My 29 gallon tank

WnYreefer · Nov 25, 2012

At the beginning of October the fam and I had to move to a new apartment. One of my biggest tasks was the tank and prolly the most stress full of the entire move. I was able to move everything in the day before everything else and got it set up but kept all live stock in a 30 gallon rubber maid for the fear of any type of cycle. Well now everything is in, I waited about a month to start to add livestock and of course checking all parameters daily. I just wanted to share the finished tank.

WnYreefer · Nov 25, 2012

The tank is 29 gallons. I am running a 150w Fishneedit MH with a Phoenix 14k bulb , mp10 Vortech, Aquaclear 70 HOB filter, BRS reactor running GFO, Aquatic Llife Mini Protein Skimmer, Current TrueLumen LED Strip 453nm Actinic Blue. I am also running a Apex Jr that is set to control my LEDs from 10am-10pm and my main light turn ons from 1pm-6pm. It also controls my skimmer/reactor "might change to fan in the summer. Lastly i purchased a Foscam and have that setup for those "what if" situations. I am looking to find a way to stream it but haven't had the time.

Thanks,
Mike

Steven R · Nov 25, 2012

Looks great you have alot going on in that 29 keep the pics coming

Shiftygirl · Nov 25, 2012

Nice use of the tank space. Hope all turns out well.

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WnYreefer · Nov 25, 2012

Steven R said:
Looks great you have alot going on in that 29 keep the pics coming

Thanks! I will be posting more pics soon.

WnYreefer · Nov 25, 2012

Shiftygirl said:
Nice use of the tank space. Hope all turns out well.

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Thanks!

revsgirl · Nov 26, 2012

Nice lookin' reef you got there! Thanks for sharing!

revhtree · Nov 26, 2012

Looks good! I see you have a liking for acan Lords!

WnYreefer · Nov 26, 2012

revhtree said:
Looks good! I see you have a liking for acan Lords!

I do! But lately I have been on an acro kick.

WnYreefer · Nov 26, 2012

revsgirl said:
Nice lookin' reef you got there! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks!

ifarmer · Nov 28, 2012

could we see the full tank shot of your setup Mike?

Rockhead · Nov 29, 2012

I'm starting my first biocube myself and is there anything that you would do different if you had the chance to start over. The wife would like me to start a seahorse tank with my BC29, any thoughts on that or have you heard of anyone doing this before. one last thing what kind of lighting are you using on yours

Thanks, Tom

WnYreefer · Dec 1, 2012

ifarmer said:
could we see the full tank shot of your setup Mike?

Sure can! Sorry I forgot about this thread.

WnYreefer · Dec 1, 2012

Rockhead said:
I'm starting my first biocube myself and is there anything that you would do different if you had the chance to start over. The wife would like me to start a seahorse tank with my BC29, any thoughts on that or have you heard of anyone doing this before. one last thing what kind of lighting are you using on yours

Thanks, Tom

Well I have had this tank for three years. I first started with a 10 gallon and with that little room I wanted to get something a little bigger within my budget and would fit the space that I had. This tank has also been moved twice within the past two years. My previous aquascape was bad, it looked like a mess with not alot of room "ill try to find a pic." I would of liked to redo my previous tank "so far im happy with the setup with this one.

A seahorse tank would be nice but I believe that like more verticle tanks "could be wrong" and if you went that way I would recommend doing a species only tank "you might be able to add a smaller fish but I think seahorses are slow movers/eaters." Seahorses are awesome! Oh yea if you do go that wrought go with tank bred like ORA.

The light I am using is a fishneedit 150w Metal Halide with Current TrueLumen LED Strip 453nm Actinic Blue running for dusk/dawn. If you have any other questions please feel free to ask.

Thanks,
Mike