Poidog's 70g Tech Tank Build
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Mr. Microscope
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Wow! That Mandarin looks really nice. I love how they move. Looks like a helicopter or something. That's the fish that got me into this hobby.
poidog
Active member
Alright! I had some time to take some shots for a quick photo update 
Since the last update please welcome some new additions: Fredrick the Choati Wrasse (eating Rods and pellets), and Eric & Patrick the Helfrichi Firefish (named after me and my husband, haha). If you remember Patrick #1 died mysteriously, so this is Patrick II
Corals!
Blasto
Rainbow Lobo
WWC Northerlights Monti
ORA Phil's Granulosa
Tyree True Undata
Jason Fox Aquaman
Tierra del Fuego
Sno-Cone Prostrata
ORA Hawkins
ORA Borealis
Yellow Brick Road Monti
Since the last update please welcome some new additions: Fredrick the Choati Wrasse (eating Rods and pellets), and Eric & Patrick the Helfrichi Firefish (named after me and my husband, haha). If you remember Patrick #1 died mysteriously, so this is Patrick II
Corals!
Blasto
Rainbow Lobo
WWC Northerlights Monti
ORA Phil's Granulosa
Tyree True Undata
Jason Fox Aquaman
Tierra del Fuego
Sno-Cone Prostrata
ORA Hawkins
ORA Borealis
Yellow Brick Road Monti
BlakeT
Member
Everything looks great and the choati looks like he's in great condition! Any chance we could get an updated FTS?
And your pictures look great, but for some of the closeups setting your aperture a little higher would help you get a deeper depth of field so the picture will have more in focus.
And your pictures look great, but for some of the closeups setting your aperture a little higher would help you get a deeper depth of field so the picture will have more in focus.
The reefer
Active member
Awesome pics Eric.
poidog
Active member
Thanks Blake, I'm still learning the camera so I'll give that a try! Thanks. The close ups are with a macro lens so it is a bit tighter.
That would actually be a blue spot jawfish. And his name is José
bennyblanco
New member
bennyblanco
New member
Also, What is the big tabling coral in the center? Your tank looks great! I love the open aquascaping!
Lil BamBam
Premium member
Nice looking tank :thumbup::thumbup: You have camera skills for sure 
poidog
Active member
Yes. I found it in San Diago. Haven't seen one as intensely colored before.
That is the ORA Pearlberry. Thanks!
bennyblanco
New member
Wow nice and nice! Can I be first in line if you frag that frogspawn?
I have a little pearlberry frag that is starting to take off! Can't wait to gets to be that size!
Brett
I have a little pearlberry frag that is starting to take off! Can't wait to gets to be that size!
Brett
poidog
Active member
Ok, so since I'm sick, I don't feel like doing too much of anything else... so how about a little narrative of what is going on lately.
I've been struggling with low Ph now that our heat has been on since October. I was hitting 7.6 at night and 8 during the day and that was with using kalk in my ATO! I know that this is "bad" but it's harder for the corals to extract the calcium out of the water so growth would be slower (except the palmers blue milli grows like crazy!). I knew there was just too much CO2 in the air and consequently in my tank. So to combat this I got a CO2 scrubber from Bulk Reef Supply. All it is is soda lime balls put in a DI canister with an airline from the canister to the silencer of my skimmer. This way the air reacts with the soda lime before entering my skimmer resulting in air that is almost CO2 free being interjected into my tank. Just 12 hours of running the scrubber held my PH at 8 during the night, I'll find out what it goes up to during the day today. So far, very happy with this very easy fix!
<insert picture of scrubber>
Next up, Fish. Here is my current stock list
3 ocellaris clowns
3 green chromis
2 helfrichi firefish
1 blue spot jaw fish
1 Choati wrasse
1 sharknose goby
1 ORA Blue Mandarin
Here is the current coral list:
montis:
ATL Appleberry
Tyree Setosa
UWW Sunburst
Jason Fox Aquaman
Yellow Brick Road
Tyree True Undata
WWC Northern Lights
acros:
ORA Hawkins
Sno-Cone Prostrata
Candle light
Tierra del Fuego
Vivid Rainbow Delight
Greg Carrol's Ultimate Efflo
ORA Stoli
Jason Fox Unknown
ORA Blue Voodoo
ORA Borealis
DFS Super Blue Tenuis
Tyree Mother of Pearl
ORA Pearlberry
DFS Real Deal Echinata
ORA Phil's Granulosa
ORA Joe the Coral
Palmer's Blue Mili
Tyree Lime in the Sky
Aquadelight
ORA Blue Iris
ORA Red Planet
Fire Ice echinata
ORA Ponape birdsnest
ORA purple stylo
LPS:
Cherry Corals Malibu Beach acan
Rainbow acan
Indonesian frogspawn
Rainbow lobo
Red/Blue blastos
ASD Royal Watermelon Chalice
WWC Situation Chalice
aussie color splash lobo
I've been struggling with low Ph now that our heat has been on since October. I was hitting 7.6 at night and 8 during the day and that was with using kalk in my ATO! I know that this is "bad" but it's harder for the corals to extract the calcium out of the water so growth would be slower (except the palmers blue milli grows like crazy!). I knew there was just too much CO2 in the air and consequently in my tank. So to combat this I got a CO2 scrubber from Bulk Reef Supply. All it is is soda lime balls put in a DI canister with an airline from the canister to the silencer of my skimmer. This way the air reacts with the soda lime before entering my skimmer resulting in air that is almost CO2 free being interjected into my tank. Just 12 hours of running the scrubber held my PH at 8 during the night, I'll find out what it goes up to during the day today. So far, very happy with this very easy fix!
