First SW Tank Setup - Page 3

Heavy · 11/13/2008, 06:47 PM

From what I can tell, all of my hair algae has gone away and been replaced by chaetomopha. BTW, bumping my stock list ideas, any advice (would this seem at least reasonable, anything you would add or change?) is welcome

Heavy · 11/14/2008, 02:02 PM

I saw this thread. it gets a little angry here and there but has some good ideas (http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...5&pagenumber=4) and it got me thinking about draining a plenum (Controlled Plenum Wasting) under my DSB. I'm thinking I may switch tanks, another topic I have some questions on, to a 33 long. I'm going to do this primarily because I didn't realize they made a tank w/ these dimensions when I got the 20. The 33 fits my desk perfectly, though the desk itself may need some bracing to take 400 pounds. Plus I can drill the new tank and setup the plenum from the start.

How much of a problem am I going to have transferring from one tank to another. It'll probably screw up my cycle but, I need to practice patience anyhow.

thecoralreefer · 11/14/2008, 02:26 PM

Here in Florida the water temp in summer easy reaches 85.
We have a lot of zoes that grow here and most are at the top of the column some are even out of the water during the low tides.
Zoes in most cases love light, can tolerate "bad " water and high water movement. They will compete but do not seem to kill for space in most cases. They are a softie so they seem to need more alk than calcium. We have a local variety that is a pale blue and pink that sells in Japan for 100.00 an inch. So be ready and don't be surprized. Rim of fire 's from Indonesia can go very high too. Mine chased some aptasia away from themselves and thrive under P/C's

Heavy · 11/14/2008, 09:41 PM

Good to know I'm in the safe range. Those tolerance levels sound good. I think I can find a few to fit my budget too, might take a few more weeks though.

On another note, I saw a chunk of LR in the LFS with what looks like little bitty (1 inch) feather dusters. The sales person told me they were a pest, but I can't find any info on them online after a few searches. Can anyone guess what I'm talking about and show me some info?

Heavy · 04/24/2010, 06:41 PM

It's been a few years and I'm still up and running. I lost all fish to a case of ich from some zoanthids i added. That's basically all that's in there. I'll try to put up pics.

11/13/2008, 06:47 PM	#51
Heavy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 61	From what I can tell, all of my hair algae has gone away and been replaced by chaetomopha. BTW, bumping my stock list ideas, any advice (would this seem at least reasonable, anything you would add or change?) is welcome __________________ Red house for tank build tread. Some pics, more coming. Current Tank Info: 44g pent cichlids, 20g long (going 33g long soon)

11/14/2008, 02:02 PM	#52
Heavy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 61	I saw this thread. it gets a little angry here and there but has some good ideas (http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...5&pagenumber=4) and it got me thinking about draining a plenum (Controlled Plenum Wasting) under my DSB. I'm thinking I may switch tanks, another topic I have some questions on, to a 33 long. I'm going to do this primarily because I didn't realize they made a tank w/ these dimensions when I got the 20. The 33 fits my desk perfectly, though the desk itself may need some bracing to take 400 pounds. Plus I can drill the new tank and setup the plenum from the start. How much of a problem am I going to have transferring from one tank to another. It'll probably screw up my cycle but, I need to practice patience anyhow. __________________ Red house for tank build tread. Some pics, more coming. Current Tank Info: 44g pent cichlids, 20g long (going 33g long soon) Last edited by Heavy; 11/14/2008 at 02:10 PM.

11/14/2008, 02:26 PM	#53
thecoralreefer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: west palm beach.fl Posts: 440	Here in Florida the water temp in summer easy reaches 85. We have a lot of zoes that grow here and most are at the top of the column some are even out of the water during the low tides. Zoes in most cases love light, can tolerate "bad " water and high water movement. They will compete but do not seem to kill for space in most cases. They are a softie so they seem to need more alk than calcium. We have a local variety that is a pale blue and pink that sells in Japan for 100.00 an inch. So be ready and don't be surprized. Rim of fire 's from Indonesia can go very high too. Mine chased some aptasia away from themselves and thrive under P/C's __________________ If it can be done I will try. If you say it can't I try harder. Current Tank Info: 29 bioreef

11/14/2008, 09:41 PM	#54
Heavy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 61	Good to know I'm in the safe range. Those tolerance levels sound good. I think I can find a few to fit my budget too, might take a few more weeks though. On another note, I saw a chunk of LR in the LFS with what looks like little bitty (1 inch) feather dusters. The sales person told me they were a pest, but I can't find any info on them online after a few searches. Can anyone guess what I'm talking about and show me some info? __________________ Red house for tank build tread. Some pics, more coming. Current Tank Info: 44g pent cichlids, 20g long (going 33g long soon)

04/24/2010, 06:41 PM	#55
Heavy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 61	Still running It's been a few years and I'm still up and running. I lost all fish to a case of ich from some zoanthids i added. That's basically all that's in there. I'll try to put up pics. __________________ Red house for tank build tread. Some pics, more coming. Current Tank Info: 44g pent cichlids, 20g long (going 33g long soon)