Intermision's 28g Reef

intermision · 10/03/2009, 04:55 PM

Tank: 28g Odyssea tank
Mechanical Filter: Marineland 350 without the biowheels, custom micron cartridges
Lighting: Odyssea 250w MH w/ lunar lights

Fish: Sixline wrasse
CUC: 3 margarita snails, 1 emerald crab

History: This has been setup for about a year, but I just started adding more livestock recently.

My goal with this tank is to keep everything as simple as possible. After having a 68g with a fuge and protein skimmer I wanted to have a simple tank.

I do a %20 water change once a week, and sometimes an extra %10 if I have the time.

I target feed Reef Nutrition Oyster Feast 4-5 times a week

intermision · 10/03/2009, 09:22 PM

Just made a quick vid to show off my tank. I also wanted to show off the ATO I just finished putting together.
Tank Video

intermision · 10/08/2009, 07:58 PM

Pics of my ATO setup

Resevoir

Float Switch

Battery Powered Air pump and Ph meter

And a couple coral pics

pmrossetti · 10/08/2009, 08:02 PM

Beautiful tank I, Love the simplicity. Gorgeous clam!! Thanks for the vid and pics.

intermision · 10/08/2009, 09:11 PM

New FTS

The bubble coral is pulled in because it just went poo

intermision · 10/10/2009, 09:57 AM

A pic I took yesterday.

sam11909 · 10/10/2009, 11:00 AM

WOW! Nice tank! I love simple tanks, just goes to show you you don't have to have all the newest stuff to have a nice tank!

K.Sweeney · 10/10/2009, 11:06 AM

nice tank, wot more fish are you getting?

intermision · 10/10/2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by K.Sweeney

nice tank, wot more fish are you getting?

I'm not sure what I want to get. I'd like to get somthing different, any ideas?

intermision · 10/13/2009, 04:36 PM

Built a little air driven protein skimmer out of a gravel vac a ug filter lift tube and an old fish food container. So far it seems to be working pretty good for being free. The best part is you can barely see it.

BLKTANG · 10/13/2009, 05:04 PM

Good start.Remember nothing Good happens Fast in a Reeftank.

intermision · 10/13/2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BLKTANG

Good start.Remember nothing Good happens Fast in a Reeftank.

For sure, i've been in this hobby for 4 years now.

intermision · 10/15/2009, 01:50 PM

I decided to give my sixline a friend. So I got a Lemonpeel Angel.

K.Sweeney · 10/16/2009, 05:42 AM

how come you didn't keep the sixline? the angel is cool. but i would of had both. i want a bicolour for my tank.

K.Sweeney · 10/16/2009, 08:29 AM

But i think you should the angel untill last.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/c_flavissimus.htm

it say

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In terms of order of introduction, it's best to place the Lemonpeels last, as they can become quite territorial for their smallish size.

intermision · 10/16/2009, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by K.Sweeney

how come you didn't keep the sixline? the angel is cool. but i would of had both. i want a bicolour for my tank.

I do have both.

iwishtofish · 10/16/2009, 10:24 AM

That Lemonpeel Angel is absolutely beautiful!

intermision · 10/16/2009, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by iwishtofish

That Lemonpeel Angel is absolutely beautiful!

I wasn't even really planning on buying anything, but then I saw him and had to get him.

K.Sweeney · 10/16/2009, 07:22 PM

sorry i thought you said

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I decided to give my sixline a friend. So I got a Lemonpeel Ange

intermision · 10/16/2009, 10:57 PM

Some people where asking about how I built the skimmer so.

To build the skimmer all I did was to cut a hole in the end of the gravel vac approximately the same size as the lift tube. I then did the same for the bottom of the fish food container. I used some silicone to hold it together, drill a hole towards the bottom for airline to go through to put in an air stone, and I was done. Oh and you want to make the body tube as long as possible, since mine is in my filter I had to cut it shorter than I would have liked.

This is what it skimmed in about 8 hrs, I'm still tuning it in so it's a little wet but it definitely stinks.

intermision · 10/17/2009, 01:25 AM

Ok, now for a question. I thinking about turning the other half of the filter into a chaeto area. I'm just trying to figure out the bast way to light it up. I'd like to be able to keep everything under the filter cover. I was thinking about something like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-Puck-10W-Halogen-Und...=item2a01af0806
Since it bumps it down tho 12v it makes mr feel a little safer about putting it near water. Any ideas on the subject?

iwishtofish · 10/18/2009, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by intermision

Ok, now for a question. I thinking about turning the other half of the filter into a chaeto area. I'm just trying to figure out the bast way to light it up. I'd like to be able to keep everything under the filter cover. I was thinking about something like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-Puck-10W-Halogen-Und...=item2a01af0806
Since it bumps it down tho 12v it makes mr feel a little safer about putting it near water. Any ideas on the subject?

Do you have to leave the cover on the filter? Perhaps if you didn't, your MH would light your chaeto, and you wouldn't have to worry about another light. Are you looking at chaeto for nutrient reduction, breeding pods, both?

intermision · 10/18/2009, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by iwishtofish

Do you have to leave the cover on the filter? Perhaps if you didn't, your MH would light your chaeto, and you wouldn't have to worry about another light. Are you looking at chaeto for nutrient reduction, breeding pods, both?

