Tank Journal Archive

[girlz0r]

Introduction:​

Reefing Since:​

I've (Mrs) been reefing since 2010, dmckz0r (mr) since 2006.​

He started with a 3ft, then an 8x2x2 back to a 2ft cube (where I came in), then back to a 3ft, got married and had to downgrade to a 50L converted heto freshwater tahnk because we were moving to a small house then onto a 2 ft panorama tank. Most of which ended in a crash and burn due to different reasons each time.​

This is the journal for our newest tank to arrive next week.​

System Objectives: ​

To learn from past mistakes and establish a top-notch marine display tank long term.​

Type of reef: ​

Mainly LPS to start off with and slowly branch into SPS​

Display System:

Initial Fill Date:
About 6 weeks from now (May/June 2013)​

Display Tank Dimensions:
CADE HL800-​

800 L x 600 W x 550 H​

Display Lighting:
Illumagic Blaze S 60 cm​

To be suspended from the roof​

Stand:​

Black Cade stand 800 x 600 x 800​

Hood or Rimless: ​

Rimless​

Sump Design:​

5 Chambers with chamber for ato reservoir​

Filtration:
Live rock, Purigen
Support systems:

NSW or ASW: ​

ASW- Installing an rodi system into the new house.​

Display Water circulation: ​

Tunze 6045 x 2​

Tunze 6051 x 1​

Return Pump:​

Ocean Runner 2500​

Skimmer:​

Modified Aqua Medic turboflotor 1000 multi SL

Evaporation Top Up:​

DIY ato system

Chemical additions:
Planning on it but haven't quite figured it out yet.
Calcium Addition:

Alkilinity Addition:

Magnesium Addition:

Prodibiotics Addition:

Coral Food Addition:​

Only reefroids at the moment​

 

[girlz0r]

Here's the history..

#1 3 ft experiment tank. Tank was shut down in order to upgrade

#2 Converted the 8ft cichlid to a Marine. Most money lost here. Did not use RODI water and collected NSW which wasn't the best combination. Also no chiller, so crashed during summer.

#3 Took a break for about 2 years. We convinced each other to start up a small 45 cm cube after being inspired after setting up a 5 ft marine tank for a customer. This was shutdown to upgrade to a bigger tank

#4 3 x 18 x 18 marine setup. Shut down because we had to move to a smaller house once we got married. Sold it to a newb who proveeded to buy a royal dottiback, puffer fish, mandarin fish, juvinile lionfish, angel fish and a blue tang to an already fully stocked tank. We serviced it once after he'd made all the new additions against our recommendations.

#5 David converted my very first fishtank into a marine tank, complete with skimmer and ripped out the original lighting system to Bridgelux LEDS. Shut down today so we could fit in a new couch into the lounge and moved everything into the aquaOne 60 Panorama,

#6 Set up today with the new lights (1st year anniversary present-wrapped in paper right?)

#7 This is what this TJ's about right? Updates in a couple days when we unwrap and put together the tank..

 

[chimaera]

Sounds like you have learned a lot over the years! Look forward to seeing how #7 turns out.

 

[aussieant32]

7th time is always the charm!!

So many CADE tanks on here now :)

 

[SpikeHoover&Rocky]

:welcome

Certainly is a lot of CADE tanks kicking around now... and Victorians ;)

I look forward to seeing how #7 goes :)

Waiting for @MTG to jump in... its like his favourite set up CADE and Illumagic... :cool:

 

[Synodontis]

Well looks like you guy's have had lot's of practice so the Cade should come together nicely!
Do you have a planned fish list yet?
:)

 

[RobbieMVFC]

good little story guys . I had to laugh with the story on the 8ft tank . especially with the Fan in the photo.
I remember trying to put large chunks of ice ( ice-cream box size ) into a 4x2x2 to try and cool it down on hot days ,....it did not help:(

 

[Darren S]

Welcome and Good luck with No.7!

 

[MTG]

nice setup guys!!! loving the cade and illumagic just like my tank :D

 

[girlz0r]

good little story guys . I had to laugh with the story on the 8ft tank . especially with the Fan in the photo.
I remember trying to put large chunks of ice ( ice-cream box size ) into a 4x2x2 to try and cool it down on hot days ,....it did not help:(

hahahahaha!! Glad we weren't the only ones. Good attempt with icecream sized box of ice though, we used those gel freezer/heat packs that come with the cooler esky's.. They leaked.

Went to reeflections today and picked up some zoas to build up the collection again after the nano crashed in the summer heat wave. Managed to salvage a rock of eagle eyes and one or two polyps of misc ones- fluro orange fringe and a couple green fringe zoas.
Managed to get some nice pink ones, dark blues, greens, red people eaters and another one we hadn't seen before- will take a photo once it opens up, only 2 polyps there. Not sure what types they are. Pics tonight once they open up :D Getting impatient, was secretly hoping they'd open straight away once I put them in the new tank

 

[David]

good little story guys . I had to laugh with the story on the 8ft tank . especially with the Fan in the photo.
I remember trying to put large chunks of ice ( ice-cream box size ) into a 4x2x2 to try and cool it down on hot days ,....it did not help:(

The fan was actually to dry the carpet after the top up tap (mains water) was left on and no body watching it... after about the 8th time this happened the ducted heating fan under the floor decided it wanted to short out. No idea why.

Went on a bit of a spending spree this weekend. Bought zoas from Point Cook to Cranbourne...

The camera is charging now so pictures will be added in an hour or so.
Ill also do a sunrise to sunset display to show the light settings. Been looking everywhere for some advice on the light but not too much info around, but more on that later...

 

[aussieant32]

courtesy of @MTG

 

[girlz0r]

Alrighty, here are some pictures of a coupled of zoos that survived and a couple we managed to pick up at aquariums, @vpreef had some nice ones for sale (See if you can pick them out:p )
Camera picked up quite a bit of blue


#1 Eagle eyes

#2 Crazy polyps picked up from lfs

#3

#4 these are different to the ones above

#5

#6 Managed to get these from lfs. The frag plug was upside down and zoas didn;t really have much light. They've opened up fully since yesterday

#7 Same as above

#8

 

[MichaelBinns]

great zoas yovue got! whenever i go to the LFS i only see huge zoa rocks no frags! :( cant wait to see the cade set up :P

 

[David]

I always ask if they can break a bit off the large rocks. they aren't always keen to but it doesnt hurt to ask...

 

[girlz0r]

Some new toys :)

Don't think it'll fit in the sump so we're only going to use the skimmer and middle trickle filter. Also going to replace bio balls with coral rubble instead.

Anyone tried out this trickle tower before? I read a bit and apparently it is a bit noisy. But that was only with second hand ones, after a clean they seemed to shut up..

 

[SpikeHoover&Rocky]

Very nice...

Looking good cant wait to see this all in the CADE...

That filter is an interesting piece. Be interested to see how it goes, Maybe put a review up in the reviews section with your experiances?

 

[David]

The filter is basically a aquamedic turbo flotor 1000 with an extra trickle filter attached to it.

its called a aqua medic riff 500

 

[Sarg]

Sounds like it will be a nice setup! Im guessing no 2 crazy polyp is a Reeflections special and no 4 is a vpreef special. Is your Cade the one sitting at Reeflections with sold written on it :)

Keep the updates coming!

 

[RobbieMVFC]

I wonder if in that 3rd chamber if you could put chaeto in it with the lights on the outside pointing in from different directions.
The only issue would be the algae build up on the glass but it may be worth a shot