Eric and Lauren's Tank (Pics)

[ebman]

Being a new member, I thought I would post up some pics of our reef tank.

Specs:
-75 Gallon
-Sumpless
-Seaclone Skimmer (Don't laugh, it works fairly well if you keep it clean)
-1000+GPH turnover (4 Powerheads and Cascade 1000 canister filter)
-100#white sand 40#gray calcite
-Around 60-70# of live rock
-Custom built auto-topoff with float switch and Aqualifter Pump (Tops off with Kalkwasser)
-Twin 175W metal halides (14K Hamiltons)
-Twin Current 54W T5 antinics
-25W moonlight bulb
-Coralife 3 Stage RO

Tank has been setup for 6 months.

Fish List:
-Golden Saddle Rabbitfish
-Coral Beauty Angelfish
-Lizard Blenny
-Flame Hawkfish
-Percula Clownfish
-False Percula Clownfish
-Fridmani Psuedocromis

Inverts:
-Serpent Starfish
-Tigertail Sea Cucumber
-2 Coral Banded Shrimp
-4 Rock Flower Anemones
-2 Conchs
-Lots of Hermits and Snails
-3 Hawian Featherdusters

Corals:
-7 types of zoanthids
-6 types of palythoas
-7 types of mushrooms
-Anthelia polyps
-Button polyps
-Yellow polyps
-Green Star Polyps
-Nepthea Tree Coral
-Elephant Ear Mushroom
-Colt Coral
-4 types of Toadstool Leathers
-Xenia
-Bubble Coral

Pics:







Does anyone know what type of coral this is at the end of the zoas?


Thanks for looking, if you have any questions feel free to ask.

[MrRyanT]

Tank is looking great. Very good pics.

[Reefdiver77]

It looks fantastic. What kind of camera did you use? Welcome to the club!!

[sperry]

to Reef Central and WTMRAC

Your tank looks good.
What are the 4 kinds of toadstools? I have only see green and regular.
25W moon light? I am assuming it isnt an LED. What is it?

I think you should get rid of some of those ugly mushrooms though. I would be willing to take them off your hands. It would really make my your tank look better.

[bshumake]

Originally posted by ebman
Does anyone know what type of coral this is at the end of the zoas?

Looks like a porities to me.
GREAT LOOKING TANK!
I nominate for tank-o-the month!

[ebman]

The camera is a cheap 4.0 megapixel Kodak Easyshare that we have had for a couple years. I think its about time to get a new one =). You got me on the 4 kinds, I guess I have four toadstools. Two of them have green polyps. Do you think the one in the middle of the tank and the one on the rock are the same kind? The 25W bulb is one of those blue party lights like you get at WalMart. It is in a clip on desk lamp mounted in my canopy. It creates a nice blue shimmer in the tank and on the walls of my office at night. I think those zoas might be covering the porites soon, guess there is nothing I can do. Thank you for all the great comments.

[Doris M]

Great looking tank. Glad to see someone else loves feather dusters too.

[zebrafish]

Originally posted by bshumake

I nominate for tank-o-the month! [/B]

Funny we were talking about tank of the month Sunday Waiting on B to arrive. And then there you go you just made tank of the month.

[bshumake]

Originally posted by zebrafish
Funny we were talking about tank of the month Sunday Waiting on B to arrive.

Yeah, about that... I'm calling Mary Lynne for directions next time.

[Reefdiver77]

Gosh, I have the Kodak Easyshare 5.0 and my pictures certainly do not turn out that good. What is your trick??? What mode do you shoot in and do you use a flash? I need to take some photography lessons from you!!

[ebman]

I use the close-up mode with no flash. I usually turn the room lights off so I don't have any reflections off the glass. It helps when you rest the camera on something when you take the pictures.

[joubentwin]

I am glad I saw that you are using the aqualifter... I have the ATO controller but I was trying to find something small to top off in my bio-cube, and I have an aqua lifter pump sitting in a box out in the garage...

thanks for the idea... good looking tank too...