65 Gallon Journal
- Thread starter Joe Fish
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Oh yeah, I can't believe I forgot about the shrimp/gobie pair, thanks Lorna. I'll have to look into a pygmy angel. Do you keep him in your 75? Definitely on my list. Here is a pic of my stand. It's not quite done yet, but it'll be constructed by the time I pick up my tank. Then I need to find my 15 gallon sump and start plumbing. I'm so excited to get a tank started up again.
Think I could have a blue tang?
UPDATE:
Got the tank!
Think I could have a blue tang?
UPDATE:
Got the tank!
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I'm getting ready to order the return pump, tubing, and sand. Do you think I can reuse my RO/DI filters? They have been dry for a few months is all.
Update:
Just order the remaining items to get my sump up and running. Also got hew bulbs and the sand. (Thanks for the check President Bush). Although, I did forget to get a bucket of salt. Oh well, I'm sure there will be a few more little things I need. I just need to get a few pounds of LR to kick off a cycle.
Update:
Just order the remaining items to get my sump up and running. Also got hew bulbs and the sand. (Thanks for the check President Bush). Although, I did forget to get a bucket of salt. Oh well, I'm sure there will be a few more little things I need. I just need to get a few pounds of LR to kick off a cycle.
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I know i know... they are just one of my favs. Wish I could get a mini one and have it stay mini. I searched liveaquaria.com last night on possibly candidates! My updated stocking plans are:
Mandarin
Dwarf angel
shrimp/goby
blenny
maybe a clown pair again
possibly a peaceful wrasse
I'm definitely going to go with a small clam. What species would be best? I know I have to wait for my tank to get well established first.
Mandarin
Dwarf angel
shrimp/goby
blenny
maybe a clown pair again
possibly a peaceful wrasse
I'm definitely going to go with a small clam. What species would be best? I know I have to wait for my tank to get well established first.
there is no such thing as a small clam, the smallest of the tridacnas is the t. crocea (my avtar) it gets about 8 inches in length but is the most demanding of the clams on light. You need metal halide lighting and need to place it on rock as it is a boring clam and will bore into the rock to gain a foothold. I suggest placement on a small flatish rock and once it is attached move this rock to where you want it.....that way you can move it. If it doesn't like where it is it will throw itself from it's perch which is somewhat stressful for it. These clams under 3" in size need to be supplemented with dts etc by taking them out and placing them in a dish to feed........ good luck! Oh and the others can grow by more than 10" a year to a massive size and deplete ca like sipping coke.....(I also have a 10" derasa)
Hey... I didn't have a choice..
The other equipment is what I had on my 55. bakpak 2 skimmer, which upgrade as soon as I can. I did mod the skimmer with a maxi-jet 1200 so that improves it some. I still haven't decided on a good replacement yet.
I'm still running the 2 seios m620s, but will upgrade those to either 1 or 2 koralias. I get a good return water flow so I was able to get ride of 2 maxi-jet I used to run. The MH are my old 10k XM 250w bulbs. I only ran them for about 6 months before I had to move so they should still be good for a bit. I did buy new VHO lights though for actinics. I got my ATO working last night and tweaked it to keep the proper amount of water in the tank.
The overall dimensions are: 36 x 18 x 24. I could only wish for a 18' tank! The height is a little annoying, but I like the additional room. I didn't get the rocks in last night, but I hope to this week. Then I need to buy some more rocks. I'm thinking an additional 30 or so lbs of rock so I will have a total of 120 to 130 lbs of rock. I started making RO/DI water last night so I'm just about ready to go.
Thoughts?
The other equipment is what I had on my 55. bakpak 2 skimmer, which upgrade as soon as I can. I did mod the skimmer with a maxi-jet 1200 so that improves it some. I still haven't decided on a good replacement yet.
I'm still running the 2 seios m620s, but will upgrade those to either 1 or 2 koralias. I get a good return water flow so I was able to get ride of 2 maxi-jet I used to run. The MH are my old 10k XM 250w bulbs. I only ran them for about 6 months before I had to move so they should still be good for a bit. I did buy new VHO lights though for actinics. I got my ATO working last night and tweaked it to keep the proper amount of water in the tank.
The overall dimensions are: 36 x 18 x 24. I could only wish for a 18' tank! The height is a little annoying, but I like the additional room. I didn't get the rocks in last night, but I hope to this week. Then I need to buy some more rocks. I'm thinking an additional 30 or so lbs of rock so I will have a total of 120 to 130 lbs of rock. I started making RO/DI water last night so I'm just about ready to go.
Thoughts?
I don't even know what I would do first on a 300g. Maybe build an addition to my house!
Well, here is the first rock layout. Keep in mind i'm ordering about 40 more lbs.
Please excuse the mess in the background. I'm in the process of building a shed to put it all in. I have 3 tons of dirt/stones coming tomorrow!
Well, here is the first rock layout. Keep in mind i'm ordering about 40 more lbs.
Please excuse the mess in the background. I'm in the process of building a shed to put it all in. I have 3 tons of dirt/stones coming tomorrow!