It's finally done!

Scoobaman17 · 03/19/2006, 08:56 PM

I am now finally finished with my 24 aquapod setup.

Custom hang on refugium, 2r bak-pak skimmer, auto top off, heater/chiller, 150 watt halide sunpod, white LEDs, blue LEDs, UV sterilizer, extra in-tank powerhead

SPS acro, zoos, xenia, crocea, derasa, the works. I am done! Finally!

Now I shall sit back and watch it all grow.

What do you all think?

jimsta · 03/19/2006, 09:03 PM

Nice Job! Awesome looking nano.

SBV · 03/19/2006, 09:17 PM

Tank looks great bro!

JC2005 · 03/19/2006, 09:18 PM

Great job! Enjoy!

mg426 · 03/19/2006, 09:20 PM

Nice job, very clean

dustybuddy · 03/19/2006, 09:23 PM

its hotness.

archie1709 · 03/19/2006, 09:26 PM

What a beaut. You got that right, I'd sit down myself for hours if my tank looks lush like that. Great job dude.

By the way, I am a beginner reefer. You know how when you buy frags or mushrooms and stuff from LFS they are usually attached to rocks?

So if you buy a lot of them, don't you end up with a bunch of rocks? What's the secret that I don't know about? Do you detach the frags from their rocks and super glue them to your rocks the way you want their placement to be?

I may just be too much of a newbie when it comes to this. Sorry. I am invaded by rocks.

rjwilson37 · 03/19/2006, 09:28 PM

Looks very nice, but were never really done with our tanks if you know what I mean. You will want to add something or change something, we always do.

How do you like your Aquapod?

I have an Aquapod to, it is holding my Snowflake Eel and a few other's as well as some corals. I am pretty much done with it right now and letting it grow as well, it is coming on 2 months old. Mine is a straight forward Aquapod w/ the 72w PC lighting and no other changes, having to be completely closed because of the Eel.

iaJim · 03/19/2006, 09:52 PM

Awesome tanks.

gfk · 03/19/2006, 09:58 PM

what kind of fish is that purple one? i need to replace my bicolor blenny that jumped with something small, that stays small and doesnt dig

Purple Haze · 03/19/2006, 10:18 PM

nice

Scoobaman17 · 03/19/2006, 11:27 PM

archie1709: go to your FRIENDLY lfs and ask how much you can get single polyps for. You will be surprised at how many you can find that have detached from the main colony and grabed small rocks or sand, then place them in a non current section of your tank and keep doing it until they attach, it gets frustrating but once they attach they look great, I have about 50 mushrooms in my 24 aquapod, and probably about 40 types of mushrrom as well, "neons, hairy, greens, electrics, ect.. and if you are lucky the lfs wont care and let you have them. FREE!!!!!

I love my 2006 aquapod, the only thing I have to disagree with is the back plastic design between the sump and the actual show tank. It curves inward in the middle which restricts a lot so trying to get a refugium and a skimmer on the back is a LOT of long hours of work.

I custom made my refugium out of acrylic with the acid glue and my own design and demensions. It's about a 3 gallon refugium that is growing cheato and pods like crazy!

In the last two months of having my aquapod I have noticed already fantastic growth from my corals. My zoos on one rock in particular doubled from 4 to 8 in less then a month.

The 2006 aquapod in my experience is all worth while, just be patient, do 5 gallons water change a week, look at the tank at least 12 hours of the day every day, and your set.

P.S. The last step is for true reefers who can never stop thinking of thier reefs and can never stop looking at them.

rjwilson37 · 03/20/2006, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gfk
what kind of fish is that purple one? i need to replace my bicolor blenny that jumped with something small, that stays small and doesnt dig

It is a strawberry psuedochromis or purple psuedochromis.

deansreef · 03/20/2006, 11:23 AM

looks good

03/19/2006, 08:56 PM	#1
Scoobaman17 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 1,087	It's finally done! I am now finally finished with my 24 aquapod setup. Custom hang on refugium, 2r bak-pak skimmer, auto top off, heater/chiller, 150 watt halide sunpod, white LEDs, blue LEDs, UV sterilizer, extra in-tank powerhead SPS acro, zoos, xenia, crocea, derasa, the works. I am done! Finally! Now I shall sit back and watch it all grow. What do you all think? __________________ "I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that do not work" - Thomas Edison Current Tank Info: 75g reef, 140g reef

