125 Gallon 8 Month Birthday

[GregM779]

yeh, I'm keeping the same fixture. The fixture slides into it on rails, it's gonna be really cool.

 

[Deep6]

Your tank looks unbeleavable! I saw a post as to how you keep your sand so clean...so how do you? Also where have you been buying your corals?

 

[fishman805]

yeh, I'm keeping the same fixture. The fixture slides into it on rails, it's gonna be really cool.

So I'm assuming that you will have better access to your tank then..?? I mean you'll be able to move the light up out of the way to work in the tank..?? You know the reason I ask .... I've got the same fixture you do above "my" tank ..... I have seen where Coarlife has come up with a tilting fixture for these Pro series lights ....

Would you share your design with me..??? If it's making things more convenient for you, I'd like to try it for myself.... It's a real pain to work around it now because it's only 6" above the tank ....


Thanks

Bob

 

[outprowllin]

So I'm assuming that you will have better access to your tank then..?? I mean you'll be able to move the light up out of the way to work in the tank..?? You know the reason I ask .... I've got the same fixture you do above "my" tank ..... I have seen where Coarlife has come up with a tilting fixture for these Pro series lights ....

Would you share your design with me..??? If it's making things more convenient for you, I'd like to try it for myself.... It's a real pain to work around it now because it's only 6" above the tank ....


Thanks

Bob

well greg can correct me, but if i understand him correctly the whole lighting assembly will slide back though the rear of the hood....i was there yesterday and i have to say that every time i see his tank it just looks better and better....i have to apologize for not bringing the camera to his house. i have it in the car and next time i get near his house we will pop off a bunch of new pics. i was there today but he was not home...ill try again tomorrow.......jaime

 

[GregM779]

Your tank looks unbeleavable! I saw a post as to how you keep your sand so clean...so how do you? Also where have you been buying your corals?

Thank you very much, to keep sand clean you add a sandsifter, like a diamond goby, attach a UV sterilizer to the tank, use LS from the beginning not playsand, have a refugium, and have enough fish to eat the food before it hits the ground.

So I'm assuming that you will have better access to your tank then..?? I mean you'll be able to move the light up out of the way to work in the tank..?? You know the reason I ask .... I've got the same fixture you do above "my" tank ..... I have seen where Coarlife has come up with a tilting fixture for these Pro series lights ....
Would you share your design with me..??? If it's making things more convenient for you, I'd like to try it for myself.... It's a real pain to work around it now because it's only 6" above the tank ....

You should wait till mine is done, I designed it out but the guy building it with me took the plans, I tried redoing it in the computer and it didn't work out. The light actually sits on rail and you can slide it back an additional 4 inches, I didn't want to have the light go up and down because I don't think I really need it for the fixture. I'm sure I'll think of a bunch of new stuff suring construction so wait for me to make all of the mistakes.

well greg can correct me, but if i understand him correctly the whole lighting assembly will slide back though the rear of the hood....i was there yesterday and i have to say that every time i see his tank it just looks better and better....i have to apologize for not bringing the camera to his house. i have it in the car and next time i get near his house we will pop off a bunch of new pics. i was there today but he was not home...ill try again tomorrow.......jaime

That apology didn't sound like it was from the heart.

 

[GregM779]

Here's today's update, I used a fishtrap to catch my Foxface, he's been nipping for a couple of months now but recently has gotten much worse. I'm taking him in for credit today. To make it more fun the trap fell apart, my light fixture held up with one hand and the end of the trap breaking and my foxface about to jump out splashing about 2 gallons of water on me, I really need to video this stuff.
I was putting my cespitularia (true blue xenia) into the display from my refugium now that the xenia eater was gone and my Scott's fairy wrasse jumped behind the stand, this is with me standing right there with my hands in the tank. I throw down the coral, try to get him from the side of the tank with a net, no luck. Reach behind my refugium through my stand and grab him with my bare hands. I held him in the tank for a minute and let him catch his breath. He gave me a look like "I'm sorry for being an idiot I'll never do it again" and I let him swim away, he seems a little shaken but otherwise perfectly fine.

 

[mike89t]

Fantastic tank! What are your water parameters? Have you had any problems with Phospherus or waste build up in your DSB?

 

[fishman805]

Here's today's update, I used a fishtrap to catch my Foxface, he's been nipping for a couple of months now but recently has gotten much worse. I'm taking him in for credit today. To make it more fun the trap fell apart, my light fixture held up with one hand and the end of the trap breaking and my foxface about to jump out splashing about 2 gallons of water on me, I really need to video this stuff.
I was putting my cespitularia (true blue xenia) into the display from my refugium now that the xenia eater was gone and my Scott's fairy wrasse jumped behind the stand, this is with me standing right there with my hands in the tank. I throw down the coral, try to get him from the side of the tank with a net, no luck. Reach behind my refugium through my stand and grab him with my bare hands. I held him in the tank for a minute and let him catch his breath. He gave me a look like "I'm sorry for being an idiot I'll never do it again" and I let him swim away, he seems a little shaken but otherwise perfectly fine.

