7 months in the making, tank update post - Page 2

HornetMech242 · 04/26/2008, 10:03 AM

Lol, the more the better.

I started leaving my lights on for eight hours now. Water temp gets up to 84 now. So i went to Kmrt and got two clip on fans andput them in my canopy blowing down at the waterunder the reflectors. For the past two days water temp has notgone over 80 now. I want to get a AC Jrso that i can put hose fans and my heaters on it to help keep the temp stable and to also monitor the PH and control when i get my calcium reactor.

I was reading on te back of the algea sheets i got for my fish and it said it is only a supplement to oter food sources, should i e feeding somethingelse with it? I do have Formula two marine pellet by ocean nutrition, should i give them to him also?

Chris

audio101 · 04/27/2008, 12:33 AM

Looks good, but wont the plumbing in the sand become distracting once you start stocking the tank with corals?

Aquarist007 · 04/27/2008, 09:01 AM

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Originally posted by HornetMech242
Lol, the more the better.

I started leaving my lights on for eight hours now. Water temp gets up to 84 now. So i went to Kmrt and got two clip on fans andput them in my canopy blowing down at the waterunder the reflectors. For the past two days water temp has notgone over 80 now. I want to get a AC Jrso that i can put hose fans and my heaters on it to help keep the temp stable and to also monitor the PH and control when i get my calcium reactor.

I was reading on te back of the algea sheets i got for my fish and it said it is only a supplement to oter food sources, should i e feeding somethingelse with it? I do have Formula two marine pellet by ocean nutrition, should i give them to him also?

Chris

eight hours is all I would leave the halides on for--so if you have it at 80 degress you are doing great
what is the flow rate in your tank--should be in total-- 20-40 times your tank vol in gph
this can help with heat dissipation.

most corals eat zooplankton---mysis, cyclopeeze etc

if you have a refugium that is producing copopods and other zooplankton then you occasionaly feed them the phytoplankon--this is what they eat.

HornetMech242 · 04/30/2008, 10:04 PM

Thanks capt,

I got a dart on a closed loop and mag 9.5 for the sump/fuge return for my flow. Think that is enough? I added my clam and hairy mushrooms from my 20 gallon the other day. They look like they are doing great. I really need someone in my area to comeand help me aquascape because i think it looks bad.

Chris

04/26/2008, 10:03 AM	#26
HornetMech242 Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Amarillo, TX Posts: 786	Lol, the more the better. I started leaving my lights on for eight hours now. Water temp gets up to 84 now. So i went to Kmrt and got two clip on fans andput them in my canopy blowing down at the waterunder the reflectors. For the past two days water temp has notgone over 80 now. I want to get a AC Jrso that i can put hose fans and my heaters on it to help keep the temp stable and to also monitor the PH and control when i get my calcium reactor. I was reading on te back of the algea sheets i got for my fish and it said it is only a supplement to oter food sources, should i e feeding somethingelse with it? I do have Formula two marine pellet by ocean nutrition, should i give them to him also? Chris __________________ I didin't know, it's my first day... Current Tank Info: 120g AGA, 150 #'s fiji rock, DIY stand & canopy, 2 250 watt MH's 14000k on Ice Cap ballast's in Lumenbright reflectors, Mag 9.5 return pump, Dart pump with Oceans Motions closed loop, octopus DNW200 skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium reactor

04/30/2008, 10:04 PM	#29
HornetMech242 Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Amarillo, TX Posts: 786	Thanks capt, I got a dart on a closed loop and mag 9.5 for the sump/fuge return for my flow. Think that is enough? I added my clam and hairy mushrooms from my 20 gallon the other day. They look like they are doing great. I really need someone in my area to comeand help me aquascape because i think it looks bad. Chris __________________ I didin't know, it's my first day... Current Tank Info: 120g AGA, 150 #'s fiji rock, DIY stand & canopy, 2 250 watt MH's 14000k on Ice Cap ballast's in Lumenbright reflectors, Mag 9.5 return pump, Dart pump with Oceans Motions closed loop, octopus DNW200 skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium reactor

04/27/2008, 12:33 AM	#27
audio101 Moved On Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Napa, CA Posts: 1,091	Looks good, but wont the plumbing in the sand become distracting once you start stocking the tank with corals?