My 110 Gallon Peninsula Reef Tank

[stonecold]

Ian! Everyone is waiting for an update of your awesome tank!!!

[jdm1114]

bump for a much needed UPDATE

[sweet ride]

Originally Posted by jdm1114

bump for a much needed UPDATE

Originally Posted by stonecold

Ian! Everyone is waiting for an update of your awesome tank!!!

Originally Posted by deeznutz1

Yes, what's new Ian?

Originally Posted by dtum

Any update?

Originally Posted by sahin

Certainly would be nice to see a update.

Originally Posted by stonecold

Ian, hope all is well. You've been MIA for a while. Would love to see an update of your tank.

Back from the dead! just in time for the halloween! lets get this thread going again!!!!

Originally Posted by DragonWarriorPo

I just found this thread. Great lookin tank! So do you feel like you are getting enough PAR with the addition of the 2 actinic bulbs? Can you post a pic of the whole tank with all lights on? Thanks.

Thanks DragonWarriorPo! I think the corals where getting sufficient par as far as i'm concern with the 2 actinics, however i've since replaced this two bulbs with blue plus temporarily. Will try to get a FTS with all the lights on....

Originally Posted by PanicBuyer

Nice camera work. I wish I had a third of your talent with the camera.

Thank PanicBuyer! funny I was just lookin at someone's photos and said the same thing.....

Originally Posted by gdlife

Beautiful tank bro

Thanks gdlife!!!

[alejandro77]

wow amazing tank, cant wait for my tank to be stable enough to put SPS in it. Please we need some updated pictures

[sweet ride]

sorry about the lack of update folks..... so as it stand the system is still somewhat running.....

just a quick recap on how the system have been doing, from mid spring to end of summer I was running the system with 4 T5 bulbs only, this was due to one of the ballast on the fixture broke and I just got complacent changing the ballast. The effect on the system was minor color lost most noticeable on the Tyree pink lemonade. In the beginning of the year i've also upgrade the skimmer from Skimz 201 to BK mini 200 however mid summer the pump on the skimmer died and i've since then change the skimmer to the Vertex Omega 180 so far so good!!!

here are some photos to get the thread back on track!


one of my first frag from a local reefer took forever to grow and color up


acquired from RR Canada as a yellow stag frag (sorry no fancy name!)


ice fire echinata that needs a little bit more light to get the cream body back


grafted montipora


no introduction needed! superman montipora!


green eyed dragon from RR Canada


yellow with pink tip body with green polyp (i think pocillopora)


random trio!

[sweet ride]

Originally Posted by alejandro77

wow amazing tank, cant wait for my tank to be stable enough to put SPS in it. Please we need some updated pictures

Thanks for the kind words alejandro77!!! a few photos posted as requested!

good luck with your build!

[sweet ride]

..... and for good measure here are a couple more!!!!


view from the far end during the day time


view from the far end again but this time with moonlight only

[Idefixes]

Originally Posted by sweet ride

sorry about the lack of update folks..... so as it stand the system is still somewhat running.....

just a quick recap on how the system have been doing, from mid spring to end of summer I was running the system with 4 T5 bulbs only, this was due to one of the ballast on the fixture broke and I just got complacent changing the ballast. The effect on the system was minor color lost most noticeable on the Tyree pink lemonade. In the beginning of the year i've also upgrade the skimmer from Skimz 201 to BK mini 200 however mid summer the pump on the skimmer died and i've since then change the skimmer to the Vertex Omega 180 so far so good!!!

here are some photos to get the thread back on track!

I not sure i rigth understand what you explain : are you running up to date with 4 T5 bulb or have you upgrade the defect ballast. Your tank shoots are allways a pleasure to see.

Marc

[sweet ride]

Originally Posted by Idefixes

I not sure i rigth understand what you explain : are you running up to date with 4 T5 bulb or have you upgrade the defect ballast. Your tank shoots are allways a pleasure to see.

Marc

by bad! just to clarify I was running with 4 bulbs only for about 4 months I've since replaced the broken ballast so the system is running with 6 bulbs again!

as always thanks for kind words Marc!

[reefmutt]

Looking good!
Nice update. Photos are great!

[teebone110]

Just curious why you upgraded your skimmer? Was the Skimz 201 under performing?

[sweet ride]

Originally Posted by reefmutt

Looking good!
Nice update. Photos are great!

reefmutt - Thanks for the kind words!

Originally Posted by teebone110

Just curious why you upgraded your skimmer? Was the Skimz 201 under performing?

teebone110 - the Skimz 201 wasn't underperforming per say however I've always wanted a BK and I couldn't pass on what i thought was a great deal on the BK Mini.... however I think there is something to be said about how well the Vertex Omega 180i perform.

[Genetics]

Nice pics!

[reefmutt]

Focus is very tight in most of those shots.. Are you using a macro?

[sweet ride]

Originally Posted by Genetics

Nice pics!

Thanks Nate!

Originally Posted by reefmutt

Focus is very tight in most of those shots.. Are you using a macro?

reefmutt - yes most photos was taken with macro lens!

[stonecold]

From the reflection of the sides, your SPS has grown tremendously during your absence. Time for a bigger tank, Ian!!

Originally Posted by Genetics

Nice pics!

