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Benny Z
04/18/2006, 09:16 PM
migrated my makeshift 29g reef to an "upgraded" drilled tank w/ internal overflow and return.

the system has now been set up for a little over 30 hours.

i also got a new camera last night, so i'm having fun trying it out. warning, these are very large pics.

full tank (http://home.insightbb.com/~ben.zimmerman/salt/fulltankday2.jpg)

elephant ear (http://home.insightbb.com/~ben.zimmerman/salt/greenelephantear.jpg)

xenia (http://home.insightbb.com/~ben.zimmerman/salt/xenia.jpg)

orange zoos (http://home.insightbb.com/~ben.zimmerman/salt/orangezoos.jpg) can anyone identify the macro algae (?) growing on this rock and is there a predator?

kenya tree (http://home.insightbb.com/~ben.zimmerman/salt/kenyatree.jpg)

mushrooms (http://home.insightbb.com/~ben.zimmerman/salt/mushrooms.jpg)

sump (http://home.insightbb.com/~ben.zimmerman/salt/sumpday2.jpg)

still trying to get some good pics of the fish. those little buggers are fast.
brad23
04/18/2006, 09:35 PM
Looking good, how are those Rics doing from extreme?
Benny Z
04/18/2006, 09:45 PM
the rics from extreme are all gone. every single one of them. :(

the ric from badbu, however, is doing great. i'll bet it splits in no time.
brad23
04/18/2006, 10:42 PM
Well that sucks, I'll give you one of my orange ones when they start to split. They look really good under the MH.
blooper74
04/19/2006, 10:01 AM
Hey Benny let me ask you something. Why did you go BB is there any real advantage to it other than clean look? Just asking.
Benny Z
04/19/2006, 10:32 AM
eh, no real rhyme or reason. more of an experiment than anything.

i'm not a fan of dsb tanks because i think they are unsightly (no offense to any readers w/ dsbs :D). i do prefer the look of a shallow sand bed over a bare bottom, but have found them to be a pita to clean. i'm tentatively planning for this tank to become a sps frag growout tank once my 200g is up and running, so i will be adding a lot more flow. lots of flow in a small footprint tank with sand isn't a good combination imo.
blooper74
04/19/2006, 11:16 AM
Yeah, I agree. I was just asking because it seems like the BB tanks are really gaining a popular following. My 10 is about 90% BB, I have a shallow layer of sand in the very front of the tank and the rest is BB. It lokks kind of like a beach. My 30gal. is going to be BB most likely and I am going to try to keep it SPS dominate with the addition of a clam or two.
brad23
04/19/2006, 01:08 PM
I'm going with a 1 inch layer of sand in the 180g.
blooper74
04/19/2006, 01:24 PM
If you ever get it up and running that is, right ;P
Benny Z
04/19/2006, 11:06 PM
i was finally able to get the fairy wrasses tonight:

http://home.insightbb.com/~ben.zimmerman/salt/redwrasse.jpg

http://home.insightbb.com/~ben.zimmerman/salt/carpwrasse.JPG
blooper74
04/19/2006, 11:47 PM
Those are some serious scratches.
Benny Z
04/20/2006, 07:13 AM
you're tellin me!

we drilled the wrong side of the tank. didn't realize it until it was too late. (obviously)
blooper74
04/20/2006, 12:24 PM
Well it does give a certain feeling of being "broke in".