Tank Pictures, Slow viewing fixed!

[esmithiii]

I reduced the size of the pictures so you can view them much quicker over the internet. File sizes range from 36kb to 97kb (the last link I posted had sizes up to almost 2mb each photo!) These should download much faster. Hope you enjoy them.

Ernie's 180G Reef

Thanks,

Ernie

 

[dmm32]

Nice pics, they seem much clearer now. tank look great.

David

 

[Lynn]

Looks super Ernie!! How old is the tank now?
Pic's are much better to load now too!
If mine looks half as good, I'll be happy!!
Lynn
p.s. thanks for all your help too!

 

[esmithiii]

The tank was set up on Sept. 1, 2001. I moved the inhabitants from my 55 gal (which had been set up January of 2000) over to the 180 in late October.

 

[esmithiii]

Tank specs:


180G Reef tank, AGA reef-ready w/ 2 round corner overflows
2 stockman/durso modified standpipes
270+ lbs fiji LR on PVC frame
4-6" DSB
50G sump w/ caulerpa refugium on reverse daylight cycle
MyReef skimmer w/ becket injector, running mag 18
dual stage temp controler
auto-top off
MAK4 main return pump
1 1" sea swirl
1 maxijet on red sea wavemaker
custom hood w/ 3x400W MH 6500K Iwasaki on PFO ballasts, 4x96W PC true actinics (on PFO ballast)
medical dosing pump dosing kalkwasser w/ vinager

Livestock:
Yellow tang
Hippo tang
maroon clown
mandarin
3 yellow damsels
1 neon goby

3 mithrax crabs
Many nassarius, trochus, margarita, turbo & bumblebee snails
1 skunk cleaner shrimp
1 peppermint shrimp
1 tigertail cuke
1 large bristlestar
2 urchins

Corals: (LPS)
frogspawn
Favites

Corals: (Soft)
Green zooanthids
Grey zooanthids
Brown zooanthids
Green palythoa
Brown palythoa
palythoa grandis
2 types of pulsing xenia
capnella
Many mushrooms
devil's hand leather
misc leather
Ricordia
various gorgonians
blue ridge coral

Corals: (SPS)
Montipora digita (purple, green, orange)
Acropora (purple tips)
Encrusting porites

 

[cyberpanther]

nice pics. did you ever have problems keeping your sps corals with your softies? do you run charcoal to eliminate some of the toxins released by some of the softies? Do you have a calcium reactor? again nice tank

 

[esmithiii]

I am fairly new at keeping SPS, but I do run carbon monthly.

I researched it a fair amount beforehand and there seems to be many people keeping SPS and softies, even leathers.

Ernie

 

[esmithiii]

UP!

 

[FishDaddy]

Ernie,
That really helps those of us using slowdem dial-ups!

That iPix was neat!
Any date for our next get-together yet?
Dick

 

[esmithiii]

Dick,

I talked w/ Ralph @ the Aquarium on Saturday and we will have a date ready in a week or so.

Ernie