New Tank Ordered! 112 Shallow Rimless - Page 6

FFrankie · 03/17/2009, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 2006
Can you access the pump on the Bubble King for cleaning?

That's a sweet skimmer

Congrats!
To answer the question above, yes, it looks like the bubble diffuser is attached to the pump only and comes out with the pump and all through the top. Nicely made.

TheDogFather · 03/19/2009, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by 2006
Can you access the pump on the Bubble King for cleaning?

Yes, the BK can be completely disassembled for maintenance in only a few minutes...

eaglesrx · 03/19/2009, 04:38 PM

awesome skimmer. let us know if you have some good nog shots!!!

TheDogFather · 03/22/2009, 04:54 PM

As promised, here is a recent FTS and an update on the basement sump room:

Cheers!

-TDF

FFrankie · 03/22/2009, 04:59 PM

Looks Great!

Padrino · 03/23/2009, 08:24 PM

Great work! I think i may follow suit and pick up teh same light you did in black

mixer911 · 03/23/2009, 10:05 PM

Wow , That is SicK!! Nice setup.

SuperR* · 03/25/2009, 10:45 PM

Your system looks great! Very nice work

TheDogFather · 03/26/2009, 05:10 AM

Thanks for the kind words everyone! The Bubble King is finally broken in and is pulling some really dark and smelly nog. This skimmer is amazing and is worth the high price tag. We also received the second Vortech MP40W and the flow is now perfect!

We added a small clam and some SPS frags that are doing very well.

More photos this weekend!

Cheers!

-TDF

macreefster · 03/26/2009, 06:20 AM

love the tank and aquascaping dogfather. the filtration system is sweet also. looks like your dream tank is well on its way! keep the pics coming....thanks.

Tabatha · 03/26/2009, 06:42 AM

After reading about mpedersen's success at feeding frozen, spawning and raising Orange Spotted Filefish (Oxymonacanthus longirostris), I was enamored with this stunning species.

Although she does "pick" at our acropora, she is not sucking out the polyps as has been written in books. Several people have been keeping them in their SPS tanks without fatalities. She is far more interested in enriched, frozen brine shrimp than acropora, she's also a great hair algae eater!

I trainer her using a turkey baster and now when I put it in the water, she pecks at the clear glass tube trying to reach the food within.

macreefster · 03/26/2009, 07:22 AM

i would love to add an orange spotted filefish to my reef, but thought they were a definite no no for sps. would love to learn more about them in sps dominated tanks.

tabatha...you say yours picks at the acro's, does it do it enough to diminish PE on them?

how about yours dogfather? looks like you have a lot of lps, it probably doesnt bother them?

TheDogFather · 03/26/2009, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by macreefster
i would love to add an orange spotted filefish to my reef, but thought they were a definite no no for sps. would love to learn more about them in sps dominated tanks.

tabatha...you say yours picks at the acro's, does it do it enough to diminish PE on them?

how about yours dogfather? looks like you have a lot of lps, it probably doesnt bother them?

It's one and the same tank

I'll let Tabatha comment on the livestock, I'm the hardware guy...

-TDF

Tabatha · 03/26/2009, 07:47 AM

I don't think I'm allowed to link to my references but I think I can tell you that the information I collected is from MOFIB (Marine Ornamental Fish & Invertebrate Breeders).

It has been observed by keepers, myself included, with FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE, that Orange Spotted Filefish do pick at Acropora but it's not certain WHAT they are eating however, there is no damage to the polyps.

I can confirm that they eat hair algae as well as zooplankton and meaty foods, they can be trained to eat frozen by starting with live adult brine shrimp and slowly adding frozen brine and eventually, other foods.

macreefster · 03/26/2009, 08:29 AM

doh.... so i'm slow. dogfather and tabatha come together!...lol. well... BOTH of you have a great tank going!

thanks for the info tabatha. i've tried many dwf angels and all but the genicanthus picked at my sps, but i'm sure they were actually trying to eat the polyps, it looked more like they were picking at something on the coral. not that it mattered, it bothered the corals enough to not get PE during the day.

i don't think i can resist not trying the filefish. i can try it out in the sump with some sps first. they are just too cool to watch and i love their unusual coloration. thanks again dogfather AND tabatha.

crvz · 03/26/2009, 09:32 AM

the filefish is definitely a unique addition, thanks for sharing more about it.

