jaydsl's tank

[jaydsl]

ok here is my tank but bare with in the works and have to fix my photo list lost some from the move to the pc but stil on the mac so soon i will get them all on here but any way here they are

tank and stand

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/tankstand.jpg

jan 19 06
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/jan19_06.jpg


chili coral (Alcyonium sp) in the day
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/P1010027Small.jpg

and at night
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/P1010089Small.jpg
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[D12monkey]

Nice tank...

[jaydsl]

my xenia before
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/P1010004.jpg


and now but 3 not seen
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/P1010028Small.jpg


my frogspawn
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/P1010007.jpg


my broken frogspawn
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/P1010022Small.jpg


since broken i have split and so far so good i have 2 and i was told
it was 90% to loose both it has been about a month since split i will take a pic later of the 2 split
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[jaydsl]

this shroom just showed up one day from no ware
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/justapearedoneday.jpg

i will take some more pics next weekend and i will try to find some old ones

found one from about 3-4 months ago just worked out the time line and i got this tank in september and started with nothing last salt water tank i had was about 9 years ago
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/startingfromscratch.jpg


ok i will get some more pics in soon
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[D12monkey]

I doubt that you will lose both or any of them.

[D12monkey]

Well as long as your water quality is good.

[D12monkey]

Interesting combination of Crush coral and fine sand for your sand bed.

[FragOutpost]

Tank looks nice. The frogspawn looks good for 1 month and will most likely make it. It looks like the xenia has taken root in your tank. 6 months from now you will have a forest of xenia :D
What size tank? What are you dosing?

[jaydsl]

i thought of trying some thing with having big crush and for the sand sifters some fine sand so far seems to work realy good and looks cool too not worried of cross over i'm in the process of building a 150g plexi tank then i will put all medium fine crush in this is just a 55g

just getting back in the hobby from 9 years ago :)
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[jaydsl]

all i have been doing is ounce i got it started kent marine tech-cb

and food concists of brine and mysis for the fish . medium crill , silversides for the snowflake eal and for the filters phyto-feast live


my next step is to get a calk reactor or what do you guys think i should do you know better then me :)

coaline is taking off on all pumps and starting on glass now
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[FragOutpost]

How long until you have the 150 set up? When it comes to equipment I qould buy everything oversized that way it will all work for the 150 too, unless you plan to keep the 55 going too. What are your future plans? Do you plan on keeping mostly softies, lps, sps, clams, mixed, etc? If you plan on keeping corals with high calcium demands you may want to consider a calcium reactor.

[jaydsl]

i think i have to get all new stuff the 55 is going i will build a sump to fit the tank too no sump on the 55 , i just got a 175 wat mh so i will keep that but add another or a new light setup for the future plans i would like to keep a little of all corals if i could , i didn't plan on the new tank but ounce i seen the life and the stage i was able to get to with the 55 on a budget i thought that it was the next step and the fact my stand will fit a 150g didn't help :) but i do have 2 more boxes and i could get a 300g tank on it but don't let my wife know :P no i find a 4 foot tank is easy to place any ware compared to a 6 foot or bigger
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[jaydsl]

i think i might try to do a sump like this one or some thing simalar

http://www.melevsreef.com/dfwmas/plin/115g_sump.html
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[Peterock]

i really like the 4 foot tanks but when i upgrade from the 90 my next one will be a custom made 320 cube so but i will still be under 5 feet. But anyway your tank now looks nice. If you are going to a 150 or you might want to concider using some 250 or 400 watt mh get more penetration or even t5's. Keep us up to date on the progress....

[EvilTwin]

i think i might try to do a sump like this one or some thing simalar

http://www.melevsreef.com/dfwmas/plin/115g_sump.htmlThat's a kick-ass sump/refugium. It's bigger than my entire tank. I like the way it is compartmentalized with a small propogation tank. Very nice.

[FragOutpost]

Do you plan on building the sump yourself?

[jaydsl]

yes i am going to build the sump and tank , sump first to see how good i am then the tank . probably 1/4 inch plexy for sump then 1/2 inch for the tank maybe 3/4 but price just about doubles for 3/4 from 1/2
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[FragOutpost]

What are the dimensions of the tank you are planning on building?

[jaydsl]

tank 48 long 24 wide 30 tall

sump will be around 30 long 20 wide 12-18 tall
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[FragOutpost]

On a 30 inch tall tank it might bow a little using 1/2" depending on how you do the top. Are you thinking about doing a Euro-Style Top? Are you familiar with the pins method?

[FragOutpost]

As soon as I get a table saw I plan on doing some acrylic fabrication tutorials on the site.

[D12monkey]

As soon as I get a table saw I plan on doing some acrylic fabrication tutorials on the site.

LOL that's been on my to buy list for over 2 years now.

