Gimmito's 450 Gal L-Shaped Display

[gimmito]

Gen dropped of the ATO tanks for the FT and QT. :xd:

 

[gimmito]

ATO tanks in place.

 

[sfboarders]

Dem are some fancy ATO tanks Jim :tongue: How many gallons do each of them hold?

 

[gimmito]

About 5/10 gallons. You'll get to see them up close at the tank tour.

 

[gimmito]

I received my order of shoal grass and red algae macro algae pack from Gulf Coast Ecosystem.

 

[gimmito]

[video=youtube;QELHeVUEtOQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QELHeVUEtOQ[/video]

40 gal fuge.

 

[gimmito]

I bought a used geo 612 for the FT.

 

[Reef UP]

Great reactors!! My question is when does the equipment stocking stop and the fish/coral stocking start lol! This thing will run itself by the time you're done I'm sure lol

 

[gimmito]

Great reactors!

LOL...I heard great things about Geo reactors.

My question is when does the equipment stocking stop and the fish/coral stocking start lol!

You can never have enough toys.
I'm conditioning the hydo sponge right now (it should be ready in a couple of weeks). I'm waiting to place a order w/my buddy Mike who has the wholesale fish accounts.

This thing will run itself by the time you're done I'm sure lol

...it sure will when I get a Profilux controller.

 

[gimmito]

I thought I would post some updated pics of the fuge. I changed out the atinics and and added 3 Giesseman mid day bulbs w/one aqua blue+. I received my vortech mp10 back from Ecotech Marine (now whisper quite), & added 10 peppermint shrimp.

 

[Reef UP]

Why peppermint shrimp for the fuge? Btw could you pm me a link to where you got your sea grass and such thanks

 

[num54]

WOW that fuge is as big as my main tank awesome build keep the pics coming

 

[gimmito]

Why peppermint shrimp for the fuge?

I remembered listening to a podcast that interviewed the curator of the Smithsonium. The curator mentioned they used gravity fed refuguims over their displays and stocked them w/peppermint shrimp. The peppermint shrimp will produce larvae that would feed the tank naturally. This will aid in keeping anthias which I plan to keep. Also, I'm hoping to stock mysis shrimp in there also.

Btw could you pm me a link to where you got your sea grass and such thanks

http://live-plants.com/

Just incase anybody else is interested in seagrass or other unique macroalgae.

 

[gimmito]

WOW that fuge is as big as my main tank awesome build keep the pics coming

Thanks...will do.

 

[shimin]

Man I've been lurking (speechless) for a few months lol and all I can say is wow I love it

 

[gimmito]

Man I've been lurking (speechless) for a few months lol and all I can say is wow I love it

Thanks for speaking up. :wink:

 

[gimmito]

[video=youtube;ANNBbCy-19E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANNBbCy-19E[/video]

 

[shimin]

Nice and did you say what substrate you used ? Or does the sea grass not need anything special?

 

[gimmito]

Nice and did you say what substrate you used ? Or does the sea grass not need anything special?

It depends on the sea grass used. I used shoal grass (Halude Wrightii sp). As for substrate, I used a 2" bed of Eco complete by CaribSea and another 3" mixed sand bed on top of it. The shoal grass derives it's nutrients from the Eco complete and requires strong flow and good lighting.

 

[gimmito]

I picked up some frags from my buddy mario (Xcaret). They're mostly sps: Red planet, pink sand dollar, purple monster, blue milli, etc. I dipped them in CoralRx and intercepter. The FT is starting to look pretty full.