Pics of my tank

[crox99]

Nice tank.

 

[vanceny]

Thanks guys.

Mike, the frags I got from you are doing really well. Hopefully they'll be full colonies in a couple of months.

Will, I built the overflow following a thread over at RC. I used 2 peices of glass that ran the length of the tank, one for the bottom and the other for the side. I've had some fish go over the top a few times but I have the drains covered with some gutter guard. If you have any specific questions just post them here or pm me.

 

[vanceny]

March 2007 pics

Here are the pics for the month of March. Not to many new additions but I did change the rock work a bit.

Blue and Green Candy Canes - acquired 3/7/07

My Fastest grower

 

[vanceny]

And a few more

Just not getting the colors I expect from these:

Always got to post a pic of these guys:

 

[scarf_ace1981]

looks awesome

 

[joseney21]

great looking tank dude!!! nice and clean.

 

[vanceny]

Always working to make it better. THanks for the comments.

 

[LouZoo51]

how about some equiptment pics...youre corals look great what bulbs are you using?Nice sailfin...

 

[Tonyscoots84]

i would def. put more rocks in there... just my opinion... i had the open look and i hated it due to coral placement and number of corals i could have in the tank... me personally i like diversity and the open look restricted me from having a diverse tank... its all up to u... ur the one that has to look at it everyday... but great job so far...

 

[vanceny]

The biggest problem right now is the leather on the right side. It takes up so much space. The left side of the tank is pretty full.

 

[SIReefer]

If you want to get rid of the leather, I know many of us are softies fans. I"m currently finishing up repairs to my 75 gal. I/m upgrading from 55 gal. In your thread you noted that you have a 90 gal w/55 gal sump. Is this a standard 55 gal, and if so how did you get the protein skimmer, etc. underneath. I assume you have an open metal stand. Pics would help. I'd like to do the same w/my setup.

 

[vanceny]

I'm currently running a tek 6 bulb fixture. There are 3 aqua blue plus, 2 actinics and a miday bulb. I should be changing them in a few months.
The sump is not in the stand, its actually in the adjacent room. Its a 55 gallon that I partitioned with the skimmer on one side and the refugium on the other. The return is in the middle.

Here is a pick when it was first setup:

Its a bit more broken in now.:splitspin

I'll post update picks for the month of April in a few days. If anyone has any more questions I'm more than happy to talk about my tank. :tongueani

 

[vanceny]

April Update

Made a change in livestock, got rid of the larger Tomato clown that was just beating down my smaller clown and traded her for a Amphiprion polymnus - Saddleback Clownfish. She's a beaut!

Got rid of the midas blenny and got this:

Early in the month I had a small case of flatworms that seemed to have resolved itself. I havent seen any for weeks. I did siphon up a few but I think the mandarin may have cleaned them up for me. I'm still seeing tiny pods on the glass so I'm sure she's getting plenty to eat.

Also since dosing Randy's 2 part I've noticed that my pumps weren't doing so well so I took the chance during my last water change to do a little spring cleaning. I took out my pumps for my skimmer and closed loop, as well as my maxijets and gave them a nice vinegar bath. Now they're nice and clean. Running smooth.:tub:

April pics coming up!

 

[Deanos]

traded her for a chocolate percula. She's a beaut!

:shhh: Amphiprion polymnus - Saddleback Clownfish

 

[vanceny]

Now for the April update

Monti's:

Birds Nest:

Candy Cane from Scarface:

Slow growers:

Tank shots:

Thanks for looking!! :approve:

 

[vanceny]

Thanks for the link Deanos! I couldn't remember the name of that clown.

 

[Shad]

Great looking tank! I really like the assortment of zoas you have.

 

[SIReefer]

Beautiful tank. Well balanced in both color and variety. Nice pics. Thanks for replying re:the sump setup.