starting my new 29gal

[chilly05willy]

just have some rocks in there right now.... gonna stock it soon!

[chilly05willy]

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[T. VO]

Looking good. What type of lighting are you running on that tank?

[colindoug3]

good start. that is a decent amount of coraline. :-)

[T. VO]

I give this tank 2 weeks tops before its stocked full of corals you can't even see the rock.

[colindoug3]

agreed, it wont be long. ill give it a month.

[elgordoinavw]

any plans to paint the back? if so what color?

[chilly05willy]

LOL, i'm crazy but not THAT crazy.. For lighting, planning on having 2 or 3 x 55watts in there (2 x actinics 1 x 10k) gonna be softies & LPS and maybe a carpet. I'm not planning on painting the back. Coralline algae should take off in there with the low light. Hopefully in a couple months, the back will be all purple.

[MarLooney]

MMMmmmm... softies & LPS. i was thinking of setting up a 29 LPS tank. basically an Acan tank ;). make sure you do a good job w/ the set up of this tank so i can just copy if from you. LOL! so far so good. i bet this thing is gonna look amazing in a few months. with your taste in rics & zoos i bet it's gonne be really coloful. good luck will.

[colindoug3]

that doesnt seem like too low of light to me. if youre supposed to get a purple back in a few months with that lighting, then im doing something wrong. ive got 2x65. slowly creeping along on the rocks. but nothing like youre talking about. i had a little better coraline growth when i had 40 watts of fluorescent. 1 10k and one 03 actinic.

[chilly05willy]

I use to have a 29 gallon acrylic fuge in the place of my new 29 gallon glass tank. It only took 1 month for all the sides to have a good amount of coralline algae on it (about 30% covered), so i suppose it'll be the same for my new tank :)

Anyways, heres a new picture. Added another 10lbs of rock, a brain, a nano frogspawn and 2 mushroom colonies. I'm making good progress, hahaa

[Jun]

very nice, what type of sand are you using?

[T. VO]

Like I said.. 2 weeks before this thing is STOCKED! :p

[colindoug3]

damn, youre right sokal. those pics are only a day apart. hes a madman.

[samason]

It helps when you are around a huge selection all day long. ha ha

[chilly05willy]

hahaa, yup... hey, I controlled myself today, didn't add anything, lol

[Fo8sQuaD]

Damn Will might as well just go ahead and buy a 500 gallon and save your self the trouble of stocking that 29 full and getting another tank.

[chilly05willy]

Alright, here's an update on my 29 gallons. Since the start, I've changed the lighting :) 150w DE 20k Ushio bulb with a NO 8w actinic. Guys, 20ks are seriously the best lighting you can have for your reef tank... Your corals just looks SOOO much better.

Here's the full tank shot

[chilly05willy]

Fiji zos rock

[chilly05willy]

rose anemone

[chilly05willy]

Red Rhodactis shrooms

[chilly05willy]

Red rhodactis and a orange yuma

[chilly05willy]

some pink zos and blue shrooms

[chilly05willy]

blurry pix, but I love this combo :) got some pink with green skirts, blue with red skirts, and some neon green ones.

[chilly05willy]

One of VM's green open brain

[chilly05willy]

zos rock, rose anemone and feather duster (look familuar?? haha)

[chilly05willy]

this is in my 80 right now. Didn't want to bump my 80g thread up so here's a pix. Purple montipora and some other stuff...

[chilly05willy]

I switch out my 14k hamilton to my old 20k XM. I swear, I'm never going to use anything other than 20ks from now on :) Here's the left side of my 80 right now...

[T. VO]

That's insane Will. It only took you 17 days for your tank to look like this? :eek:

[chilly05willy]

waaahahaa.... actually, it took about 2 days... All the corals in there are new, lol.

Here's some shots with only the 8w actinic on. Makes a pretty cool moon light :)

[chilly05willy]

another one

[brahm]

Originally posted by chilly05willy
LOL, i'm crazy but not THAT crazy.. For lighting, planning on having 2 or 3 x 55watts in there (2 x actinics 1 x 10k) gonna be softies & LPS and maybe a carpet. I'm not planning on painting the back. Coralline algae should take off in there with the low light. Hopefully in a couple months, the back will be all purple.


Sounds good, except for the carpet part..not enough lite.

[chilly05willy]

naw, screw the carpet, it'll eat all my fish, hahaa, besides, i've got a rose in there right now. I have a 150w DE over my 29 right now. The bulb's an ushio 20k, I like it

[JeromeBaker]

Will, pics look awesome. I gotta quick question for ya. I just ordered a 150HQi system for my 20L(same length as your 29) and am wondering if one is enough to adequetly light the corals on the sides or if I will need another. What have found with this setup?

[chilly05willy]

The light will be enough. The corners of your tank might be a little bit dimmer, but I'm sure it'll be fine. If you're going to hang the fixure, just hang it up a little higher. It'll look awesome :)

[colindoug3]

Great updates... JB, the shape of the reflector will have some part in where the light gets spread.