Markushka's 20hex reef

[Markushka]

I started this tank back in July of '09 and i'll do a brief review of the tanks progress.

Equipment:
Cadlight 150w MH w/ 2x 24w Aquablue Actinics & LED Moonlights
20 Hex AGA
Overflow box
Modded AC 70 HOB 'fuge'
125w heater (AC 30)
Powersweep 30 powerhead

Sump - 5g plastic bucket
2x MJ1200 return pumps
23w clamp on light
Chaeto

Livestock:
Three-stripe Damsel
1 Yellow-Tail Damsel
1 Springer's Damsel
2 Azure Damsels
Maroon Clown
Foxface
3 Mini nems

And for Corals:
Green Cup Coral
Asst. Palys
Star Polyps
Xenia
Asst. Mushrooms
Black Sun Coral
Acro
Purple Gorg
Red Monti
Red Acan
Asst. Zoas
Sun Coral

Sept '09
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt120/Markushka1990/DSC_0053.jpg

Jan '10
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt120/Markushka1990/20Hex/DSCN2070.jpg

http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt120/Markushka1990/DSC_0029.jpg

[Markushka]

Feb '10 and a new scape
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt120/Markushka1990/DSC_0118.jpg

http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt120/Markushka1990/DSC_0085-1.jpg

http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt120/Markushka1990/DSC_0098.jpg

and just for fun
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S5cBFYhkxEI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/Fqhb_AYZ-a8/s800/DSC_0005.JPG

March '10
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S5a7dujmQKI/AAAAAAAAASI/WTk8QOKT3WY/s800/DSC_0150.JPG

April '10
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S8j6R-0Xu_I/AAAAAAAAAto/NFP6M9_I6L4/s800/DSC_0036.JPG

[Markushka]

NEW PICS!

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S-hDEISONEI/AAAAAAAAAxk/FUqg5oon-b0/s800/DSC_0049.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S-hDGyyUzOI/AAAAAAAAAxs/iHMoSBLAuQg/s800/DSC_0050.JPG
^that littke net thing is protecting an acro frag from crawling all over it and knocking it over constantly, I'll be in there just long enough for the frag to attach (hoping like a week or so)

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S-hDOHw4dWI/AAAAAAAAAyM/4FGSRbMd77E/s800/DSC_0058.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S-hDPKu0EwI/AAAAAAAAAyU/pZfvgEoGMV0/s800/DSC_0059.JPG

QTing some macro so the foxface doesn't devour it.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S-hDQhlmYzI/AAAAAAAAAyY/dliPVW_4Opo/s800/DSC_0060.JPG

New RIng of Fire? frag
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S-hDIt3_SfI/AAAAAAAAAx0/siuZftC8AXE/s800/DSC_0052.JPG

New Acans!
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S-hDUeD6yVI/AAAAAAAAAys/Ypy1hZ7syic/s800/DSC_0065.JPG

My top secret green water generator :D
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S-hDS0aMc7I/AAAAAAAAAyk/GHRPP4jauBY/s800/DSC_0063.JPG

[Markushka]

i've also got some little ones :)
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S-hDL2LAi5I/AAAAAAAAAyE/5lzJdela0yo/s800/DSC_0056.JPG

They're not new but they've started splitting :D
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S-hDMo_-45I/AAAAAAAAAyI/6PFVSafNkMg/s800/DSC_0057.JPG

Another ring of fire (?) pic
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S-hDJSJ82tI/AAAAAAAAAx4/jIJsTf8_lqE/s800/DSC_0052.JPG

And another full view
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S-hDRiuD6_I/AAAAAAAAAyc/O5aybyY-LmA/s800/DSC_0061.JPG

should be getting my purple hornet from NCRA this friday, as well as a zoa I won at auction. :happy:
Then i should be getting some more acans and zoas from someone here on NR. That should be it though for a while, at least until everything grows out so I have something to trade :).

