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aquanut40
February 6th, 2004, 12:59 PM
Hello


Any thoughts? Its a 55 gallon tank that I set up to go against the norm and has worked very well. Both tank and stand where made by me.. It is 18 months old it has no sump, no skimmer and only N.O. lighting. Its has a plenum for filtration and a fluval 304 along with 4 powerheads for water movement. It has two 40 watt 03,s, one 40 watt 50/50, one 40 watt 10,000k and one 40 watt 6500k. Inhabitants are several Caulastrea frags, Trachyphyllia. Turbinaria, Pachyclavularia several species of Discosoma along with Stichodactyla anemone,Condylactis anemone also some Zoanthids. Scarlet cleaner shirp and a blood shrip. Several speices of snails, serpant star. As for fish Two Ocellaris Anemonefish, Sixline Wrasse, Coral Beauty, Orchid Dottyback, Royal Gramma and a Ocellated Dragonet.
psiico
February 6th, 2004, 01:09 PM
No thoughts, but I have questions. How do the anenomes like the lighting? How long have you had the anenmones? Not that I'm planning on putting one in my tank, I'm just curious. From what I've read they need a lot more light.
aquanut40
February 6th, 2004, 01:38 PM
Hello

I have had the condy and the carpet in that tank for over 8 months. I got the carpet from a small pet store where it had tangled with a heater and was in bad shape. It healed up nicely in about a month. When I got it, it was about about 3.5 inches in dia. its now about 10 inches in dia. As for the condy it was bleeched, now it has great colour and is about 3 times the size it was and is growing like a weed.

Stan
Michael_Lambert
February 6th, 2004, 01:42 PM
Wow,

Stan Impressive..

What size is the tank? Dimensions? and wondering what ballast you are driving the NO's with?

and do you have some closer images of the Anemones.?
psiico
February 6th, 2004, 01:47 PM
That's pretty cool. Kudos to you for sure!
aquanut40
February 6th, 2004, 02:26 PM
Hello

Thanks gang here is one of the carpet
aquanut40
February 6th, 2004, 02:27 PM
The mouth of the condy
Michael_Lambert
February 6th, 2004, 02:28 PM
wow,

thats some nice color.. concidering that the tank is only Lite by Normal outputs !

If you are really keeping these beauti's in your main tank under just the NO's and you have kept them as long as you have.. and they are really in such good health.. You kind put a bogwash to the amount of light most people say or think they need to live!
aquanut40
February 6th, 2004, 02:30 PM
The condy
Michael_Lambert
February 6th, 2004, 02:34 PM
Very nice! ..

I really like the color of that Open brain there i see on the right side. !
aquanut40
February 6th, 2004, 02:35 PM
Hello

Thanks Micheal. Your welcome to come and visit anytime you like to veiw the set-up. I'm about 80 min east of Totonto in Cobourg.
As for the tank it is 48x12x19. and as for the ballast nothing special just Philips you can get them anywhere.

Thanks Stan
Michael_Lambert
February 6th, 2004, 02:37 PM
Well Again.. Very nice..

was just wondering if you where over driving the NO's Bulbs.. But if you are just using a standard ballast from Homedepo.. I really don't think you are!
aquanut40
February 6th, 2004, 02:37 PM
Open Brain
Michael_Lambert
February 6th, 2004, 02:40 PM
I love that one!!!!
kadaytar
February 6th, 2004, 03:03 PM
Hey Stan it is amazing. I saw many tanks lit by NO flo's having colorful softies at garf.org they had plenums in their tanks too. What are the dimensions of your tank? It is a very nice sample for NO lit tanks. Congtrats.
Kadir
Michael_Lambert
February 6th, 2004, 03:09 PM
Originally posted by aquanut40

As for the tank it is 48x12x19. and as for the ballast nothing special just Philips you can get them anywhere.

Thanks Stan

Answered :)
aquanut40
February 6th, 2004, 04:03 PM
Hello

What Michael said Thanks

Stan