Future TOTM? ;-)

[EvMiBo]

Sorry if you've answered this already, can you show and/or explain your flow throughout the display tank? Are you return lines on the opposite side of the overflow? I have a 135g peninsula (48"x24"x27.5") with two return lines on the same side as the overflow. Just curious how other peninsula'ers are getting water movement through their tanks.

[sweet ride]

Originally Posted by stonecold

From the reflection of the sides, your SPS has grown tremendously during your absence. Time for a bigger tank, Ian!!


Future TOTM? ;-)

now that you've mentioned it some of the corals have become a little bit fuller.

bigger tank..... only the future can tell!!!!

[sweet ride]

Originally Posted by EvMiBo

Sorry if you've answered this already, can you show and/or explain your flow throughout the display tank? Are you return lines on the opposite side of the overflow? I have a 135g peninsula (48"x24"x27.5") with two return lines on the same side as the overflow. Just curious how other peninsula'ers are getting water movement through their tanks.

Evan - the return in on the opposite side of the overflow, I also have two tunze 6055 on a tunze controller, one on each side of the return to help push all the water to the overflow. on the overflow side I've placed 4 koralia evo 1500 connected to a red sea wavemaster pro to randomize the flow even more.

here is almost 100% full tank shot, the overflow is on the left side and on the far right hand side you can see the return as well as the tunze pumps. Hope this helps! if you need further clarification let me know!

[robert s b.]

What's your water maintenance schedule?

[sh8g8delik]

I just did a 4 hour session on your thread and went through 6 years of your tank build....incredible! I kept looking at your signature to see if im missing something... Where's the TOTM title? You would have my vote for sure!

[EvMiBo]

Originally Posted by sweet ride

Evan - the return in on the opposite side of the overflow, I also have two tunze 6055 on a tunze controller, one on each side of the return to help push all the water to the overflow. on the overflow side I've placed 4 koralia evo 1500 connected to a red sea wavemaster pro to randomize the flow even more.

here is almost 100% full tank shot, the overflow is on the left side and on the far right hand side you can see the return as well as the tunze pumps. Hope this helps! if you need further clarification let me know!

Thanks. As I mentioned I have my return loclines on the same side as the overflow. I kind of regret it now but I did it to keep the tip of the peninsula completely open for viewing. I'm trying to create upwelling at the tip of the peninsula with my powerheads so that it is then directed back towards the overflow, but plumbing the return like you did would have been practical.

I'm thinking of getting a couple small maxspect gyres when they come out, and setting them low to create a gyre that comes back at the overflow... Who knows though! Beautiful setup, thanks for sharing.

[sweet ride]

Originally Posted by robert s b.

What's your water maintenance schedule?

robert s b. - 20 gallon bi-weekly water change

Originally Posted by sh8g8delik

I just did a 4 hour session on your thread and went through 6 years of your tank build....incredible! I kept looking at your signature to see if im missing something... Where's the TOTM title? You would have my vote for sure!

sh8g8delik - thank you for the kind word and for taking the time sifting through thread! one day I wish to make it to that elite group of TOTM!

hit the link - hit the link LOL!

Originally Posted by EvMiBo

Thanks. As I mentioned I have my return loclines on the same side as the overflow. I kind of regret it now but I did it to keep the tip of the peninsula completely open for viewing. I'm trying to create upwelling at the tip of the peninsula with my powerheads so that it is then directed back towards the overflow, but plumbing the return like you did would have been practical.

I'm thinking of getting a couple small maxspect gyres when they come out, and setting them low to create a gyre that comes back at the overflow... Who knows though! Beautiful setup, thanks for sharing.

EvMiBo - most people do have the return on the same side as the overflow, in my case i had the luxury of having a canopy so I was hide the plumbing and was able to put the return on the opposite side of the overflow.

I've seen some of those maxspect gyres in youtube and they do look promising! on a different would you happen to have a build thread around here, i wouldnt mind seeing your system!

[EvMiBo]

Originally Posted by sweet ride

EvMiBo - most people do have the return on the same side as the overflow, in my case i had the luxury of having a canopy so I was hide the plumbing and was able to put the return on the opposite side of the overflow.

I've seen some of those maxspect gyres in youtube and they do look promising! on a different would you happen to have a build thread around here, i wouldnt mind seeing your system!

I do not have a build thread, but if you don't mind I can share some pictures I just took, the third is from a little while ago... (I can take them down if you don't want these in your thread, just let me know!) This tank has been running for about 11 months. I had some issues along the road (NO3's and salinity problems) , so just a couple weeks ago I was confident enough to put some small sps frags in. I put the stand together myself, and created a bean animal 24" "coast to coast". I also drilled the returns through the bean animal. It's so nice having sps corals again, even if they're small.

[sweet ride]

Originally Posted by EvMiBo

I do not have a build thread, but if you don't mind I can share some pictures I just took, the third is from a little while ago... (I can take them down if you don't want these in your thread, just let me know!) This tank has been running for about 11 months. I had some issues along the road (NO3's and salinity problems) , so just a couple weeks ago I was confident enough to put some small sps frags in. I put the stand together myself, and created a bean animal 24" "coast to coast". I also drilled the returns through the bean animal. It's so nice having sps corals again, even if they're small.

EvMiBo - thanks for sharing your pics! nice job on the stand as well! It's always nice to see the SPS color up and grow! in no time am sure you'll be wondering where to put the next SPS!