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RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:06:16 GMT

I wanted to apologize to everyone for not updating this thread in a long time. I have recently been given a promotion at work and I have started my own website for my aquarium blog. These two things plus spending time with my family and taking care of tasks around the house have monopolized my time. But I will continue to make an effort to post here when possible. Thank you for your patience.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:33:28 GMT

Hello everyone, fortunately for my career I have been given a promotion which means more responsibility for me and more money but less time to spend on the forums. So I have decided to start my own personal website and online blog so everyone can follow along with my aquarium growth.

(edited 3/19/09 argi)

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:15:11 GMT

Do-It-Yourself: Customer Aquarium Stand (Doing My Bob Villa Thing)

My wife wants my son to be able to explore the rest of the house to further his development and I want to be able to keep his curious little hands from exploring and adjusting my equipment while I'm not home. So I thought I should complete the aquariun stand this past weekend. I made a trip to home depot and picked up all the necessary supplies and began doing my Bob Villa thing. The end result a sturdy stand that doesn't shake at all for about $150.00 in supplies and my son starting to explore the rest of the house. I think I did a pretty good job for my first stand. Next is the canopy.

Photographs - Monday, March 09, 2009 - Me building my custom aquarium stand.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:11:23 GMT

Equipment: American Marine Inc. Calcium Monitor II (Taking the Time and Color Matching Out of Testing)

Well I decided that I should start improving everything from the groun up. So what better place to start then replacing my liquid test kits with a more efficient, economical and faster method of getting the results of the varies water paramters of my aquarium. So I decided that my LaMotte Liquid Calcium Test Kit was the first to get upgraded. I purchased the American Marine Inc. Calcium Monitor II. This new version comes with a new solid state probe which does not need to be stored in liquid when the monitor is not in use, improves accuracy and longevity of the probes lifespan.

The American Marine Inc. Calcium Monitor II can be operated from a 9 volt battery, giving you 150 hours of continuous use or using an AC Adapter (sold seperatly). Also calibration is simple using 100 and 100 Calcium Liquid provided when you purchase the monitor. All that is needed is to dip the probe into the solution, set your monitor to calibration mode and wait until the number 100 or 1000 respectively stop flashing and hit enter after calibrating to each solution. The American Marine Inc. Calcium Monitor II has a resolution of 0.2 PPM and an accuracy of +/- 2% of the reading after calibration. The Americna Marine Inc. Calcium Monitor II retails for an average of $259.00. Overall the American Marine Inc. Calcium Monitor II is a great, especially if your testing your Calcium levels on a weekly basis or more. Please keep in mind this is recommended for spot testing as oppossed to continuous monitoring according to the folks at American Marine Inc.

Photographs - Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - My American Marine Inc. Calcium Monitor II with 100 and 1000 Calibration Fluid and new Solid State Probe.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:46:33 GMT

Equipment: Deltec NFP509 Nitrate Filter Efluent (Coming Online)

Well it has been four days and as the instructions state it is now time to open the Miniature Ball Valve to allow the Efluent to flow out of the Deltec NFP509 Nitrate Filter Reactor Chamber and achieve a 1 drop of efluent every 3 seconds flow rating. So last night I did just that and brought the Deltec NFP509 Nitrate Filter online. You might be wondering as to why you don't just open the valve all the way 1 drop of efluent is no where near capable of handling a 120 gallon aquarium. The reason is because the bacteria are slowly growing their colony and they require a low oxygen environment to grow. The water coming from the aquarium is high in oxygen and too fast of a flow to quickly can cause the bacterial colony to crash which means back to the drawing board as well as a very nasty smell of rotten eggs coming from the the Deltec NFP509 NItrate Filter. It seems slow and steady wins this race.

