SRC Member CKS Posted November 19, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 19, 2005 Upgraded sump's light to 55w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted November 19, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 19, 2005 -Added Udotea flabellum (calcium taking macroalgae) -Added Ulva -Added Chaetomorpha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted November 19, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 19, 2005 Better view of Udotea flabellum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted November 19, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 19, 2005 messy sump... more of a refug really.. -Added a 12v DC fan directing air out of the cabinet Have the following algae ... Ulva, Chaetomorpha, Udotea flabellum Been experimenting with having chaetomorpha in high flow (center of the sump) and low flow (on the left side of the sump).. Seems like low flow does increase the growth rate in my tank conditions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted November 19, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 19, 2005 Chaetomorpha is fed with direct current from overflow they're trapped onto egg crate acting as floss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeRoCoOl Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 Nice upgrades since the last time i went to yr place!!! Y not run the skimmer in sump to reduce micro bubbles in main tank? scared yr pods get skimmed out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted November 19, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 19, 2005 Yep.. considering the fact that remora is pretty efficient in my tank, dont wanna reduce my lovely pods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member somebody Posted November 19, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted November 19, 2005 but isn't your sump connected to your tank? wouldn't the skimmer still kill off the pods? hmm.... ? sorry, just curious. coz i wonder how is my pod population too. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted November 19, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 19, 2005 true true... i think it really depends on where u position the skimmer.. directly fed from return pump/overflow..etc there're studies done that concluded that skimmer does reduces the population of pods.. but i didnt really go into the details .. not sure at what position did those researchers fixed their skimmer at.. well anyway my sump/refug is really a safe heaven for pods breeding as they'll not be much predation.. placing a skimmer there may suck in the lavars b 4 it has got a chance to be fully developed i feel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member somebody Posted November 19, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted November 19, 2005 hmm... okok, i guess i get what you mean, the return might not kill the pods, so when the return brings the pods to the main tank, the SH might be able to get to them before the skimmer right?? =) in one of the posts earlier, one reefer also mentioned to FW dip. you meanyou can actually FW dip the seahorses?? won't die mehz?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted November 19, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 19, 2005 hmm... okok, i guess i get what you mean, the return might not kill the pods, so when the return brings the pods to the main tank, the SH might be able to get to them before the skimmer right?? =) in one of the posts earlier, one reefer also mentioned to FW dip. you meanyou can actually FW dip the seahorses?? won't die mehz?? yea sortof.. im just trying my best to minimize the risk of ###### in pods lavals .. SH wont die in FW immediately at least .. not too sure how long the parasite will take to evacuate in FW dipping .. but dont think i wanna dip SH in FW for more than 2 min Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeRoCoOl Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 true true... i think it really depends on where u position the skimmer.. directly fed from return pump/overflow..etc there're studies done that concluded that skimmer does reduces the population of pods.. but i didnt really go into the details .. not sure at what position did those researchers fixed their skimmer at.. well anyway my sump/refug is really a safe heaven for pods breeding as they'll not be much predation.. placing a skimmer there may suck in the lavars b 4 it has got a chance to be fully developed i feel wat if U place yr skimmer pump in yr overflow box? Skim the water before it goes into the sump, and yr return from the sump at the opp side of the tank? Minimise the interation of the new pods and skimmer intake? Forgotten where is yr return liao Getting old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted November 21, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 21, 2005 wat if U place yr skimmer pump in yr overflow box? Skim the water before it goes into the sump, and yr return from the sump at the opp side of the tank? Minimise the interation of the new pods and skimmer intake? Forgotten where is yr return liao Getting old hm.. i dont feel safe having a pump in the overflow box.. that will disturb the overflow isnt it? yea i think its good idea to put it in the sump where it gets direct current from overflow .. but i do not really have enu space in my cabinet plus my sump has thick euro bracing anyway the skimmer is producing consistance amount of skimmate.. so i wouldnt be worried about efficiency so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted December 20, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 20, 2005 Added red mangrove pod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted December 20, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 20, 2005 Full tank shot as of Dec 20 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted December 20, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 20, 2005 Black mangrove pod in refug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member chinmo Posted December 20, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted December 20, 2005 nice tank! hope to c the ponies swimming in the tank in the next update! COOL tank! Quote I gotta feeling..Woo...hoo....That tonight's gonna be a good night.....That tonight's gonna be a good, good night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted December 21, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 21, 2005 nice tank! hope to c the ponies swimming in the tank in the next update! COOL tank! Those r very encouraging words from SH guru himself!! THANKS! I deem my tank as pretty SH ready now, should be able to post pic with ponies soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member chinmo Posted December 21, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted December 21, 2005 Your setup very gd! no complicated rockworks that will cause ur sh to mia... very gd setup for reidi and kudas. WHat sh are u getting? must post pics k? Quote I gotta feeling..Woo...hoo....That tonight's gonna be a good night.....That tonight's gonna be a good, good night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted December 24, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 24, 2005 Got the Reidi! Acclimatizing tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted December 24, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 24, 2005 Full setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted December 24, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 24, 2005 Female reidi hitching on seagrass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted December 24, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 24, 2005 Side view of tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted December 24, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 24, 2005 Another side view (2 reidi in the pic) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted December 24, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 24, 2005 Maintank shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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