SRC Member williammuk Posted September 12, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted September 12, 2003 Hi all, Here's an update on my reef. Age (as of date of posting): One year since 9 Sep 2002. Size of tank: 2.5' x 1.5' x 2' (height) : 200 litres. Size of sump/refugium: 2' x 1' x 1' : 40 litres. Lighting: Giesemann Nova II with BLV 150W 20KK metal halide and Slim-Moon by Liverock. Photoperiod: MH 10.5 hours (12noon to 10:30pm). Slim-Moon 5 and 6 hours (8pm to 1am, 6am to 12noon). Water movement: Main return pump using Eheim 1262 (3400L/hr), SCWD driven by Ehiem 1060 (2280L/hr) in closed-loop system and powerhead using SICCE Nova (800L/hr). Filtration: Various macroalgae in refugium with 10 lbs Miracle Mud. Some bioballs in sump. Wool. Sometimes will use PolyFilter, Chemi-Pure and RowaPhos. Cooling: 1/2 HP Reef Relief chiller connected inline with main return pump. Computer control/monitoring: None. Calcium supplementary methods: Dose Seachem Reef Advantage Calcium and Seachem Reef Kalkwasser. Water top-up system/top-up rate: Manual top-up during dosing of additives. About 2 litres a week using DI water. Electrical systems: None. Backup systems: APC 700VA UPS driving main return pump only. Water parameters (as of date of posting) pH: 8.2 (Bioscience) Salinity (SG): 1.024+ Ammonia (NH3): -?- Nitrite (NO2): -?- Nitrate (NO3): about 50ppm (Salifert) Alkalinity (KH): 11.8dKH (Salifert) Calcium (Ca): 420ppm (Salifert) Phosphate (PO4): 0.05ppm (Salifert) Magnesium (Mg): 1410ppm (Salifert) Temperature: between 25 to 27 deg C Redox: -?- Livestock list: Fish: 15 Sep 2002 - Yellow Belly Damsel 23 Sep 2002 - Strawberry Gramma 10 Oct 2002 - Corel Beauty Angel 12 Oct 2002 - Regal Tang 7 Dec 2002 - Clown Wrasse 25 Jan 2003 - Yellow Tang 31 Jan 2003 - Flame Angel 29 Jul 2003 - Powder Blue Tang Invertebrates: 29 Sep 2002 - Crocea Clam 12 Mar 2003 - Maxima Clam 6 Jul 2003 - Derasa Clam 21 Sep 2002 - Cleaner Shrimp 29 Sep 2002 - 2 x Camel Shrimps 1 Dec 2002 - Coral Banded Shrimp 26 Feb 2003 - 2 x Halloween Hermit Crabs 25 Jan 2003 - Blood Shrimp 26 Sep 2002 - Sea Cucumber (yellow) 10 Nov 2002 - 3 x Featherduster Worm (brown) 15 Nov 2002 - Sea Cucumber (pink) 7 Dec 2002 - Coco Worm (red) 18 Jul 2003 - Featherduster Worm (orange) Corals: 24 Feb 2003 - Alveopora Coral 6 Jul 2003 - Blastomusa Coral (red) 21 Mar 2003 - Bubble Coral (white) 26 Jul 2003 - Octopus Branch Coral (green, pink tips) 24 Feb 2003 - Open Brain Coral (red/green) 12 Feb 2003 - Sun Coral 21 Mar 2003 - Prata, Tooth Brain Coral 21 Mar 2003 - Trumpet Coral 5 Apr 2003 - Cauliflower Coral (light pink) 5 Apr 2003 - Cauliflower Coral (dark pink) 20 Jul 2003 - Cauliflower Coral (light orange) 20 Jul 2003 - Cauliflower Coral (light pink-purple) 12 Oct 2002 - Leather Coral 15 Sep 2002 - Mushroom Coral (brown) 15 Sep 2002 - Mushroom Coral (green) 4 Jan 2003 - Mushroom Coral (green tips) 24 Feb 2003 - Mushroom Coral (blue) 1 Jun 2003 - 2 x Yuma Ricordeas (Orange) 15 Aug 2003 - 4 x Florida Ricordeas 29 Aug 2003 - 2 x Florida Ricordeas 25 Sep 2002 - Star Polyps (green) 1 Dec 2002 - Button Polyps (green) 15 Jun 2003 - Button Polyps (pink) 13 Jul 2003 - Button Polyps (yellow) 26 Sep 2002 - Sea Fan (yellow) 9 May 2003 - Sea Fan (dark purple) 6 Jun 2003 - Sea Fan (light blue) 18 Jun 2003 - Sea Fan (light purple) Feeding routine: Very generously once a day with mixture of nori/pellets/bits soaked in Garlic Guard, Vita-Chem and Cod Liver Oil. Alternate days with 40ml DT's Live Phytoplankton, Salifert Coral Food, Salifert Amino Coral and PhytoPlan. Occasional frozen Red Plankton and Cyclop-eeze. Husbandry routine: Weekly 15% water change using Tropic Marin salt mix with DI water. Dose Reef Solution and Epsom Salts (to increase Magnesium). Any other comments: Skimmerless for one year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Sinn Posted September 12, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted September 12, 2003 wow. skimmerless yet so impressive so how do u handle nitrates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Golden Tooth Posted September 12, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted September 12, 2003 Nice. Quote Bevor Sie das Licht sehen, müssen Sie sterben! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepBlue Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 a great pleasure to see the cauliflower blooming......whenever I see tat...it reminds me of those fantastic dive sites I read in magazines(not a diver yet..) I remember before the great SRC crash of August, you have quite a bit of pics put up, do you still have them? Would really like to see some more pics of your tank! Bro..a quality tank! very nice rockwork and love the way you place your corals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xp95 Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 Nice tank!!! How old is ur cauliflower?? Is it difficult to keep alive?? I heard from frens that cannot last long one.....true or not??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispar_Anthias Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 i have to admit william's tank is one of the more neat and unique tank i see......... Anyway always love his tear drop maxima Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member metals99 Posted September 13, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted September 13, 2003 impressive tank.. sigh it seems u are the one of the most experience reefer here.. skimmerless... i will think your tank's ecology is perfect.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member onghm Posted September 13, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted September 13, 2003 I'm one of the lucky chaps who has seen William's tank in person Fantastic setup. Very eco I think William, great stuff! And yes, keep those pics coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member pospeh Posted September 13, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted September 13, 2003 Really beautiful with all the fans and cauliflowers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 Hmmm..If I'm not wrong the frozen red plankton you are using is actually frozen cyclops itself? Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ervine Posted September 13, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted September 13, 2003 Love your sea fans! the yellow one esp!!... but you state that ur nitrates are 50ppm? Isn't that a little on the high side? No algae explosion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member woonming Posted September 13, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted September 13, 2003 Viewing this tank LiVe is a 200% WOW .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 Love your sea fans! the yellow one esp!!... but you state that ur nitrates are 50ppm? Isn't that a little on the high side? No algae explosion? No phosphates..then no algae lor. Even with nitrates.. =P Notice his tangs? How can algae exist? Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latitude57° Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 Excellent looking tank what about your bio and the pics of the previously loved purple and yellow tang? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member SpiderOne Posted September 14, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted September 14, 2003 damn.. after i saw this lasst night . i began having dreams of a slim profile tall tank full of softies under permanent moonlight. I think im going to be in the market again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SRC Member williammuk Posted September 14, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 14, 2003 Hi all, thank you very much for your kind compliments. It has been a year-long learning experience for me. Thanks to SRC, I have a place I can go to learn from the experts, ask questions and clarify my doubts. I enjoy experimenting ... so this is just my way of having fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member williammuk Posted September 14, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 14, 2003 Hi Sinn, my nitrate reading is always between 25 and 50ppm. I tried to bring it down to 10ppm once using a very popular "nirate-reducing" product but ended up causing other problems for my pets because I didn't have a skimmer. So I'm just going to live with the high nitrate ... seeing that my pets are doing fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepBlue Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 agree...if you wan to keep the nitrate really down, just have to cut down the number of LS. But in reality...most of us will grow too attached to those guys......I know wat you mean...my tank nitrate is never below 50.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member williammuk Posted September 14, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 14, 2003 a great pleasure to see the cauliflower blooming......whenever I see tat...it reminds me of those fantastic dive sites I read in magazines(not a diver yet..)I remember before the great SRC crash of August, you have quite a bit of pics put up, do you still have them? Would really like to see some more pics of your tank! Bro..a quality tank! very nice rockwork and love the way you place your corals! Hi DeepBlue, yes, cauliflowers are very beautiful. But alas, they have extremely low survival rates. From what I've been reading, it would be very challenging for them to thrive in captivity. I'm a diver, so I can appreciate what you mean. If you think they look nice in magazines, wait till you see them up close! I recommend you take up diving ... you won't regret it. Yah, the crash ... all my writings gone! Luckily I still have the those pictures, maybe I'll post them up. Thanks for your kind words, I'm still learning. I have my fair share of casualties too, you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member williammuk Posted September 14, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 14, 2003 Nice tank!!! How old is ur cauliflower?? Is it difficult to keep alive?? I heard from frens that cannot last long one.....true or not??? Hi xp95 (Windows? ), the dates of purchase for each of my pets are stated above. A couple of cauliflowers are 5 months old, the others are barely 2 months. All still very "young". Your friends are right. Do a search on the internet and you'll find some articles on it. They are known to have very poor survival rates. I'd be very happy if I can keep them alive (don't say grow) for 1 year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member williammuk Posted September 14, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 14, 2003 i have to admit william's tank is one of the more neat and unique tank i see......... Anyway always love his tear drop maxima Thanks for your compliments. Hee hee ... ... you remembered my Tear Drop Maxima ... OK, here's an updated photo taken on 13 Sep 2003. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member williammuk Posted September 14, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 14, 2003 impressive tank.. sigh it seems u are the one of the most experience reefer here.. skimmerless... i will think your tank's ecology is perfect.. Thanks. But honestly, my reef is not perfect as I have lost many fishes and corals before too. I'm still learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member williammuk Posted September 14, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 14, 2003 I'm one of the lucky chaps who has seen William's tank in person Fantastic setup. Very eco I think William, great stuff! And yes, keep those pics coming Hi onghm, thank you, thank you ... I'm happy to share what I've learnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member williammuk Posted September 14, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 14, 2003 Hmmm..If I'm not wrong the frozen red plankton you are using is actually frozen cyclops itself? Sorry, I don't know. From what I can see, the size of the Cyclop-Eeze seems smaller than the Red Plankton. The other problem with the Cyclop-Eeze is that some of them will float on the water surface and go into the overflow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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