Tabatha · 03/26/2009, 09:40 AM

She's been in our tank for almost 2 weeks (brought her home on the 15th), we've had a bird's nest and acropora frag in the tank with her the entire time and the polyps are still fully extended on the bird's nest. The acropora was in bad shape before we brought the filefish home, it's making a great recovery. We know for sure that she doesn't affect the polyp extension on bird's nest corals as we received 3 frags last weekend and they're also fully extended.

We brought home an Acropora Selago colony Tuesday night, she was all over it (with the exception of feeding time) till the lights went out but didn't obsess on it yesterday at all. Our Green Clown Goby, however, was thrilled to have something to perch in! No visible damage.

GSMguy · 03/26/2009, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TheDogFather
You were right GSM, the new tank is way to nice for a RedSea Skimmer...

Bubble King 180 in da house!

Photos to follow shortly.

i knew it

tank looks great, the filefish is too cool.

klondike4001 · 03/26/2009, 02:22 PM

Did you guys get the filefish from you LFS or is there an online retailer offering these beautiful fish? Great tank btw, giving me a lot of ideas for my next setup.

TIA,

TheDogFather · 03/26/2009, 06:09 PM

I found a brand new LiterMeterIII with additional pump for a steal. We now have fully automatic daily water changes!

Anyone want to buy a bunch of used 5 Gallon buckets?

-TDF

Tabatha · 03/26/2009, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by klondike4001
Did you guys get the filefish from you LFS or is there an online retailer offering these beautiful fish? Great tank btw, giving me a lot of ideas for my next setup.

TIA,

Remarkably, I found the filefish at our local Big Al's in a tiny town! She was in a tank filled with CBB and eating brine (I asked for a demo), wouldn't have purchased her otherwise!

My next challenge will be training a Mandarin to go from live adult brine to frozen.

blennymower · 03/26/2009, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TheDogFather
I found a brand new LiterMeterIII with additional pump for a steal. We now have fully automatic daily water changes!

Anyone want to buy a bunch of used 5 Gallon buckets?

-TDF

Dog father(italian mafia boss accent)

Do you know where I can go to find out how these automatic changes happen? Or the website where they sell the products?

TheDogFather · 03/26/2009, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by blennymower
Dog father(italian mafia boss accent)

Do you know where I can go to find out how these automatic changes happen? Or the website where they sell the products?

My friend... (italian mafia boss accent)... This LiterMeterIII you speak of, It was offered up to the family by a Pizanne who never ever open the box after he found a horse head in his bed...

Translation: I bought it off of a guy who never opened the box, saved about $300 off the retail price...

SpectraPure LiterMeterIII Web Site

BWIPlumbing · 03/26/2009, 08:27 PM

well guys tank looks great and i love that crazy green fish!!!!!!

Padrino · 03/26/2009, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TheDogFather
My friend... (italian mafia boss accent)... This LiterMeterIII you speak of, It was offered up to the family by a Pizanne who never ever open the box after he found a horse head in his bed...

Translation: I bought it off of a guy who never opened the box, saved about $300 off the retail price...

SpectraPure LiterMeterIII Web Site

Sounds like me hahah
nice buy!

03/22/2009, 04:54 PM	#129
TheDogFather Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ajax, Ontario Posts: 380	Photo Update As promised, here is a recent FTS and an update on the basement sump room: Cheers! -TDF __________________ 112G 48x30x18 Starphire Rimless / 40G Sump / 20G Fuge / Basement Sump Room / Bubble King Mini 180 / Vertex Illumina SR 1200 LED / 2 x Vortech MP40W ES / ReefKeeper Elite / LiterMeterIII / Auto Water Change Current Tank Info: 112G Shallow Rimless Last edited by TheDogFather; 03/22/2009 at 05:04 PM.

