My 24g JBJ NC

[T-Rich]

first day "construction"
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4/10/10
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5/6/10
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6/14/10
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7/31/10
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8/5/10
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back compartment
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my maroon
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i have the submarine uv in the tank because it wouldnt fit in the back, i have the aqua euro USA nano tank skimmer off the jbj website, 50w heater, i moved the mech. chemical and bio filtration to the first chamber to make room for my skimmer(very tight fit), i have the 150w MH light upgrade in shipping will be here soon hopefully.

Fish:
maroon clown
pj cardinal
spotted mandarin
pink spotted watchman

CUC:
arrow crab
green mithrax crab
porcelain crab
about 18 hermits

Snails:
200+

Coral:
4 different zoa groups
green starburst polyps

[bassplaya12]

that's a lot of damn snails hah... that an ora mandarin? he looks really cool

[T-Rich]

Originally Posted by bassplaya12

that's a lot of damn snails hah... that an ora mandarin? he looks really cool

Im not sure i snagged him from a local pet shop before they even got him out of the shipping box and as for the snails i got alot incase i start up another tank so i wont have to order any

[T-Rich]

just added the 150w MH 14k and a hydro flo
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[Sinful Aquatics]

Nice set up sir! Btw that is a lot of snails... Hope you don't have any loose frags cause they'll knock em down

[T-Rich]

Originally Posted by Sinful Aquatics

Nice set up sir! Btw that is a lot of snails... Hope you don't have any loose frags cause they'll knock em down

Thanks. the frags are wedged in pretty tight i did have a problem with my turbos knocking over whole rocks a while back though lol

[nvdiz]

you may want to breakdown your snail army into a squad...

GL with the Mandarin

[Sinful Aquatics]

Originally Posted by T-Rich

Thanks. the frags are wedged in pretty tight i did have a problem with my turbos knocking over whole rocks a while back though lol

Yea, my large turbo snail is always trying to knock stuff down....

[T-Rich]

The snails will be down sizing soon.
But I have some bad news the arrow crab decided to have a snack and ate my mandarin and a few days later the A/C in my house went out, as a result the evil crab died along with one of my zoa frags but hopefully I think one polyp may survive.

[T-Rich]

Thinking about ordering off reefs2go.com any have good luck with them?

[T-Rich]

Well decided to see what LFS had and got 4 new frags and a bi-color dotty back

frags:
about 20 polyps of melon zoas
about 20 polyps of radioactive green zoas
19 polyps of radioactive green dragon eyes zoas
and two small pieces pom pom xenia

Will try to post pics tonight
Update on the heat wave that hit my tank my starburst polyps look like they are coming back after a week of not opening which is awesome lol

[T-Rich]

The LFS is mondo aquatics in Duncan, OK. Its the best saltwater store in this area.

[drauka99]

a few suggestions

#1 raise the light up a little, the reflector on the 150 Viper K-2 (thats the one I have and use) doesn't seem to give a good spread unless its about 4-6" off the water in the 24.

#2, Add a few more chunks of live rock, slowly and pick peices that are alot lighter than they look like they shoudl be.

#3, please don't try another mandarin for atleast a year. Unless you find one eating prepared foods he is not going to survive in the 24 unless you manually add pods (and that gets expensive)

#4 with the 150 you may want to start working out a fan of some type for heat issues. I have a sump and use a fan and keep my tank below 80, without the fan I would easilly be up to 82 and higher. A guy I know has a large computer fan on the back rim that comes on with his halide and that works well.

[T-Rich]

New Pom poms
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Took forever to get the pics cause my maroon loves getting her pic taken

[T-Rich]

added the maxi jet 1200 replacement for the stock today

[T-Rich]

I figured i do an update now that there is peace in my tank and introduce you to my new clown, Lucky. I also added a few corals and a RBTA that hiding in my rockwork. I also have lost my bi-color dottyback just disappeared into thin water.
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[T-Rich]

and FYI my clowns dont have ick i just cleaned the glass b4 taking the pics

[T-Rich]

wow 641 views and hardly any comments :/
dont be shy I enjoy any and all advice and comments.

[JasonBJones]

Tank is looking good- great coralline growth for such a new tank.

I think I would cap the number of fish you have right where you are.

[T-Rich]

Originally Posted by JasonBJones

Tank is looking good- great coralline growth for such a new tank.

I think I would cap the number of fish you have right where you are.

Thx the coralline exploded at first now its down to a snails pace. As for adding anymore fish I'm done but I am considering exchanging the pj cardinal for a firefire. He's just getting boring.

My clowns have decided that the tank is theirs and any attempt by me to reach in and adjust my coral is met with bites from my male GSM.

[T-Rich]

hmmm the cube has been up for over a year now.
At the moment it looks pretty rough because my parents were taking care of the tank while I was in Basic and AIT. Will post pics when I get a chance.

Changes sense last update:
1. Removal of UV (Bulb burned out)
2. Trying out 20k bulb instead of the 14k
3. Added a power head in place of the UV.

future upgrades:

1.Chato in chamber 1(trying to find a really cheap led to put in there first)
2. Hood cooling fans

LIVE STOCK:

2 Maroon Clowns ( 1GSM and 1WSM)
1 Purple Fire Fish
1 PJ Cardinal (Gonna Get Rid of too boring of a fish)
1 Scooter Blenny


Feel Free to post advice.