<insert picture of scrubber>
Next up, Fish. Here is my current stock list
3 ocellaris clowns
3 green chromis
2 helfrichi firefish
1 blue spot jaw fish
1 Choati wrasse
1 sharknose goby
1 ORA Blue Mandarin
Here is the current coral list:
montis:
ATL Appleberry
Tyree Setosa
UWW Sunburst
Jason Fox Aquaman
Yellow Brick Road
Tyree True Undata
WWC Northern Lights
acros:
ORA Hawkins
Sno-Cone Prostrata
Candle light
Tierra del Fuego
Vivid Rainbow Delight
Greg Carrol's Ultimate Efflo
ORA Stoli
Jason Fox Unknown
ORA Blue Voodoo
ORA Borealis
DFS Super Blue Tenuis
Tyree Mother of Pearl
ORA Pearlberry
DFS Real Deal Echinata
ORA Phil's Granulosa
ORA Joe the Coral
Palmer's Blue Mili
Tyree Lime in the Sky
Aquadelight
ORA Blue Iris
ORA Red Planet
Fire Ice echinata
ORA Ponape birdsnest
ORA purple stylo
LPS:
Cherry Corals Malibu Beach acan
Rainbow acan
Indonesian frogspawn
Rainbow lobo
Red/Blue blastos
ASD Royal Watermelon Chalice
WWC Situation Chalice
aussie color splash lobo
poidog
Active member
By request here is an update and photos of the equipment running the tank.
I have a JBJ artica 1/10 chiller hooked up to cool the tank during the warmer months and for when the MH heats the tank too much
Here is the sump. I have the return going into a 100 micron sock in the first chamber. The first chamber has a marineland utility pump 900 feeding the BRS carbon reactor (hung above - upper left) which returns into the 3 chamber. The SRO XP-1000SSS skimmer is hooked up to the CO2 scrubber through the silencer. This elevates the O2 in the tank and keep the PH stable between 8.1-8.4. There are 2 Ebo heaters also in the first chamber.
Second chamber is the fuge consisting of sand, rubble, chaeto, and a mini-jet 400 for circulation. It is lit by an AI nano LED.
The thrid chamber has the float switch for the ATO which is ran by a aqualifter pump and the RKL. The return pump is the SRO Water Blaster 1000. This was the best pump and the most SILENT I could find and test. It is very much worth the extra price tag.
CO2 Scrubber, ATO reservoir with Kalk, and carbon reactor
Tank circulation is done by an MP40 and MP10 hooked up to a battery back up. All electronic controls, temp, and PH are managed with the RKL.
Lighting is by a Giesemann Infiniti 24" 250w MH 4x24w T5 fixture. Giesemann makes the best MH fixture you can by IMO. I have retrofitted it with 3 moon light LEDs that reside in the front T5 housing. The moonlights are wired in seamlessly and you don't even see them.
T5s only on
I have a JBJ artica 1/10 chiller hooked up to cool the tank during the warmer months and for when the MH heats the tank too much
Here is the sump. I have the return going into a 100 micron sock in the first chamber. The first chamber has a marineland utility pump 900 feeding the BRS carbon reactor (hung above - upper left) which returns into the 3 chamber. The SRO XP-1000SSS skimmer is hooked up to the CO2 scrubber through the silencer. This elevates the O2 in the tank and keep the PH stable between 8.1-8.4. There are 2 Ebo heaters also in the first chamber.
Second chamber is the fuge consisting of sand, rubble, chaeto, and a mini-jet 400 for circulation. It is lit by an AI nano LED.
The thrid chamber has the float switch for the ATO which is ran by a aqualifter pump and the RKL. The return pump is the SRO Water Blaster 1000. This was the best pump and the most SILENT I could find and test. It is very much worth the extra price tag.
CO2 Scrubber, ATO reservoir with Kalk, and carbon reactor
Tank circulation is done by an MP40 and MP10 hooked up to a battery back up. All electronic controls, temp, and PH are managed with the RKL.
Lighting is by a Giesemann Infiniti 24" 250w MH 4x24w T5 fixture. Giesemann makes the best MH fixture you can by IMO. I have retrofitted it with 3 moon light LEDs that reside in the front T5 housing. The moonlights are wired in seamlessly and you don't even see them.
T5s only on
The reefer
Active member
Everything looks nice and neat. So how long does that ato container take till u have refill ?