Pics of my 36 cube office tank

myreef · 01/10/2006, 08:34 PM

Thought I would share some pics of my office tank.

Tank Specs

36x26x24 cube

Aqua medic 36" pendant dual 250w DE w/T5 actinics

MR-2 skimmer w/ BL-40 HD pump

BL-40 HD return pump feeding two 3/4" penductors

CR-1 calcium reactor

Hi-Flow sump 30x16x16

100 pounds of live rock

160 pounds of live sand

30-40 mexican turbo snails

1 small yellow tang

1 green chromis

1 orange linkia starfish

1 blue S. Haddoni Carpet anemone (I have had the carpet in 4 different tanks over a 6 year period)

Tank was started this past October, although I had the tank for 1 year prior to putting water in it....

Thanks to Tim Woolston for doing 95% of the aqua scaping!

I need to take more pics, but here are a few of the progression of the reef. This will ultimately be an anemone/clown tank, but now it is housing corals from my tank at home, while I change the tank at home.

steve68 · 01/10/2006, 08:39 PM

Cool Andy thats a sweet tank.
how about some pictures of the eqipment set up

Andrew · 01/10/2006, 08:39 PM

Looks good!

Like the rockwork.

joefish · 01/10/2006, 08:39 PM

Great start Andy , looks great .

What I want to know is what took you so long , I've been waiting for this long overdue post .

myreef · 01/10/2006, 08:41 PM

Thanks Steve and Andrew... I will see what I can about pics of the equipment...I am the worlds worst photographer on tanks...so I will try to get brighter/better ones. These don't do it justice...it is really starting to come together.

We built the rock work using PVC pipe and elbows to make the cave under the structure...the yellow tang love to hang out in the cave.

myreef · 01/10/2006, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by joefish
Great start Andy , looks great .

What I want to know is what took you so long , I've been waiting for this long overdue post .

yeah yeah yeah...

Not sure what took so long. I think I had to figure out what I "really" wanted to do in there...now that I have it figured out...not sure. I think I have had anemone tank in my sig for about a year... now it is true!

joefish · 01/10/2006, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by myreef
yeah yeah yeah... Not sure what took so long. I think I had to figure out what I "really" wanted to do in there...now that I have it figured out...not sure. I think I have had anemone tank in my sig for about a year... now it is true!

Well now you can take the in progress out of the tank discription .

Was it hard to aquascape with that shape ?

TippyToeX · 01/10/2006, 10:14 PM

Outstanding!

Roger'sReef · 01/10/2006, 11:17 PM

Looks really good!!!

garvondavis14 · 01/11/2006, 12:39 AM

how hard has the had. been to care for?

Paul Davies · 01/11/2006, 03:25 AM

Andy, looks like you have 2 chromis............

p.s nice looking tank.

myreef · 01/11/2006, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by garvondavis14
how hard has the had. been to care for?

Thanks everyone!

The Haddoni has been pretty "easy"... I don't feed it much anymore because I am afraid it will get really really too big. It is currently about 15-16" in diameter when fully open. When I do feed it, I feed it a jumbo shrimp from the grocery store...

They are notorious fish eaters...it has eaten its fair share...mostly if they were sick and couldn't avoid swimming into it. It has eaten a yellow tang and a PBT in the past. The PBT I had in the tank for years, but it had gotten sick.

myreef · 01/11/2006, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Paul Davies
Andy, looks like you have 2 chromis............

p.s nice looking tank.

I had 2...one carpet surfed.

Ereefic · 01/29/2006, 11:02 PM

Equipment pics.

Nice looking tank Andy.

Lobster · 01/30/2006, 12:09 AM

36x26x24" = 97.2 gallons

stingers81 · 01/30/2006, 10:22 AM

I like it....I really like the big mysterious cave in the middle
nice job!!
keep us posted

shelburn61 · 01/30/2006, 11:36 AM

Looks nice! Just what I am planning for the next tank.

What's the rational behind a high flow sump? A closed loop would be more efficient if water movement was your purpose. I'm not knocking it I've just never understood the philosophy behind it?

