Reefingbuddha's 300 DD

[litenyaup]

diatom is a type of alge...right?

 

[Murfman]

diatom is a type of alge...right?

They are but are singular celled and not what I (I can't speak for other as I am not an expert) consider as algae when dealing with algae problems. Diatoms, a lot of the time, are caused by old filters in the RO/DI unit.

You are right though, they are algae.

 

[reefingbuddha]

Diatoms indeed. That's the word I was looking for. I think it may be flow related and adjustment to the new intensity of lighting.

Levels are still not noticeable. I'm changing out carbon and rowa this weekend.

The ribbons a good idea, I'll give that a go.

 

[reefingbuddha]

Good article with great aquascaping. The author makes some great points. Makes me want to tweak my setup already.

Aquascaping your Reef Tank

 

[Murfman]

Buddha, got my Vlamingi ;-)

 

[reefingbuddha]

Tank parameters as of last night
Ca - 420
dKH - 9.6
Mg - 1260
NO3 - 2

 

[reefingbuddha]

Nice score. He's just a little guy! I'm sure he'll grow like crazy.

 

[reefingbuddha]

Tank Par Readings. Maybe I need to add another white bulb and clean the guard and reflectors a bit. You can also see some of the new rock, even though not all of it is in its final location.

The top number is with just the dawn/dusk bulbs on (4x blue + bulbs). The bottom number is full blown (12x 80w t5)

 

[MarvinsReef]

like!!! :) :)

 

[NanoNano]

So jealous of your fish room.

Me too. That is freaking amazing......

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

That is sweet!

 

[reefingbuddha]

Thanks guys!

 

[fishoutofwater]

very nice. my dream to have a large fish room like that.

 

[reefingbuddha]

Thanks guys... as you can imagine its hardly that clean now. I've also changed a few things around in there as more stuff was add, changed, or automated. I'll take some more pictures in a week or two when I have more time.

 

[reefingbuddha]

Got a real camcorder today. Now I can finally share some attempts at decent video.

10 Red Tail Cardinalfish (about 1" long)
DFS Undata

Here's a quick video of the Undata
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HjZrcO-Tks[/youtube]

 

[reefingbuddha]

And one of the flow. Usually I don't dump the food in like that but it gives a idea of the flow. I changed the gyre direction at the 55 second mark to show how quickly the flow changes.

Let me know what you think. Make sure to watch it in 720p.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B9L35m__-Y[/youtube]

 

[reefingbuddha]

The 10 cardinals are schooling and are an AWESOME addition, really wish I could get my hands on another 5-10 of them. And the cleaner shrimp is preggers... a ton of yellow eggs are hanging on her, so we'll see how that plays out. I'm sure it will just be more live food for the tank.

 

[reefingbuddha]

night time

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAwxdhLMZQE[/youtube]

 

[reefingbuddha]

Here are some pictures

Tank with actinics

Cardinals in frag tank

drip acclimating

and in the tank

3 of the anthias seem to be having a go at being males. Here's the biggest flashing around his dominance. The yellow strip on its side is getting more and more prominent.

A corals shot

And just two little critters hanging out.

 

[DCG1286]

Oh man ... the more of these Large reef tanks I see ... the more I want to set one up ... in 15 years of reefing ... I still haven't gone over a 120. lol. :)

Beautiful tank so far!!!