Photograph - Tuesday, March 03 2009 - The Efluent coming from the Deltec NFP509 Nitrate Filter at 1 drop every 3 seconds.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 09:54:55 GMT

Chemicals: Nitrate Fluid (Do-It-Yourself) for the Deltec NFP509 Nitrate Filter

The Deltec NFP509 Nitrate Filter utilizes naturally occuring anaerobic bacteria to remove chemical toxins from the aquarium water column. However, as the bacterial colony matures the food source (Nitrate & Phosphates) within your aquarium can become depleted. So you will need to supplement their food in order to sustain the bacterial colony and prevent it from collapsing. So the question is, how do you supplement the bacterial colonies primary food source? Deltec manufactures a specifically designed Nitrate Fluid that is available in the United Kingdom. However, they are not allowed to import this to the united states due to declining the increased workload associated with the distribution of Alcohol. Alcohol? Well the bacterial colony requires a carbon based food source as a supplement to their primary food source. Just so happens that part of the food is Alcohol based, Vodka to be more precise. Lucky for us Deltec advises that you can create your own Nitrate Fluid using a 1 part Vodka, 3 part RO/DI Water solution which will suite us just fine.

I mixed a batch (64 oz) of my very own Nitrate Fuild constiting on 1 part Absolute Vodka and 3 parts RO/DI Water, which is stored in an repurposed Organic Juice containter from my son. There is some discussion concerned around what type of Vodka should be purchased to concoct this mixture. Some individuals believe that purchasing higher priced Vodka which is a good indiciation that their distilling and purification process of of much better quality is the way to go. However, the majority of individuals purchase the cheapest Vodka available which seems to do the job adequetly. There is one rule that is specified. Do not purchase any Vodka with flavored additives! Also their is much discussion over the Proof of the Vodka. This is unfortunately more a play it by ear scenario as every aquarium is different and dosing amounts can also effect the outcome.

I personally am proceeding with a bit of caution since my last experience which left me to believe that this device cannot and should not be used in small aquariums since the risk associated with its operation becomes extremely high. I have started off with a 2 ml dosage (1 ml in the morning & 1 ml in the evening). The Nitrate Fluid is measure using a syringe and then dosed into the Deltec NFP 509 Nitrate Filter Reactor Chamber through the Non-Return Valve. The Miniature Ball Valve is currently closed since this type of bacteria exist in low level Oxygen environments. today is day 2 out 3 of the seeding process before the Miniature Ball Valve can be opened to allow a drip flow into the aquarium. I will keep everyone posted on the progress.

Diagram - Sunday, March 01, 2009 - The Deltec NFP509 Nitrate Filter main components.

Photograph - Saturday, February 28, 2009 - My home made Nitrate Fluid (1 part Absolute Vodka & 3 parts RO/DI Water) stored in a 64 oz container.]

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:56:37 GMT

Equipment: Deltec NFP509 Nitrate Filter (Vodka Dosing at its Finest)

As many of you know I have been having a very difficult algae problem and even though Prodibio supplements have been doing a great job but I feel that my test kits are not displaying the correct results regarding chemicals that are being consumed by the algae and masked. So I decided that I should bring an old friend back into the mix even though I learned a valuable lesson from not doing all of my homework, the Deltec NF509 Nitrate Filter.

The Deltec NFP509 Nitrate Filter is currently setup underneath my aquarium where it is currently undergoing the beginning stage of seeding which kicks off the initial bacterial bloom within the reactor. The reactor feed line which is currently fed through an Aqua Lifter AW-20 Pump is turn off and the valve sealed in order to isolate the water within the chamber. This isolation is done to cause the Oxygen within the reactor to decrease leaving an ideal conditions for Anaerobic Bacteria to colonize the sponges within the Deltec NFP509 Nitrate Filter Reactor Chamber. However, isolation of the water is not enough. The Bacteria are fed a Nitrate Fluid, which I have mixed (1 part Vodka "Absolute 80 Proof" and 3 parts RO/DI Water) as a food source which is injected into the Deltec NFP509 Nitrate filter in two 1ml doses a day. Over time as the Bacterial Colony grows the food consumption will increase.

The process is slow and has a high risks but if done correctly can yield excellent results in reducing Nitrate and Phosphates within my aquarium as well as naturally providing trace elements and in some cases a reduction in the consistancy of water changes that are required to keep a healthy aquarium.

Photographs - Friday, February 27, 2009 - My Deltec NFP509 Nitrate Filter.

Photographs - Friday, February 27, 2009 - My Aqua Lifter AW-20 Pump used to feed my Deltec NFP509 Nitrate Filter.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:33:58 GMT

Livestock: Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus Leucosternon)

Well my Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus Leucosternon) has been enjoying the new Tang Care Package that I provided for them. There is still a little territorial dispute between him and the Yello Tang (Zebrasoma Flavescens) so I'm considering either adding a species of Dwarf Angelfish or another Tang to curb the aggression.

