FuEl Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 My tank is about 5-6 months old running chillerless...without a sump. Running on 2 canisters...Azoo venturi skimmer (6-7 years old that it has coralline algae growing in it) clipped on in the tank. Lighting...3 normal white NEC FLs...1 actinic...will be upgrading to T5s soon. Water parameters : Did'nt really bother myself with them...but I feed very very frequently. pH, kH and calcium should be ok...I'm dosing kalkwasser and reef builder. Only thing uncertain is my nitrates. Have'nt bought a Salifert test kit yet. Ok...here a few pics I took. Pardon my poor photography skills...my digital camera is 2 years old. 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...
FuEl Posted September 21, 2003 Author Share Posted September 21, 2003 Thor amboinensis. 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...
FuEl Posted September 21, 2003 Author Share Posted September 21, 2003 Red sponge...my harlequin with his blue linka (used to be)...and the lobster in the background. 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...
FuEl Posted September 21, 2003 Author Share Posted September 21, 2003 Goniopora...I know it's hard to keep...ssshhh. 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...
Dispar_Anthias Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 hey nice simple setup.... BTW the one beside your gonipora looks a little bleach or am i colour blind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted September 21, 2003 Author Share Posted September 21, 2003 Bottom...pipe organ coral... right..star polyp.. left..my bulletproof bubble top....a red algae i love very much that just sprouted from my liverock. 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...
FuEl Posted September 21, 2003 Author Share Posted September 21, 2003 My anemone shrimp pair hitching a ride on my black sea cucumber! 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...
FuEl Posted September 21, 2003 Author Share Posted September 21, 2003 Poor photo..but anyway Jann's pipefish in front.. Boxing crab behind. 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...
FuEl Posted September 21, 2003 Author Share Posted September 21, 2003 Ok..last one...dun want take up too much bandwidth... Red sea fan...after few mins upon dropping frozen cyclops in the water. 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...
FuEl Posted September 21, 2003 Author Share Posted September 21, 2003 hey nice simple setup.... BTW the one beside your gonipora looks a little bleach or am i colour blind Not bleached...that is the color in the first place. Yellow goniopora...some tissue died off...as my tank was overgrown with algae during the first 1-2 months...and some algae smothered part of it...oh well..been with me for about 6 months already (inclusive of the time spent in my past marine tank) 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 riot Posted September 21, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted September 21, 2003 Nice setup . Like the way you match low light corals with your FLs. Might want to consider a sump and keep that Azoo out of sight though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted September 21, 2003 Author Share Posted September 21, 2003 Nice setup . Like the way you match low light corals with your FLs. Might want to consider a sump and keep that Azoo out of sight though. Yep..only when I upgrade my lights to T5 then i keep more light demanding ones. Some people might argue that goniopora is light demanding...but I have done some reading up and have found that they occur naturally in rather turbid water...that's what their long tentacles are for...to stretch to gain enough light. Oh well...will keep it to see how it goes..should have my T5s up in 2-3 weeks time anyway. I've thought about a sump...but not possible... A canopy has limitations...not to mention that my TV is next to the tank..I can't risk salt spray. Thought about the I-box too...but I have less than 2 inches behind my tank. Thought about having 2 pumps..1 to pump water into sump..the other to pump it back...but can't stand the thought of either pump failing. So for now I just accept my tank's fate as being sumpless. Oh well...think I will live with it for now. I might be upgrading my Azoo to a weipro..but a weipro is bigger and looks more weird in my tank. Now my Azoo already fully encrusted with stuff. Think I shall just leave it be...after I get my T5s then see how. 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...
FuEl Posted September 21, 2003 Author Share Posted September 21, 2003 Btw...my blue sea fan seems to have some brown stuff..like diatoms growing on it..is it harmful? My red sea fan has been in my tank longer than the blue one but has not experienced such problems. Now my blue sea fan seems to have some problems extending its polyps properly because of the brown diatom like stuff growing on it..what should i do? I tried shaking it gently upside down in the water but the brown diatom like stuff wun come off... 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...
FuEl Posted September 30, 2003 Author Share Posted September 30, 2003 My black sea cucumber shedding its coat. 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...
aqua_reef Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 hiyee bro.. nice tank u have there... may i know where and how much you got the coral which i have circle in red?? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Acanthurus pyroferus Posted October 1, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted October 1, 2003 My tank is about 5-6 months old running chillerless...without a sump. Running on 2 canisters...Azoo venturi skimmer (6-7 years old that it has coralline algae growing in it) clipped on in the tank. Lighting...3 normal white NEC FLs...1 actinic...will be upgrading to T5s soon. Water parameters : Did'nt really bother myself with them...but I feed very very frequently. pH, kH and calcium should be ok...I'm dosing kalkwasser and reef builder. Only thing uncertain is my nitrates. Have'nt bought a Salifert test kit yet. Ok...here a few pics I took. Pardon my poor photography skills...my digital camera is 2 years old. I think your tank is excellent! congrats! running on 2 canisters? Thats amazing. Your inverts are in good shape very impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted October 1, 2003 Author Share Posted October 1, 2003 Thanks. I thought most people will freak out when I told them I am using normal FL lighting. Anyway...aqua_reef>>>Those button polyps bought from Re**rn. Only $5. That's only half the colony...I broke off the other half and placed it somewhere else. Anyway...now saving up to DIY my T5s. Then can keep clams. Btw...does anyone know if coralline algae in the skimmer column actually interferes with skimming efficiency? My skimmer is'nt really skimming anything out now....it used to skim out alot of stuff during the first 3 months of my tank...but now the skimmate always turns out watery. 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 SpiderOne Posted October 1, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted October 1, 2003 so.. for the past 6 years its not been working?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted October 1, 2003 Author Share Posted October 1, 2003 It has...... just that after the tank is more than 3 months old...hardly any stuff comes out of the skimmer. Is this common phenomenon? 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 SpiderOne Posted October 1, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted October 1, 2003 ur skimmer muz be jammed or dirty or u dont do water changes? no more waste to export dun think its common. seen a lot of old tanks with a lotta skimmate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted October 3, 2003 Author Share Posted October 3, 2003 Repost of pics... 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...
FuEl Posted October 3, 2003 Author Share Posted October 3, 2003 My lovable shrimp...Thor amboinensis. 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...
FuEl Posted October 3, 2003 Author Share Posted October 3, 2003 My red sponge... My harlequin with the used to be blue linka seastar. 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...
FuEl Posted October 3, 2003 Author Share Posted October 3, 2003 Goniopora....I know it's hard to keep...ssshhh 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...
FuEl Posted October 3, 2003 Author Share Posted October 3, 2003 My lovely red algae. I just love it...it sprouted from my rock. 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...
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