:lolspin: :lolspin: :lolspin:

Yes you should have had someone taping that .... I'm sure it was no fun while it was going on though ..... Try pulling out 1 1/2 pound Oscars out of a 150 when they know that they are going somewhere else.... You will not go away dry.... Those and a 15" plycostomus catfish.... That's when I was transitioning the tank from FW to what I got now.....

Thanks for the light fixture update..... I don't plan on doing anything real quick here ... I'll just wait till you get yours done.... I'll still want the plans though .... ..... My powerheads and fuge come in tomorrow.... I can't wait ... I've got a cyano issue going on right now ..... Just bought another 100 snails to help keep the SB stirred up ....

I'll keep you updated ....


Bob

 

[bstear]

when you regain your composure love to see pics of that Xenia

 

[cmc5dc]

Greg,

The mid part of this thread showed your sump and in front was a product what appeared to look like "natureef". Would you care to comment on your dosing of these 3 products?

Thanks

 

[JustOneMoreTank]

Yes you should have had someone taping that .... I'm sure it was no fun while it was going on though ..... Try pulling out 1 1/2 pound Oscars out of a 150 when they know that they are going somewhere else.... You will not go away dry.... Those and a 15" plycostomus catfish.... That's when I was transitioning the tank from FW to what I got now.....

Bob

I have had the pleasure of catching 4 one and a half pound Oscars as well and it was a Wet n Wild affair for sure. Tigershovelnose Catfish are really strong and big splashers when fighting the net as well.

 

[fishman805]

I have had the pleasure of catching 4 one and a half pound Oscars as well and it was a Wet n Wild affair for sure. Tigershovelnose Catfish are really strong and big splashers when fighting the net as well.

You know what I mean then ...... How big was the shovelnose..???

 

[JustOneMoreTank]

I have had 2 back in college in my freshwater tank. They each grew to about 2 feet long (not including the tail of course) and were much too large for my tank. I traded one back to the LFS when he got too big for the tank for store credit. The second grew very quickly once his friend was out of the tank and I did not want to take him to the LFS. I couldnt find anyone to take him for a long time until I finally ended up taking him to a Bass Pro Shops and they put him in their monster freshwater tank.

The fish were amazing and I fed them chunks of Beef Heart and comercially available sinking pellets. I would never recommend the fish to a hobbiest after owning two because they grow amazingly fast and get very very large. Also they will eat anything that they can get their enormous mouthes around. They are very active at night while the Oscars were trying to sleep and would constantly scare them. Also the Shovelnose Cats seemed pretty spastic and clumsy when faced into the corner of the tank. Lastly they didnt seem very flexible from their head to 2/3 the way down their tail. Like they were very long fish but did not bend well except just only at the last 1/3 of the fish's tail area. I do miss them.

 

[fishman805]

DANG..... !! The largest fish I ever had in my 150 was an 18" Clown knife.... That was an incredible fish.... He'd actually let me "pet" it.... It was really cool to watch him snatch feeder goldfish.... You could actually hear it through the glass.... I ended up giving my fish away to a fella that was Director of the Columbus Childrens Hospital in Cols. Ohio ... They where in a tank at the Hospital...... Really cool when you end up contributing something that alot of people would see....

Course now you can go back to that store and say: "Those are my fish in there" ......

 

[fishman805]

Sorry to pull your thread out of whack Greg......

 

[outprowllin]

That apology didn't sound like it was from the heart.

oh ok well i take back my apology...but i have recent pics of my tank....how about you..should i post them here...they could have been yours....but they were'nt.....:rollface: :rollface:

 

[GregM779]

Fantastic tank! What are your water parameters? Have you had any problems with Phospherus or waste build up in your DSB?

Thanks, I haven't had the water tested in about 2 months so maybe I'll do it next week and post.

when you regain your composure love to see pics of that Xenia

I'll take some pics tomorrow

Greg,

The mid part of this thread showed your sump and in front was a product what appeared to look like "natureef". Would you care to comment on your dosing of these 3 products?
Thanks

One is alkalinity plus, one is hardness plus, and one is Iodine. I dose about an ounce and a half of the first 2 every day and use a bottle of iodine about every 2 months.

Sorry to pull your thread out of whack Greg......

Fine with me just keep it interesting, keep me updated with your stuff and thanks to your other thread my video has been seen 2,021 times.

oh ok well i take back my apology...but i have recent pics of my tank....how about you..should i post them here...they could have been yours....but they were'nt.....:rollface: :rollface:

You know I'm just kidding, Sherry actually let me borrow her camera yesterday but I've been so busy with work I havn't been home with the halides on. Hopefully some pic updates tomorrow!

 

[outprowllin]

oh thats great. im glad ... i have had the camera in the truck but have not had the opportunity to stop by...looks like it would have made no differance,since you havent been around....i look forward to new pics....although their nothing compared to seeing it for real......talk to you soon.....jaime

 

[GregM779]

OK, finally some new pics. I'm not great with this camera yet but it's the best I could get today.

 

[GregM779]

Some pics of some newer additions

Pink Yuma

Blue Linkia

Harlequin Tusk