Photographs - Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - My Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus Leucosternon) enjoying the new Tang Care Package.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:29:14 GMT

Aquarium: Full Aquarium Photograph

Well here is another recent full aquarium photograph as requested by some of you.

Photograph - Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - My 120 gallon Reef Aquarium full aquarium photograph.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:17:29 GMT

Food: Ocean Nutrition Varied Algae Sheet Diet (Tang Care Package)

Well they say a varied diet is the best thing for your aquarium livstock so I decided to treat my Tangs to a little care package containing Ocean Nutrition Red Marine Algae with added Garlic, Ocean Nurtition Brown Marine Algae, Seawee Salad Green Marine Algae, Ocean Nutrition Algae Clips and Ocean Nutrition Algae Clip with Grid. This allows me to provide them with all the types of algae sheets simultaneously and also frozen foods. I think this will make them pretty happy.

Photograph - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - Varied Ocean Nutrition Algae Sheets with Ocean Nutrition Algae Clips.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:01:37 GMT

Chemicals: Prodibio Supplements Dosage (Week 0009)

This weeks Prodibio supplement dosing contains 2 ampoules of Prodibio Reef Booster (Live Bacteria) supplement, 2 ampoules of Prodibio Stroni+ (Strontium).

Photograph - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - This weeks dosage of Prodibio supplements for my 120 gallon reef aquarium.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:00:37 GMT

argi (2/22/2009)

Happy Birthday...that cake looks delicious

Argi, thank you for the Happy Birthday and for the compliment on my wife's cake.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

argi — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:02:17 GMT

Happy Birthday...that cake looks delicious

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:40:12 GMT

Fish dude (2/22/2009)

Happy Birthday Jason!

Fish Dude, thank you for the Happy Birthday.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Fish dude — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:58:21 GMT

Happy Birthday Jason!

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:22:23 GMT

Life Event: It's My 27th Birthday (Well On Monday February 23, 2009)

Hello everyone, I wanted to apologize for not posting in the last few days. I was a bit busy assisting my wife and organizing my 27th birthday party. She wanted to make this birthday extra special so she told me that she was going to bake me a special cake and that is exactly what she did! I just thought I would share.

Photograph - Saturday, February 21, 2009 - My wifes Birthday Sea Cake created just for me.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:13:12 GMT

Livestock: Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus Leucosternon)

It's been a little over 1 week since I received this beautiful specimen and he has been adapting well to life in captivity. He is eating well and putting on healthy weight. Their was a period were he displayed some blotchy coloration on 3 areas on his body in the first few days in the aquarium which I belive are cause from stress of a new environment as well as some territorial disputes with my Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma Flavascens) over the single Ocean Nutrition Feeding Clip holding the Ocean Nutrition Green Marine Algae Sheets. However, the blotchy coloration has dissapeard and he seems to being doing fine dispite the disputes every now and then. I have placed on order which I hope to have arrive shortly for more Ocean Nutrition Feeding Clips and a variety of Ocean Nutrition Red Marine Algae Sheets, Ocean Nutrition Brown Marine Algae Sheets and Ocean Nutrition Green Marine Algae Sheets to provide them a varied diet. But overall he is doing great.

Photograph - Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - My Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus Leucosternon) after a little of 1 week of being introduced to my 120 gallon aquarium.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:54:01 GMT

Chemicals: Prodibio Supplements Dosage (Week 0008)

This weeks Prodibio supplement dosing contains 3 ampoules of Bioptim supplement, 2 ampoules of Prodibio Reef Booster (Live Bacteria) supplement, 2 ampoules of Prodibio Iodi+, 2 ampoules of Prodibio Stroni+ (Strontium) and 1 ampoule of Prodibio Bio Digest supplement.

Photograph - Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - This weeks dosage of Prodibio supplements for my 120 gallon reef aquarium.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:13:37 GMT

Fish dude (2/16/2009)

Hey Jason, keep me updated on how well the mag works for you. I am a preferred customer at BRS and I get massive discounts there and would like to know if the mag works for you. Thanks a lot and your tank is a inspiration!

