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08/28/2002, 07:34 AM
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Pictures of your breeding setup?
I'd like to see other reefers breeding setups (banggai's, clowns, etc). If you have pictures of your system, please post them to this thread with a brief description. Thanks!
 Shane |
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#2
08/28/2002, 03:39 PM
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Here's my setup.. no spawning yet but Any Day Now...
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#3
08/28/2002, 04:07 PM
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Nice setup Richard. What are those tanks? 10 gal with standpipes or are they individual tanks? What are you doing for filtration, etc?
Shane |
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08/29/2002, 03:23 PM
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Thanks, I was going to post a bunch more but I kept hanging all the time on the submit. I'll try again.
Note: the pics were taken with a Canon G1 and resized... Each tank tank in the first pic is a 20 gallon which I drilled (you can see the grey overflow box in the rear right). The 40 gallon sump is hidden (to block the lighting) on the lower left and has about 30 pounds of live rock. There is a 3.5 foot air-driven skimmer on the far left that you can't see. Each tank also has a sponge filter (hooked up to a UPS) and at least 1 powerhead and 1 heater. More pics to follow once I can submit without timing out! |
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#6
08/29/2002, 03:24 PM
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The pics here are the tanks to the left.. They contain (from the right side) 1 pair Percula (these will spawn soon :^) ), 1 pair black Ocellarias (I know I spell it wrong...) which should mature in about 6-8 months, and another pair Perculas, which I suspect may be 2 females.
That last post didn't have a photo attached and didn't time out. This one may bomb again.. |
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#7
08/29/2002, 03:56 PM
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This is my plankton grow area
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#8
08/29/2002, 04:30 PM
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Here's another angle
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#9
09/01/2002, 06:57 AM
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Try again...
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09/01/2002, 07:01 AM
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The left side; 2 pairs of percs and 1 young pair of black ocelerais
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#11
09/02/2002, 01:46 PM
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I couldn't talk you into taking a couple pictures of your filtration system for your breeding tanks could I?
 Shane |
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#12
09/02/2002, 03:30 PM
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Sure, here's the DIY skimmer. Needs to be cleaned out about every 2 weeks. Note the limewater drip container. I find this helps alot for skimming. I also carbon filter every couple of weeks also.
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#13
09/02/2002, 03:36 PM
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Here's the 40 gallon sump, containing about 30 pound of live rock, the mag 700 return pump, a small powerhead for the skimmer, a larger powerhead for circulation, and a heater. 4 4-foot neons light the sump (2 actinic, 2 cool white).
The in-tank sponge filters also help out. |
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#14
09/02/2002, 04:39 PM
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If you don't mind my asking, where did you get your black ocellaris? I've wanted to get a pair for a lloooonnnggg time.
Shane |
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09/02/2002, 07:41 PM
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The black ocellaris just appeared at the LFS. I right away bought 4 (at 50$CAN each). One died a few weeks ago. Another batch came in a few weeks later but they weren't so black, so I didn't buy then... I should of since I think they darken with age.
In 12+ years keeping SW fish, That was the first black one I've seen. |
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09/10/2002, 07:30 AM
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Hmmm, I'm assuming you mean the sump looks rather full and if the pump goes off the water will overflow? I guess the photo is not as clear as it could be; there is, of course, plenty of room for all the tanks to drain the water above their overflow into; the sump tub is about 48" long by 24" wide. There is a good 3 or 4 inches left for water (48*24*4/231<20 gallons)
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11/04/2002, 10:24 AM
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few more questions about your setup.
Where did you get that cool sump? I've used a watering trough but it isn't square. Also what type of container are you using for your phytoplanton? Finally what do you use for your air pump? Is it a piston driven one?
Nice setup.
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#19
11/04/2002, 10:32 AM
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The sump is a 40 gallon container from a local hydroponics place. There's a whole wack of different sump at these places; each shop seems to have its own supplier, so check around.
For phytoplanton, I started off using 2-litre pop bottles, but then I found cool 4-litre Rubbermaid plastic jars. They are easier to clean (you can stick your whole hand in). I rinse each with a bit of vineger and scrub the crud off with a sponge each day I consume one of these. For air pumps, I've settles on TetraTec DW 24-2's. Fairly strong pumps at a good price. I've got one for the phytoplanton setup, and one driving sponge filters in each broodstock tank, both hooked up to a UPS. |
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11/07/2002, 10:04 AM
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11/07/2002, 01:12 PM
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 Wow bcjm, truely awesome setup. Do you also sleep on that chair setup in front? What's in the tanks? Gotta picture of your growout? |
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#24
02/05/2004, 09:09 AM
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Wow, has it been 1 1/2 years already?
Well, all the pairs in the broodstock system are spawning except of course the black occelaris. They are just not big eaters and aren't growing as fast as the others. The broodstock system remains the same except for the addition of a new skimmer, a 5-gallon bucket of bioballs, and some PC lighting over a tank containing a Ritteri with a couple of percs. Hatches are juggled between 7 or 8 10 gallon tanks... I've got 2 growout stands plumbed on one sump with 8x20 gallon (mostly full) and 4x40 gallons (1/2 full and growing out percs until the middle bars develop). I'd be interested in seeing bcjm's system again... |
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#25
02/06/2004, 03:02 AM
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Here's mine. The top is a 55g which serves as a fuge and for Bangaii's. The other tanks are 20 gallons for clowns.
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