Pics of my 55 at present. Any help or suggestions appreciated. The sump was just setup.

Looks great. What are you using for lighting? Do you have any closeup pics of the tank? :)

The lighting is from Aquatraders.com. 48in 260watt pc. Not the best light out there,but it seems to work ok. I have some closer pics but they are fuzzy.:( I will get some more.

why is there a light in the sump

It's a refugium. Algae grows there instead of in the tank. The bright light encourages their growth, and they consume all the 'nutrients' and so prevents algae growth in the tank.
Or, at least, that's my understanding... :huh:

Look forward to seeing the progression of the tank, danj. :)

learn something new everyday :)

Thanks Leema. I am having a little trouble with the new skimmer. To many micro bubbles. I will let it breakin a few more days and see what happens.
And you are right on with the explanation of the light in the sump. Have live rock in it.

Hey Danj what brand of Protein skimmer are you using?

My skimmer is a Coralife Super Skimmer Needle Wheel Protein Skimmer. I am not real pleased with it yet. I am hoping it will start to work better in a few days. After breakin.

From what I've heard Coralife Super Skimmers are pretty good. Why don't you like it?

It did not seem to be working properly. But as the days go by it seems to be getting better. I think it just needs to get broke-in good. Today i have a much better skim.
Guess i am in to big of a rush for things to work :rolleyes: And as we all know nothing good ever happens fast in a saltwater tank.

Pic of my Condy anemone.

Nice anemone you have there. Would a clown adopt that kind of anemone? Still its a cool anemone. Might get myself one soon. :wub:

No. Clowns are not known to adopt to this one. Bubble tip or some long tenacle anemones are suppose to be good for clowns.

Great pics! How did you set up your sump? Hopefully one day I'm wanting to turn my 40 gallon breeder into a salt water setup. I'd love to have a nice sump on it. Is your tank drilled or do you have a CSO?

Thanks. I wish my tank was drilled. I just have an overflow box on back. And instead of using bio-balls i am going with live rock for filtration. And i have the skimmer in the sump.

what does drilled mean

You have a trickle filter which skims the top of the water off, and then it falls down behind the 'screen' and then exits the tank through a small hole drilled in the side.

For those that don't have pre-drilled tanks and don't want to spend the money getting it done, they can purchase a Continuous Siphon Overlfow, which pulls the water off and forces it down to the sump instead.

How do you like your CSO? Does it get the job done? Have you had problems where it stopped getting water to the sump? IE Lost suction?

danj, all I can thing of is more live rock and more critters! :) Nice looking tank!

FishyFry
Since those pics were taken i have changed the lighting to Metal Halides. Have added more live rock to the main tank and sump. My Coralife skimmer is working very well now.
And i also now use culligan water for the water changes and topoff. My RO unit will not remove all nitrates that i have. :( Need to buy a DI unit.

That is the way get my RO water. I go to the local grocery store with my 10 or so bottles and fill them up, although in the future I would love to invest in a unit. :)

My 55 gal tank has been doing fairly good. It has come a long way since i set it up. However i seem to have a problem with hair alge. I will soon be moving everything to a 75 gal and was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on getting rid of the alge in the move.

:music: i cant see the pics. there gone

I'm guessing that you could get some "Algone" to clean out hair algae. I'm not really sure though. You would have to check it out.

Bronz. I removed the old photos and have not put up any new ones. Sorry

Here is a few shots of the 75 gal. I have a total of about 90gal of water tank, sump and fuge.





Will try and get some close ups later on.

Looks real nice, danj. :up:

Nice tank :)

The tank looks great. I would love to here what equipment you are using as well as inhabitants.

Here are some pics of my 75g. I tried to get some pics of my coral beauty angelfish. But it does not want to stay put for long.

Nice