Fish Dude, I definitely will keep you and everyone else updated on the effectiveness of the Bulk Reef Supply 2 Part Magnesium (Magnesium Chloride & Magnesium Sulfate) supplement. Thank you for the compliment on my aquarium as well.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Fish dude — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:08:52 GMT

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:13:42 GMT

Corona Doug (2/16/2009)

Jason, very nice tank! It's interesting to watch your tank grow... thanks for keeping us updated.

Corona Doug, thank you for the compliment on my aquarium. I will keep everyone updated when anything comes about.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Corona Doug — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:38:20 GMT

Jason, very nice tank! It's interesting to watch your tank grow... thanks for keeping us updated.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:49:33 GMT

Livestock: Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma Flavescens) & Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus Leucosternon) Acclimation (Update on the Buddies)

It has been 5 days since the arrival, acclimation and introduction of my Powder Blue Tang (Anacthurus Leucosternon) into myy 120 gallon reef aquarium and he has started to shed some of his shy nature. He is coming out of the aquascaping more and starting to eat off of the Ocean Nutrition Algae Clip. But this has started a bit of a territory dispute with my Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma Flavascens). They appear to chase each other whenever they attempt to feed from the Seaweed Salad Green Algae Sheets that are attached to the Ocean Nutrition Algae Clip simultaneously. This has caused my Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus Leucosternon) to stress a little and display some blotchy areas on his body. I will be picking up a second Ocean Nutrition Algae Clip in order to reduce this territory dispute. Unforutunately they are on they best behavior during the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSsvuRf3rUY
Movie - Saturday, February 14, 2009 - My Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma Flavescens) & Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus Leucosternon) Eating Green Algae from an Ocean Nutrition Algae Clip.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:35:36 GMT

Chemicals: Bulk Reef Supply 2 Part Magnesium Supplement (Magnesium Chloride & Magnesium Sulfate).

My current Magnesium supplement has run out which means that I have the ability to try something new. So after running polls on various forums and spaking with regarded aquarist I have decided to turn to Bulkf Reef Supply for my Magnesium supplement needs. Based on information that I have gathered I will now be dosing a 2 Part Magnesium (Magnesium Chloride & Magnesium Sulfate) supplement to my aquarium.

I received my first shipment and decided that I would create my first 2 Part Magnesium (Magnesium Chloride & Magnesium Sulfate) supplement mixture which consist of (5 Cups of Magnesium Chloride + 3 Cups of Magnesium Sulfate + 1 Gallon of RO/DI Water) which created approximately 1.25 gallons of 2 Part Magnesium (Magnesium Chloride & Magnesium Sulfate). The mixture is currently being dripped into my aquarium so I will report the results as soon as I can.

Photographs - Friday, February 13, 2009 - Bulk Reef Supply Magnesium Chloride and Magnesium Sulfate supplements.

Photograph - Sunday, February 15, 2009 - My desk turned into a mixing station for the Bulk Reef Supply Magnesium 2 Part supplement.

Photographs - Sunday, February 15, 2009 - Bulk Reef Supply 2 Part Magnesium (Magnesium Chloride & Magnesium Sulfate) supplement being dripped into my aquarium via a Kent AquaDose.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:07:40 GMT

Chemicals: Prodibio Bioptim Supplement (Replenishment)

The Prodibio Bioptim supplement requires that I use 3 ampoules every 2 weeks for the dosing regimen. Prodibio Bioptim supplement provides bacteria with all the missing micro nutrients, trace elements, selected amino acids, natural vitamins (Riboflavin) and surface agents from plants to facilitate obsorption of the components by the cells. Prodibio Bioptim dynamises these bacteria and enables a reduction in Nitrates, Phosphates, and Carohydrates, a decrease in silt, muim and filamentous algae, and an improvement to the quality of the water. Prodibio Bioptim maintains a raised Redox Potential and reducs infections and mycosis. This 30 vial supply of Prodibio Boiptim will last for a duration of 5 months in my 120 gallon aquarium with 15 gallon sump making my yearly cost for this supplement alone on average of $140.00.

[I[Photograph - Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - My recent delivery of Prodibio Bioptim supplement 30 vial kit purchased from Salty Supply.[/I]

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:06:16 GMT

argi (2/13/2009)

Jasonanatal (2/11/2009)

Livestock: Powder Blue Tang Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus Leucosternon)

Well I decided that with success of keeping the Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma Flavescens) I though it would be time to add another specimen to my aquarium. So I choose the Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus Leucosternon). This beuatiful specimen was added this afternoon after being acclimated over a period of 3 hours. It has been very shy and retreated into the rocks and I'm hoping to see more of him after he settles in.

