Felicia's Lionfish Mixed Reef 40B

flsvedlund · 06/17/2015, 09:31 PM

Tank was started on February 16th, 2015 as an upgrade from my 30 gallon system. First lionfish was added on May 16th, 2015.

FTS 5/28/15

Fu Manchu Lionfish (Dendrochirus biocellatus)

Dwarf Zebra Lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra)

Antennata Lionfish (Pterois antennata)

Specifications

Tank
40g Breeder Tetra glass aquarium (36"W x 18"D x 17"H)
Drilled 700 gph Glass Holes overflow kit and 3/4" return kit
Aqueon black pine stand

Rock and Sand
28 lbs of KPA cured live rock
10 lbs Real Reef rock
40 lbs of CaribSea Arag-Alive Fiji Pink sand

Lighting
Maxspect R420R (Razor) 27" 160 watt 16k

Flow
2 Vortech MP10's

Filtration
Sump - 20g long Tetra aquarium (30"W x 12"D x 12"H); Jebao DC-3000 return pump
4" Felt Filter Sock
Phosban 150 Media Reactor with TLF NPX Biopellets
Reef Octopus NWB110 skimmer
Refugium with chaetomorphia, rubble rock, and Maxspect Razor Nano 10K light

Heating
125 Watt Eheim Jager Heater
Finnex Max-300 Digital Aquarium Heater Controller

Auto Top-Off
JBJ ATO Water Level Controller
Tom Aqua Lifter Vacuum Pump

Dosing
Jebao DP-4
Channel 1: Acropower
Channel 2: B-Ionic Mg
Channel 3: B-Ionic Ca
Channel 4: B-Ionic Alk

RO/DI System
BRS 5 Stage RO/DI System
Purtrex 5 micron sediment filter
Catalytic carbon
ChlorPlus 10 carbon block
75 GPD Dow Filmtec membrane
DI resin (color-changing)

Livestock

Fish
Fu Manchu Lionfish (Dendrochirus biocellatus)
Dwarf Zebra Lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra)
Antennata Lionfish (Pterois antennata)
Snowflake Eel (Echidna nebulosa)
Darwin Ocellaris Clownfish (male) (Amphiprion ocellaris)
Standard Ocellaris Clownfish (female) (Amphiprion ocellaris)
Starry Blenny (Salarias ramosus)

Inverts
2 Fighting Conchs
Squamosa Clam (purchased May 27, 2015)
Squamosa Clam (purchased Oct. 2013)
Tiger Derasa Clam (purchased March 2014)
Turbo snails
2 ruby red mithrax crabs
2 serpent starfish
3 scarlet hermit crabs

flsvedlund · 06/17/2015, 09:55 PM

Drilling the drain and return

Cat included for scale

Stand

Sump Design

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...e/IMG_2698.jpg

flsvedlund · 06/17/2015, 09:55 PM

The build and tank transfer!

Draining the old 30 gallon

Painting the back of the new 40B

New tank on the stand

Working out the plumbing measurements

Finished plumbing

Filled the tank for the plumbing test

flsvedlund · 06/17/2015, 09:56 PM

Whole system up and running

Drain

Return

Screen lid

flsvedlund · 06/17/2015, 09:57 PM

Sump

flsvedlund · 06/17/2015, 10:08 PM

Photos of the Fu Manchu Lionfish

flsvedlund · 06/17/2015, 10:13 PM

Photos of Dwarf Zebra Lionfish

flsvedlund · 06/17/2015, 10:19 PM

Photos of the Antennata Lionfish

flsvedlund · 06/17/2015, 10:24 PM

flsvedlund · 06/17/2015, 10:29 PM

Snowflake Eel

hotelbravo · 06/17/2015, 10:29 PM

this is a wonderful post. great pictures and great job. it looks like alot of hard work and love went into this and it all payed off congrats!!

james30ct · 06/18/2015, 02:26 AM

Looks good. Do you have a lid for the eel?

flsvedlund · 06/18/2015, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotelbravo

this is a wonderful post. great pictures and great job. it looks like alot of hard work and love went into this and it all payed off congrats!!

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed. I am really active on Nano-Reef, but I figured since this tank is borderline on no longer being a nano-tank that I would check out Reef Central. Also, I'm hoping there might be some more lionfish owners/experts on here. I have a thread on Nano-Reef documenting this tank, so I pulled the best photos to put together this post. Its definitely still a work in progress

flsvedlund · 06/18/2015, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by james30ct

Looks good. Do you have a lid for the eel?

