from trashed to prized (i hope)

do de do de do........ bump itty bump bump..... bump bump.

 

TYour tank looks good. Looks like you have puts lot of work and thought into it. Keep us posted. You have a tank to be proud of.

 

well i dont know how many folks have even looked at this but the other day i was changeing out a MH bulb from my coralife 492w and decided to take a look at the cooling fan. well i noticed it had a filter media sandwiched between two grills. i took it out to take a look and BAM! a clogged mess!!
i dont even see how it had any airflow at all. its been on the tank about 2 yrs and i bet its never been cleaned.
now this next part.... you will be sceptical about, and i dont blame you because i didnt believe it either. but instead of my daytime high temps reaching 82-84 degrees they only got to 78-80. thats coooool.

and bump on the stock list on prior pages.

 

Hi SAABtech - its a 125 gallon with sump - whats the total gallonage in your system please?

I like your list - except for the Lo Vulpinis (Fox face) I know they can mow hair algae - Ive seen them working at local airport DT - all the hair algae in the tank is a uniform 1cm tall - seriously I kid you not, the fish they have all seem to ignore the final CM of the GHA?????

Steve

 

im with steve add all but the foxface. that way you dont have to worry about getting stung by anything in your tank!

 

i would have to guess on the total gallons. i dont know the formula and im just quoteing what i was told by the prior owner for the 125 spec. in reality the tanks dementions are-- (51"x24"x21" tank) (15"x12"x12" deep area of the sump) (31"x15"x8" shallow area of the sump with skimmer)

totally rethinking everything. i really am taking it slow when it comes to the stock list. because i just aquascaped and dont want to brake it back down anytime soon. (unless i decide to get rid of the keyhole) and that would be the last time for a long time. (hopefully anyway) and i dont have anymore hair algae. just fighting diatoms.

 

just found a calculator. total water = 136 gallons

 

SAABtech

rounding up your list but not including Fox face I get it to 35 inches of fish, allowing for adult sizes

generally in SW a guideline is 1 inch of fish to every 4 gallons of water, Oxygen being the prime reason for these guidelines - so a good gas exchange and efficient skimming can make a difference

so I still feel minus the Fox face, your stock list would be OK, if built up slowly to ensure bacteria copes with each introduction before continuing to introduce

Steve