Beautiful fish, at least you went with an easy to keep tang. Any issues with the yellow and the PBT? I hope you have much better luck with this one, I know you have a love for the PBT's.

Argi, thank you for the compliment on my fish. Well I'm noticing a little agression surround the location of their Green Algae Sheets, which is stationed on a single Ocean Nutrition Algae Clip. Appaerently the Yellow Tang (Zebrasima Flavescens) is the dominant fish and is chasing the Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus Leucosternon) away from the clip. This is causing the Powder Blue Tang to stress and I have noticed some blotchy areas on his body that are displaying the symptons from the stress. Currently I only have one Ocean Nutrition Clear Algae Clip and the nearest pet store only sells the nemo shape/color algae clips. So tomorrow morning I will head to a pet store in the city that I know sells them and purchase another and hopefully I can resolve this issue.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

argi — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:10:28 GMT

Jasonanatal (2/11/2009)

Livestock: Powder Blue Tang (Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus Leucosternon)

Beautiful fish, at least you went with an easy to keep tang. Any issues with the yellow and the PBT? I hope you have much better luck with this one, I know you have a love for the PBT's.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:54:19 GMT

Equipment: Red Sea C-Skim 1200 Deluxe Protein Skimmer (Performance Over the Long Haul)

I initally purchased the Red Sea C-Skim 1200 Deluxe Protein Skimmer as a temporary device until I could put enough money aside for a Bubble King Mini 180 with Automatic Neck Washing System. However, based on the performance over the past 4 months it has proven to be a pretty efficient Protein Skimmer. It produces 2.5 gallons of dark skimmate with an extremely bad odor every week.

Photograph - Sunday, February 09, 2009 - One week of skimmate (2.5 gallons) produced by the Red Sea C-Skim 1200 Deluxe Protein Skimmer.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:34:08 GMT

Chemicals: Prodibio Supplements Dosage (Week007)

I have decided to keep everyone updated on the Prodibio Supplement Dosing regimine that I have been on for almost 2 months now. This weeks dosage contains 2 ampoules of Prodibio Reef Booster (Live Bacteria) and 2 ampoule of Prodibio Stroni+ (Strontium). I will include full aquarium shots as well as Macro Shots of specimen within my aquarium (Coral, Inverts and Fish) to show the progress with the product. However, the full aquarium shot will be left out since I haven't picked up the correct lens.

Photograph - Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - Prodibio Supplement Dosage for week 0007.

Photograph - Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - My Maxima Clam (Tridacna Maxima).

Photograph - Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - My Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma Flavescens).

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:55:21 GMT

Livestock: Powder Blue Tang (Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus Leucosternon)

Photograph - Thursday, February 11, 2009 - The newest addition to my reef aquarium, the Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus Leucostternon).

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:10:53 GMT

Livestock: Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma Flavescens).

I decided on purchasing as many specimens native to Hawaii. So why not start with something simple yet rewarding. So I went to a local fish store about 1 month ago and purchased a Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma Flavescens). He has been doing amazingly well as he is definitely a lover of the Green Algae Sheets, Frozen Spirulina and Mysis Shrimp which keeps his coloration amazing and body nice and plump.

Photograph - Sunday, February 08, 2009 - My Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma Flavescens) which has been in my possession for 1 month.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXokFViFAqQ
[Video - Sunday, February 08, 2009 - My Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma Flavescens) feeding on a Green Algae Sheet.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:16:50 GMT

Chemical: Prodibio Bio Kit ReefSupplements (Live Bacteria Are Good)

Well many of you are requesting photograph showing a full aquarium shot to see the results of dosing with Prodibio Supplements. So I stole my wife's new Canon SD990 IS 14.7 megapixel camera and took one for you. I hope you enjoy.

