Full-SPS Shallow

vt_snowman87 · November 28, 2011

Pls stay on track... we want the pics....

post video for u tonight la.. haha..

as much as i planned on the introduction of the new yashas, freak accidents do occur.. my gf spooked the yashas in the betta box, one of them jumped out and MIA inside the rocks.. haiz.. thus i've released the remainin one with the shrimp into the DIY burrow.. keeping fingers crossed.. its a big tank, with moderately big fish.. hope it works nonetheless.. tried my best to calculate flow, food drifting, fish traffic, and visibility..

DIY burrow idea thanks to bro Peacemaker.. :idea:

peacemaker · November 28, 2011

Nice! :goodjob:

90^o PVC pipes gives you a smaller footprint. Where did you get those?

vt_snowman87 · November 28, 2011

Nice!

90^o PVC pipes gives you a smaller footprint. Where did you get those?

spot on about the 90^o elbows.. got it at Vista Point hardware shop near my house.. not v wide selection, but i managed to find what i was looking for.. shouldnt be hard to find right?

ambystoma82 · November 30, 2011

post video for u tonight la.. haha..

as much as i planned on the introduction of the new yashas, freak accidents do occur.. my gf spooked the yashas in the betta box, one of them jumped out and MIA inside the rocks.. haiz.. thus i've released the remainin one with the shrimp into the DIY burrow.. keeping fingers crossed.. its a big tank, with moderately big fish.. hope it works nonetheless.. tried my best to calculate flow, food drifting, fish traffic, and visibility..

DIY burrow idea thanks to bro Peacemaker..

pls make some windows for their hse...

opportunity to escape is impt as food. n wheres e video???

vt_snowman87 · February 8, 2012

pls make some windows for their hse...

opportunity to escape is impt as food. n wheres e video???

will take some new updated photos maybe this weekend, after the SPS crash, never really stock up liao..

vt_snowman87 · February 8, 2012

pics as promised, after i relocated the yashas.. the display tank is simply too intimidating for these little fellows.. so i hooked up a "Sudo Satellite Breeder Box" to my sump to house them..

will be adding and re-collecting some zoa-frags into this box to grow..

peacemaker · February 8, 2012

Cute! Just a word of caution though... you need to get more turnover for this house. If you have noticed, they like to store food in the burrow, so it might cause an ammonia spike if the flow is insufficient.

vt_snowman87 · February 8, 2012

Cute! Just a word of caution though... you need to get more turnover for this house. If you have noticed, they like to store food in the burrow, so it might cause an ammonia spike if the flow is insufficient.

ah icic, good point.. actually I'm using a small submissive pump to generate the inflow instead of the designed air-pump (which has really low turnover), so I'll just monitor this pump, from the looks it seems to be able to generate sufficient turnover, but it's adjustable so I can rev it up anytime too.. very handy breeder box since it comes with inlet, outlet, and lid.. didnt really modify much except to hook up a powerhead instead of air..

thanks bro peacemaker, will have much to learn from you in future.. btw these fellows are fairly nocturnal explorers I realize.. interesting..

straydum · February 8, 2012

i can't really see from the picture how the box works but maybe you could hook up a small pump moving water from the sump into the box and letting the water just flow down like a waterfall from a hole or gap or something. my experience with small pumps in small tanks is that they then to heat the water up. having water move from the sump is as good as having a skimmer and chiller for your yasha tank.

vt_snowman87 · February 8, 2012

i can't really see from the picture how the box works but maybe you could hook up a small pump moving water from the sump into the box and letting the water just flow down like a waterfall from a hole or gap or something. my experience with small pumps in small tanks is that they then to heat the water up. having water move from the sump is as good as having a skimmer and chiller for your yasha tank.

oops sorry for the misunderstanding, I wasn't clear lol..

actually I alr am using a small submersible pump to pump water into the box from my sump, the box is just an addon.. what u've described is exactly what it is now..

peacemaker · February 10, 2012

Happy Birthday, bro! :groupwavereversed:

vt_snowman87 · February 12, 2012

Happy Birthday, bro!

wa u're very observant bro, thanks thanks.. :friends:

pic and short vid of the yashas, for your viewing pleasure..

weirdly, the smaller one is bolder..

vt_snowman87 · February 12, 2012

FTS Feb 11

after the major SPS crash, most of the SPS in my tank didnt make it, while those in my dad's tank stagnated, some stn.. things seem to be stabilizing and turning well so far..

Full view:

Planted tank:

Dad's tank:

My tank:

CFOh · February 12, 2012

FTS Feb 11

after the major SPS crash, most of the SPS in my tank didnt make it, while those in my dad's tank stagnated, some stn.. things seem to be stabilizing and turning well so far..

Full view:

Planted tank:

Dad's tank:

My tank:

Nice!!! :thumbsup:

vt_snowman87 · February 12, 2012

Nice!!!

thanks CF, its somehow not as nice as before.. sadly, haha.. as u see, i have taken a turn for zoas and mushrooms, no long able to maintain "Full-SPS", the keeping up with Ca, Mg, and kH is too tiring for me and my dad..

CFOh · February 12, 2012

thanks CF, its somehow not as nice as before.. sadly, haha.. as u see, i have taken a turn for zoas and mushrooms, no long able to maintain "Full-SPS", the keeping up with Ca, Mg, and kH is too tiring for me and my dad..

The Zoas garden will form a nice carpet effects.. :thumbsup: I like your clown fish design... If adding one or two centerpiece will be perfects... :friends:

February 20, 2012

Any idea What cause the "crash" and SPS stn ? Yes, i agree that the most challenging part of keeping SPS is maintaining the Ca,KH and MG constantly at all time.

Jameshong · February 20, 2012

pics as promised, after i relocated the yashas.. the display tank is simply too intimidating for these little fellows.. so i hooked up a "Sudo Satellite Breeder Box" to my sump to house them..

will be adding and re-collecting some zoa-frags into this box to grow..

What is the price & size of this hangon box? where to buy?

vt_snowman87 · February 20, 2012

The Zoas garden will form a nice carpet effects.. I like your clown fish design... If adding one or two centerpiece will be perfects...

will slowly stock up again, nowadays no time to go shopping as often as last time..

Any idea What cause the "crash" and SPS stn ? Yes, i agree that the most challenging part of keeping SPS is maintaining the Ca,KH and MG constantly at all time.

no idea, speculated either is my dad's experimentation with vodka, but the timing doesnt seem to match.. or bad batch of seawater, possibly.. really no idea.. even now, we dare not say that the system is 'stable' already, still monitoring, especially the remaining SPSes.. growth seem to be stunted..