s3aL's NEW 100g RR tank setup ***PIC INTENSE*** - Page 4

s3aL · 06/18/2006, 06:41 PM

Pm'ed you back.

s3aL · 06/18/2006, 08:01 PM

Okay well I returned the Flame angel, that little guy was pretty mean. Im gunna have to give it another shot some other time.

But I WAS able to to get a couple decent shots of the Anthias. They are still pretty shy due to the agressive angel so it was hard to get any good shots of them. I couldnt even get them all out together at once but here are a couple pics.

yoboyjdizz · 06/18/2006, 08:08 PM

Nice Shots.

chrismunn · 06/18/2006, 08:11 PM

cool. how deep is your sand bed again?

s3aL · 06/18/2006, 08:40 PM

Thanks.

The sandbed is like 1" all around but as you can see most of the front right sandbed is blown to the left side. I learned to just live with it

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agent007 · 06/18/2006, 09:51 PM

Will you be using an automatic feeder for the anthias? I read they should be fed 3 to 4 times a day. I'd like to keep 3 in my tank.

s3aL · 06/18/2006, 10:12 PM

Nah, Ill just be feeding them twice a day, manually.

This is the same thing I did with my tri-color anthias in my old tank and he was fine.

Mike.B · 06/19/2006, 12:41 AM

Nice shots man, great start to your tank!

Good news! Im getten my vortech this tuesday!

If you do get an autofeeder, I suggest the eheim one, works really good!

jeffreylam1132 · 06/19/2006, 01:16 AM

Is there any other website beside marine depot that talks about this vortech pump? This pump seems very interesting and would love to learn more about it.

IndyMatt · 06/19/2006, 05:49 AM

Premium aquatics has this pump on the front page of their website.

http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc

They say they have it in stock as well, I think they will even price match. This is a great store and has excellent customer service!

natedogg · 06/20/2006, 11:41 AM

SEAL- where did you get your live rock?

s3aL · 06/20/2006, 03:17 PM

Local reefer in frisco who was tearing down his SPS tank due to moving. Found him on RC in the "for sale" forums awhile ago.

natedogg · 06/20/2006, 04:35 PM

nice...

six.line · 06/20/2006, 05:24 PM

Best place to get live rock is from a disgusted, disgruntled, getting out of the hobby reefer.

natedogg · 06/26/2006, 04:12 PM

hey seal- how big is your sump??

s3aL · 06/26/2006, 05:01 PM

Its a 29g AGA. 30x12x18. I have it filled up with about 20g of water. The rest is for flood insurance if the power goes out.

thor32766 · 06/26/2006, 06:14 PM

thats a sweet tank!

wrenchhead · 06/26/2006, 07:17 PM

great tank.Now I'm inspired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

s3aL · 06/26/2006, 07:25 PM

Thanks guys

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Its been up for about 5 weeks now. Not to much longer till I start shopping for the coral!

Mike.B · 07/06/2006, 02:16 AM

So hows the tank going...any additions?

s3aL · 07/06/2006, 05:53 AM

Havnt added anything else yet. Other expenses have been coming up that I have to deal with first. Tank is doing great though, rocks are almost algae free after the huge algae bloom I got a few weeks ago.

One thing I am doing though is slowly removing the sandbed. With the vortech pump at full blast, the sand gets blown around and gets very annoying. I also want another vortech sometime for even more flow, so I decided to just remove the sandbed. Im slowly removing it every 3-4 days.

natedogg · 07/06/2006, 10:07 AM

you should leave like a one inch layer. IMO

Mike.B · 07/06/2006, 11:50 AM

So your going the bb route...

What kinda cleanup crew you got going?

I wish I had as much luck with the vortech as you!

s3aL · 07/06/2006, 04:31 PM

Well maybe not complete BB. But as much sand as I can get out without moving anything. There will still be some sand inbetween the rocks and in the back of the tank.

As for cleaning crew, I have 30 hermit crabs, 5 turbo snails. Im gunna pick up another 7-10 turbos soon. I love turbo snails, they do a great job on algae, they dont get eaten by hermit crabs (to large) and they can flip themselves over when needed. Yes they can bulldozen unmounted frags but everything will but glued to the rocks in my tank.

