The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread

[Blueface]

I shouldn't have asked.
I should have just gone ahead, dragged the 55 out of the garage, set it up in the office room in the house, bought all the crap I need on the business card so she won't see it and I would have had a reef running already as a second tank again, at WHOLESALE!!!
Instead, I ask if I could.
Am I a child?
Did I need to be excused in class to go to the bathroom?
Did I forget my hall pass or something?

Crap!!!
Man I fear that woman.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by Blueface

I shouldn't have asked.
I should have just gone ahead, dragged the 55 out of the garage, set it up in the office room in the house, bought all the crap I need on the business card so she won't see it and I would have had a reef running already as a second tank again, at WHOLESALE!!!
Instead, I ask if I could.
Am I a child?
Did I need to be excused in class to go to the bathroom?
Did I forget my hall pass or something?

Crap!!!
Man I fear that woman.

Put drugs in her drink.
Problem solved.

OK, here goes:
Flash on, tank setup. The cooler with the skimmer on top is off to the right side.

No flash, left side. There are five fish in this shot. The clowns are in pulsing Xenia, the polyps close and open suddenly about once a second. The pineapple looking coral started out as a dead chunk of rock.

No flash, right side. Pseudochromis fish, 6 year old maximus clam, porites coral that appeared from dead rock and then grew huge, hammer coral that was a LFS dieing castoff deal, cool red mushrooms, etc.

Along the bottom are a lot of small brown anemones called majano that are major pests. Nothing eats them that wouldn't eat the rest of the tank. They have to be picked out by hand. A good way to find bristle worms.

No flash, Sailfin Tang. This fish was an inch long triangle when we got it. It has amazing control of it's pattern, like contrast and tint controls.


Last picture, with flash. Under the tank.
Calcium reactor, chiller controller, 2x400w HID ballast with timer on the wall, the other side is a 25 gal refugium divided into three parts. The left side (can't see) has the main recirc pump and the reactor pump, the center is the part with live rock and the heaters, also live sand, the right side has the skimmer pump. The light for it doesn't show in the flash.

[Wolfgang]

Originally Posted by Blueface

I shouldn't have asked.
I should have just gone ahead, dragged the 55 out of the garage, set it up in the office room in the house, bought all the crap I need on the business card so she won't see it and I would have had a reef running already as a second tank again, at WHOLESALE!!!
Instead, I ask if I could.
Am I a child?
Did I need to be excused in class to go to the bathroom?
Did I forget my hall pass or something?

Crap!!!
Man I fear that woman.

Please set it up! I wanna see what you can do!

[ucubed]

[shilala]

All this fish tank talk made me go get my diatom filter out of the shed.
I gotta polish that tank up a bit.

Cool thread! I have a 120 gal. and a 10 gal. nano. Six or seven years old. My wife kept the nano at work at her previous job. I'll have to clean them enough to take pics.

Ugg, The place I orderd my tank from said that there was a price change and they arent honoring my order! bastards. Theyll sell me one for 220 now instead of the 176 I ordered mine for. that should be illegal! in fact think it might be but oh well. Dont buy from aloha aquariums!

Oh well, it may be good that it happened. Im starting to debate starting a 50 gallon tank with a remote sump I dont know which way to go! only thing ive ever had a hand it was my dads old fish only tank. had a 15inch Lion fish in it. Was the coolest thing ever. sold that sucker for almost 2000 bucks to a private collector, apperently its rare that they are that big for very long. Went into a 2000 gallon tank, still there too.

anyways. Off to my search. IM still thinking nano though, but ill be using the mini skimmer i saw too. who knows, well see gah, so many options!

Im so screwed.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by darb85

Ugg, The place I orderd my tank from said that there was a price change and they arent honoring my order! bastards. Theyll sell me one for 220 now instead of the 176 I ordered mine for. that should be illegal! in fact think it might be but oh well. Dont buy from aloha aquariums!

Oh well, it may be good that it happened. Im starting to debate starting a 50 gallon tank with a remote sump I dont know which way to go! only thing ive ever had a hand it was my dads old fish only tank. had a 15inch Lion fish in it. Was the coolest thing ever. sold that sucker for almost 2000 bucks to a private collector, apperently its rare that they are that big for very long. Went into a 2000 gallon tank, still there too.

anyways. Off to my search. IM still thinking nano though, but ill be using the mini skimmer i saw too. who knows, well see gah, so many options!

Im so screwed.

