New specs

[Aquattro]

Set Up Date : July 25, 2002

Tank Size (LxHxW | Volume): 155 g on a custom welded one piece stand/canopy
Sump Size (LxHxW | Volume): 40g glass

Live Rock (Mass):~180 lbs.

Live Sand (Mass): ~160 lbs.

Lighting (Type | Wattage | Photoperiod): 2 x 400w /10k 10 hrs./ 2 VHO 4' Actinic 12hrs

Protein Skimmer (Brand | Model): DYI Bullet 3

Biological Filtration (Type): L/R, L/S

Chemical Filtration (Type): Carbon, 1 wk./mo

Circulation (Rate | Brand | Model):7 Maxijet power heads on a wavemaker
Return Pump (Rate | Brand | Model): MAG 12

pH (Morning | Evening):7.9 - 8.1
Temperature (Range | oC | oF): Constant 81 C

Specific Gravity / Salintity (g/g | ppt): 1.026

Alkalinity (meq/l | dKH): > 3.8 mEq/L

Calcium (ppm): 400 ppm

Ammonia (ppm): 0

Nitrite (ppm): 0

Nitrate (ppm): 0

Phosphate (ppm): N/A

Fish : Yes. Yellow Tang, White Cheek tang 4 green chromis, sunset wrasse.
Corals : 25+ ass't Acro, montipora caps, digitata, encrusting, porites, pocillapora,
1 Lg. Hammer, others.
Invertebrates : 1 cleaner shrimp, 3 peppermint shrimp, scarlet hermits, huge cerith snail outbreak!

Maintenance Program : 10% change monthly. 5g top-off every three days with CaOH2 All new water is RO-D/I.
Additional Information (include estimated total system cost if known): DIY Ca reactor to keep levels up.

[ 30 September 2002, 21:26: Message edited by: Reef_Raf ]

[DJ88]

Brad,

You caught your shrimp eating bristle worms? cr@p..

[Aquattro]

Darren, didn't catch them, but I had hudreds of worms on the sand bed at night and a week after adding the shrimp, no more surface dwelling worms...none!! I suppose they could have gone into the sand, but I suspect (strongly) that they were midnight snacks! JMO

[One_Divided]

I saw mine it a few now with my own eyes.. Hard to see =( lol

[StirCrazy]

was it the cleaners or the 2 peppermint shrimp. everthing I have read says the peppermint shrimp eat the worms in your sand bed.

Steve

[Aquattro]

The cleaners. Peppermints are recent additions.

[DJ88]

I'd suspect the peps more than the cleaners. I haven't ever seen cleaners snacking on worms. Pepermints on the other hand will. and they do a wonderful job at it.

But you never know...

[One_Divided]

it was my cleaner steve, but I still have tons of worms!