Wonderballz 40G Breeder

[pauliwalnuts]

Nice update. :cheers:
But where's the FTS ?

 

[wonderballz]

Coming soon hopefully Paulie

 

[rideit6578]

I love your tank and the new clowns are awesome good luck with them. some of the photos in your last post were wrong, you put the same picture of the true perc, but I'm also waiting for your FTS! lol

 

[wonderballz]

Thanks Ride. Let me fix the pics.

Here is the Mystery wrasse

And the red planet frag

FTS coming soon

 

[akma]

Nice stuff man.

 

[wonderballz]

Thanks guys.

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

any updates?

 

[wonderballz]

Updated Pics with the FTS. The color is a little off. I may have to re process the pics eventually. Or just shoot more!

Well, Hope you enjoy and let me know any critiques you guys have.

FTS

Sanjay's Photon's clowns that I won from the Raffle

My Pygmy Angel from Dom

Black sailfin Blenny From Dom

This Nem was a Christmas gift from a fellow reefer buddy

Mystery wrasse from Dom

Strawberry Shortcake starting to encrust and tubbs blues in the background

Birds of Paradise frag is growing new tips. love the color on this one!

Red planet encrusting nicely

Jokers

Eye of Rah

 

[Og Drogon]

Nice pics, and very nice 40 Breeder.

 

[wonderballz]

Thanks davman. I have a 125 that I will be upgrading to, just need to find the space and time.

 

[wonderballz]

Yay. No pics for this update, BUT, my upgrade will be cycling within the next month or so. The tank will be going where my current DLP TV is, but last night I ordered a new LED TV to wall mount, and I will be able to put my tank in place and start setting up. I already have the dry base rock, and will have to decide if I will be going bare bottom for this tank.

What do you guys think? Bare bottom or sand? I love the clean look of bare bottom, but like the bio filtering of the sand...Maybe a decent sized refuge with a DSB?

 

[evoIX_Reefer]

Barebottom is nice and keeps it clean but sand just looks more natural. Pros and cons to both. I like corals like brains, fungia plates, etc that requires some type of sandbed.

 

[wonderballz]

brains and plates can't be on glass bottom? didn't know that, but then again, never thought of it either

 

[pauliwalnuts]

Bare bottom with a fuge and tons of chaeto on a 24hr light cycle, is what I recommend.
Btw, I've been able to grow just about any coral on the glass of the bare bottom tanks I have had.

 

[rideit6578]

yea the corals will do fine on bare bottom or sand, however you'd have to break a lot of plugs off if you wanted to put things on the bottom that came on plugs obviously. Bare bottom does look clean but I like the look of the sand bed. How big are you upgrading?

 

[wonderballz]

Hey Rideit, I have a 120 in my garage right now. I bought it from another member over the summer. I have everything that goes with it except for the water. I will probably re plumb the tank before I start it, but I need to move my TV first since the Tank will be going in the same area. I am leaning towards barebottom right now.

Paulie. do you notice a big difference in your pH with the 24 hour light cycle in your sump? I have my refuge light turning on after my DT lights shut off to offset the lower pH during lights out. Do you think the difference is negligable?

 

[pauliwalnuts]

I've always ran a 24hr light cycle over the fuge. I've noticed that when a bulb goes bad on the fuge fixture, the PH does lower a bit but not much.
I like the idea of knowing that my macro algea is working around the clock (lol) and keeping the nutient levels down naturally. Nitrates are almost undetectable and phosphates area around 0.03. All of this has been achieved naturally. Can't really say if the Miracle Mud I use in the fuge plays a part in it as well, but I don't think it does.

 

[wonderballz]

Maybe I'll give the 24hour fuge light a try when I set up. Thanks

 

[wonderballz]

Wow....more thann 6 months since my last update.

here are some pics.

Purple Bonsai

Strawberry Shortcake

Birds of paradise and a green millie

Blue tubbs and the rest of the frag rack

Mysteri Wrasse and my my male Photon

Female Photon