Tanks finally worth showing off.

[Brian]

Started in Oct 2009.

URL arn't showing on my comp, so here's the address.

http://picasaweb.google.com/10841271707 ... 8905906754

[Salty]

Brian,
Decent set up. love the eel.
I noticed in the first pic you have 0 surface aggitation. Your PH may suffer becuase of that among other things.
I'm not much of a fan of the cones on the koralias. IMO the karalias strongsuit is how it can spread alot of water in alot of different directions so you don't have any dead spots. You should be able to get good surface aggitation and still hit the bottom of the tank with the flow if you didnt have the cones on.
It's your tank, just sayin'

[palmer373]

wow nice setup how many watts total do you have over your tank? also how big will you snowflake get? keep it up and i agree with salty.

[Brian]

Pulled the cones, hopefully the little smalls don't comment Harri Kari. Also added a huge Monti cap. Looks amazing, though I did lose 2 years of my life putting him in the tank.I hate rearranging things. It's like dominoes.

[grantypoo]

That's a neat shot with the monti and the eel

How big would you say the eel is? I hope you can keep water quality good while still keeping that eel full.

[palmer373]

I agree with grant. sorry if its too much trouble but do you mind posting like the tank size and wattage and such of your tank? if you already have on another thread please point me the way.

thanks

[Salty]

Nice monti!

[mr.x-ray]

That's a neat shot with the monti and the eel

How big would you say the eel is? I hope you can keep water quality good while still keeping that eel full.

Comparing his Orange Monti cap. plates to mine I would guess the Snow Flake at >15".

[palmer373]

That's a neat shot with the monti and the eel

How big would you say the eel is? I hope you can keep water quality good while still keeping that eel full.

Comparing his Orange Monti cap. plates to mine I would guess the Snow Flake at >15".

howd you figure that out?

[aquariumreef]

I bet he used magic!

Sean

[joemarchetti]

How did you attach the monti. You said that you hate rearranging things. You can use superglue gell with good success without having to move things around. The picture of the eel under the cap is very cool.
You will want to make sure that your corals are secured well so that your eel isn't constantly banging them arround.

[aquariumreef]

Cool! I never even noticed the eel was under there until Mr. Marchetti said it.

Sean

Ps: I had to edit my name back in here!

[Brian]

15" is near dead on, magic indeed. The eel is a big PIA in the coral placement category, I often find things laying on the sand due to his nighttime movements, even with a ton of superglue. He worth it though, he's like a dog, always pacing back and forth whenever I'm in the room waiting to be fed. Mostly my newer zoo's and loose acro (need more glue). The monti shouldn't/hasn't yet been a problem, this is grown nearly a year on the rock it was on, bought the rock with the coral last week from F-15 crew chief. As he is a digger though and I also have an aggressive sand sifter (Dragon Goby) I have to blow off the coral regularly between those two characters. The waste hasn't yet been an issue. I have a monster skimmer thats pulling a cup a day so I think I'm good there.

P.S. Tank size and watts are all in the sig block. Plus the link show 20 more photos of the tank, is the link in first post working?

http://picasaweb.google.com/10841271707 ... 8905906754

P.S.S. Aquariumreef, what the hell is that drawing?

[palmer373]

woops sorry forgot about that and its working fine for me. so you have 384 watts over the 30 then? it doesnt look light 3 feet long. oh and i agree what is that?

[palmer373]

yah looks like a 29 to me. if that light is 24" (im sure it is) then thats not a whole foot on the left. well who cares i like the monti and everything!

[aquariumreef]

This drawing ------->? It's my drawing! Don't know why, but I've always liked it, and us it on a lot of stuff!

Sean

Ps: Wish I could get a Moray, their sooooo pretty!

[palmer373]

can you give me a scientific name on it? id like to do resaerch!

[aquariumreef]

Name offffff?

Sean

[Brian]

Thats 96 watts total.

The scientific name of the snowflake eel is the Echidna nebulosa (Ahl, 1789)

Other Common Names:

Clouded, Nebulous, and Starry Eel or Moray Eel.

[palmer373]

thanks and can a monti thrive with about 3 watts per gallon? i think its different with T5s than CFs but could i grow SPS ina 20T with 96w? if not ill just do a zoa garden

good luck i like the eel with the corals also!