A New Venture - Oceanic 29g HQI

As some of you may know I have broken down my 187 and have set up a 29g biocube. It is a lot smaller! But I really like the limitations and opportunities these tanks provide. Its a challenge to place everything, and I can afford to fill it with coral! I don't have a skimmer running because the skimmer Oceanic provides is a joke. I might get a Tunze 9002 eventually, although not sure yet. I will be hooking up a reactor and running GFO and Carbon soon.
Tank:

Oceanic 29

Lighting:
HQI 150 Watt with Phoenix 14k bulb
Water movement:
1x MP10

Livestock:
2x O. Clowns w/ RBTA
2x Cleaner Shrimp
1x lrg Emerald Crab
Various snails

With this tank I wanted to do something different, something I am really excited about. I took a small rock and crushed it into marble size pieces and scattered them on the bed of the sand in the cove. I then took a frag of each type of zoa and placed them scattered throughout. They will grow over the rocks eventually filling up the space and create a ground cover look. This will look amazing once it gets there, and will make fragging very simple.

Zoas/Paly's: - I'll post indivudual pics eventually
Full Spectrum (Beautiful!!!)
Blue Hornets
Wow Paly
Rastas
Fire and Ice
Eagle Eyes
Green Bay Packers
Bam Bam's
Valentines Day Massacre
BBEB's
Armor of God's
SPS:
Aussie Reef
Tri Color Valida
Joe the Coral
LPS:
Trumpets
Frogspawn
Acans & Blasto

I've thought about a crushed live rock bottom, then covered in zoas. I can't wait to see how this turns out, I may be doing it myself! is that a fish need it light? are you going to eventually run led?

Looks good! I love the idea of the zoos on top of the rocks its like a self fragging system lol

who was I talking to about the zoanthid covered crush rock? I can't wait to see it covered. what I'm waiting to see is this Full Spectrum... I hope it grows quickly in your tank so you can drive the price way down.

Jimmy, I think it was me, after the scrk meeting.

dwolson2 wrote:I've thought about a crushed live rock bottom, then covered in zoas. I can't wait to see how this turns out, I may be doing it myself! is that a fish need it light? are you going to eventually run led?

I might eventually go to LED's and honestly wish I would have kept 1 of my 3 AI's. What was your question about the fish and light?

clownfish14 wrote:Looks good! I love the idea of the zoos on top of the rocks its like a self fragging system lol

Thanks Nick, the fragging idea is what will be a great benefit.

sisterlimonpot wrote:who was I talking to about the zoanthid covered crush rock? I can't wait to see it covered. what I'm waiting to see is this Full Spectrum... I hope it grows quickly in your tank so you can drive the price way down.

I too can't wait for them to grow out! Man that polyps is beautiful. Ill try to get a clear picture of it.

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dwolson2 wrote:I've thought about a crushed live rock bottom, then covered in zoas. I can't wait to see how this turns out, I may be doing it myself! is that a fish need it light? are you going to eventually run led?

its a brand of hqi light.

Oh, we'll its a Coralife Ballast and fixture with a Phoenix 14k bulb.

yeah take some pics. I wish you still lived right down the road...

Might give you a few ideas if your bored...
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2203496

Nice - be interesting to see the zoa grow out... An AI nano would cover that entire tank if you like the AI full size. Always worried about the heat with MH but the color almost always looks so sharp. Whereabouts in Oxnard are you?

Unfortunantly I'm not living in Oxnard anymore- I need to change my profile info. I haven't had any issues with heat from the MH. I actually has 3 AI Sols but sold them when I broke down my large tank (I now regret selling all 3). I might buy a Vega eventually or another SOL. I have some new pics ill post after I'm done watching the VP debate.

I think you should look into the Vega, they are full spectrum.

mando has 2vegas up over his tank they look sick!

dwolson2 wrote:I think you should look into the Vega, they are full spectrum.

Speaking of Full Spectrum

pretty legit!

that's pretty cool. is it doing well in your tank? any new sprouts yet?

if that were in my tank it would be a colony! Im thinking of buying one letting it grow out for like 6 months and then sell polyps at super low cost.

Vega is nice but might be a bit much for the tak size. I am hopeful they upgrade the nano with multi color spectrum. The one ony frag tank is only at 45% on the white.

sisterlimonpot wrote:that's pretty cool. is it doing well in your tank? any new sprouts yet?

It's doing really good, I have a baby that is growing fast.

Blawson wrote:Vega is nice but might be a bit much for the tak size. I am hopeful they upgrade the nano with multi color spectrum. The one ony frag tank is only at 45% on the white.

I don't think it would be too much, the tank is about what the spread is for the Vega/Sol. I switched out the optics on my Sols, and I can't imagine how they would make an upgrade for these fixtures. You would have to dismantle the fixture to change the LED's. I do believe they have an adapter for the wireless feature though. You don't use any blue/Rblue on your frag tank?

What type of zoo is that?

Full spectrum

Yes - just keep the white lower... Blues are 65,rb 70.

clownfish14 wrote:What type of zoo is that?

let's say its the crown jewel of his tank.