Nate213 Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Well I have been snooping around on this forum for several months now and just realized that I havent posted my tank details. So here goes: 75 gallon AGA 29 gallon sump - seperated into three chambers refugium / return / skimmer Current Outer Orbit Pro light fixture - 2x250 MH + 2x96 actinic Flow is provided by return pump through a SCWD Supplemental flow is from 2 MJ 1200s with Sure Flow kits Octopus NW150 skimmer I used a plastic wrapping paper container to hold RODI waters for top-offs - holds about 12 gallons. Livestock: 3 Blue-Green Chromis Midas Blenny 2 Ocellaris clowns (have started breeding frequently ) Redlip Blenny Kole Tang Pearly Jawfish zebra goby 2 RBTA Cleaner shrimp Peppermint shrimp (currently banished to the sump because he eats Duncans) 3 Emerald crabs Strawberry crab 12+ hermits lots of margarita, astrea & nassarius snails Full tank shot: Left half: Middle: Right half: Sump: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Welcome, looks good you've got it stocked!. Looks like some Xenia gone wild there(laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 very nice tank, i grew up in castle rock, didn't get to far now im in longview 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Nice tank Nate. Welcome to the club! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCG CWO Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Holy Xenia Batman! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Yep Xenia definitely got out of control. I like the movement of Xenia, but I wish it didn't grow so dang fast. Here is a pic from other day. (The previous pictures were a couple of weeks ago.) Im trying to slowly cut it back so that I only have it on the back wall. Now I have some Red Sea Xenia that is starting to take over. DOH! It was a hitch hiker on some zoas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar2 Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I like this tank. looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moovinfast Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Looks great to me. Wish I had the problem of corals growing like crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Looks great to me. Wish I had the problem of corals growing like crazy. I'll bet if you ask Nate he will give you some of that Xenia next time he pulls some out. (He gave me a bunch a couple of weeks ago that I stuck into my sump) If you want something that grows fast then that will likely be it. The stuff I got from him has already separated from the stuff it was attached to and has attached itself to rock, glass, etc. with healthy new polyps. I even had one piece get sucked into my skimmer feed pump which munched away all of the polyps and it is growing twice as many new ones in their place. Another fast grower is GSP (Green Star Polyp). It looks like grass waving in the wind. Both of these are actually corals that some people refuse to have at all because they can be hard to keep under control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moovinfast Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 He actually gave me some.... One of the frags attached to a rock and the other one is still working on it.... and I love the look of GSPs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 I like this tank. looks great Thanks Radar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 I'll bet if you ask Nate he will give you some of that Xenia next time he pulls some out. (He gave me a bunch a couple of weeks ago that I stuck into my sump) If you want something that grows fast then that will likely be it. The stuff I got from him has already separated from the stuff it was attached to and has attached itself to rock' date=' glass, etc. with healthy new polyps. I even had one piece get sucked into my skimmer feed pump which munched away all of the polyps and it is growing twice as many new ones in their place. Another fast grower is GSP (Green Star Polyp). It looks like grass waving in the wind. Both of these are actually corals that some people refuse to have at all because they can be hard to keep under control.[/quote'] Grows fast indeed. These photos were taken back in November after the frag had already tripled in size. Since then I have probably thrown away 5-6 salad bowls full of Xenia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 He actually gave me some.... One of the frags attached to a rock and the other one is still working on it.... and I love the look of GSPs I'll be ready to frag my GSP in about a week if your interested. It finally started spreading onto the rock it's glued to a week or so ago and is showing good growth on a daily basis. Once there is a good sized chunk attached to the rock I plan to cut the original frag into 2 pieces. One for another spot in my tank and another to swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar2 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Your Midas Blenny is awesome. the only thing I hate about having an open top tank is limits on some fish I can keep. A midas or Blue Spot JF would be killer. I think people underestimate the modded Maxi jets too. I could never go back to a Koralia pump. the modded Maxi's put out some serious flow. Nice choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 Your Midas Blenny is awesome. the only thing I hate about having an open top tank is limits on some fish I can keep. A midas or Blue Spot JF would be killer. I think people underestimate the modded Maxi jets too. I could never go back to a Koralia pump. the modded Maxi's put out some serious flow. Nice choice. Yah, I like the Maxi-Jets. They were left over from my FW tanks, so I went the cheap route. They also work good with a wavemaker. The only problem is every once in a while I get a real noisy impeller. I run an open top tank. So far no fish jerky, although I have found my zebra goby on the floor once and put him back in. And my dang clownfish jumps out everytime I have the light off. Mean little bugger is always trying to bite me. Here are some more Midas photos. My jawfish and Midas are my favorite fish. So much personality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 Progression shots Here are some progression shots from back in January and some updated earlier this week. Birdsnest: Millipora: Torch: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Very nice. I hope mine start taking off like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 Very nice. I hope mine start taking off like that. Rick - Im sure it will, your tank has had much better start than mine. Hows that Galaxea that I gave you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Rick - Im sure it will' date=' your tank has had much better start than mine. Hows that Galaxea that I gave you?[/quote'] It ended up being part of the deal I made on selling my Nano tank. I threw a few corals into the deal and it was one of them. As to how it was doing up until then it was never happy in the quarantine tank because of the light. Once I moved it into the Nano tank with a little better light it perked back up and was extending tentacles out a couple of inches. I see some growth in my tank indicating it is coming around. Nothing like what yours is showing yet though. The GSP is growing enough to see new growth every day, a couple of digis that looked like they were goners have turned back around and the polyps are coming back. An acropora I put in a couple of weeks ago is still bright, one that was almost completely dead is hanging on although I still don't think it will make it. (about 1/4" of 2 or 3 tips is still alive which is how it has been for a couple weeks) the chaeto seems to have exploded through the heat wave (Enough that it is clogging the skimmer feed pump with pieces going over the top of the baffle so I have to clean it daily), the Halimeda has new shoots coming out of the sand, etc. Even in the new tank the Halimeda was showing immediate growth (a couple of 3" or so shoots in just 2 days) however it was started up with stuff from the big one which should give it similar growth initially anyway I think. (Half of the sand, water, and most of the LR came from it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 very nice, excellent growth, i gotta come up and see your tank, since im only 10 miles away lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 very nice' date=' excellent growth, i gotta come up and see your tank, since im only 10 miles away lol[/quote'] Yep, I need to see your tanks as well, plus check out your new build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 Here are a couple of our fish: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I will take some of that Xenia off your hands. Geez, you have a ton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epicenter Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I like that zania gone wild look, kinda brings back memories. Nice take, keep stirin the salt...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 Thanks epicenter. Now for some Duncan growth pics. Purchased this in early May with 2 heads. 05-04-09 had 2 full heads and a small start: 08-01-09 Now it has 10 full heads and 3-4 small starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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