Collinslice's 25 lagoon

[Collinslice]

Well you're doing good then. How do you like your ghost skimmer? I'm thinking of getting one for my frogfish tank. They're so expensive though, as much as a Tunze.

I'd go with the tunze for that application. The ghost is a great little skimmer but only at a very particular water level. The tunze has that magnet which would suit a non Im brand tank better

 

[Baby Ray]

How are you doing with the mandarin feeder. I have been think about do that same thing also. Is it a pain hatching the brine shrimp eegs are is it relatively easy?

 

[powers2001]

I'd go with the tunze for that application. The ghost is a great little skimmer but only at a very particular water level. The tunze has that magnet which would suit a non Im brand tank better

It is for an IM tank. I was told the 9001 won't fit IM 10 and I know the Tunze 9002 won't fit because I have one and tried it. That doesn't leave much choice but you say the ghost is great? I'm not sure I like the collection cup drain although a lot of people would like it. If you have the cup draining into a container you become lazy and don' pay as much attention to the skimmer performance as you would if you had to dump it every 2 or 3 days. I imagine I could plug the drain. I like to know how much skimmate is produced on a regular basis, it's like a parameter for me. LOL

 

[Collinslice]

It is for an IM tank. I was told the 9001 won't fit IM 10 and I know the Tunze 9002 won't fit because I have one and tried it. That doesn't leave much choice but you say the ghost is great? I'm not sure I like the collection cup drain although a lot of people would like it. If you have the cup draining into a container you become lazy and don' pay as much attention to the skimmer performance as you would if you had to dump it every 2 or 3 days. I imagine I could plug the drain. I like to know how much skimmate is produced on a regular basis, it's like a parameter for me. LOL

For an Im tank you cannot go wrong, and it's not so much a drain as it is overflow safety. I have it pointing down into the third chamber so if I get lazy it just dumps it into the tank again

 

[Collinslice]

Oh and new fts. Moved some things, lost some things, and traded some things. You know how it goes haha

 

[McMullen]

Great looking tank! I'm loving the look of lagoon tanks!

 

[Collinslice]

How are you doing with the mandarin feeder. I have been think about do that same thing also. Is it a pain hatching the brine shrimp eegs are is it relatively easy?

The eggs are super simple. I actually lost my mandarin (too late on the brine) so I'm not using the feeder everyday, but am still feeding brine shrimp. In just using the sf bay brand hatchery

 

[DustyXB9Reefer]

I still can't get over the size of that clam!

 

[Collinslice]

I still can't get over the size of that clam!

Every morning I wipe the outside of the glass down and check salinity haha. He can move quite a bit of water

 

[Collinslice]

Did u finish ur light settings and can u show what ur max% of each is please

I don't run red or green at all, violet and uv minimal and deep blue,blue, and cool white are the ones I've messed with so far

 

[barista88]

Love your tank and the aqua scape

 

[Collinslice]

Some pics!

And if you look closely at the floor in this picture, you'll see what I deal with every morning from having such a large clam in a small tank

 

[Baby Ray]

The clam shoots water out of the tank onto the floor?!?!

 

[Collinslice]

The clam shoots water out of the tank onto the floor?!?!

On almost a daily basis haha. He sometimes turns himself 90° and that's when he gets the most on the floor

 

[BoneXriffic]

On almost a daily basis haha. He sometimes turns himself 90° and that's when he gets the most on the floor

Lol, hes trying to help with water changes. Awesome tank. That clam is amazing

 

[Baby Ray]

On almost a daily basis haha. He sometimes turns himself 90° and that's when he gets the most on the floor

 

[Collinslice]

 

[Collinslice]

A closer look at some of the corals

 

[Collinslice]

 

[powers2001]

I wouldn't worry about ppl telling you to put that clam in a bigger tank, our LFS has a 100 pound clam in a tank slightly bigger than himself!