2000g System overview - Page 29

spazz · #**701** 06/10/2007, 05:49 PM

im sure your tank will look brighter once the bulbs burn in. but i agree cameras have a tendance to show alot more blue looking with the 20 k bulbs. i bet it looks awesome!

jnarowe · #**702** 06/10/2007, 07:28 PM

I have to disagree with you on the mysteri wrasse, Tom. Mine is very wary of its tank mates and always has an eye out for an escape route. It is mostly in and among the rocks, and gets chased by the fairy and rhomboid. The only fish with less time in the water column is the long-nose hawk. And mine is the largest I have seen in a tank. Of course, personalities can change rather quickly!

cbui2 · #**703** 06/10/2007, 11:35 PM

those are some beautiful naso streamers, grilled size.

the new lighting looks great too. how's your feeding schedule? may i come by since the your door is always open, i will remember to pet the dog on my way in. with your hectic schedule, i will volunteer to feed them if its ok with you.

PRINCE_NAMOR · #**704** 06/11/2007, 12:03 AM

How many more fish are you going to add? Dont those twin spots get to be huge? BTW great tank!

Sparkss · #**705** 06/11/2007, 12:40 AM

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Originally posted by jnarowe
I have to disagree with you on the mysteri wrasse, Tom. Mine is very wary of its tank mates and always has an eye out for an escape route. It is mostly in and among the rocks, and gets chased by the fairy and rhomboid. The only fish with less time in the water column is the long-nose hawk. And mine is the largest I have seen in a tank. Of course, personalities can change rather quickly!

Jonathan, We were going to get one a while back and did lots of research on them (as we do with any new addition, prior to adding them

) and read more bad than good. Just as with a 6-line, until they are established they are usually model citizens. Once it establishes it's territory they often become very aggressive with "defending" it from any new wrasses (and occassionally with existing ones as well.. but the new ones especially). That is just what I read and what I was told by distributers as well. I don't have any personal experience because based on what I read we will never be adding one to our tank

nyvp · #**706** 06/11/2007, 06:08 AM

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Originally posted by cbui2
those are some beautiful naso streamers, grilled size. the new lighting looks great too. how's your feeding schedule? may i come by since the your door is always open, i will remember to pet the dog on my way in. with your hectic schedule, i will volunteer to feed them if its ok with you.

As I said anytime, just give me a 1/2 hr notice. No we wont be having any naso steaks available

nyvp · #**707** 06/11/2007, 06:09 AM

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Originally posted by PRINCE_NAMOR
How many more fish are you going to add? Dont those twin spots get to be huge? BTW great tank!

Not many more, only time will tell

drudude · #**708** 06/11/2007, 10:58 AM

Amazing tank Nyvp, i just sat down and read every page... WOW.
Could you show some pics of your cistern, i am thinking about doing the same thing to keep my water temp down. wondering how well its working? i love the marble and so does my Gf apperently i HAVE to set my 180 gal up the same way LOL. I figure if i have enough water i can get away with no chiller as it will work as a heat sink.

Any thoughts?

spazz · #**709** 06/11/2007, 12:53 PM

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Originally posted by nyvp
Not many more, only time will tell

how is your tank going to be a good representation of a true coral reef with out at least 30 more fish and 20 more corals in there.

nyvp · #**710** 06/11/2007, 04:06 PM

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Originally posted by spazz
how is your tank going to be a good representation of a true coral reef with out at least 30 more fish and 20 more corals in there.

I agree... but i don't belive your thinking big enough

nyvp · #**711** 06/11/2007, 04:13 PM

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Originally posted by drudude
Amazing tank Nyvp, I just sat down and read every page... WOW.
Could you show some pics of your cistern, I am thinking about doing the same thing to keep my water temp down. wondering how well its working? I love the marble and so does my Gf apparently I HAVE to set my 180 gal up the same way LOL. I figure if I have enough water I can get away with no chiller as it will work as a heat sink.

Any thoughts?