[jaydsl]

yes lots of pins :) do you know if the make 5/8 plexy ? or i guess i will have to go 3/4 but at about 800$ a sheet pricy
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[jaydsl]

i'm a contractor so i have all the tools needed but just not the extra cash yet to get some sheets oh and i forgot time might help too :)
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[jaydsl]

here are some pics sorry for quality but in a rush

any way 2 questions 2 pics of a burgandy slime in sandbed just about like jelly the other is a unknown crab i have a better pic but on my other computer i will find it later in 6 months he has grown from a dime sized crab that came in on a rock now it is about a inch and a quarter across
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[jaydsl]

but any way here is a nice shot and i think my good frogspawn is sprouting :)
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[FragOutpost]

The red slime is cyanobacteria. Here are a few links for some more info -
http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/microalgae/a/aa092800.htm
http://www.lostmymarblz.com/75gal-algaecontrol.htm
http://www.reefs.org/library/article/c_bingman2.html
http://ozreef.org/content/view/26/2/

My guess is that the crab looks like a carnivore from what I can tell. Would need a better pic. It is probably a good idea to remove it.

The frogspawn is looking very healthy! :cool:

[FragOutpost]

The plastics distributor near me only carries 1/2" and 3/4" thick sheets so I'm not sure that acrylite GP comes in 5/8" thick. Other brands might come in that size.

[Symbiosis]

I want to do a 75 or 90 gallon with acrylic. Not sure if I would need 3/8 or 1/2 though. Someone told me 3/8 for the 75, but def. 1/2 for a 90.

[FragOutpost]

Personally i would go 1/2", but I tend to overbuild things. With good bracing on the top you could probably get by with 3/8". What is the height? A standard 75 gallon is around 18-20" tall. Water pressure increases exponentially as the tank gets taller.

[jaydsl]

i alway think when in dout over kill it go with 1/2 better safe then sorry i think i will go with 3/4 but at 800$ us a sheet :(


and thanks for info frag- the crab has never harmed any thing but i have made shure to always keep him happy he now comes out at feeding time with the eel and fish maybe i will keep feeding him and one day i can have a crab dinner :)
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[jaydsl]

hey frag- where are u located or do you know a good online place for acrilic for info and maybe prices ?
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[Symbiosis]

Yeah, maybe ill just go with 1/2 and make a 90. Never can have enough water! I read somewhere to only use cell-cast acrylic for tanks, but the distributor near me only sells acrylite FF which says its extruded, but also goes by cast. Im confused. 3/4 inch is like 12.10 a square foot. Yikes.

[Symbiosis]

Im in chat if anyone cares to join. It's gettin lonely.

[FragOutpost]

$800 seems a bit steep. Are you getting this price from a local plastics supplier? My local plastics supplier has .708 thick Acrylite GP listed at 14.02 per sq ft on their website. Although I'm not sure how accurate the price is or how often they update their website price list. But $14.02 X 32 sq ft = $448.64 per sheet.

I'd keep an eye on the crab and keep him well fed if you plan to keep him. Although it would be high on my list of suspects if something was to get eaten. Maybe he would taste good with some lemon butter sauce! :D

[FragOutpost]

Im in chat if anyone cares to join. It's gettin lonely.



I was just about to read a few pages of Calfo's book and go to bed but I'll hop in the chat room for a few. Give me a minute to fire up the laptop.

[Symbiosis]

A 1 inch 48" x 120" sheet would only be $640.80 fom interstate plastics. *00 does seem a little steep for 3/4. Unless you're buying a massive sheet of course.

[FragOutpost]

FF is extruded and the 1/4" is great for building small sumps and fuges but I would not recommend for anything under a lot of water pressure. Definitely go for cell cast when building a tank.

[jaydsl]

where is chat ? don't seem see it ? or am i just blind :)
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[FragOutpost]

where is chat ? don't seem see it ? or am i just blind :)

Click on the home page and look for the button down the left hand side

[jaydsl]

ok but i just fed the tank and i think i just got a good pic of the crab
just a sec and i will upload it
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[jaydsl]

ok
1 hungry eel
2 crab
3 more cram
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[FragOutpost]

I'm guessing you don't have any small fish in your tank with that eel so I doubt the crab will cause too many problems.

[Symbiosis]

Nice eel and crab. If I didn't have small fish, I would get one. Crabs have a lot of personality.

[jaydsl]

this is my pink spot i have better pics but i just took it now and
my scooter blenny i also have a pair of atlantic blennies

this is the chip that had to get cut from the frogspawn

and this was 9 am this morning on the island where i work
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[Symbiosis]

Awesome! Where are you working? Snowy places like that are my favorite place to be.

[FragOutpost]

Yikes. I've never seen snow in person before.
It was in the low 80's earlier today where i'm at! Almost had to turn on the central AC.

[jaydsl]

i work on bowen island B.C.

http://www.bimbc.ca/gallery/main.php

in the pics is muni hall we built that place about 4 years ago
i'm trying to get my site back up i had all the pics of stuff i have done for the last 7 years
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[FragOutpost]

Nice gallery. That place must be a photographers dream with all those scenic backgrounds. I try to do some mountain hiking once a year. In FL everything is completely flat.

[jaydsl]

i have lots of pics from there seen a lot of changes in the last 15 years but all good




now that i just got in chat no one there :) i had to install aim
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[jaydsl]

here u go xenia forest 1 month old from cutting x2

and another morning pic
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[FragOutpost]

now that i just got in chat no one there :) i had to install aim

You missed us in chat by about 30 minutes. It was around 1AM (EST) when I left the chatroom and went to to sleep. At least you will have AIM set up and ready to go for Sunday! :D