Zoaelite: Zoa/Paly Species Tank

[Zoaelite]

Its been a while since I've updated Canreef on what my reefing situation is looking like so I its time for a new build thread.

Since parting ways with my brother on our 250g display I held a 37g 24" X 24" X 14"H cubish tank. Decided to pull the trigger on a nicer build and was a little blown away by how well Concept turned this puppy out. Big credit to both Denny & Dave, they made this really easy for me and have been nothing but helpful since the get go.

New tank Specs:

30"X 30"X 14"T: 55g
Starphire on all three viewing sides, external rear overflow
CSC 150 Skimmer, 2 Radion Gen 1s, Aquaclear for carbon/GFO
Tunzee ATO with 40g baffled sump & 15g top off tank
Return pump & Korellia 4 for flow


Fish List:

Starry Blenny
Harem of Flasher Wrasses (3F 1M)
Yellow Tang

Coral List:
Zoanthids/ Palys out of the yinngg yanngg!

Photos:
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I will snap some more accurate photos of the fish & coral tomorrow when the lights are on.

[Zoaelite]

Skimmer and sump:
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[jjntm]

nice build... can't wait to see more pics... last tank was pretty friggin sweet! Just wish we lived closer so we could trade some zoa/palys to add to my garden...

[kien]

Looks great Levi! A build with instant gratification, nice :-)

You must have to clean that tank very very slowly/carefully. I noticed that the water line looks pretty high and there is no eurobracing.

[zum14]

Very awesome! Always enjoy tagging along on your builds. :pop2:

[lastlight]

Very nice! That's enough footprint for a lot of polyps!

[Zoaelite]

nice build... can't wait to see more pics... last tank was pretty friggin sweet! Just wish we lived closer so we could trade some zoa/palys to add to my garden...

I'm sure as most can attest I'm pretty bad for getting frags cut :razz:, I'm a little too addicted to share haha! No photos tonight unfortunately, just got home and the lights are already almost off. I will get a whole whack load of them up hopefully by the weekend.

Looks great Levi! A build with instant gratification, nice :-)

You must have to clean that tank very very slowly/carefully. I noticed that the water line looks pretty high and there is no eurobracing.

When it was first set it up I was a little scared of exactly that, ends up not being all that bad and with the lack of bioload I rarely have to clean the glass. I thought the waterline would sit about an inch off the glass but its much closer to a cm :neutral:.

Very awesome! Always enjoy tagging along on your builds. :pop2:

Why thank you :biggrin:!

[Zoaelite]

Very nice! That's enough footprint for a lot of polyps!

Polyps GALOORREE!
Instead of a sand bed or bare bottom I purchased quite a few tumbled marble tiles, should look really good when the zoas start growing on it not to mention it should make for much easier fragging.

[Azzkr]

Thats a cool idea for the bottom having tiles there. How do you like your skimmer so far? I just orded the CSC 250 but havent gotten around to putting it in the tank yet

[The Grizz]

Polyps GALOORREE!
Instead of a sand bed or bare bottom I purchased quite a few tumbled marble tiles, should look really good when the zoas start growing on it not to mention it should make for much easier fragging.

As long as you don't have them melt on you, just sayin :twised:

[asylumdown]

Subscribed! I want to be the first to know when you start fragging this system! Calgary's LFS's have been getting too much of my aquarium budget, it's time to send some your way...

[Zoaelite]

Thats a cool idea for the bottom having tiles there. How do you like your skimmer so far? I just orded the CSC 250 but havent gotten around to putting it in the tank yet

So far I'm blown away @ the quality of it, the pump is practically silent and this was the foam product after just a few days. I have yet to tune it in yet, hoping to get it perfect this weekend.

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As long as you don't have them melt on you, just sayin :twised:

I think its about time to invest in bear traps :mrgreen:. Haha, actually though so far so good with this tank. Happy to have the angels and detritus sinks out, you know how zoas are though.

Subscribed! I want to be the first to know when you start fragging this system! Calgary's LFS's have been getting too much of my aquarium budget, it's time to send some your way...

I know how you feel, I'm pretty sure I should be around 60-70k Concept Points @ the moment. Unfortunately Dave doesn't honor these imaginary tokens I keep claiming to have...

Just came home with a snazzy colony of Candy Apple Pinks tonight :razz:! If I admit your first in line certain other parties might remove my limbs but I will see what I can do.

