Mirage's 40 Gallon Breeder

[mgdmirage]

Tank has been up since 2010.

Equipment:
Current Nova Extreme 6 bulb T5HO fixture
WP-40 circulation pump/wavemaker
250 ebo jager heater
quiet one 4000 return pump
reef octopus 8 NWB skimmer rated for 250 gallons
bulk reef supply dual reactor running Rox carbon and BRS bio-pellets
Korallin c1502 calcium reactor with 10lb co2 tank
tank is drilled with 2 1" bulkheads.
sump is a 40 gallon long
70 watt Current Sunpod over sump for frags

FTS 6-15-2013

 

[aslmx]

Looks great. Is the wp 40 not too powerful for a 40? Think its about time to frag that monti.:biggrin1:

 

[mgdmirage]

Thanks :) Yeah the wp 40 blows the crap out of the tank lol but since I have almost only SPS it isn't too bad. It is an amazing pump for the money, and i'll get a second one when I get my 80 gallon finished that i'm working on.

 

[mgdmirage]

Pics from the beginning:

 

[mgdmirage]

Some Mandarin pics during mysis feeding time:

 

[Flameback Pair]

WOW!! Never seen quite the mandarin. It looks like a cross between a green mandarin and a spotted mandarin.

 

[mgdmirage]

Yeah I dunno, got him a few months ago he was probably an 1 1/4" and I had him eating frozen within a couple of days out of syringe with rigid airline tubing connected. Within a week he would come flying to the rigid tubing soon as it would enter the tank. Now I just broadcast feed and he grabs Mysis out of the water column and off sand bed.

 

[mgdmirage]

I want to get him a girlfriend eventually :)

 

[mgdmirage]

Nah he is normal, look here: Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Spotted Mandarin