then we get to wait and watch the corals grow:D