[Zoaelite]

Wow, just noticed I clicked something funny on my image shack account and the photos quality was boched. Here are the same first photos, little better nicer this time though.

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[reefermadness]

What an awesome start!

[gregzz4]

Kool rockwork

Who's the fish in the pic that looks like a 'red' yellow tang ?

[wmcinnes]

So far I'm blown away @ the quality of it, the pump is practically silent and this was the foam product after just a few days. I have yet to tune it in yet, hoping to get it perfect this weekend.

http://imageshack.us/a/img69/729/img1734q.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img23/915/img1733tq.jpg



I love my CSC-250. Have had it running for over 2 months now and it is fantastic.

[sphelps]

Looking good! How big is your notch?

[lastlight]

where the hell does that ladder go lol?

[sphelps]

where the hell does that ladder go lol?

I think that's just encase kien stops by to take a look.

[lastlight]

I think that's just encase kien stops by to take a look.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xst6sdr7yAw/SKGqF1polrI/AAAAAAAAAOw/1VNecdPJkOc/s400/Oh_Snap.jpg

[Duker]

love the idea of a 100% zoa tank... its going to look amazing especially with your existing collection!

[Zoaelite]

I love my CSC-250. Have had it running for over 2 months now and it is fantastic.

Agreed, so far so good. This thing is about two times larger and 2 times quieter than my last one.

Looking good! How big is your notch?

Thanks Steve! Uhmmerrrmm my what?

What an awesome start!

I've become a master at doing transfers now :neutral:, this scares me a little.

[Zoaelite]

Kool rockwork

Who's the fish in the pic that looks like a 'red' yellow tang ?

Thanks, the Tonga branch makes it really easy to stack. It came in cycling really bad so it wasn't all that nice to the previous tank, its starting to get a nice coraline coating now. Its a yellow tang, my Radions have a 30 min session directly before the night session where it spikes the red spectrum.

where the hell does that ladder go lol?

I think that's just encase kien stops by to take a look.

Buahahaa :lol:. What you don't have decorative ladders by your tanks?

[Zoaelite]

love the idea of a 100% zoa tank... its going to look amazing especially with your existing collection!

Thanks! Speaking of that collection, how about some photos?

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[sphelps]

Thanks Steve! Uhmmerrrmm my what?


Your notch for your external overflow box, curious what size it is as in height and width. These are the weird things I like to know but it's not dirty just weird.

[Zoaelite]

Top downs and fts.

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[The Grizz]

I see some Zoas in there I need to come collect some clippings from :lol:

[Zoaelite]

Your notch for your external overflow box, curious what size it is as in height and width. These are the weird things I like to know but it's not dirty just weird.

The box is 16L X 5W X 8H, the black acrylic notches are 1cm long with .7cm between each one and they are about an inch tall.

[kien]

The ladder is brilliant btw. That's all I have to say.

[Zoaelite]

I see some Zoas in there I need to come collect some clippings from :lol:

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3871/myjelliebeans.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/59/myjelliebeans.jpg/)

[The Grizz]

I'll bring beer :drinking: & when you pass out..............snip here, snip there.......you'll never even notice :twised:

[Zoaelite]

The ladder is brilliant btw. That's all I have to say.

:razz:

[Zoaelite]

I'll bring beer :drinking: & when you pass out..............snip here, snip there.......you'll never even notice :twised:

I'm not sure how I feel about being drugged and then having my zoas raped.

[The Grizz]

Or I could do it the hard way ( for you that is :twised:) ride down with a few of my boys and do a zoa jacking :lol:

[Zoaelite]

I'm investing in bear traps and a security system shortly :lol:.

[The Grizz]

I'm not sure how I feel about being drugged and then having my zoas raped.

But you'd have some extra cash to buy some more afterwards :wink:

[Zoaelite]

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/2746/mg1778h.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/26/mg1778h.jpg/)

^^^The rare and elusive "Greg Unattainables", named by me.

[The Grizz]

Haha jokes on you I already have some of those :razz:

[kien]

I'm not sure how I feel about being drugged and then having my zoas raped.

Or I could do it the hard way

I'm don't even know what's going on anymore?????

[The Grizz]

I'm don't even know what's going on anymore?????

It all about hoarders that don't want to share with the rest of us :razz:

[Scythanith]

Do you mind giving a quick description of your Ca, alk, Mg and any other dosing you do?

[Zoaelite]

Funny enough this tank doesn't have the doser running, 10 day 30% water changes only.

Zoas don't really have much for a Ca/Alk req.