Thank you! Yes, I have a screen lid made with 1/4" netting. It fits snug within the rim of the tank, so there are no gaps that the eel can escape through. He's too big to go through the 1/4" netting. The screen lid is light though, so he could possibly push it up, so I tape it down to the rim in the 4 corners to prevent that.

Here's the lid:

hart24601 · 06/18/2015, 03:12 PM

Wow, just wonderful! Love the idea and the execution. Clams and small lionfish, two of my favorite things.

flsvedlund · 06/18/2015, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hart24601

Wow, just wonderful! Love the idea and the execution. Clams and small lionfish, two of my favorite things.

Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm loving the combination of the lionfish and clams. Kind of a unique combo

Martini5788 · 06/18/2015, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flsvedlund

Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm loving the combination of the lionfish and clams. Kind of a unique combo

It is definitely unique and absolutely beautiful. Great job!

saf1 · 06/18/2015, 06:15 PM

Well done. Outstanding actually. You are amazing.

Do you happen to have a full tank shot or did I miss it.

Nihoa · 06/18/2015, 07:20 PM

A dream tank. What's everyone eating?

Docdiggy · 06/18/2015, 08:06 PM

Nice tank.When I look at the pics, the clam and soft corals look like they need more light.

VWD · 06/18/2015, 08:17 PM

Great looking tank

sniceley · 06/19/2015, 08:53 AM

I love predator reefs. I saw your stock list and am surprised you haven't had losses with the clowns. Even at the small sizes I would have thought the clowns would be food with all those lions. Beautiful tank and execution. Fish look great too.

flsvedlund · 06/21/2015, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martini5788

It is definitely unique and absolutely beautiful. Great job!

Thank you so much for the compliment

flsvedlund · 06/21/2015, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saf1

Well done. Outstanding actually. You are amazing.

Do you happen to have a full tank shot or did I miss it.

Thank you so much for the kind words!

Here's the latest FTS. The lions were lurking at the time, but you might be able to spot them if you look closely.

flsvedlund · 06/21/2015, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nihoa

A dream tank. What's everyone eating?

Thank you

The Fu Manchu lionfish and the snowflake eel eat frozen. I feed them a mix of frozen silverside chunks, krill, and mysis. The antennata and dwarf zebra lionfish are in the process of being weaned onto frozen. They've been eating gut-loaded live ghost shrimp, but I now have them taking some frozen mysis and krill. Still working on getting them to eat frozen regularly.

06/17/2015, 09:31 PM	#1
flsvedlund Lion Tamer Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 184	Felicia's Lionfish Mixed Reef 40B Tank was started on February 16th, 2015 as an upgrade from my 30 gallon system. First lionfish was added on May 16th, 2015. FTS 5/28/15 Fu Manchu Lionfish (Dendrochirus biocellatus) Dwarf Zebra Lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra) Antennata Lionfish (Pterois antennata) Specifications Tank 40g Breeder Tetra glass aquarium (36"W x 18"D x 17"H) Drilled 700 gph Glass Holes overflow kit and 3/4" return kit Aqueon black pine stand Rock and Sand 28 lbs of KPA cured live rock 10 lbs Real Reef rock 40 lbs of CaribSea Arag-Alive Fiji Pink sand Lighting Maxspect R420R (Razor) 27" 160 watt 16k Flow 2 Vortech MP10's Filtration Sump - 20g long Tetra aquarium (30"W x 12"D x 12"H); Jebao DC-3000 return pump 4" Felt Filter Sock Phosban 150 Media Reactor with TLF NPX Biopellets Reef Octopus NWB110 skimmer Refugium with chaetomorphia, rubble rock, and Maxspect Razor Nano 10K light Heating 125 Watt Eheim Jager Heater Finnex Max-300 Digital Aquarium Heater Controller Auto Top-Off JBJ ATO Water Level Controller Tom Aqua Lifter Vacuum Pump Dosing Jebao DP-4 Channel 1: Acropower Channel 2: B-Ionic Mg Channel 3: B-Ionic Ca Channel 4: B-Ionic Alk RO/DI System BRS 5 Stage RO/DI System Purtrex 5 micron sediment filter Catalytic carbon ChlorPlus 10 carbon block 75 GPD Dow Filmtec membrane DI resin (color-changing) Livestock Fish Fu Manchu Lionfish (Dendrochirus biocellatus) Dwarf Zebra Lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra) Antennata Lionfish (Pterois antennata) Snowflake Eel (Echidna nebulosa) Darwin Ocellaris Clownfish (male) (Amphiprion ocellaris) Standard Ocellaris Clownfish (female) (Amphiprion ocellaris) Starry Blenny (Salarias ramosus) Inverts 2 Fighting Conchs Squamosa Clam (purchased May 27, 2015) Squamosa Clam (purchased Oct. 2013) Tiger Derasa Clam (purchased March 2014) Turbo snails 2 ruby red mithrax crabs 2 serpent starfish 3 scarlet hermit crabs Last edited by flsvedlund; 06/17/2015 at 09:59 PM.

