Video of my 240 Gallon Tank

goldmullet · 03/27/2012, 07:29 PM

So my tank is finally running. It still has barely any fish but let me know your thoughts?

http://youtu.be/Rg9lo57u2kM

mr9iron · 03/27/2012, 07:39 PM

Very nice!

lchaleff · 03/27/2012, 07:50 PM

Looks very nice. Didn't see any power heads. What are you using to create flow?

goldmullet · 03/27/2012, 08:57 PM

I have a large Iwaki pump that creates a good amount of flow. I might add a wavemaker?

bnumair · 03/27/2012, 09:51 PM

very nice setup. got 1 question. why fake corals? to me its much soothing to watch them grow. just curious no offence.

goldmullet · 03/27/2012, 09:56 PM

I'm a low maintance guy. I wanted to setup my tank and get cool fish. I want to do puffers and triggers which you cannot with a reef tank. I like the fish more than the corals. Just me
Though.

bnumair · 03/27/2012, 10:03 PM

lol make sense good looking tank by the way.

goldmullet · 03/27/2012, 10:09 PM

Do you have photos of your tank?

goldmullet · 03/27/2012, 10:27 PM

Would you recommend dosing with cooper for a fish only?

faisal629 · 03/28/2012, 12:31 AM

^no because it will kill the live rock...
nice tank!

sandwi54 · 03/28/2012, 02:05 AM

Very nice tank!

Do not dose copper even though yours is FO, since you have fake corals that will absorb copper and make treatment difficult. Only perform disease treatments in a QT.

Hopefully you have a QT and are quarantining new fish and perform prophylactic treatments. This is essential to guarantee success of this hobby.

Sytje1234 · 03/28/2012, 07:22 AM

That is a really nice tank. I like the shape of it.

Your fish are looking like they are enjoying it also. Nice!

Sugar Magnolia · 03/28/2012, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goldmullet

I'm a low maintance guy.

Understood, but in a few months time the coraline algae will start to grow and cover all of those corals. You'll need to remove them periodically and do a vinegar bath to remove the coraline.

goldmullet · 03/28/2012, 07:59 PM

I am using LED lights only at certain times of the day. So there should not be any coralline algae growing.

goldmullet · 03/28/2012, 09:02 PM

So cooper is a bad idea. Would you say I need a Uv sterilizer?
Or should I be ok?

sandwi54 · 03/30/2012, 01:37 AM

copper is definitely a good idea, just that it needs to be done in a QT without decorations.

UV sterilizer does very little for eliminating parasites. it has merits for algae control on the other hand.

goldmullet · 03/31/2012, 07:43 PM

You think the copper will
Get in my artificial coral?

JBarnes · 04/11/2012, 12:45 PM

Could I ask you where you purchased the fake coral insert? I'm doing a FOWLR also and would like to do something similar. I see there are several different vendors out there selling fake coral. Your's looks great. Jerry.

sdc19982002 · 04/11/2012, 01:30 PM

I will say for fake coral, yours is one of the better setups I've seen. Nice looking tank...

03/27/2012, 07:29 PM	#1
goldmullet Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 319	Video of my 240 Gallon Tank So my tank is finally running. It still has barely any fish but let me know your thoughts? http://youtu.be/Rg9lo57u2kM

03/27/2012, 07:39 PM	#2
mr9iron 15& Over Club Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,552 Blog Entries: 1	Very nice! __________________ Vince ______________________________ Current Tank Info: Frag tank at the moment, planning another

03/27/2012, 09:51 PM	#5
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	very nice setup. got 1 question. why fake corals? to me its much soothing to watch them grow. just curious no offence. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

03/27/2012, 10:03 PM	#7
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	lol make sense good looking tank by the way. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

03/28/2012, 12:31 AM	#10
faisal629 Coolest Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 727	^no because it will kill the live rock... nice tank! __________________ - Syed (Middle name is Faisal) 60G DT (google Faisal's 60 cube) 40B FT (google Faisal's 40B frag tank)

03/27/2012, 07:50 PM	#3
lchaleff Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 62	Looks very nice. Didn't see any power heads. What are you using to create flow?

03/27/2012, 08:57 PM	#4
goldmullet Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 319	I have a large Iwaki pump that creates a good amount of flow. I might add a wavemaker?

03/27/2012, 09:56 PM	#6
goldmullet Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 319	I'm a low maintance guy. I wanted to setup my tank and get cool fish. I want to do puffers and triggers which you cannot with a reef tank. I like the fish more than the corals. Just me Though.

03/27/2012, 10:09 PM	#8
goldmullet Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 319	Do you have photos of your tank?

03/27/2012, 10:27 PM	#9
goldmullet Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 319	Would you recommend dosing with cooper for a fish only?

03/28/2012, 02:05 AM	#11
sandwi54 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 2,332	Very nice tank! Do not dose copper even though yours is FO, since you have fake corals that will absorb copper and make treatment difficult. Only perform disease treatments in a QT. Hopefully you have a QT and are quarantining new fish and perform prophylactic treatments. This is essential to guarantee success of this hobby. __________________ 375g Envision FOWLR + 125g sump 40g Reef Current Tank Info: 375g FOWLR, 40g Reef

03/28/2012, 07:22 AM	#12
Sytje1234 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Warm Springs, OR Posts: 103	That is a really nice tank. I like the shape of it. Your fish are looking like they are enjoying it also. Nice!

03/28/2012, 07:59 PM	#14
goldmullet Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 319	I am using LED lights only at certain times of the day. So there should not be any coralline algae growing.

03/28/2012, 09:02 PM	#15
goldmullet Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 319	So cooper is a bad idea. Would you say I need a Uv sterilizer? Or should I be ok?

03/30/2012, 01:37 AM	#16
sandwi54 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 2,332	copper is definitely a good idea, just that it needs to be done in a QT without decorations. UV sterilizer does very little for eliminating parasites. it has merits for algae control on the other hand. __________________ 375g Envision FOWLR + 125g sump 40g Reef Current Tank Info: 375g FOWLR, 40g Reef

03/31/2012, 07:43 PM	#17
goldmullet Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 319	You think the copper will Get in my artificial coral?

04/11/2012, 12:45 PM	#18
JBarnes Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mead, Colorado Posts: 328	Could I ask you where you purchased the fake coral insert? I'm doing a FOWLR also and would like to do something similar. I see there are several different vendors out there selling fake coral. Your's looks great. Jerry.

04/11/2012, 01:30 PM	#19
sdc19982002 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wills Point,Texas Posts: 925	I will say for fake coral, yours is one of the better setups I've seen. Nice looking tank...