03/23/2009, 10:05 PM	#132
mixer911 Registered Member. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 1,566	Wow , That is SicK!! Nice setup. __________________ Rick --::-- Baffleless Sump Club Shallow Reef Club Rimless Aquarium Club Current Tank Info: 103 Gallon Starphire Reef Savvy Cube / 250w Galaxy Dimmable - Radium - Lumenbright Mini / 2 x 24" VHO / 2 x 24" T5 / 3x Power Brite Act LEDs /2 x Tunze 6025 / Vortech MP40ES / Neptune APEX Lite / CS200 Cone with Octo BB 2000

03/26/2009, 05:10 AM	#134
TheDogFather Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ajax, Ontario Posts: 380	Thanks for the kind words everyone! The Bubble King is finally broken in and is pulling some really dark and smelly nog. This skimmer is amazing and is worth the high price tag. We also received the second Vortech MP40W and the flow is now perfect! We added a small clam and some SPS frags that are doing very well. More photos this weekend! Cheers! -TDF __________________ 112G 48x30x18 Starphire Rimless / 40G Sump / 20G Fuge / Basement Sump Room / Bubble King Mini 180 / Vertex Illumina SR 1200 LED / 2 x Vortech MP40W ES / ReefKeeper Elite / LiterMeterIII / Auto Water Change Current Tank Info: 112G Shallow Rimless

03/26/2009, 06:20 AM	#135
macreefster Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: michigan Posts: 1,015	love the tank and aquascaping dogfather. the filtration system is sweet also. looks like your dream tank is well on its way! keep the pics coming....thanks. __________________ mac Current Tank Info: 70gal sps reef (36x24x20), 50g sump, 25g refugium, vertex alpha cone 170, 2 x 250w 14k phoenix w/ lumenmax 3's, 2 vortech mp40w's, eheim 1262 return pump

03/26/2009, 06:42 AM	#136
Tabatha Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 78	After reading about mpedersen's success at feeding frozen, spawning and raising Orange Spotted Filefish (Oxymonacanthus longirostris), I was enamored with this stunning species. Although she does "pick" at our acropora, she is not sucking out the polyps as has been written in books. Several people have been keeping them in their SPS tanks without fatalities. She is far more interested in enriched, frozen brine shrimp than acropora, she's also a great hair algae eater! I trainer her using a turkey baster and now when I put it in the water, she pecks at the clear glass tube trying to reach the food within. __________________ 112G 48x30x18 Starphire Rimless \| 40G Sump \| 20G Fuge \| Basement Sump Room \| Bubble King Mini 180 \| ATI PowerModule \| 2 x Vortech MP40W \| ReefKeeper Elite \| LiterMeterIII \| Auto Water Change RSM 130D \| Vortech MP20 Old Tank Info: Current Tank Info: 112G 48x30x18 Starphire Rimless / 40G Sump / 20G Fuge / Basement Sump Room / Bubble King Mini 180 / Giesemann Infiniti / 2 x Vortech MP40W / LiterMeterIII / DIY ATS + Cadlights 22g Office Tank

03/19/2009, 04:38 PM	#128
eaglesrx Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fairfield, CT Posts: 1,292	awesome skimmer. let us know if you have some good nog shots!!!

03/22/2009, 04:59 PM	#130
FFrankie Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Charleston,SC Posts: 766	Looks Great!

03/23/2009, 08:24 PM	#131
Padrino Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,934	Great work! I think i may follow suit and pick up teh same light you did in black

03/25/2009, 10:45 PM	#133
SuperR* Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 457	Your system looks great! Very nice work

03/26/2009, 07:22 AM	#137
macreefster Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: michigan Posts: 1,015	i would love to add an orange spotted filefish to my reef, but thought they were a definite no no for sps. would love to learn more about them in sps dominated tanks. tabatha...you say yours picks at the acro's, does it do it enough to diminish PE on them? how about yours dogfather? looks like you have a lot of lps, it probably doesnt bother them? __________________ mac Current Tank Info: 70gal sps reef (36x24x20), 50g sump, 25g refugium, vertex alpha cone 170, 2 x 250w 14k phoenix w/ lumenmax 3's, 2 vortech mp40w's, eheim 1262 return pump