06/17/2015, 09:55 PM	#2
flsvedlund Lion Tamer Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 184	Build History Drilling the drain and return Cat included for scale Stand Sump Design http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...e/IMG_2698.jpg

06/17/2015, 09:55 PM	#3
flsvedlund Lion Tamer Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 184	Build History The build and tank transfer! Draining the old 30 gallon Painting the back of the new 40B New tank on the stand Working out the plumbing measurements Finished plumbing Filled the tank for the plumbing test

06/17/2015, 09:56 PM	#4
flsvedlund Lion Tamer Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 184	Build History Whole system up and running Drain Return Screen lid

06/17/2015, 09:57 PM	#5
flsvedlund Lion Tamer Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 184	Build History Sump

06/17/2015, 10:08 PM	#6
flsvedlund Lion Tamer Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 184	Photos of the Fu Manchu Lionfish Photos of the Fu Manchu Lionfish

06/17/2015, 10:13 PM	#7
flsvedlund Lion Tamer Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 184	Photos of Dwarf Zebra Lionfish Photos of Dwarf Zebra Lionfish

06/17/2015, 10:19 PM	#8
flsvedlund Lion Tamer Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 184	Photos of the Antennata Lionfish Photos of the Antennata Lionfish

06/17/2015, 10:24 PM	#9
flsvedlund Lion Tamer Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 184

06/17/2015, 10:29 PM	#10
flsvedlund Lion Tamer Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 184	Snowflake Eel Snowflake Eel

06/17/2015, 10:29 PM	#11
hotelbravo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,175	this is a wonderful post. great pictures and great job. it looks like alot of hard work and love went into this and it all payed off congrats!! __________________ -Hodge Current Tank Info: 180 gallon, 40b sump. 3x OR T247 lighting, Reef Octopus protein skimmer, phosban 550 reactor, tunze ato, gyre xf 150, 2x mag 9.5 returns.

06/18/2015, 02:26 AM	#12
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	Looks good. Do you have a lid for the eel?

06/18/2015, 03:12 PM	#15
hart24601 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 633	Wow, just wonderful! Love the idea and the execution. Clams and small lionfish, two of my favorite things.

06/18/2015, 06:15 PM	#18
saf1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: California Posts: 2,259	Well done. Outstanding actually. You are amazing. Do you happen to have a full tank shot or did I miss it. __________________ -saf1 Current Tank Info: 210 gallon mixed reef

06/18/2015, 07:20 PM	#19
Nihoa Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Nu'uuli, American Samoa Posts: 108	A dream tank. What's everyone eating?

06/18/2015, 08:06 PM	#20
Docdiggy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Worcester MA Posts: 645	Nice tank.When I look at the pics, the clam and soft corals look like they need more light.

06/18/2015, 08:17 PM	#21
VWD Smelly fish Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Denham Springs, LA Posts: 262	Great looking tank __________________ Vince 120 RR Bare Bottom & 56 Bean animal connected to one sump. Life Reef external/blueline 40 HDX, Carbon reactor, GFO reactor, proton 48 led, 2 Kessils 160we tuna blue on 120 & 6 HQ t-5 on 56, b

06/19/2015, 08:53 AM	#22
sniceley Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 118	I love predator reefs. I saw your stock list and am surprised you haven't had losses with the clowns. Even at the small sizes I would have thought the clowns would be food with all those lions. Beautiful tank and execution. Fish look great too.