Hola MR & others... 
Some of the pics are outdated so I'll post all at once w/ dates on them.
30'' x 22'' x 20''
6 x 24W T5s
Vortech MP40W
Elos NS500 Skimmer
TLF Phos. Reactor
Took everything out. Gave up on the upgrade...for now.
Added;
- 100lbs of southdown
- 50lbs of LS
Removed;
~20lbs of LR
~ATO Chamber glass panel for more sump space.
Huge thanks to Kev Apsley for helping me throughout the entire process. :approve:
Dec. 1st 2008
Please excuse the VT on the left side.
Dec. 2nd
This new set up will be a garden eel dominated tank. I'll take some top down shots of the aquascape but I have placed the rocks so it'll imitate their natural environment as much as possible. Nice large open sandbeds and sporadic rockworks. Talking to Domboski about garden eels helped me greatly and prepared me to set up a more appropriate system.
I'll be keeping two varieties of garden eels in this tank; Speldid and Hess' garden eels.
I already have two in there from before but I think they are much happier with this new DSB. I have a Splendid and a Spotted Garden Eel. I'll have to get a shot of the Splendid...it's much prettier than the Spotted ones.
Strong flow from the vortech pump is creating valleys, hills, and mountains on my sandscape - nothing permanent but still looks very cool. Kinda like this.
Added a twin spot goby for mild sand sifting.
Added a Sea cucumber from my old tank and 9 sexy shrimps. LFS had a great deal on them and I couldn't pass it up.
Dec. 4th 2008
I couldn't stand the monotony while waiting for the eels so I added 10 Apogon leptacanthus to the tank tonight. It should add some movements in the mid / top water columns.
I also finished tweaking my growout tank tonight. I was able to get a great deal for the tank + lights from Cherrycorals at a recent local swap event. I'll have to play around with eggcrate leveling and few other technical details, but for now, it'll do. The tank is plumbed into my Elos, bringing the total water volume to approx. ~105G. Please excuse the detritus on the bottom...they will be dealt with in due time.
3/4'' bottom 1/2'' top acrylic 2'' eurobraced
48'' x 24'' x 8''
Tek 6 x T5s
Vortech MP40W
Dec. 5th 2008
I added some anchovies to the tank tonight. Unfortunately, one of them perished within 5 minutes after being introduced to the tank. I know people told me to expect high mortality rate with these apogons, but it surprised me a bit.
Some of the pics are outdated so I'll post all at once w/ dates on them.
30'' x 22'' x 20''
6 x 24W T5s
Vortech MP40W
Elos NS500 Skimmer
TLF Phos. Reactor
Took everything out. Gave up on the upgrade...for now.
Added;
- 100lbs of southdown
- 50lbs of LS
Removed;
~20lbs of LR
~ATO Chamber glass panel for more sump space.
Huge thanks to Kev Apsley for helping me throughout the entire process. :approve:
Dec. 1st 2008
Please excuse the VT on the left side.
Dec. 2nd
This new set up will be a garden eel dominated tank. I'll take some top down shots of the aquascape but I have placed the rocks so it'll imitate their natural environment as much as possible. Nice large open sandbeds and sporadic rockworks. Talking to Domboski about garden eels helped me greatly and prepared me to set up a more appropriate system.
I'll be keeping two varieties of garden eels in this tank; Speldid and Hess' garden eels.
I already have two in there from before but I think they are much happier with this new DSB. I have a Splendid and a Spotted Garden Eel. I'll have to get a shot of the Splendid...it's much prettier than the Spotted ones.
Strong flow from the vortech pump is creating valleys, hills, and mountains on my sandscape - nothing permanent but still looks very cool. Kinda like this.
Added a twin spot goby for mild sand sifting.
Added a Sea cucumber from my old tank and 9 sexy shrimps. LFS had a great deal on them and I couldn't pass it up.
Dec. 4th 2008
I couldn't stand the monotony while waiting for the eels so I added 10 Apogon leptacanthus to the tank tonight. It should add some movements in the mid / top water columns.
I also finished tweaking my growout tank tonight. I was able to get a great deal for the tank + lights from Cherrycorals at a recent local swap event. I'll have to play around with eggcrate leveling and few other technical details, but for now, it'll do. The tank is plumbed into my Elos, bringing the total water volume to approx. ~105G. Please excuse the detritus on the bottom...they will be dealt with in due time.
3/4'' bottom 1/2'' top acrylic 2'' eurobraced
48'' x 24'' x 8''
Tek 6 x T5s
Vortech MP40W
Dec. 5th 2008
I added some anchovies to the tank tonight. Unfortunately, one of them perished within 5 minutes after being introduced to the tank. I know people told me to expect high mortality rate with these apogons, but it surprised me a bit.