03/26/2009, 07:47 AM	#139
Tabatha Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 78	I don't think I'm allowed to link to my references but I think I can tell you that the information I collected is from MOFIB (Marine Ornamental Fish & Invertebrate Breeders). It has been observed by keepers, myself included, with FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE, that Orange Spotted Filefish do pick at Acropora but it's not certain WHAT they are eating however, there is no damage to the polyps. I can confirm that they eat hair algae as well as zooplankton and meaty foods, they can be trained to eat frozen by starting with live adult brine shrimp and slowly adding frozen brine and eventually, other foods. __________________ 112G 48x30x18 Starphire Rimless \| 40G Sump \| 20G Fuge \| Basement Sump Room \| Bubble King Mini 180 \| ATI PowerModule \| 2 x Vortech MP40W \| ReefKeeper Elite \| LiterMeterIII \| Auto Water Change RSM 130D \| Vortech MP20 Old Tank Info: Current Tank Info: 112G 48x30x18 Starphire Rimless / 40G Sump / 20G Fuge / Basement Sump Room / Bubble King Mini 180 / Giesemann Infiniti / 2 x Vortech MP40W / LiterMeterIII / DIY ATS + Cadlights 22g Office Tank

03/26/2009, 08:29 AM	#140
macreefster Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: michigan Posts: 1,015	doh.... so i'm slow. dogfather and tabatha come together!...lol. well... BOTH of you have a great tank going! thanks for the info tabatha. i've tried many dwf angels and all but the genicanthus picked at my sps, but i'm sure they were actually trying to eat the polyps, it looked more like they were picking at something on the coral. not that it mattered, it bothered the corals enough to not get PE during the day. i don't think i can resist not trying the filefish. i can try it out in the sump with some sps first. they are just too cool to watch and i love their unusual coloration. thanks again dogfather AND tabatha. __________________ mac Current Tank Info: 70gal sps reef (36x24x20), 50g sump, 25g refugium, vertex alpha cone 170, 2 x 250w 14k phoenix w/ lumenmax 3's, 2 vortech mp40w's, eheim 1262 return pump

03/26/2009, 09:32 AM	#141
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	the filefish is definitely a unique addition, thanks for sharing more about it. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

03/26/2009, 09:40 AM	#142
Tabatha Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 78	She's been in our tank for almost 2 weeks (brought her home on the 15th), we've had a bird's nest and acropora frag in the tank with her the entire time and the polyps are still fully extended on the bird's nest. The acropora was in bad shape before we brought the filefish home, it's making a great recovery. We know for sure that she doesn't affect the polyp extension on bird's nest corals as we received 3 frags last weekend and they're also fully extended. We brought home an Acropora Selago colony Tuesday night, she was all over it (with the exception of feeding time) till the lights went out but didn't obsess on it yesterday at all. Our Green Clown Goby, however, was thrilled to have something to perch in! No visible damage. __________________ 112G 48x30x18 Starphire Rimless \| 40G Sump \| 20G Fuge \| Basement Sump Room \| Bubble King Mini 180 \| ATI PowerModule \| 2 x Vortech MP40W \| ReefKeeper Elite \| LiterMeterIII \| Auto Water Change RSM 130D \| Vortech MP20 Old Tank Info: Current Tank Info: 112G 48x30x18 Starphire Rimless / 40G Sump / 20G Fuge / Basement Sump Room / Bubble King Mini 180 / Giesemann Infiniti / 2 x Vortech MP40W / LiterMeterIII / DIY ATS + Cadlights 22g Office Tank

03/26/2009, 02:22 PM	#144
klondike4001 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 377	Did you guys get the filefish from you LFS or is there an online retailer offering these beautiful fish? Great tank btw, giving me a lot of ideas for my next setup. TIA, __________________ Jonathan 29 gal w/ Custom BAO Ghost Overflow, ATI 24" 4x24w Dimmable SunPower, MP10w, Jebao DC6000 return, 20h sump w/ BAO Custom Baffle set

03/26/2009, 06:09 PM	#145
TheDogFather Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ajax, Ontario Posts: 380	I found a brand new LiterMeterIII with additional pump for a steal. We now have fully automatic daily water changes! Anyone want to buy a bunch of used 5 Gallon buckets? -TDF __________________ 112G 48x30x18 Starphire Rimless / 40G Sump / 20G Fuge / Basement Sump Room / Bubble King Mini 180 / Vertex Illumina SR 1200 LED / 2 x Vortech MP40W ES / ReefKeeper Elite / LiterMeterIII / Auto Water Change Current Tank Info: 112G Shallow Rimless

03/26/2009, 08:27 PM	#149
BWIPlumbing Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Michigan & Toronto Posts: 91	well guys tank looks great and i love that crazy green fish!!!!!!