the 55gal

[sbuse]

i will get another vid after the blue jaw gets in tomarrow.


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cIfbp0OhuA

 

[dlp40]

I like the tank. Very open.
I just bought a 2" niger trigger today and i can't wait for it to come out and play.

 

[pseudosapien]

Well all of your fish look pretty healthy so its obvious you are taking care of them but, what kind of WC schedule are you on with that many fish in a salt 55? All in all Very nice looking fish though!

 

[sbuse]

I like the tank. Very open.
I just bought a 2" niger trigger today and i can't wait for it to come out and play.

thanx...it should come around in a day or so. they are awsome.

 

[sbuse]

Well all of your fish look pretty healthy so its obvious you are taking care of them but, what kind of WC schedule are you on with that many fish in a salt 55? All in all Very nice looking fish though!

thanx, can't wait till the blue jaw comes in the morning.

you wont belive this, but i have 25 lbs of liverock, 20lbs of reef sand, 1 powerhead, a regent 400 (i think) filled with rubble rock(included in LR poundage), a biosystem75 w/ surface skimmer built in, plus some extra ceramics from an ac70 and thats all for filtration. i do a wc every few months and my water is perfict. i add Kent marine microvert for my candy anemone and Instant ocean Reef Accelerator every few days. i feed every day new life spectrum pellets, raw shrimp and brine shrimp on a rotating order. i let the alge grow on the sides and back as i don't care how that space looks and all it is doing is removing nitrates so more power to them.

ammonia is 0, nitrite is 0, nitrate is <5ppm. my gravity is always at 1.024 and i have know clue what the others are at as i don't mess with ph and stuff.

i read somewere and a few guys i know that are hardcore into salt tanks told me if you want a great salt system STAY OUT OF IT!!!. it will go its course. just be ready to do an emergency wc if you try to add to many fish to fast. thats what i have done and there is the results.

 

[sbuse]

also i just use tap water and prime to top off and do the wc.

 

[pseudosapien]

thanx, can't wait till the blue jaw comes in the morning.

you wont belive this, but i have 25 lbs of liverock, 20lbs of reef sand, 1 powerhead, a regent 400 (i think) filled with rubble rock(included in LR poundage), a biosystem75 w/ surface skimmer built in, plus some extra ceramics from an ac70 and thats all for filtration. i do a wc every few months and my water is perfict. i add Kent marine microvert for my candy anemone and Instant ocean Reef Accelerator every few days. i feed every day new life spectrum pellets, raw shrimp and brine shrimp on a rotating order. i let the alge grow on the sides and back as i don't care how that space looks and all it is doing is removing nitrates so more power to them.

ammonia is 0, nitrite is 0, nitrate is <5ppm. my gravity is always at 1.024 and i have know clue what the others are at as i don't mess with ph and stuff.

i read somewere and a few guys i know that are hardcore into salt tanks told me if you want a great salt system STAY OUT OF IT!!!. it will go its course. just be ready to do an emergency wc if you try to add to many fish to fast. thats what i have done and there is the results.

Awesome man! Well it sure looks like its working because your fish look great!

 

[sbuse]

the vid of the tank with the blue jaw in the mix.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-rPtw1Nywk

 

[dlp40]

those are some awsome looking fish you have there. glad to see the blue jaw came in nice and healthy. He really adds to the beauty of the tank.

I checked out your 120 on youtube, I lke the north/south american look you have in there. You have some nice tanks.

 

[sbuse]

those are some awsome looking fish you have there. glad to see the blue jaw came in nice and healthy. He really adds to the beauty of the tank.

I checked out your 120 on youtube, I lke the north/south american look you have in there. You have some nice tanks.

thanx, i also have a 180 on there aswell. i like to look at each tank every day an see a new/different style. i have been thinking about turning the 120 into the salt tank as it is drilled, i have the overflows for it. i also built the stand for it to be used with a 55gal sump. i just have to decide if i want to combine the 120 with the 180.

the blue jaw came in bigger then all of them aswell.