01/10/2006, 08:34 PM	#1
myreef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: GA and NY Posts: 2,141	Pics of my 36 cube office tank Thought I would share some pics of my office tank. Tank Specs 36x26x24 cube Aqua medic 36" pendant dual 250w DE w/T5 actinics MR-2 skimmer w/ BL-40 HD pump BL-40 HD return pump feeding two 3/4" penductors CR-1 calcium reactor Hi-Flow sump 30x16x16 100 pounds of live rock 160 pounds of live sand 30-40 mexican turbo snails 1 small yellow tang 1 green chromis 1 orange linkia starfish 1 blue S. Haddoni Carpet anemone (I have had the carpet in 4 different tanks over a 6 year period) Tank was started this past October, although I had the tank for 1 year prior to putting water in it.... Thanks to Tim Woolston for doing 95% of the aqua scaping! I need to take more pics, but here are a few of the progression of the reef. This will ultimately be an anemone/clown tank, but now it is housing corals from my tank at home, while I change the tank at home.

01/10/2006, 08:39 PM	#2
steve68 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Piscataway,NJ Posts: 4,058	Cool Andy thats a sweet tank. how about some pictures of the eqipment set up __________________ "Never Give Up Never Surrender" Current Tank Info: 50 Breeder with 250w MH 10k XM bulb & 2 24inch VHO atinic 03,210 gallon Reef tank. 3 250 W MH,MRC CR-2 Reactor & MR-2 Skimmer,150 gallon sump,125 gallon refugium,75 Gallon Frag Tank & adding more water volume every t

01/10/2006, 10:14 PM	#8
TippyToeX Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 10,711	Outstanding! __________________ -Amy-

01/11/2006, 12:39 AM	#10
garvondavis14 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The nasty 'Nati! Posts: 539	how hard has the had. been to care for? __________________ WE ARE ALL WITNESSES LBJ23 LET'S GO CAVS, BUCKS, BROWNIES, REDS AND MUSKIES Current Tank Info: marine- 65 BB reef... freshwater- 55g mbuna tank, 20g fry tank, 30g community, 5g planted, 150g red eared slider habitat

01/30/2006, 10:22 AM	#16
stingers81 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 393	I like it....I really like the big mysterious cave in the middle nice job!! keep us posted __________________ "Success is a Journey, not a Destination". Current Tank Info: 90g, 20g sump,asm g3 skimmer, fowlr, crappy lights

01/10/2006, 08:39 PM	#3
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	Looks good! Like the rockwork.

01/10/2006, 08:39 PM	#4
joefish Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Long Island Posts: 4,757	Great start Andy , looks great . What I want to know is what took you so long , I've been waiting for this long overdue post .

01/10/2006, 08:41 PM	#5
myreef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: GA and NY Posts: 2,141	Thanks Steve and Andrew... I will see what I can about pics of the equipment...I am the worlds worst photographer on tanks...so I will try to get brighter/better ones. These don't do it justice...it is really starting to come together. We built the rock work using PVC pipe and elbows to make the cave under the structure...the yellow tang love to hang out in the cave.

01/10/2006, 11:17 PM	#9
Roger'sReef Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Madisonville, KY Posts: 114	Looks really good!!!

01/11/2006, 03:25 AM	#11
Paul Davies Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sunny Wales / Uk Posts: 532	Andy, looks like you have 2 chromis............ p.s nice looking tank.

01/29/2006, 11:02 PM	#14
Ereefic Moved On Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5,821	Equipment pics. Nice looking tank Andy.

01/30/2006, 12:09 AM	#15
Lobster Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Hammond, LA Posts: 642	36x26x24" = 97.2 gallons

01/30/2006, 11:36 AM	#17
shelburn61 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Charlotte Posts: 2,094	Looks nice! Just what I am planning for the next tank. What's the rational behind a high flow sump? A closed loop would be more efficient if water movement was your purpose. I'm not knocking it I've just never understood the philosophy behind it?