Well my cistern hasn't been installed yet, I'm waiting for the contractor to start my driveway. The other thing is up until now my tank was sitting at 75/76 degree's with the 250's. Now I'm hitting 78 without cabinets so its time to install it. The positive to the added water volume is stuff happens a lot slower . Neg is more supplements to keep tank up. Then again if your corals use X amount of calc then it should be the same. The big point is water changes are a lot bigger.
As of the marble its great but make sure you add enough for your feet so you can stand on it.

tylorarm · #**712** 07/06/2007, 02:36 PM

Are you planning to run your cistern 24hrs or are you going to put a feed pump on a controller and just loop onto system when water temp gets higher? That way you could keep from heating that body of water at night and cooling it when lights are on. Downside would be wouldn't add to water volume and could stagnate a bit when offline. Your thoughts?

nyvp · #**713** 07/06/2007, 06:05 PM

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Originally posted by tylorarm
Are you planning to run your cistern 24hrs or are you going to put a feed pump on a controller and just loop onto system when water temp gets higher? That way you could keep from heating that body of water at night and cooling it when lights are on. Downside would be wouldn't add to water volume and could stagnate a bit when offline. Your thoughts?

yes for all those reasons I will be running it 24/7. if you run it with a small pump (seq 4200) it will turn over 1-2 times an hr which is perfect for what I'm looking for. The point being by doubling my system volume from 1k-2k the lights being on for 6-8 hrs dont have enough time to heat it up as well as the buffering effect of adding such a large volume. nothing can happen quickly let alone any po4 or n03 build up.

Reefski's · #**714** 07/06/2007, 07:09 PM

what are you doing for water changes?

what is your temp now?

is this the first summer you have run the whole system?

what is the cistern water temp?

perhaps you could have different pumps on temp probes to run faster or slower depending on need.

i have a 1200 gallon cistern underground in my yard i am going to use for water changes but am considering trying to configure it as additional water volume.here in los angeles our weather is wonderful near the beach but perhaps a bit cool in the winter for continuous use of a storage tank in the ground.

nyvp · #**715** 07/06/2007, 07:15 PM

cistern isnt running yet. without the cistern my water is 78. Yes first summer so far but the canopy isnt closed in yet so that will make a differnce. The ground stays the same all year round so what wont change. its cheaper and easier to heat the tank then to cool it. Hope this helps

Reefski's · #**716** 07/06/2007, 07:17 PM

what is the cistern water temp?

i think most of us wish we had the heating cooling reversed.

Carl

nyvp · #**717** 07/12/2007, 12:06 PM

updates :

New bluethroat Trigger.

Nice Fat one

Some new corals from coral reef farm

Nice red and green

Lobo

Gift from Carl

Nice SPS from Coral Reef Farm

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cbui2 · #**718** 07/12/2007, 12:09 PM

how big is that blue jaw? nice and fat seems to be about 4-5"

nyvp · #**719** 07/12/2007, 12:09 PM

This stuff came in on my rocks and its growing in real nicely now any idea's what it is?

closer pic:

ANd finally my first outbreak

Gotta clean that up and remove it.

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nyvp · #**720** 07/12/2007, 12:10 PM

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Originally posted by cbui2
how big is that blue jaw? nice and fat seems to be about 4-5"

Ya hes a fattie very good fish prob 5-6"

got him cheap at exotic for $45

spazz · #**721** 07/12/2007, 12:18 PM

very nice! that blue throat is a nice addition to the tank. i love the triggers. they swim so different than any other fish. tank is looking good. just needs skins over the stand.

jnarowe · #**722** 07/12/2007, 12:19 PM

$45??? Wow, sweet deal.

Beautiful fish too.

asmodeus · #**723** 07/12/2007, 12:33 PM

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Originally posted by nyvp
This stuff came in on my rocks and its growing in real nicely now any idea's what it is?

closer pic:

ANd finally my first outbreak

Gotta clean that up and remove it.

.

tha coral I believe looks like it a galaxy coral. nice score

gig · #**724** 07/12/2007, 12:47 PM

asmodeous, I think you are right, it's a galaxea/tooth coral.

nyvp, does it tend to have long feelers stretch out from it, from time to time? if so, give it some room, they need about 6" or they will sting other corals.

nyvp · #**725** 07/12/2007, 03:27 PM

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Originally posted by gig
asmodeous, I think you are right, it's a galaxea/tooth coral.

nyvp, does it tend to have long feelers stretch out from it, from time to time? if so, give it some room, they need about 6" or they will sting other corals.

not even close its like 1/2 " it was a hitchhicker and they are spreading nicely