jr0senblum's Blue Room

Blue Room

Age 7 years, 2 months
Volume 54 Gallons
Dimensions 38'' x 27'' x 22''
Make All Glas
Model 54 Gallon Corner Tank
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For Sale

Introduction

I had seahorses which were maintenance-heavy due to their feeding habits. They are messy eaters and eat a lot. My six seahorses required 35 PE Mysis cubes a week which overwhelmed my 55 gallon tank. Skimming, Purigen, Chemi-Pure and 25% weekly water changes were required to keep nitrates reasonable.

Now I am looking for something on the other end of the maintenance spectrum. So, having seasoned my biological filter with the seahorse regime, I am attempting no skimmer or algae scrubber and as little equipment as possible.

We will see how it goes...
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  • Leaf Plate Montipora / Montipora capricornis

Photos

FTS December 10, 2013
FTS December 10, 2013 added 10 years ago
FTS December 19, 2013
FTS December 19, 2013 added 10 years ago
FTS December 11, 2013
FTS December 11, 2013 added 10 years ago

Filtration

Matrix, live rock and a mesh filter-sock.
Purigen and two units of Chemi-pure.
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  • Bicolor Hammer Anchor Coral Branching / Euphyllia parancora

Lighting

One Echo Tech Radion G2 at 65%. 12 hour "natural" cycle starting at 7:30 AM
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  • Acan Lord / Acanthastrea lordhowensis

Flow

Total flow is about 1470 GPH
* Danner Mag-Drive Supreme 7 700 GPH return pump contributing probably about 390 GPH due to head loss
* 2 Hydor Koralia 240 GPH power heads
* 1 Hydor Koralia 600
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  • Florida Ricordea Mushroom / Ricordea florida

Measurements

48
Salinity
8.0
Alkalinity
2.5
Nitrate
360
Calcium
1400
Magnesium
8.07
pH
0.04
Phosphate
79
Temperature

Inhabitants

12 Coral

Acan Lord Acanthastrea lordhowensis
Brain Coral Trachyphyllia Trachyphyllia geoffroyi
Florida Ricordea Mushroom Ricordea florida
Flower Pot Coral - True Red Goniopora sp
Hairy Mushroom Rhodactis indosinensis
Leaf Plate Montipora Montipora capricornis
Montipora Digitata
3 Mushroom Coral Super Red Actinodiscus sp
Purple Tree Gorgonian Eunicea sp.
Torch Coral Euphyllia glabrescens
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Acan Lord Acanthastrea lordhowensis 0  10
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Brain Coral Trachyphyllia Trachyphyllia geoffroyi 0  3
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Florida Ricordea Mushroom Ricordea florida 0  6
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Flower Pot Coral - True Red Goniopora sp 0  5
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Hairy Mushroom Rhodactis indosinensis 0  5
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Leaf Plate Montipora Montipora capricornis 0  5
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Montipora Digitata 0  4
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Purple Tree Gorgonian Eunicea sp. 0  4
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Torch Coral Euphyllia glabrescens 0  5

8 Fish

Kole Yellow Eye Tang Ctenochaetus strigosus
Mandarin Goby Synchiropus splendidus
Marine Betta Calloplesiops altivelis
2 Ocellaris Clownfish Amphiprion ocellaris
Royal Gramma Basslet Gramma loreto
Sailfin Tang Zebrasoma veliferum
Yellow and Purple Wrasse Halichoeres leucoxanthus
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Kole Yellow Eye Tang Ctenochaetus strigosus 2  6
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Mandarin Goby Synchiropus splendidus 0  6
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Ocellaris Clownfish Amphiprion ocellaris 0  5
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Royal Gramma Basslet Gramma loreto 0  3
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Sailfin Tang Zebrasoma veliferum 0  5
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Yellow and Purple Wrasse Halichoeres leucoxanthus 0  5

Equipment

Aquarium
Chiller
Heater
Lighting
Media
Powerhead
Pump
Danner Mag-Drive Supreme 7 700 GPH Water
Sump
aqua-line 10 gallon sump

Dosing See more

Iodine Continuum Reef Basis Sustain 1 cap · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Iodine Continuum Reef Basis Sustain 1 cap · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Iodine Continuum Reef Basis Sustain 1 cap · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part b 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Iodine Continuum Reef Basis Sustain 1 cap · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Iodine Continuum Reef Basis Sustain 1 cap · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Iodine Continuum Reef Basis Sustain 1 cap · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Iodine Continuum Reef Basis Sustain 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Seachem advantage calcium 5 g · Seachem reef buffer 5 g · Seachem advantage calcium 5 g · Iodine Continuum Reef Basis Sustain 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Iodine Continuum Reef Basis Sustain 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part B 5 ml · Continuum Aquatics Reef Sculpture Part A 5 ml · Iodine Continuum Reef Basis Sustain 5 ml
Continuum Iodine 1 capful once a week,
Continuum Reef Sculpture Part A once a day
Continuum Reef Sculpture Part B once a day

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Feeding See more

Fed Reef-roids · Fed Reef-roids · Fed Ocean Nutrition Bulk Seaweeds Green Mari · Fed DT's phytoplankton · Fed Ocean Nutrition Bulk Seaweeds Green Mari · Fed Ocean Nutrition Bulk Seaweeds Green Mari · Fed DT's phytoplankton · Fed Reef-roids · Fed Reef-roids · Fed DT's phytoplankton · Fed Reef-roids · Fed PE Mysis · Fed DT's phytoplankton · Fed Ocean Nutrition Bulk Seaweeds Green Mari · Fed DT's phytoplankton · Fed DT's phytoplankton · Fed Ocean Nutrition Bulk Seaweeds Green Mari · Fed Reef-roids · Fed PE Mysis · Fed Reef-roids · Fed Ocean Nutrition Bulk Seaweeds Green Mari · Fed DT's phytoplankton · Fed Ocean Nutrition Bulk Seaweeds Green Mari · Fed DT's phytoplankton · Fed Ocean Nutrition Bulk Seaweeds Green Mari
New Life Spectrum Thera +
Reef-Roids once a week
Algae sheet about 3 in once a week or less
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Maintenance

Daily
* Scrape front glass via magnet
* Top-off sump
* Add Part A and Part B
Once a week
* 5 - 10 Gallon water change
* Clean filter sock (clean the day after water change as well)
* Scrape Algae with glove / scraper
* Add Iodine
Once a month replace Chemi-Pure and Purigen


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  • Flower Pot Coral - True Red / Goniopora sp

On average you perform a 18.5% water change every 14 days.

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Inspiration & Goals

I want a showpiece that will be harmonious with the fairly eclectic living room in which it is placed. I like a variety of coral types and fish that show strong color and movement. I hope that once the corals grow out (and a few more are added) that it will have a more lush, flowing carpet appearance.

Beyond aesthetics, I need a quiet tank given the intimate nature of the room; and I also need maintenance be kept at a minimum -- this for an appropriate work-hobby-life balance.
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  • Brain Coral Trachyphyllia / Trachyphyllia geoffroyi