Photograph - Sunday, January 08, 2009 - Full aquarium shot of my 120 gallon Reef Aquarium.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:40:30 GMT

Equipment: Aqua Ultraviolet 25 watt Sterilizer with Wiper (Cleaning Water with Light)

I have been a bit reluctant at adding a Ultra Violet Sterilizer for a few reasons. Mainly I was concerned that it would minimize the effectiveness of my Prodibio supplements. However, after a few conversations with Prodibio customer service the only supplement that I needed to be concerned with was the Prodibio Reef Booster. They advised that I should just turn off the Ultra Violet Sterilizer for 2 hours after the addition of the supplement to allow the bacteria to adhere to solid surfaces according to their labratory studies. This was very good news to hear since I'm interested in keeping at least 3 Tangs in my aquarium in the future and would like to also have the Ultraviolet Sterilizer in place to assist in killing parasites that would be detrimental to their health. As we all know if you look at a Tang in the wrong fashion... bam! Ich outbreak! Another reason for me installing an Ultraviolet Sterilizer on the setup was that I was still having an issue with green cloudy water, which I determined was algae spores in the water. The Prodibio supplements did do a great job in reducing the intensity of the cloudiness but still looking like it could use a little hand.

I chose an Aqua Ultraviolet 25 watt Sterilizer with Wiper to address both of my needs. I believe that the water is exposed to the radiation from the bulb in an effective yet simple design. The wiper also allows the Quarts Sleeve that that shields the Ultraviolet Bulb to be cleaned without the need to disconnect and take apart the unit. Another great benefit is that Aqua Ultraviolet has great customer service and affordable replacement part prices that I have experienced first hand. The unit has been installed under the aquarium via a Maxi-Jet 1200 rated at 295 gph, which draws water from and return water to the Acrylic Sump through 1.5 Inch Vynil Tubing. The unit has been installed and in operation for only 1 day and the results are night and day, the cloudiness has literally dissapeared.

Photograph - Saturday, February 07, 2009 - My Aqua Ultraviolet 25 watt Sterilizer with Wiper.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:25:52 GMT

Digital Photography: Canon EF-S 60mm F2.8 Macro USM Lens for the Canon Digital Rebel XTi.

It has definitely been some time since I came on to post. Things have been a bit more hectic than normal. Now I have always taken great photographs with my Canon Digital Rebel XTi Camera, but I wanted to be like the rest of the cool kids that could take photographs with an extreme level of detail displayed in each shot. So I visited the wonderful photography experts at B&H Photography located in downtown New York and purchased a Canon EF-S 60mm F2.8 Macro USM Lens. I couldn't be more pleased with the quality of the photographs that these optics produce.

I have also decided that since I'm upgrading my photographic equipment that a rise in my methods of capturing, processing and presenting these images should also get a boost. All my photographs well be shot and processed in RAW format from this point forward. Unfortunately due to the limitations of my file hosting site the files will have to be converted to JPEG format with a resolutions of 2240x1680 (the equivilant of viewing a full screen photograph on a 23 inch monitor). I hope everyone enjoys the new photographs.

Photographs - Sunday, February 01, 2009 - One of my Electric Blue Hermit Crabs (Calcinus Elegans). The Photographs were taken with my new Canon EF-S 60mm F2.8 Macro USM Lens.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:21:26 GMT

railroader46 (1/17/2009)

Keep up the good work Jason. Looks like the phosphates are slowly coming down, I would still purchase a reactor for some rowaphos. I saw on your nano you were dosing vodka nitrate reduction. are you doing this in the 120. Not trying to push anything on you but a denitrate coil is the best thing you can have in a saltwater tank but just my opinion. I have two and after they cycle the work like a champ. Pretty much Zero nitrates with quarterly water changes.

Railroader46, thank you for the compliments on my aquarium. I will definitely be purchasing a few Deltec FR509 Fluidized Reactor for fluidizing Rowaphos and other media such as Carbon and Sand. I currently have a Deltec NFP509 on standby since I do not have a bioload or water test parameters that justify putting the device into play.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

railroader46 — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:40:38 GMT

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

gho — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:29:13 GMT

Methinks this thread is starting to get out of hand. Please cool it down guys. Thanks.

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:09:42 GMT

edited 1/17/09

argi

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Mr. Tang — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:44:22 GMT

Edited 1/17/09

argi

RE: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:19:22 GMT

proangel2 (1/15/2009)

Jason i would try a fiew small water changes to bring down the p04

Proangel2, I'm not a big fan of doing water changes as a quick fix to remove just one particular type of chemical. Especially since I'm dosing Prodibio. I will have some other methods in place shortly to resolve that issue but I have other things higher on the priority right now.