[Markushka]

New Frags + Damsel
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_Cz8fES54I/AAAAAAAAAzw/0CfI86LHHew/s800/DSC_0051.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_Cz9KIbetI/AAAAAAAAAz0/vu9-lOB0aI4/s800/DSC_0052.JPG

Maroon
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_Cz-h1ec-I/AAAAAAAAAz8/qcjCJR0le5k/s800/DSC_0054.JPG

Zoa frags from NCRA :D
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_C0Dk9ESCI/AAAAAAAAA0c/v0z7T-dmw4I/s800/DSC_0062.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_C0EMfZQLI/AAAAAAAAA0g/-dNy7YqZkhI/s800/DSC_0063.JPG

Acans!
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_C0HExOotI/AAAAAAAAA0w/Ks_p-n765z8/s800/DSC_0067.JPG

moar zoas
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_C0H7tgxTI/AAAAAAAAA00/BlbBHQWUQJk/s800/DSC_0068.JPG


And some parting foxface shots.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_C0OxE3gbI/AAAAAAAAA1o/9t2W1t9v6p4/s800/DSC_0080.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_C0LnteWlI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/ILcE_Haj1xo/s800/DSC_0074.JPG

so now there are only the three strip and maroon left for the moment.

[Jellymolly44]

Wow. I didn't know you could do coral in tall aquariums like that. I have a 30 gallon just like it.

[judgemax]

how long are you planning on keeping the fox face?..He is def going to need a larger tank!

[Markushka]

Foxface was sold saturday, those were some parting shots. there are only a maroon and damsel left, which will soon be out.

yes I have a MH over the tank jellymolly, that allows me to keep a lot of different coral in the tank. Theres not much in here cause I am on a tight budget. its maybe 200-300 worth of coral but it needs to grow in. is the tank in your avatar a hex too?


and now

New scape pics!
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_GCD3S5UGI/AAAAAAAAA3w/zRqtjCMdlp4/s800/DSC_0001.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_GCGysu41I/AAAAAAAAA30/jYmUS2tYfYg/s800/DSC_0002.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_GCIaYG6vI/AAAAAAAAA34/IrYKqU6ay5c/s800/DSC_0003.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_GCJUxrGPI/AAAAAAAAA38/2E9f157j1IY/s800/DSC_0004.JPG

some fancy shots
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_GCKTCSpXI/AAAAAAAAA4A/krmIh1NDYhQ/s800/DSC_0005.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_GCLYf8tVI/AAAAAAAAA4E/IwPRST_0zA8/s800/DSC_0006.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_GCM05uWZI/AAAAAAAAA4I/lOG1uQgTbLQ/s800/DSC_0007.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_GCOD78OII/AAAAAAAAA4M/egYtwwHwMoI/s800/DSC_0008.JPG

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Closeups - I need a better goddamn lens!
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_GCO9KW75I/AAAAAAAAA4Q/ad1bHtgptok/s800/DSC_0009.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_GCPryuCcI/AAAAAAAAA4U/kpnYWP-cxW4/s800/DSC_0010.JPG

purple hornets :)
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_GCR_PH8tI/AAAAAAAAA4g/Pjgb8jEmExs/s800/DSC_0015.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_GCS1Ly1GI/AAAAAAAAA4k/MXkw8FGF47w/s800/DSC_0016.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_GCUYiO2rI/AAAAAAAAA4s/9PP3fO-GVHk/s800/DSC_0018.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_GCVcMya2I/AAAAAAAAA4w/QbNJ30203Ck/s800/DSC_0019.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_GCfMztNlI/AAAAAAAAA5k/vs4xgALkPUY/s800/DSC_0031.JPG

Zoa garden to be:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Mh9rx8_qM6g/S_GCkgXEfaI/AAAAAAAAA58/HwaWp4y6f88/s800/DSC_0037.JPG

[FishPish]

You can do reefs in tall aquariums like that, but you have to have a stable liverock that you can stand tall like that. Otherwise your rocks will fall over and you wont be able to see any sand. As long as light is powerful enough, it can power through the water levels. Also, you have to be willing to reach deeper in the tank to do landscaping. Bought a pair of aqua gloves this weekend for when I need lol.