New photos of my 90g

BigEasyReef · 02/23/2006, 04:53 PM

Moved a few things around, got some new additions, so I took some updated photos, just want to know what you guys think ?
Thanks

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victor6er · 02/23/2006, 05:14 PM

Nice tank and good aquascaping.... Hope mine turns out that good...

NetFish · 02/23/2006, 05:25 PM

Looks great!! yes nice aquascaping
BTW is it normal to have all that green algae on the rocks??

Andrew · 02/23/2006, 05:31 PM

Looks great!

Rock Anemone · 02/23/2006, 05:31 PM

Beautiful tank! Keep up the great work.

Rock Anemone

zenj92 · 02/23/2006, 05:33 PM

great job..like the last pic the best nice color.

m3ntal · 02/23/2006, 05:33 PM

Looks great, gives us newbs some hope!

conefree · 02/23/2006, 05:48 PM

Great aquascaping! Do you have any pictures of how you did it? I am trying to do mine now, and would like to see how everybody got their rocks so high in the tank. Thanks

BigEasyReef · 02/23/2006, 06:45 PM

Netfish,

Yes the green algae is normal at this point, this 90g has only been re-setup after I lost it all during Hurricane Katrina, So its only been up since the end of October.

Conefree,

Sorry I don't have any pics of my aquascaping setup. My method is to use several pieces of rock ranging about 3-6" in size and sink them in the sand all around the area to be aquascaped, sorta of like pilings. Then use these as footings to hold the base rocks in place as you biuld your pattern, and then the decorative rock. I find that no matter what you have to do alot of turning, flipping, rotating, etc.... until you get the right rock into the right position, and its firmly in place. Peices that rock back & forth or seesaw will surely cause you problems down the road. It will take several attempts to get it good & right, good luck

BigEasyReef · 02/23/2006, 10:21 PM

bump

chillaxr6 · 02/23/2006, 10:35 PM

my tnak has been up for 5 mnths and i got the same green growth over the rocks . . . im hoping it changes from the bleached white i have on some of my new LR to browny / green that is the coloring of most of my LR to purple which is covering the under carriage of most of my LR. . . Is it normal to have more coralline growth out of the light than growth under lights??? Ive noticed i got a lot of purple coralline growth in under the rock . . .

jawaiianmon · 02/23/2006, 10:55 PM

cfarrow2 · 02/23/2006, 11:04 PM

yeah, I just inquired about that on another link and was told that coralline has a tendency to grow better in low light. Hey BigEasyReef, what kind of lights you running on that system? It's only been up for four months? You guys must still have that voodoo magic goin' on down there!

BigEasyReef · 02/23/2006, 11:29 PM

cfarrow

Hobby Experience: 90 gallon Reef Tank, 40 gallon reef tank
Current Tanks: 90g Oceanic RR, Mag 18 return, Squid, 4 -Maxi-jet 1200's on WaveMaker, Seio M1100, 30g Sump, refugium / 20 lbs MM, custom made skimmer, 4 x 110 VHO actinics, 2 x 250 MH's, Custom built 38" high stand / 18" high Canopy, Ozonizer

Yeah, I got it set back up in late October after losing it completely in Katrina. since there is still not too much going on here business wise, because of Katrina, i got alot of extra time to work on getting my tank back in shape, how does it look ?

Creighton

BigEasyReef · 02/23/2006, 11:34 PM

Coraline algae grows best under actinics only, as soon as you fire up the metal halides you will not only see a reduced growth of coraline, you will probably see it deminish some.

steveboo · 02/23/2006, 11:49 PM

nice tank

dwd5813 · 02/24/2006, 12:17 AM

nice tank indeed.

zimmy1979 · 02/24/2006, 12:20 AM

Wonderful tank. Great job!

capefear · 02/24/2006, 01:55 AM

sweet tank but could you turn the clam in the sand faceing up, its killing me....

BigEasyReef · 02/24/2006, 08:41 AM

which clam capefear ?, there are 4 of them in the sand ........

fragaholic · 02/24/2006, 09:44 AM

How do you keep up with the ca and alk demands?

