180 gal - rebuild in my new home
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cbcostanza
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coming along nicely Mike!
oldreefer76
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Very nice, well planned and organized
mike660r
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When it rains it pours.. I found what appears to be redbugs crawling on one of my SPS corals last night. So that brings my tally of issues to Red bugs, Red flatworms, Aptasia and good ole Bryopsis. It's times like this that I look at my tank and wonder if I should pull all the fish and corals. QT everything and start all over. I have a plan to tackle each issue. However, working with 400 gallons of water takes a little more planning and preperation to treat. What disturbs me most is the fact that all the money and preperation spent still doesn't assure me of a cure. I have read several times that flatworm treatments are not always successful. I guess I will have to give it a shot and see.
Anyone want some frags from my infested tank?
Anyone want some frags from my infested tank?
mike660r
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I have two SPS corals that I think are infected with red bugs at the moment. They are getting pulled tonight for their first treatment. I have 3 nice sized cleaner shrimp in my tank. I really don't want to drop interceptor in with them in the tank. I fully agree with you AEFW would be much worse.
Brad Black
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Very nice and strangely like what I am trying to do. PM sent.
Brad Black
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What do you think this set-up will set you back monthly to run? I'm scared to even think about it. Especially if I do it.
mike660r
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I just started the interceptor today. I pulled out my SPS and they are being treated in a sperate tank. I did not want to wipe out my pod population again. It's been a busy tank maintenace day. It seems like everything that could go wrong is going wrong. The needle valve for my C02 regulator was clogged. I thought something was the regulator all together. Luckily, it turned out to be a plugged needle valve. As I pulled my SPS out I found some more bryopsis growing behind the rock work. I wish that stuff washed off easily. As for the power losses, there hasn't been any in my neighborhood. I am very thankful for that.
Hows your tank doing?
GSMguy
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you dont want to know, i have Mojanos that have taken over killed most all my SPS that the mini crash didnt kill, so now i have a pretty empty tank. just my clowns. anemones, other fish and couple SPS that are hanging in there and 500 Mojano anemones.
On a lighter note
I am pretty sure im ordering a 48x27x14 shallow rimless tank today, to replace my mojano species tank, will start fresh with new rocks on this one and im going to be a NAZI about hitch hikers in my new tank.
new tank will be a BTA species tank with a couple choice sps.BTW i pay 86 a month electric for my little apartment and we both have it good, there was a thread in reef discussion about electricity costs and our area was one of the lowest reported in that thread, In california your bill might be 500 bucks.
Aquarist007
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this thread should be titled "step by step on how to construct a fish room"
awesome job--simply awesome
awesome job--simply awesome
mike660r
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Thank you for the compliments.
I tried to outline as much of the build as I could. I know I enjoy watching others build progress as well. I have a 300 gal deep demension tank to add to the fish room. The 180 is going to get pulled and sold soon. I'll setup a temporary system in the 100 gallon tank you saw in the fish room. I was going to put in a small sump for the 100 to drain into. I'm starting to think a 100 gallon rubber tub for a temp sump will be the ticket.
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