Check Doctor's Foster and Smith.
They're a class outfit with top notch stuff at very fair prices. You won't take an Aloha-style screwing, either.

[md4958]

Originally Posted by shilala

an Aloha-style screwing, either.

that CAN be fun, but it really depends on the size of her coconuts!!

[shilala]

Originally Posted by md4958

that CAN be fun, but it really depends on the size of her coconuts!!

Good job pointing that out, my perverted little buddy.

[Blueface]

Originally Posted by shilala

Check Doctor's Foster and Smith.
They're a class outfit with top notch stuff at very fair prices. You won't take an Aloha-style screwing, either.

That was my place to go to for years, even going back to when they were called Pet Warehouse.
Used them extensively until I eventually got my wholesale tax license for the business.
Their prices are quite close to that of wholesale, or at least as close as one can get. Much, much cheaper than local shops and very reputable.
Another very reputable mail order one that is out of PA is "That Fish Place".
Just as good. Also ordered quite a bit from them.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by Blueface

That was my place to go to for years, even going back to when they were called Pet Warehouse.
Used them extensively until I eventually got my wholesale tax license for the business.
Their prices are quite close to that of wholesale, or at least as close as one can get. Much, much cheaper than local shops and very reputable.
Another very reputable mail order one that is out of PA is "That Fish Place".
Just as good. Also ordered quite a bit from them.

That's amazing. They're the only other ones I've ever used.
I just ordered parts for my Diatom filter from them a few weeks ago cause they're the only ones that carry them.
The only thing I can say negative about That Fish Place/ That Pet Place is that I've called them for a couple things and talked to everyone in the store and no one knows anything about what they're selling.
One time I just gave up.
I've always wanted to visit their store but it's about 4 hours away. I'm not that excited about it.
My all-time favorite store is Elmer's in Monroeville, PA. It's a smelly little store but at a time they had the best selection of fish anywhere. Good and healthy, too. They've slipped in recent years but sometimes they're good and sometimes not. I still stop every time I go by.

In the San Jose area, this store is incredible. A little high priced but very good. Dr. Le is the best adviser I have ever found. He sets up and maintains commercial aquariums. Tiny little hole-in-the-wall store that is jamb packed with some of the most beautiful aquariums.
http://www.aquatic-gallery.com/

[UPHOTO]

Wish I had some close ups of the Ricordia in that first picture on the right side of the tank.

They were gorgeous!!!

[shilala]

Originally Posted by UPHOTO

Wish I had some close ups of the Ricordia in that first picture on the right side of the tank.

They were gorgeous!!!

The very top tank pic is the best. It's like a snapshot of a real reef.
I'm excited about the coralline spreading over the rest of the new rock I have in my tank. It'll do so much for "the look".
It's kind of neat how age and patience play into reefkeeping maybe even moreso than cigarkeeping.
I think cigars may be more work, though.

LFS got me going here. 25lbs fuji, 29G BioCube enough sand for 3 inch base, 400GPH Power head with wave thingamabob rotator thingy. Some Cheato(free) a small light to put above chamber for cheato. Stealth heater. I think thats it... Rock comes in tomarrow, I get first pick, but i have to cure in Kinda nervous for this. and the smell.

Thanks for enspiring me to spend more money!

[shilala]

Originally Posted by darb85

LFS got me going here. 25lbs fuji, 29G BioCube enough sand for 3 inch base, 400GPH Power head with wave thingamabob rotator thingy. Some Cheato(free) a small light to put above chamber for cheato. Stealth heater. I think thats it... Rock comes in tomarrow, I get first pick, but i have to cure in Kinda nervous for this. and the smell

Thanks for enspiring me to spend more money!

You got no animals, you can cure it right in the tank.
Everything saltwater smells. If it doesn't I'd be concerned.
You learn to love it.

[Wolfgang]

Looks like you have a small Aptasia problem. If it dosent bother you cool but if you get some lemon juice in a syringe you can zap em. Just make sure to ruin carbon for a week after.

Other than that beautiful tank. I love the Sailfin tangs but they get too darn big. I will stick with my Kole tang and add a hippo tank later on.

I wish I could get mushrooms to grow and spread like that.

[King James]

I have a 40 gallon tank w/ stand that is currently not in use but used to be a freshwater tank. I have always wanted to start a saltwater one...but know how expensive/time consuming it is and just don't know if it is the right decision at this point in my life.... maybe just get it back running as a freshwater tank for a couple years before I try anything more involved.