I'd like to leave it on so it looks better. But I'll check tomorrow to see how much light gets back there.

intermision · 10/28/2009, 10:03 PM

New FTS

Pally

New Rics

Frog Spawn up close

Pearl Bubble coral

I have also replaced the filter pad on the right side with a small refugium.

intermision · 11/09/2009, 10:30 PM

I have a new project for the tank, a foam background.

I just have to finish coating it in epoxy.

10/03/2009, 04:55 PM	#1
intermision Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 190	Intermision's 28g Reef Tank: 28g Odyssea tank Mechanical Filter: Marineland 350 without the biowheels, custom micron cartridges Lighting: Odyssea 250w MH w/ lunar lights Fish: Sixline wrasse CUC: 3 margarita snails, 1 emerald crab History: This has been setup for about a year, but I just started adding more livestock recently. My goal with this tank is to keep everything as simple as possible. After having a 68g with a fuge and protein skimmer I wanted to have a simple tank. I do a %20 water change once a week, and sometimes an extra %10 if I have the time. I target feed Reef Nutrition Oyster Feast 4-5 times a week __________________ "Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive."

10/03/2009, 09:22 PM	#2
intermision Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 190	Just made a quick vid to show off my tank. I also wanted to show off the ATO I just finished putting together. Tank Video __________________ "Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive."

10/08/2009, 07:58 PM	#3
intermision Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 190	Pics of my ATO setup Resevoir Float Switch Battery Powered Air pump and Ph meter And a couple coral pics __________________ "Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive."

10/08/2009, 09:11 PM	#5
intermision Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 190	New FTS The bubble coral is pulled in because it just went poo __________________ "Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive."

10/10/2009, 09:57 AM	#6
intermision Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 190	A pic I took yesterday. __________________ "Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive."

10/08/2009, 08:02 PM	#4
pmrossetti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cali. Posts: 3,199	Beautiful tank I, Love the simplicity. Gorgeous clam!! Thanks for the vid and pics.

10/10/2009, 11:00 AM	#7
sam11909 Maxi Mini Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 1,039	WOW! Nice tank! I love simple tanks, just goes to show you you don't have to have all the newest stuff to have a nice tank! __________________ Samuel A reef aquarium is simply an aquarist's best try of painting a small section of the ocean and containing it in a glass frame. Each new coral adds a new color or brush stroke to the painter's toolbox. Current Tank Info: The Stair-Stepping Nano System

10/10/2009, 11:06 AM	#8
K.Sweeney Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Manchester, U.K. Posts: 99	nice tank, wot more fish are you getting?

10/13/2009, 04:36 PM	#10
intermision Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 190	Built a little air driven protein skimmer out of a gravel vac a ug filter lift tube and an old fish food container. So far it seems to be working pretty good for being free. The best part is you can barely see it. __________________ "Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive."

10/13/2009, 05:04 PM	#11
BLKTANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Never,Never Land Posts: 7,061	Good start.Remember nothing Good happens Fast in a Reeftank. __________________ We the few have done so much,for so long,for so little.That we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. ____________________________________________________________________________ Current Tank Info: RR 90 Maganvore sump,250w Hamilton fixture,VorTec's ASM skimmer.

10/15/2009, 01:50 PM	#13
intermision Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 190	I decided to give my sixline a friend. So I got a Lemonpeel Angel. __________________ "Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive."

10/16/2009, 05:42 AM	#14
K.Sweeney Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Manchester, U.K. Posts: 99	how come you didn't keep the sixline? the angel is cool. but i would of had both. i want a bicolour for my tank.

10/16/2009, 10:24 AM	#17
iwishtofish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 4,949	That Lemonpeel Angel is absolutely beautiful!

10/16/2009, 10:57 PM	#20
intermision Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 190	Some people where asking about how I built the skimmer so. To build the skimmer all I did was to cut a hole in the end of the gravel vac approximately the same size as the lift tube. I then did the same for the bottom of the fish food container. I used some silicone to hold it together, drill a hole towards the bottom for airline to go through to put in an air stone, and I was done. Oh and you want to make the body tube as long as possible, since mine is in my filter I had to cut it shorter than I would have liked. This is what it skimmed in about 8 hrs, I'm still tuning it in so it's a little wet but it definitely stinks. __________________ "Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive."

10/17/2009, 01:25 AM	#21
intermision Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 190	Ok, now for a question. I thinking about turning the other half of the filter into a chaeto area. I'm just trying to figure out the bast way to light it up. I'd like to be able to keep everything under the filter cover. I was thinking about something like this http://cgi.ebay.com/1-Puck-10W-Halogen-Und...=item2a01af0806 Since it bumps it down tho 12v it makes mr feel a little safer about putting it near water. Any ideas on the subject? __________________ "Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive."

10/28/2009, 10:03 PM	#24
intermision Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 190	New FTS Pally New Rics Frog Spawn up close Pearl Bubble coral I have also replaced the filter pad on the right side with a small refugium. __________________ "Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive."