Steviereefs
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Back at it again!!!
I call it the JFK Tribute NSW tank not to vouch for my political choice (R), but I actually acquired the all the water and sand for the display and sump from a private beach on the sole tiny road connecting to the Kennedy compound in Hyannis port here in Hyannis MA. It was not my first choice but decided to sneak over and take a good look at the access to the beach and when I got there WOW !! The water was so crystal clear and aquamarine blue and the sand was so nice and clean. I could not resist myself and went down there and collected six 5 gallon buckets loaded to the brim, two of them with the very nice washed (hardly clouds the tank when added) and bioloaded shoreline sand.
So that's why I dubbed it JFK Tribute NSW tank. So here is the list.
Equipment-
Top
*Standard 29 gal tank back panel tinted black.
*Eshopps hob PF-800 overflow.
*30" Current fixture w/24" dual bulb light.
*Koralia power head
Bottom
*10 gallon custom baffled sump w/dedicated DBS/fuge area and location to fit HOB skimmer, overflow water and heater.
*Nasty Aquamaxx HOB Cone S skimmer.
*Incandescent fuge light.
*Mag 9.5 return pump.
Cultural practice utilized and explained-
Display has minimal live rock w/3" of live shoreline sand. Sump has a ~4.5" DSB and area above with some live rubble rock and fuge zone for macros to grow. I'm hoping with the copious turn over rate combined with the oversized skimmer for the tank size, will more than manage the nutrient export process. The added benefit of adding the NSW and shoreline sand is it's very fresh and loaded with lively critters and microbes, and cycles very quickly about 2 weeks you will see a little ammonia and then nitrite spike then rock and roll.
Aquascape Explanation-
I acquired a big beautiful acropora skeleton that I've posted about a couple times here and I knew it would be a perfect size for the tank and great substrate to mount and grow corals on. So I took a large piece of live rock and took a paddle bit to it to allow the acros skeleton base to sit flush and centered on the rock as well as function as a balanced sturdy base. The acros stature really called for a minimalist layout because it's outstanding size and great attributes so I added that and the two other small rocks to help complement it. Most importantly I thought how cool it would be to give this acro another chance at life as a support median.
Anyways with out further adu here are the pics!!
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I call it the JFK Tribute NSW tank not to vouch for my political choice (R), but I actually acquired the all the water and sand for the display and sump from a private beach on the sole tiny road connecting to the Kennedy compound in Hyannis port here in Hyannis MA. It was not my first choice but decided to sneak over and take a good look at the access to the beach and when I got there WOW !! The water was so crystal clear and aquamarine blue and the sand was so nice and clean. I could not resist myself and went down there and collected six 5 gallon buckets loaded to the brim, two of them with the very nice washed (hardly clouds the tank when added) and bioloaded shoreline sand.
So that's why I dubbed it JFK Tribute NSW tank. So here is the list.
Equipment-
Top
*Standard 29 gal tank back panel tinted black.
*Eshopps hob PF-800 overflow.
*30" Current fixture w/24" dual bulb light.
*Koralia power head
Bottom
*10 gallon custom baffled sump w/dedicated DBS/fuge area and location to fit HOB skimmer, overflow water and heater.
*Nasty Aquamaxx HOB Cone S skimmer.
*Incandescent fuge light.
*Mag 9.5 return pump.
Cultural practice utilized and explained-
Display has minimal live rock w/3" of live shoreline sand. Sump has a ~4.5" DSB and area above with some live rubble rock and fuge zone for macros to grow. I'm hoping with the copious turn over rate combined with the oversized skimmer for the tank size, will more than manage the nutrient export process. The added benefit of adding the NSW and shoreline sand is it's very fresh and loaded with lively critters and microbes, and cycles very quickly about 2 weeks you will see a little ammonia and then nitrite spike then rock and roll.
Aquascape Explanation-
I acquired a big beautiful acropora skeleton that I've posted about a couple times here and I knew it would be a perfect size for the tank and great substrate to mount and grow corals on. So I took a large piece of live rock and took a paddle bit to it to allow the acros skeleton base to sit flush and centered on the rock as well as function as a balanced sturdy base. The acros stature really called for a minimalist layout because it's outstanding size and great attributes so I added that and the two other small rocks to help complement it. Most importantly I thought how cool it would be to give this acro another chance at life as a support median.
Anyways with out further adu here are the pics!!
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it was cold but I loved doing it. The turning point for that tank was poor lighting, and acropora poor coloration. I switched to red sea coral pro. After I upgraded lighting, had I stuck with the NSW I may have seen steady improvement, but I was stuck too the regiment. With this tank though I may take NSW further and stick with mostly softies and LPS because they are more suitable in this water type.
