Sharing some pics from this evening

Saldarya · #1 09/21/2007, 10:58 PM

I got a lil camera happy posting some pics on the local board, thought I would share a few. Tank is 60gal and please excuse the bubble algae. It is the bane of my existence.

A couple of close ups.

Thanks for looking!!

pscheel · #2 09/21/2007, 11:04 PM

Very Nice!

zuzecawi · #3 09/21/2007, 11:30 PM

Wow!!! That's amazing!

ycnibrc · #4 09/21/2007, 11:48 PM

I don't see any buble algea, Nice tank anyway.

zuzecawi · #5 09/22/2007, 12:05 AM

What kind of lighting setup do you have on there? I had to come back and admire again.

Saldarya · #6 09/22/2007, 12:23 AM

Thank you all for the kind words.

Lighting is 2-250w Radiums on HQI ballast in Lumenarcs & 2-110w Actinic. Keep in mind the tank is only 12" deep.

I have to have a big chiller.........

Goodwood · #7 09/22/2007, 01:39 AM

Pretty slick, nice colors

trueblackpercula · #8 09/22/2007, 08:50 AM

wow very well done love the look...........tells more abput your tank
Michael

Saldarya · #9 09/22/2007, 12:09 PM

The tank is 60 gal, 4'x2'x12" high and is barebottom. 29 gal tank used as the sump. Lighting is as mentioned above, 2-250w radiums in Lumenarcs and Actinic supplementation.

Skimmer is a Deltec AP600, Phos Reactor running Carbon and GFO, a MRC Ca Reactor, and a 1/4 HP chiller.

Flow is provided by 2-Korlalia 4's on the back pointed at bottom of tank, 2 6025's, and one 6055 & a 7300 stream on a multicontroller. Ehiem 1262 as the return. I figure around 6000 gph total in the tank.

Fish:
Kole Tang, Red margined Fairy Wrasse, Flagfin Angel, Possum Wrasse, Lawnmower Blenny, and a foxface.

Thats about it, thanks again for the nice comments.

pfish · #10 09/22/2007, 12:24 PM

You might try this for the bubble Algae. I had it bad too until I put 6 emerald crabs in my 240. I just pulled the bubble algae out with out worry about them bursting. It took about a month until they have become rare in my tank. I think the emeralds get the emerging bubbles but will not touch the already formed large bubbles. At least i have never seen the emerald crabs attacking the large bubbles. They are mostly nocturnal, so you don't see them during the day.
Nice tank!!!!

SDguy · #11 09/22/2007, 12:42 PM

I'm still in love with that pink margin

It looks HUGE!

30reef · #12 09/22/2007, 09:57 PM

Very nice. A tank such as yours is truely an inspiration for me.

wentreefgirl · #13 09/22/2007, 10:32 PM

Am I in heaven????????????????

MikD_reefer · #14 09/22/2007, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by wentreefgirl
Am I in heaven????????????????

True that my friend true that.

Saldarya · #15 09/22/2007, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pfish
You might try this for the bubble Algae. I had it bad too until I put 6 emerald crabs in my 240. I just pulled the bubble algae out with out worry about them bursting. It took about a month until they have become rare in my tank. I think the emeralds get the emerging bubbles but will not touch the already formed large bubbles. At least i have never seen the emerald crabs attacking the large bubbles. They are mostly nocturnal, so you don't see them during the day.
Nice tank!!!!

Thanks for the suggestion. I have had a few in the past, never saw much impact, but I may add a few again. I have recently added a couple of tuxedo urchins. Interestingly, although I dont think that they are eating, it seems that the spines are popping the larger bubbles.

Again, thanks for the kind words

pfish · #16 09/23/2007, 12:08 AM

I think the key is to try a number of them. I would put at least 6 in your tank.
I've read that some may not eat the bubbles and some do, so keep trying until you get the ones that work.