Siffy
08/23/2006, 08:58 PM
2 weekends ago I finally upgraded my 5g nano to a 29g. I'll go ahead and get the pics I took tonight out of the way before I say much about the tank to see what people think of it (any suggestions of things I've forgotten are welcome).
Here's a slideshow. Soon as it gets to my roommate in a purple shirt goofing off or his dogs, the tank pics are over.
http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b152/uahpimp/?action=view&slideshow=true
Ok, now that's out of the way. The tank is an AGA 29g that I and c_stowers on here drilled for a Calfo style overflow in the back left corner. There's currently just a pvc elbow there until I silicone an acrylic box in its place. The sump is a 10g that used to be the refugium on my nano. I'll be upgrading the sump to a 20L with a refugium section shortly. The skimmer was picked up at the Chattanooga frag swap and the make/size is unknown to me. It's currently not running because the Mag 5 I have for it is too big and 2 things, 1 I don't have a gate valve and 2 I don't really know how to set it up as this is the first skimmer I've ever run. The return pump is an Eheim 1250 with a HydorFlo. The powerhead for more flow is a Seio 620. I have a 5g bucket of RO/DI with CaCL and CaCO3 already added for my auto topoff via a Tsunami AT1 controlling the pump from my old piece of garbage Current Fission skimmer that pushes 20gph when turned all the way down. Lighting, 2x96watt quad 50/50 PCs. I'll be building a canopy once my 2nd reflector and moonlighting get in from HelloLights next week. The reflectors will be cut so the lights can be staggered with moonlights in the free areas to the sides of either set of bulbs.
The sandbed is 15lbs of sugar fine oolite AragAlive, 10lbs of sugar fine Fiji Pink AragAlive, and 15-20lbs of coarse aragonite from my old refugium. Yes, 45-50lbs of sand in a 29g. The rock I'm uncertain of the lbs. I bought all a reefer shutting his tank down had. I cherry picked what I wanted for my tank and the rest once I'm finally satisfied (not sure what to do with my rocks right now, hence this thread) I'll be donating what's left (quite a bit as it came from a 125g) to the St. Judd tanks. The one large rock on the left side of the tank that's covered in hair algae came from my old refugium. I'm not sure whether I should keep it or dry it out and get rid of it.
As for inhabitants, the two spotted goby that was the only fish in my 5g passed since the 4th of July. He just disappeared. There are a few margarita snails, a single astrae, a dozen or so blue leg hermits, an emerald mithrax crab, skunk cleaner shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp, and a newly added, as of Sunday, Court Jester/Rainfold Goby.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=164
I'm hoping he will help with my hair algae problem.
I have a reeftopia order arriving tomorrow to get my cleanup crew going in the tank. I'll be adding 50 small golden astrae snails, 50 nassarius snails, 12 cerith snails, 40 blue leg hermits, 2 emerald crabs, and 3 peppermint shrimp. I also decided to pick up a Royal Gramma from them while I had free shipping.
Oh, and the few corals I have came from the 5g that had been set up since December '05 also. A kenya tree, a montipora cap, orange ricordea, green palys, some reddish brownish zoas, and a small rock of green star polyps.
Any questions, comments, or suggestions?
I haven't tried it since shortening the hose (it was too small a pump with long hose for the skimmer), but I've considered putting the Eheim 1250 on my skimmer and using the Mag 5 as my return pump and adding a 2nd HydorFlo for it. For anyone that knows skimmers really well, Would the drop from 500gph to 317gph (minus the foot or so of head) affect my skimming severely? Which way would you recommend?
Thanks,
Wil
Here's a slideshow. Soon as it gets to my roommate in a purple shirt goofing off or his dogs, the tank pics are over.
http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b152/uahpimp/?action=view&slideshow=true
Ok, now that's out of the way. The tank is an AGA 29g that I and c_stowers on here drilled for a Calfo style overflow in the back left corner. There's currently just a pvc elbow there until I silicone an acrylic box in its place. The sump is a 10g that used to be the refugium on my nano. I'll be upgrading the sump to a 20L with a refugium section shortly. The skimmer was picked up at the Chattanooga frag swap and the make/size is unknown to me. It's currently not running because the Mag 5 I have for it is too big and 2 things, 1 I don't have a gate valve and 2 I don't really know how to set it up as this is the first skimmer I've ever run. The return pump is an Eheim 1250 with a HydorFlo. The powerhead for more flow is a Seio 620. I have a 5g bucket of RO/DI with CaCL and CaCO3 already added for my auto topoff via a Tsunami AT1 controlling the pump from my old piece of garbage Current Fission skimmer that pushes 20gph when turned all the way down. Lighting, 2x96watt quad 50/50 PCs. I'll be building a canopy once my 2nd reflector and moonlighting get in from HelloLights next week. The reflectors will be cut so the lights can be staggered with moonlights in the free areas to the sides of either set of bulbs.
The sandbed is 15lbs of sugar fine oolite AragAlive, 10lbs of sugar fine Fiji Pink AragAlive, and 15-20lbs of coarse aragonite from my old refugium. Yes, 45-50lbs of sand in a 29g. The rock I'm uncertain of the lbs. I bought all a reefer shutting his tank down had. I cherry picked what I wanted for my tank and the rest once I'm finally satisfied (not sure what to do with my rocks right now, hence this thread) I'll be donating what's left (quite a bit as it came from a 125g) to the St. Judd tanks. The one large rock on the left side of the tank that's covered in hair algae came from my old refugium. I'm not sure whether I should keep it or dry it out and get rid of it.
As for inhabitants, the two spotted goby that was the only fish in my 5g passed since the 4th of July. He just disappeared. There are a few margarita snails, a single astrae, a dozen or so blue leg hermits, an emerald mithrax crab, skunk cleaner shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp, and a newly added, as of Sunday, Court Jester/Rainfold Goby.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=164
I'm hoping he will help with my hair algae problem.
I have a reeftopia order arriving tomorrow to get my cleanup crew going in the tank. I'll be adding 50 small golden astrae snails, 50 nassarius snails, 12 cerith snails, 40 blue leg hermits, 2 emerald crabs, and 3 peppermint shrimp. I also decided to pick up a Royal Gramma from them while I had free shipping.
Oh, and the few corals I have came from the 5g that had been set up since December '05 also. A kenya tree, a montipora cap, orange ricordea, green palys, some reddish brownish zoas, and a small rock of green star polyps.
Any questions, comments, or suggestions?
I haven't tried it since shortening the hose (it was too small a pump with long hose for the skimmer), but I've considered putting the Eheim 1250 on my skimmer and using the Mag 5 as my return pump and adding a 2nd HydorFlo for it. For anyone that knows skimmers really well, Would the drop from 500gph to 317gph (minus the foot or so of head) affect my skimming severely? Which way would you recommend?
Thanks,
Wil