phishphood
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Hey there everyone. I figured I'll finally post up pics of my tank since I've gotten it the way I want it (I think) and took care of some algae (manual removal). It's also what I decided will be the last tank I buy until I move into a house (living in apts and moving it every year or so get's old fast).
Specs are:
24"x20"x18" 37g custom acrylic by World Marine Systems
175w 14k SE Metal Halide in a standard reflector. Forgot the ballast and bulb brand.
150W Ti heater
~1/3g "surge" device that will hopefully turn into an algae turf scrubber. Runs off a Minijet 404
2xMJ 600 on a Chauvet timer ~12 hrs (2 pumps, alternating, for 12 hours of the day)
1x MJ 400 modded ~12hrs a day
Small 1.5w (40gph?) pump
ATO with a little prebuilt thingy w/ float switch and aqualifter. Currently straight into tank, eventually into a kalk mixer then tank.
Canopy was a DIY w/ oak. The front of it is completely removable to allow limited access. Otherwise I can also lift the top on its hinge to lift the light out of the way. The top of the canopy isn't fully enclosed to help w/ any heat from the halide since it's pretty close to the water. Eventually the entire top and back of the canopy will be screened off w/ some sort of mesh to prevent jumpers from making it out.
Livestock includes:
2x Cleaner Shrimp
1x Fairy wrasse
2x A. Ocellaris
2x Pearly Jawfish
1x Diamond goby
1x Eibli Angel
1x Bicolor Blenny
eventually adding maybe 1-2x firefish, or some other small fish (Hector's goby, neon goby, etc) as well as ~3x sexy shrimp.
Corals:
asst zoas
3-head green/pink frogspawn
Octobubble sp.
1 green brain (anyone know the real name for this? ie lobo, wellso, etc etc)
~5head orange crush acan
misc purple mushrooms
green/brwn paly's that have been with me since my first tank (1/05)
Let me know what you guys think of it. I know it's overstocked by most standards, esp considering I don't run a PS. Please trust me that I know and understand the benefits of using one and have made a conscious decision not to. Most of my tanks in the past didn't run a skimmer. Water changes should end up being once a week/every other week of either 3g or 5g. (Just got my brute trashcan setup and everything so I'll have premade water for 2 or 3 months at a time). Carbon is being run passively right now, but eventually will be worked into some sort of reactor or somesuch device.
Full folder of pics located here:
http://jourosis.pixi.me/v/aquarium/
Specs are:
24"x20"x18" 37g custom acrylic by World Marine Systems
175w 14k SE Metal Halide in a standard reflector. Forgot the ballast and bulb brand.
150W Ti heater
~1/3g "surge" device that will hopefully turn into an algae turf scrubber. Runs off a Minijet 404
2xMJ 600 on a Chauvet timer ~12 hrs (2 pumps, alternating, for 12 hours of the day)
1x MJ 400 modded ~12hrs a day
Small 1.5w (40gph?) pump
ATO with a little prebuilt thingy w/ float switch and aqualifter. Currently straight into tank, eventually into a kalk mixer then tank.
Canopy was a DIY w/ oak. The front of it is completely removable to allow limited access. Otherwise I can also lift the top on its hinge to lift the light out of the way. The top of the canopy isn't fully enclosed to help w/ any heat from the halide since it's pretty close to the water. Eventually the entire top and back of the canopy will be screened off w/ some sort of mesh to prevent jumpers from making it out.
Livestock includes:
2x Cleaner Shrimp
1x Fairy wrasse
2x A. Ocellaris
2x Pearly Jawfish
1x Diamond goby
1x Eibli Angel
1x Bicolor Blenny
eventually adding maybe 1-2x firefish, or some other small fish (Hector's goby, neon goby, etc) as well as ~3x sexy shrimp.
Corals:
asst zoas
3-head green/pink frogspawn
Octobubble sp.
1 green brain (anyone know the real name for this? ie lobo, wellso, etc etc)
~5head orange crush acan
misc purple mushrooms
green/brwn paly's that have been with me since my first tank (1/05)
Let me know what you guys think of it. I know it's overstocked by most standards, esp considering I don't run a PS. Please trust me that I know and understand the benefits of using one and have made a conscious decision not to. Most of my tanks in the past didn't run a skimmer. Water changes should end up being once a week/every other week of either 3g or 5g. (Just got my brute trashcan setup and everything so I'll have premade water for 2 or 3 months at a time). Carbon is being run passively right now, but eventually will be worked into some sort of reactor or somesuch device.
Full folder of pics located here:
http://jourosis.pixi.me/v/aquarium/