Yeah the vortech has been great to me. Zero issues at all and forget its even there at times

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agent007 · 07/07/2006, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by subzero420
So your going the bb route...

What kinda cleanup crew you got going?

I wish I had as much luck with the vortech as you!

Hey sub, do you have the Vortech? What kind of issues have you had? I'm still seeking first hand opinions.

S3al:
I'm waiting for your list of Coral buddy. I'm stocking my tank with Coral now. Just some red mushrooms right now (Favia sp. - I think)

BTW, I setup my Deltec MCE600 a couple of days ago. The thing is cranking out skimmate... and it has not fully broken in yet. More gunk than my old Won skimmer put out in a month.

06/18/2006, 06:41 PM	#76
s3aL Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fairfield, California Posts: 847	Pm'ed you back. __________________ 58g oceanic (36x18x21) 36" Aquatinics 2x175w MH 2x39w T5 Deltec MCE600 3x Koralia 3's Litermeter3 Dual stage Ranco controller Matt

06/18/2006, 08:01 PM	#77
s3aL Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fairfield, California Posts: 847	Okay well I returned the Flame angel, that little guy was pretty mean. Im gunna have to give it another shot some other time. But I WAS able to to get a couple decent shots of the Anthias. They are still pretty shy due to the agressive angel so it was hard to get any good shots of them. I couldnt even get them all out together at once but here are a couple pics. __________________ 58g oceanic (36x18x21) 36" Aquatinics 2x175w MH 2x39w T5 Deltec MCE600 3x Koralia 3's Litermeter3 Dual stage Ranco controller Matt

06/18/2006, 08:11 PM	#79
chrismunn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 4,200	cool. how deep is your sand bed again? __________________ Marine Aquarists Association of South Texas Austin Reef Club PBITAWA... Current Tank Info: 14g bio cube

06/18/2006, 08:40 PM	#80
s3aL Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fairfield, California Posts: 847	Thanks. The sandbed is like 1" all around but as you can see most of the front right sandbed is blown to the left side. I learned to just live with it . __________________ 58g oceanic (36x18x21) 36" Aquatinics 2x175w MH 2x39w T5 Deltec MCE600 3x Koralia 3's Litermeter3 Dual stage Ranco controller Matt

06/18/2006, 10:12 PM	#82
s3aL Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fairfield, California Posts: 847	Nah, Ill just be feeding them twice a day, manually. This is the same thing I did with my tri-color anthias in my old tank and he was fine. __________________ 58g oceanic (36x18x21) 36" Aquatinics 2x175w MH 2x39w T5 Deltec MCE600 3x Koralia 3's Litermeter3 Dual stage Ranco controller Matt

06/18/2006, 08:08 PM	#78
yoboyjdizz Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 3,137	Nice Shots.

06/18/2006, 09:51 PM	#81
agent007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Joisee, US Posts: 200	Will you be using an automatic feeder for the anthias? I read they should be fed 3 to 4 times a day. I'd like to keep 3 in my tank.

06/19/2006, 12:41 AM	#83
Mike.B Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 548	Nice shots man, great start to your tank! Good news! Im getten my vortech this tuesday! If you do get an autofeeder, I suggest the eheim one, works really good!

06/19/2006, 01:16 AM	#84
jeffreylam1132 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rosemead, CA Posts: 2,658	Is there any other website beside marine depot that talks about this vortech pump? This pump seems very interesting and would love to learn more about it. __________________ SCRK, SFVR, SCMAS & LARS Member Current Tank Info: Tankless

06/19/2006, 05:49 AM	#85
IndyMatt Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Indy Posts: 568	Vortech Pump Premium aquatics has this pump on the front page of their website. http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc They say they have it in stock as well, I think they will even price match. This is a great store and has excellent customer service!

06/20/2006, 11:41 AM	#86
natedogg Nate Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 329	SEAL- where did you get your live rock?

