o2manyfish - Tank Update Pics

[o2manyfish]

Been busy and the tank has been doing great. Awhile back out of the blue my full size Goldflake angel just vanished. I looked all over in the tank, around, under, overflow but the fish vanished. I'm thinking it jumped out and either the housekeeper tossed it or the dogs grabbed it and took it out in the yard. Either way, very bummed to have lost the fish, and not having any luck finding a replacement.

Corals have been growing really well. I started dosing Triton Base and Trace elements. Been dosing the elements for about 3 months now. I haven't noticed any difference in the colors of the corals. But the growth of some of the corals has just taken off. I have several corals that have been consistent slow growers for up to 2 years which have just taken off in all directions since adding the Triton to the mix.

After over a decade of great service I finally replaced some of my Tunze pumps. One of my original 6200's is still running. I had replaced my aging 6200's with Tunze 6155, and 6255. I have been really disappointed with the reliability of the newer pumps. I'm on my second 6255 in the past 18 months and as of this week it has quit running. The 6155's spend half their time spinning in reverse. So I opted for the 4 of the Neptune WAV pumps running off my Apex. I am running 2 as upflow pumps (in the middle of the tank pointed at the surface). The volume these smaller pumps move is outstanding. I have to dial them back to 60% when I am home because the move so much water that the boiling water has gotten too noisy.

And here is what we are looking like

My Grafted

Middle of the tank

Pink Lemonade

Blue Stag -- Had this Aussie Blue Stag for over a year, all the new growth tips are since starting the Triton Elementz

Oregon Tort Colony - Getting big

The Whole Darn Thing

 

[o2manyfish]

It's a Boy

Some of you that have followed the thread know my love for my Bellus Angels. Having kept Bellus Angels as individuals, pairs and harems in the past 15 years I have always enjoyed these fish. However I have always waited patiently and purchased Male Bellus angels.

Well for the first time I have a Bellus angel changing gender on me. And boy is this happening quickly. The changes in the photos have take place in the past week.

And here is my misbar Bellus that is growing up nicely

I also built a new Regulator for the Calcium Reactor

And here is some video of the tank from October 2015
https://youtu.be/bRthDCUVCpc

 

[mark.a.smith405]

Uhhhhh WOW!! Tank is looking freaking incredible! How long has it been up for? Are you manually dosing the trace elements or using a doser? What else do you dose?




Oh ya... And when are you cutting frags?

 

[F-Dawg]

That Oregon Tort :a15:

 

[tennisstudrogie]

absolutely stunning.

 

[jesuses]

Great update. Can't believe I forgot to go to the frag swap. I would have loved to see the tank in person again.

 

[Paranoiattack91]

Omg. Is this tank real life?

 

[watchguy123]

Those are some beautiful coral. What an awesome tank

 

[Josh9448]

Awsome ,stunning

 

[o2manyfish]

Mark, I am using some BRS doser pumps connected to my Apex. Because of my penchance for being as lazy as possible (and the size of my tank) I am not diluting the Triton Elements but running them as concentrates. I dose right from the bottle, and get about 3 weeks per set. As for frags, some things are starting to get pruned. I just pulled out some Purple Encrusting monti, purple rim cap, and a large colony of Neon Green Birdsnest.

Up for trading for other pieces I don't have.


Jesuses - If you are in the area give me a holler, my wife and I are always happy to have people stop by to check out the tank.



Paranoia Attack -- It's real life,.... Check out the live webcam - you can pick a coral and zoom into individual polyp detail - www.o2manyfish.com/camera.htm

Dave B

 

[bman562]

Amazing tank

 

[lowbudget]

Dave the tank looks awesome. A lot of growth

 

[Smite]

Incredible. Nice work!

 

[s2k]

Awesowe tank - how long have u been growing that Oregon tort colony? We all know it's a slow grower...

 

[solitude127]

I am running 2 as upflow pumps (in the middle of the tank pointed at the surface).

Amazing tank Dave. I'm lucky enough to have seen it first hand during your last frag swap. Quick question, what's the benefit of having up flow pumps?

 

[lowbudget]

Amazing tank Dave. I'm lucky enough to have seen it first hand during your last frag swap. Quick question, what's the benefit of having up flow pumps?

im guessing helps move detritus and coral grows in direction of flow.

 

[o2manyfish]

Solitude/Mike,

Flow from pump is pretty linear even if you are ramping them up and down. And I don't like the look of seeing pumps hanging on the sides of the tank.

So years ago I played with putting the pumps in the middle of the tank pointed straight up. This let me hide the pumps in the middle of the rock work. And the up flow creates a flow like a mushroom cloud. So it spreads the water in all directions. And as the water comes up and breaks the surfaces the water falls back down on itself and creates random flow pulses rather than linear. While this does not move water all the way across the tank, like a pump on an end wall does. It does move about a 24" circles water around each pump. And since i have the Surge pump which circulates the water throughout the tank, I think the upflow have done a really good job of getting flow that goes through the corals from top to bottom, and really moves the water throughout the entire coral.

Dave B

 

[solitude127]

Thanks for the detailed explanation Dave. I never thought of flow that way.

 

[o2manyfish]

Here are some updated photos to show just how fast the Bellus can change. This is what the fish looked like as of last Sunday night. So total switchover was about 10 days.

Dave B