BigEasyReef · 02/24/2006, 10:30 AM

I keep up with 10% water changes every 10 - 14 days, and I have a schedule of dosing with Bi-Onic, Reef Builder Ca, Mag, & Alk, and dripping kalkwasser once a week. It took me a while & alot of testing to get to good maintained levels, but I stay fairly constant at 450- 470 ca, sometimes it spikes to 500 right after dosing, 1350 mag, & 11-12 alk. Everythings growing, so I guess its working.

Thanks, Creighton

BigEasyReef · 02/24/2006, 01:56 PM

My local LFS got in a big shipment of corals today, so I have to go see whats there, I'm sure I can make room to jam in a few more corals..................

Creighton

02/23/2006, 04:53 PM	#1
BigEasyReef Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Posts: 244	New photos of my 90g Moved a few things around, got some new additions, so I took some updated photos, just want to know what you guys think ? Thanks [ __________________ In the 70's I used "Killer Weed", now I use "Weed Killer" !!! Current Tank Info: 250g Oceanic Reef, Iwaki100 return, reeflow 5200 closed loop, Deltec AP903, 125g sump/refugium, outdoor tank room

02/23/2006, 05:14 PM	#2
victor6er Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Emporia, ks Posts: 16	Nice tank and good aquascaping.... Hope mine turns out that good... __________________ If you're from Kansas and want to get together to swap frags/help new reefers/exchange stories/friendship pm me.....

02/23/2006, 05:31 PM	#5
Rock Anemone S.C.U.B.A. :) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 7,674	Beautiful tank! Keep up the great work. Rock Anemone __________________ Johnny Love Current Tank Info: <><

02/23/2006, 06:45 PM	#9
BigEasyReef Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Posts: 244	Netfish, Yes the green algae is normal at this point, this 90g has only been re-setup after I lost it all during Hurricane Katrina, So its only been up since the end of October. Conefree, Sorry I don't have any pics of my aquascaping setup. My method is to use several pieces of rock ranging about 3-6" in size and sink them in the sand all around the area to be aquascaped, sorta of like pilings. Then use these as footings to hold the base rocks in place as you biuld your pattern, and then the decorative rock. I find that no matter what you have to do alot of turning, flipping, rotating, etc.... until you get the right rock into the right position, and its firmly in place. Peices that rock back & forth or seesaw will surely cause you problems down the road. It will take several attempts to get it good & right, good luck __________________ In the 70's I used "Killer Weed", now I use "Weed Killer" !!! Current Tank Info: 250g Oceanic Reef, Iwaki100 return, reeflow 5200 closed loop, Deltec AP903, 125g sump/refugium, outdoor tank room

02/23/2006, 10:21 PM	#10
BigEasyReef Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Posts: 244	bump __________________ In the 70's I used "Killer Weed", now I use "Weed Killer" !!! Current Tank Info: 250g Oceanic Reef, Iwaki100 return, reeflow 5200 closed loop, Deltec AP903, 125g sump/refugium, outdoor tank room

02/23/2006, 05:25 PM	#3
NetFish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Irvine,CA Posts: 153	Looks great!! yes nice aquascaping BTW is it normal to have all that green algae on the rocks??

02/23/2006, 05:31 PM	#4
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	Looks great!

02/23/2006, 05:33 PM	#6
zenj92 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: san diego,ca. Posts: 66	great job..like the last pic the best nice color.

02/23/2006, 05:33 PM	#7
m3ntal Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 122	Looks great, gives us newbs some hope!

02/23/2006, 05:48 PM	#8
conefree Gene Pool Lifeguard Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 758	Great aquascaping! Do you have any pictures of how you did it? I am trying to do mine now, and would like to see how everybody got their rocks so high in the tank. Thanks

02/23/2006, 10:35 PM	#11
chillaxr6 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: sydney Posts: 108	my tnak has been up for 5 mnths and i got the same green growth over the rocks . . . im hoping it changes from the bleached white i have on some of my new LR to browny / green that is the coloring of most of my LR to purple which is covering the under carriage of most of my LR. . . Is it normal to have more coralline growth out of the light than growth under lights??? Ive noticed i got a lot of purple coralline growth in under the rock . . .

02/23/2006, 10:55 PM	#12
jawaiianmon Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Satellite Beach, FL Posts: 200

02/23/2006, 11:04 PM	#13
cfarrow2 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 626	yeah, I just inquired about that on another link and was told that coralline has a tendency to grow better in low light. Hey BigEasyReef, what kind of lights you running on that system? It's only been up for four months? You guys must still have that voodoo magic goin' on down there! __________________ Happiness is contagious. What are you spreading? Current Tank Info: 55 gal. 216 W. T5s. Wet/dry sump w/ Mag 5 return. Softies, 3 fish, shrimp, urchin. HA factory for the time being.