03/19/2006, 09:17 PM	#3
SBV Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Anderson, SC Posts: 260	Tank looks great bro! __________________ Will race for Christ Current Tank Info: 120 LPS RR, 40 gal. fuge

03/19/2006, 09:20 PM	#5
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	Nice job, very clean __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

03/19/2006, 09:28 PM	#8
rjwilson37 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: West Michigan Posts: 7,104	Looks very nice, but were never really done with our tanks if you know what I mean. You will want to add something or change something, we always do. How do you like your Aquapod? I have an Aquapod to, it is holding my Snowflake Eel and a few other's as well as some corals. I am pretty much done with it right now and letting it grow as well, it is coming on 2 months old. Mine is a straight forward Aquapod w/ the 72w PC lighting and no other changes, having to be completely closed because of the Eel. __________________ Isn't life just wonderful. 29g Biocube Standard Pump Standard 72w PC Lighting Current Tank Info: 29g Biocube Reef Tank

03/19/2006, 11:27 PM	#12
Scoobaman17 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 1,087	archie1709: go to your FRIENDLY lfs and ask how much you can get single polyps for. You will be surprised at how many you can find that have detached from the main colony and grabed small rocks or sand, then place them in a non current section of your tank and keep doing it until they attach, it gets frustrating but once they attach they look great, I have about 50 mushrooms in my 24 aquapod, and probably about 40 types of mushrrom as well, "neons, hairy, greens, electrics, ect.. and if you are lucky the lfs wont care and let you have them. FREE!!!!! I love my 2006 aquapod, the only thing I have to disagree with is the back plastic design between the sump and the actual show tank. It curves inward in the middle which restricts a lot so trying to get a refugium and a skimmer on the back is a LOT of long hours of work. I custom made my refugium out of acrylic with the acid glue and my own design and demensions. It's about a 3 gallon refugium that is growing cheato and pods like crazy! In the last two months of having my aquapod I have noticed already fantastic growth from my corals. My zoos on one rock in particular doubled from 4 to 8 in less then a month. The 2006 aquapod in my experience is all worth while, just be patient, do 5 gallons water change a week, look at the tank at least 12 hours of the day every day, and your set. P.S. The last step is for true reefers who can never stop thinking of thier reefs and can never stop looking at them. __________________ "I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that do not work" - Thomas Edison Current Tank Info: 75g reef, 140g reef

03/19/2006, 09:03 PM	#2
jimsta Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 540	Nice Job! Awesome looking nano.

03/19/2006, 09:18 PM	#4
JC2005 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 107	Great job! Enjoy!

03/19/2006, 09:23 PM	#6
dustybuddy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 242	its hotness.

03/19/2006, 09:26 PM	#7
archie1709 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 401	What a beaut. You got that right, I'd sit down myself for hours if my tank looks lush like that. Great job dude. By the way, I am a beginner reefer. You know how when you buy frags or mushrooms and stuff from LFS they are usually attached to rocks? So if you buy a lot of them, don't you end up with a bunch of rocks? What's the secret that I don't know about? Do you detach the frags from their rocks and super glue them to your rocks the way you want their placement to be? I may just be too much of a newbie when it comes to this. Sorry. I am invaded by rocks.

03/19/2006, 09:52 PM	#9
iaJim Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: south central Iowa Posts: 590	Awesome tanks.

03/19/2006, 09:58 PM	#10
gfk Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Benicia, CA Posts: 1,601	what kind of fish is that purple one? i need to replace my bicolor blenny that jumped with something small, that stays small and doesnt dig

03/19/2006, 10:18 PM	#11
Purple Haze Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: TX Posts: 1,156	nice

03/20/2006, 11:23 AM	#14
deansreef Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: north carolina Posts: 3,234	looks good __________________ the only dumb question, is the one not asked... Current Tank Info: 225 gallon peninsula