Swayds Shallows

[swayd]

Sup!
Im back and I finally retired my 20H holding station and 20L. I stepped it up and got me a coral flat!
Enough with the boring stuff here are the dimensions and stuff:

Tank:
23.5"x38"10"

Stand:
25"x39.5"x37"

Sump:
16"x32"x14"
3 chambers (1 for skimmer and 1 for LR and 1 for return)

Currently have it as a frag tank but Im planning on cutting out some of the eggcrate in the front to create a display area for my favorite sticks.

Tank has been up and running for one week and all of the goodies have been installed (skimmer, ATO, lights, etc..) I also added all of my previous coral and fish. Will be waiting another month before I start to accumulate coral again just in case the tank wants to cycle again. I do want to add 3-4 more fish, I currently have a true perc and two chromis. I was thinking 2-3 cardinals and a six-line wrasse but its not set in stone and Im open to suggestions!

 

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[swayd]

So, I have run into a dilemma.
I have this great tank but no way to stick a power head on it. I currently have 3 mj1200s and 1 tunze 6045 just laying on the bottom of the tank not being secured in any way. Reason being is that there is plywood on 3 sides of the tank and the acrylic is about 3/4" thick and I don t want to put all the power heads on the front.
What can I do in this situation? Are the power heads I have enough or should I try to find another way to put a power head on there.
I really wanted a wp40 pr wp25.

 

[Flameback Pair]

Can you give us a list of livestock?

 

[swayd]

Yeah I will def work on it. I have a bunch of no name stuff but ill see what I can do.


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[swayd]

Lps-
Aussie Duncan's
Pink sapphire chalice
Mummy eye chalice
Watermelon chalice
Jason fox yellow fever chalice
Golden eye chalice
Pink purple and green unknown chalice
Orange acan lords
Red micromussa
Technicolor rainbow acan echinata

SPS-
Green birdsnest
Sour apple birdsnest
True Undata
Green monti cap
Sunset monti
Unknown brown acro(not doing well)
Blue tenuis

Softies-
Captain America's
Rastas
My Clementines
Blue agave
Mohawks
Amor of god
Sunny D
Peach rainbow
Tubbs blue
Wild blue
Diablo orange
Blazing beacons
Jokers
Kryptonite
Eagle eyes
Unknown pink zoas
Starfire
Green purple and blue unknown zoa
Teal unknown zoas

And that's all folks! I'm looking to really beef up my collection and get back into SPS soon.



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[swayd]

Some teasers until I get a view box.

Still pretty empty.


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[swayd]

This is my light from the second floor with the blinds closed haha!

 

[swayd]

Started getting some stringy algae and bubble algae so is m bumping up water changes to 5 gal a day for a couple weeks.
Here are some pics of my coral during today's water change.
1 month worth of coralline using my new light setup

Some chalices

Sour apple birdsnest

 

[swayd]

Green birdsnest

Some acros

 

[swayd]

Undata

Recovering Undata

Zoas

 

[swayd]

I haven't used this in a while.

 

[swayd]

Major changes made today! Here's a sneak at what's going on.
New egg crate

Broken scissors

Coral waiting for the change

Old egg crate

 

[swayd]

So things are really starting to grow nicely and i am slowly acquiring more SPS. I am going to try to trade or sell most of my zoas as i have duplicates and i want more space for sone nice "designer" zoas.
Some pics from today
Golden eye chalice

Some pink and green chalice

Sapphire chalice

Sunny Ds (my favorite zoa)

Duncan

 

[swayd]

My baby SPS collection haha

Group shot

 

[swayd]

I'm thinking of getting additional lights to get rid of my little par30s. I was thinking maybe another reef radiance fixture but only the blue/white color combo. I have been getting amazing growth and crazy coralline but I do not like the full spectrum color temp. I have the blue channel at 100% and the white at 20% and its still not blue enough for me haha!
Any opinions?

 

[Flameback Pair]

I see you have a green birdsnest. I have one coming in tomorrow from LA. It's supposed to have pink tips.

 

[swayd]

Yeah I do I have a sour apple birdsnest and a green one. They are pretty awesome if they are under some nice bluer lights, they pop! People keep asking me to cut it up but I like my little colony lol.

 

[swayd]

Thinking of setting up a classroom reef. What are your thoughts on this?
This is what I'm looking at right now.

5g, ac70, heater, par30 bulb, LR, LS, coral and a clown goby!

 

[swayd]

So I sold my two favorite small colonies of my clementines and rastas, but all for a good cause. I bought my girlfriend an engagement ring that she doenst know of yet. Its not a huge diamond but its a nice size.
Anyways, Ive decided to change the look of my tank and take out ALL of the eggcrate. I know have a shallow display and I am absolutely loving it. I wish I would have done this from the beginning! I should have some pics up tonight.