Mike's new Zoa home....

[nomercymike]

Thanks to cwby416, I have a new home for my zoa's. Thank you again. I owe ya. I'm going to turn this 12 gal Aquapod into a giant zoa colony with a few nano fish.

 

[edwing206]

That's gonna be a cool tank. Do you have any cool rare zoas/palys? PPE, AOG, ect....

 

[nomercymike]

Yes I have those and more. I cant wait to get the rock in and sand. I just added water today after getting some needed parts from Salmonslayer, now it is up and running. Hopefully be a short cycle as I used half of the water out of my main system to jump start it.

 

[tamarindthai]

Mike,,are still have the zoos you kept for me,,i like to add more in my softy tank

 

[nomercymike]

Here is my first attempt at rock work. I plan on adding sand this weekend some time.

Mike,,are still have the zoos you kept for me,,i like to add more in my softy tank

Yes I have it. Just need to find it once all of the zoa's are out of my main system.

 

[salmonslayer]

Mike thats great pal. Parts worked . No rubble for frag-in ?.

 

[nomercymike]

I wanted to get the sand in and the put all the rubble in. I guess I need to get the hammer out and start breaking rock again. Wanna come help???????? tap-tap-nic

 

[salmonslayer]

Do you have sand?. I have some I got from Andy. See SRV I think he has some rub-a-dub-dubel.

 

[danno14]

I pulled about 20# of oolitic sand from my frag tank..... if you want it, give me a shout. D

 

[Krish]

LOoks good! Congrats

 

[mfinn]

That is going to be a nice tank for zoanthids.
What lights are on it?

 

[morgan]

awsome i like it can wait to see the zoa maybe stack the rock higher get the most room for zoa growth

 

[nomercymike]

Thanx all. Finn the lights are just the stock twin dual 50/50 pc's. I will see how they do. Maybe change over to T5's. I would love a 70w halide, but then the water might get to warm. Im sure all of you out there have some good pointers.

Im looking for a skimmer for it. I need to get the adapter to attach the 1/2 " locline. Alos need to get some more small live rock to stack up as morgan stated.

 

[mfinn]

Thanx all. Finn the lights are just the stock twin dual 50/50 pc's. I will see how they do. Maybe change over to T5's. I would love a 70w halide, but then the water might get to warm. Im sure all of you out there have some good pointers.

Im looking for a skimmer for it. I need to get the adapter to attach the 1/2 " locline. Alos need to get some more small live rock to stack up as morgan stated.

Haven't used T-5's, but everything I've read about them and the effectiveness depends on the reflectors. There are really good ones and really bad ones.

If you go with 70watt mh, skip the JBJ brand.JMO, they are poor.
As long as you keep a decent air space between lights and water, you can keep the temp down fairly easy.

 

[nomercymike]

Im also trying to make it so I dont go towards sps. If I put a halide on there. I know I lean towards sps. I will try the PC's for now, since they are in it.

 

[MC Lighting]

Looks good Mike I have the sunpod on my 12g and it works great only about a 2 degree temp rise when its on for a full days cycle... what kind of adapter do you need for the locline, I have a 1/2" female pipe thread to 1/2" locline valve if that will work for you...

 

[nomercymike]

It is the adapter that fits over the outlet return into the tank. It slides over the the outlet and then you connect the 1/2" loc line to it. It would be the same as you have for yours. I just have no way to connect the loc line. Thanx Mike

 

[MC Lighting]

ah I know which one you mean I am not running with mine right now I actually am getting good turbulance between the power head and the straight outlet...

 

[nomercymike]

i seem to be also, but I want to direct the flow a bit so it is not blowing water up so much.

 

[MC Lighting]

sounds good hey how did the 20k bulb look in your tank? The 10k finally starting firing correctly have absolutly no idea why....