06/20/2006, 03:17 PM	#87
s3aL Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fairfield, California Posts: 847	Local reefer in frisco who was tearing down his SPS tank due to moving. Found him on RC in the "for sale" forums awhile ago. __________________ 58g oceanic (36x18x21) 36" Aquatinics 2x175w MH 2x39w T5 Deltec MCE600 3x Koralia 3's Litermeter3 Dual stage Ranco controller Matt

06/20/2006, 04:35 PM	#88
natedogg Nate Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 329	nice...

06/20/2006, 05:24 PM	#89
six.line Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Logan, UT Posts: 775	Best place to get live rock is from a disgusted, disgruntled, getting out of the hobby reefer. __________________ This post approved by Mrs. Sixline. assign <= six.line(#FFFFFF && string("nerdy")) Current Tank Info: 30 gallon with 10 gallon sump

06/26/2006, 04:12 PM	#90
natedogg Nate Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 329	hey seal- how big is your sump??

06/26/2006, 05:01 PM	#91
s3aL Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fairfield, California Posts: 847	Its a 29g AGA. 30x12x18. I have it filled up with about 20g of water. The rest is for flood insurance if the power goes out. __________________ 58g oceanic (36x18x21) 36" Aquatinics 2x175w MH 2x39w T5 Deltec MCE600 3x Koralia 3's Litermeter3 Dual stage Ranco controller Matt

06/26/2006, 06:14 PM	#92
thor32766 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chuluota, FL Posts: 6,072	thats a sweet tank! __________________ "Live your life so no one has to lie about who you were at your funeral" click on my red house to see my tang compound! Current Tank Info: 29 gallon in Wall!

06/26/2006, 07:17 PM	#93
wrenchhead Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: melbourne FL USA Posts: 350	great tank.Now I'm inspired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ I could quit if I wanted to. Current Tank Info: 80g mixed reef

06/26/2006, 07:25 PM	#94
s3aL Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fairfield, California Posts: 847	Thanks guys . Its been up for about 5 weeks now. Not to much longer till I start shopping for the coral! __________________ 58g oceanic (36x18x21) 36" Aquatinics 2x175w MH 2x39w T5 Deltec MCE600 3x Koralia 3's Litermeter3 Dual stage Ranco controller Matt

07/06/2006, 02:16 AM	#95
Mike.B Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 548	So hows the tank going...any additions?

07/06/2006, 05:53 AM	#96
s3aL Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fairfield, California Posts: 847	Havnt added anything else yet. Other expenses have been coming up that I have to deal with first. Tank is doing great though, rocks are almost algae free after the huge algae bloom I got a few weeks ago. One thing I am doing though is slowly removing the sandbed. With the vortech pump at full blast, the sand gets blown around and gets very annoying. I also want another vortech sometime for even more flow, so I decided to just remove the sandbed. Im slowly removing it every 3-4 days. __________________ 58g oceanic (36x18x21) 36" Aquatinics 2x175w MH 2x39w T5 Deltec MCE600 3x Koralia 3's Litermeter3 Dual stage Ranco controller Matt

07/06/2006, 10:07 AM	#97
natedogg Nate Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 329	you should leave like a one inch layer. IMO

07/06/2006, 11:50 AM	#98
Mike.B Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 548	So your going the bb route... What kinda cleanup crew you got going? I wish I had as much luck with the vortech as you!

07/06/2006, 04:31 PM	#99
s3aL Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fairfield, California Posts: 847	Well maybe not complete BB. But as much sand as I can get out without moving anything. There will still be some sand inbetween the rocks and in the back of the tank. As for cleaning crew, I have 30 hermit crabs, 5 turbo snails. Im gunna pick up another 7-10 turbos soon. I love turbo snails, they do a great job on algae, they dont get eaten by hermit crabs (to large) and they can flip themselves over when needed. Yes they can bulldozen unmounted frags but everything will but glued to the rocks in my tank. Yeah the vortech has been great to me. Zero issues at all and forget its even there at times . __________________ 58g oceanic (36x18x21) 36" Aquatinics 2x175w MH 2x39w T5 Deltec MCE600 3x Koralia 3's Litermeter3 Dual stage Ranco controller Matt