02/23/2006, 11:29 PM	#14
BigEasyReef Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Posts: 244	cfarrow Hobby Experience: 90 gallon Reef Tank, 40 gallon reef tank Current Tanks: 90g Oceanic RR, Mag 18 return, Squid, 4 -Maxi-jet 1200's on WaveMaker, Seio M1100, 30g Sump, refugium / 20 lbs MM, custom made skimmer, 4 x 110 VHO actinics, 2 x 250 MH's, Custom built 38" high stand / 18" high Canopy, Ozonizer Yeah, I got it set back up in late October after losing it completely in Katrina. since there is still not too much going on here business wise, because of Katrina, i got alot of extra time to work on getting my tank back in shape, how does it look ? Creighton __________________ In the 70's I used "Killer Weed", now I use "Weed Killer" !!! Current Tank Info: 250g Oceanic Reef, Iwaki100 return, reeflow 5200 closed loop, Deltec AP903, 125g sump/refugium, outdoor tank room

02/23/2006, 11:34 PM	#15
BigEasyReef Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Posts: 244	Coraline algae grows best under actinics only, as soon as you fire up the metal halides you will not only see a reduced growth of coraline, you will probably see it deminish some. __________________ In the 70's I used "Killer Weed", now I use "Weed Killer" !!! Current Tank Info: 250g Oceanic Reef, Iwaki100 return, reeflow 5200 closed loop, Deltec AP903, 125g sump/refugium, outdoor tank room

02/23/2006, 11:49 PM	#16
steveboo Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pittsburgh , PA Posts: 163	nice tank __________________ "I need a bigger house so I can get a bigger tank." Current Tank Info: 75 gallon reef

02/24/2006, 12:17 AM	#17
dwd5813 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 813 Posts: 2,827	nice tank indeed. __________________ order some golf shoes, otherwise we'll never get out of this place alive. what can i say? in dog beers, i have only had one. - dublo8 Current Tank Info: 40B aiptasia farm

02/24/2006, 12:20 AM	#18
zimmy1979 Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: City of Angels Posts: 405	Wonderful tank. Great job!

02/24/2006, 01:55 AM	#19
capefear Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: new jersey Posts: 263	sweet tank but could you turn the clam in the sand faceing up, its killing me....

02/24/2006, 08:41 AM	#20
BigEasyReef Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Posts: 244	which clam capefear ?, there are 4 of them in the sand ........ __________________ In the 70's I used "Killer Weed", now I use "Weed Killer" !!! Current Tank Info: 250g Oceanic Reef, Iwaki100 return, reeflow 5200 closed loop, Deltec AP903, 125g sump/refugium, outdoor tank room

02/24/2006, 09:44 AM	#21
fragaholic Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 527	How do you keep up with the ca and alk demands?

02/24/2006, 10:30 AM	#22
BigEasyReef Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Posts: 244	I keep up with 10% water changes every 10 - 14 days, and I have a schedule of dosing with Bi-Onic, Reef Builder Ca, Mag, & Alk, and dripping kalkwasser once a week. It took me a while & alot of testing to get to good maintained levels, but I stay fairly constant at 450- 470 ca, sometimes it spikes to 500 right after dosing, 1350 mag, & 11-12 alk. Everythings growing, so I guess its working. Thanks, Creighton __________________ In the 70's I used "Killer Weed", now I use "Weed Killer" !!! Current Tank Info: 250g Oceanic Reef, Iwaki100 return, reeflow 5200 closed loop, Deltec AP903, 125g sump/refugium, outdoor tank room

02/24/2006, 01:56 PM	#23
BigEasyReef Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Posts: 244	My local LFS got in a big shipment of corals today, so I have to go see whats there, I'm sure I can make room to jam in a few more corals.................. Creighton __________________ In the 70's I used "Killer Weed", now I use "Weed Killer" !!! Current Tank Info: 250g Oceanic Reef, Iwaki100 return, reeflow 5200 closed loop, Deltec AP903, 125g sump/refugium, outdoor tank room