Mandinga Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 24" x 24" x 20" cube featuring a reef crest, zoa garden and benthic zone. 40 lbs rock 12 pounds of zoas SWC Skimmer Gen-x-pc30 Dose BRS Ca, Kh, Mg Salt Brightwell 6-stage RO 20K Radium 250 Lumenmax reflector 2 24watt T5 actinics morning/evening Refugium 2-frag racks 15 gallin QT Tank Inverts: 8 varieties of snails from cash cowries to margarita snails. 4 acro crabs 1 pistol shrimp 4 clams - RIP 32,435 varieties of zooplankton, phytoplankton, and assorted mini crustaceans 1 Emerald crab 1 bubble tip brittle gray 1 striped brittle star Corals varieties of birdsnest varieties of Acropora/montipora/anacropora/cyphastrea LPS acans chalice blastomussa austrolumussa micromussa favidae unidentified LPS scolymia australis Softies zoas Paly's mushrooms Xenia 3 species... Macroalgae - Chaeto Fish pair of Cardinals Maroon clown 7 years old six line demon wrasse scooter blenny chromis Kole Tang confirmed nuisance algae Bryopsis Valonia secret to success? Chemistry/self control/minimalistic approach/pray Current cube was started on 8-1-2010 -I dont have any early tank shots, so this is where I will start. 1st coral additions to the cube couple months later couple more months Beginning of summer - 1-year old updated shots as of 9-10-2010 Feed once daily. Frozen/seaweed peeze. Feed coral twice weekly using a secret color infusing blend of enzymes and protein:) Thanks for checking out my reef! Big Thanks to: Westside Aquarium Woody (Seahorse) Perry -OIAB Nick at Rose City Travis upscales SWF Pat Garret ~ Premium Aquarium and all reeffreekz on PNWMAS! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisriverfisherman Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Awesome looking tank!!! I like the fact that you listed your six line wrasse as "six line demon wrasse". Aw i thought these fish can be diminutive little darlings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrcrain Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 That tank looks great man, date on start up photo might be wrong though 8-01-10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I think I recognize a couple of those pieces. Tank looks great! Keep up the good work my friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Awwwww, Isaac that's an adorable tank!(clap) I'm bummed we didn't have time to check it out(sad). I love cubes!(rock2) I love maroon clowns!(clap) One of these days we are going to have to find a time to do a frag swap again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted September 10, 2010 Author Share Posted September 10, 2010 That tank looks great man' date=' date on start up photo might be wrong though 8-01-10[/quote'] oh its definitely wrong! I had a hard time digging up photos from when the tank started...pretty sure it was 8-1, but i can't seem to find those shots. oh well, they'll turn up and i'll update. unplanned timelines are tougher than expected.DOH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattv Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Looking good..... When you going to come see mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Nice setup! Corals are looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Nice looking tank and great color going on. The acans are looking quite happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted September 10, 2010 Author Share Posted September 10, 2010 anyone notice the big change in lighting/color??? between pics 8 and 9 i switched from an ebay 250 w "20k" and a PFO reflector to a: radium 250 20k with the lumen reflector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendaroo Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 That's pretty hot - thanks for sharing! I <3 acans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
414driver Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 anyone notice the big change in lighting/color??? between pics 8 and 9 i switched from an ebay 250 w "20k" and a PFO reflector to a: radium 250 20k with the lumen reflector Ha! You just wanted us to look at the pics again....1....2....3...(laugh) Do you like the 20K better??? Looks kinda blue in the pics..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Awesome looking tank!!! I like the fact that you listed your six line wrasse as "six line demon wrasse". Aw i thought these fish can be diminutive little darlings. Hmm. I think I might have just had a conversation with two guys at SWF about this the other day.... Nice looking tank! It was good to meet you the other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted September 11, 2010 Author Share Posted September 11, 2010 Thought I should document this little predator. Here is a youtube link for a discovery channel special I saw on these little geniusly crafted fella's. that video is fo freaking cool! After watching that vid, i decided the pistol shrimp had found a permanent home. His burrows can be a little tough to deal with, but thats what he needs. Here is the best shot I have got so far of my pistol. HE'S SHY. but LOUD! I hear him snappin all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBoy Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Looks Awesome! Glad the radium bulb worked for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisriverfisherman Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 so is the pistol shrimp the way to get rid of cleaner shrimp that you dont want in your tank? i wonder what the pro's and con's of owning a pistol shrimp are? great video!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted September 22, 2010 Author Share Posted September 22, 2010 Thinking about changing tank dimensions... anyone wanna input on: 24"x24"x24" 60 gal or 30"x30"x18" 70 gal wanna stay cubed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Go big!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Thinking about changing tank dimensions... anyone wanna input on: 24"x24"x24" 60 gal or 30"x30"x18" 70 gal wanna stay cubed Thats not much more room really. Why do you wanna change? If its a space thing how about a 3'x3'x20? That would add 1x1 to your current setup without being to much bigger. There are also the Marineland DD tanks 36"x36"x27". 27" is a little to tall for me though. Heres a link- http://www.marineland.com/sites/Marineland/products/productdetail.aspx?id=2054&cid=3600&mid=3228 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted September 22, 2010 Author Share Posted September 22, 2010 big's not really what I am after...rather a pleasing aesthetic. The acrylic is starting to bother me, i want to switch to glass. My instincts say leave it alone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Then go with the 30x30x18 or 24. Heres the link http://www.marineland.com/sites/Marineland/products/productdetail.aspx?id=2054&cid=5315&mid=3228 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkreefer Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 awwww my old tank and stand, had that tank top cut out bigger and picked up the return and overflow parts from waves (R.I.P.) and had the stand custom built from a friend, always wanted to know who picked it up from RoseCity nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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